[WSIS CS-Plenary] [Fwd: Media Reform Conference - Join Us]

[Sasha Costanza-Chock]

Please forward widely!

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Dear Colleague,

I hope you can join us in St. Louis May 13-15 for The National 
Conference for Media Reform - an exciting forum for discussing solutions 
to the problems of our media.

Click here to learn more: www.freepress.net/conference

As more and more Americans begin to understand the impacts of our broken 
media system, thousands of activists will converge in St. Louis to 
learn, strategize, network, and build momentum to fight for reform.

Speakers already scheduled for the event include FCC Commissioners 
Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, comedian Al Franken, author Naomi 
Klein, journalist Juan Gonzalez, FAIR's Janine Jackson, Democracy Now's 
Amy Goodman, syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington, TransAfrica 
Forum's Bill Fletcher and author David Brock. Activist leaders and 
members of Congress will be there as well.

Registration is now open. Register online by March 15 for the discounted 
early bird rate: www.freepress.net/conference.

Scholarships are available. Free Press has secured a limited amount of 
funding to provide scholarships to offset attendance costs for activists 
who could not otherwise afford to attend. See 
www.freepress.net/conference/=scholarship to learn more and apply.  The 
application deadline is March 1.

A chance to showcase your work. The "Media Democracy Showcase" will 
provide an interactive space for conference participants to learn about 
the exciting array of media activism and reform work being done by 
local, regional and national groups across the country. We invite media 
activist organizations to use this opportunity to showcase their work 
and network with conference participants.  Go to 
www.freepress.net/conference/=showcase to learn more and apply.

For more details, including info on the venue, schedule, program, 
lodging information, and much more, please visit the conference web 
site, www.freepress.net/conference.

We look forward to seeing you in St. Louis!

Sincerely,
Yolanda Hippensteele
Co-Director
National Conference for Media Reform