Media Democracy Day Panels on November 7th

Media Democracy Day — Chicago, 2009
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 7, 2009, 1pm-4pm

If you plan to attend, please take some photos and call in a report about how the conference is going. Call 312 436-1820 (our Google Voice number.) and leave a message about the conference, speakers, and media and democracy.

$10 general adm. / $5 sr & student / whatever you can afford
An interesting event that is sponsored by a very diverse group of organizations is convening a panel to celebrate and mark Media Democracy Day. You can join them and learn more about this crucial part of our democracy and freedom.

Date/Time: 1-4 pm, November 7, 2009
Location: Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn Ave, Chicago
www.chicagoprogmedia.org

Chicago area media professionals and activists share ideas on how to create a responsible democratic media system.

This is the place to share ideas with Chicago area media professionals and media activists on how to create a media system that informs the public on important issues, and provides media access to all segments of society.

Panelists
(with organizational affiliations for identification):
Veronica Arreola, educator, blogger (vivalafeminista.com);
Mike Barr, documentary filmmaker;
Jeremy Gantz, Web Editor, In These Times;
Karen Bond, National Black Coalition for Media Justice;
Larry Duncan, Labor Beat;
Jeannette Foreman, Youth Media Justice Project;
Kevin Gozstola, documentary filmmaker, Columbia College student;
Robert Koehler, syndicated columnist;
Kevin O’Donnell, SEIU Local 1;
Mitchell Szczepanczyk, Chicago Media Action;
Tim Wais, HumanThread;
Harvey Wells, Webnews Corp., Vice President, WCPT820 AM;
Antonio Zavala, freelance journalist.