[Imc-tj] Media EmergenC, Independent Media Convergence, San Diego, Oct. 6-9, 2004

[Jonathan]

Please respond to info at mediaemergenc.org

Are You Having a Media Emergency?
Be a part of the movement for change! – Media
EmergenC, triage for a system in crisis.

Driving home from work you switch from one radio
station to another, only to find yourself listening to
the same song at a different point of play. That same
evening you turn on the local news and when you find
the first five minutes filled with pieces on violent
crime you change the channel, to see the same picture
of the same missing/shot/escaped teenager staring
back. Turing off the television you pick up the
newspaper. The headlines on the front page read like
cheers and jeers for the presidential candidates and
you wonder whether there is hope of finding reliable
information on issues that matter to you. You are
having a media emergency.

	Media EmergenC, a conference organized by the San
Diego Independent Media Center to promote, strengthen
and build democratic media organizations, will
incorporate performance, street action, workshops,
speakers and forums October 6-9 to raise a voice of
opposition against the increasing corporate control of
our media.

	The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), an
organization with considerable lobbying power in
Washington D.C. which represents owners of media
broadcasting outlets, will bring its annual radio
conference, the Radio Road Show to San Diego October
4-8. The NAB was a major force behind the FCC’s
deregulation of media ownership guidelines and
continues to lobby for the ability of a relatively few
corporations to control a majority of the media
outlets available to the American public.

	While the NAB works to stifle the increasingly few
independent voices in the mainstream media, Media
EmergenC will provide four days of events exploring
the current state of mainstream and independent media
in the United States, protesting the suppression of
information and conservative bias present within the
corporate media, and sharing skills, information and
ideas to strengthen existing and build new networks of
democratic media organizations. 

	Join Media EmergenC for three evenings of discussion,
performance and protest, followed by a full day of
speakers, workshops and connecting with democratic
media activists and organizations. 

	To find out more about Media EmergenC, how to get
involved, or to register to attend, please visit
www.mediaemergenc.org or contact Jonathan or Kyla at
EmergenC_Outreach at yahoo.com.

	The San Diego Independent Media Center is part of The
Independent Media Center, a network of collectively
run media outlets for the creation of radical,
accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We
work out of a love and inspiration for people who
continue to work for a better world, despite corporate
media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the
efforts to free humanity.

Schedule of Events

*Wednesday, October 6 – Let’s get this Party Started!
Voz Alta, 1544 Broadway – Downtown San Diego
Kick off four days of speakers, workshops, discussion,
screenings, performers and action with a welcome
address by one of our keynote speakers, spoken word
performance by local artists and a film screening
dealing with the issues surrounding corporate
consolidation of the media. 7-10 p.m. Donations
accepted at the door.

*Thursday, October 7 – Day of Action
NBC Offices, Broadway and Third Avenue – Downtown San
Diego
Thursday night, the NAB will be holding their Marconi
Awards ceremony. In response, Media EmergenC will hit
the streets to hand out our own awards for
corporations that have been particularly effective at
stifling the voice of the people this year. March with
us from the NBC offices to the Convention Center for a
night of protest, street theater and fun! March will
start at NBC offices at 6:30 p.m.

*Friday, October 8 – Celebration of Independent Voices
Concert
Rosary Room, 10th and E Street
Join Scarlet Symphony, Anthony Lappé of the Guerrilla
News Network, and the Mentone Collective to celebrate
independent voices in music that are growing stronger
every day! Donations accepted at the door.

*Saturday, October 9 – Speakers, Workshops, Media
Fair!
World Beat Center, 2100 Park Blvd. – Balboa Park
In the morning, Media EmergenC will focus on the
emergency state of media in the United States: A
opening address by Roger Horwitz and panel discussion
will touch on problems with current mainstream media
and the reasons we are in dire need of change. Special
Guests include: Hannah Sassaman of the Prometheus
Radio Project, Sonali Kolhatkar of KPFK in Los
Angeles, Fidel Rodriguez of Divine Forces Radio, Liam
Scheff, Daniel Price of Abused-By-The-News, and Davey
D of Hard Knock Radio. Following a lunch break, we
will reconvene for workshops addressing topics from
Publicity and Marketing for the Activist Community to
How to Read the Corporate Media, from Pirate and
Internet Radio Broadcasting to Using the Indymedia
Network. All day participants will be able to meet
other indy and community media activists, find out
about exciting projects and attend book signings and
events at the Media Fair adjacent to the World Beat
Center. 10 a.m. – 7pm. Registration will be available
online prior to the event as well as at the door.
Sliding scale donation.





		
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