We
had a very successful week with the "People's Firewall"
Occupy the FCC encampment to save the
Internet. We'll describe this in more detail below.
Tonight we begin the
Baltimore Economic Democracy Conference - "Building Our New Economy Together."
You can watch the opening plenary at The Real News studio space in Baltimore by
clicking on this link. It runs from 7 to 9
pm Eastern, Friday May 16. And the rest of the conference takes place on
Saturday, May 17.
The protest to save the Internet and building new
economic structures in which people have more participation and benefit are in
line with our overall strategy to Resist and Create, to Stop the Machine and
Build a New World. The Internet is an essential tool for people, especially
advocates for justice. And changing the economy so that people's needs are met
and wealth inequality is reduced is essential to shifting political
power.
We are a bit swamped with these events. You will find summaries of
the articles we posted on PopularResistance.org recently
by clicking here. We will return to our
usual newsletter format next week.
Saving the
Internet!
The campaign pushed the door open, now we all have to
go through it and raise our voices louder than Comcast’s lobbyists to save the
people’s internet.
The
next four months are going to determine the future of the Internet. Will it
remain free and open with equal access to all? There are powerful corporate
interests that want to profit even more than they already do from the Internet
at the expense of the public interest. But as a result of the public’s work
this week, we now have an opportunity to create the Internet we want.
We
intend to make this a major focus of our work because the Internet is an
essential tool for people to have access to information and to communicate with
each other and it is central to our work. We want your advice and involvement;
your creativity and activism. To win the Internet that can’t discriminate is
going to require solidarity across issues and unity in our
demands.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS
ARTICLE, SEE MORE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS (INCLUDING OUR REMOVAL BY SECURITY) AND FIND
OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SAVE THE
INTERNET
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