This Conference is being hosted by the fine folks at FreePress.net.
Fed up with the media? Want to do something about it?
Activists from across the country will converge in St. Louis on May 13-15 to mobilize to fix our broken media system. Please join us for one of the most exciting and inspiring events of the year.
The three-day conference includes panel presentations, workshops, discussion sessions, video screenings, book signings, and speeches and performances by renowned guests.
Is anyone planning a dKos delegation? More below...
This sounds like an interesting and useful way to spend a long weekend. But before I commit hard-earned dollars, I was hoping to see if anyone could provide more info or testimonials from personal experience. Have you been to the previous Conference? Do you have attendance figures?
The speakers list is pretty compelling all by it self. A partial list:
- Al Franken, Air America
- Naomi Klein, Author - "No Logo"
- Robert McChesney, Founder, Free Press
- Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange, Code Pink
- David Brock, Media Matters for America
- Laura Flanders, Author, radio host
- Bill Fletcher, TransAfrica Forum
- Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
- Juan Gonzalez, NY Daily News
- Robert Greenwald, Director, Outfoxed
- Jim Hightower, Author, Commentator
- Janine Jackson, FAIR
- George Lakoff, Author, Professor
- John Nichols, The Nation
- Diane Watson, U.S. House
It occurred to me that this would be a good place for dKos members to hook-up. Also, the YearlyKos planners could use this to meet and do some prep work in person.