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Media Democracy Day

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.

PDA-Chicago is a co-sponsor.

Click Read More link for Panelists and Sponsors

Panelists:

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.

Co-sponsors update, Nov. 4, evening:

Metropolitan Chicago Progressive Media Network;
Chicago Against War and Injustice;
Chicago Digital Access Alliance (CDAA);
Chicagoland E-Democracy Initiative;
Chicago Media Action;
Chicago Net Tuesday Meetup Group;
Community Media Workshop;
College of Complexes
Ecojustice Collaborative
Henry George School of Social Sciences
HumanThread;
Illinois Ballot Integrity Project;
Illinois Community Technology Coalition (ILCTC);
Illinois Green Party;
Illinois Singlepayer Coalition
International Socialist Review (NFP);
In These Times;
Media Burn;
Media Geek Radio Show;
National Black Coalition for Media Justice;
National Writers Union - Chicago Chapter;
Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice;
Nicaragua Solidarity;
North Shore Coalition for Peace, Justice and the Environment;
Progressive Democrats of America (Chicago);
Resources Unlimited Hey Neighbor Project;
WCPT820 AM;
World Can't Wait - Chicago