"Net Neutrality and Nonprofits" - link to a free audio discussion recorded on 04/28/2010 speaking with experts on the topic
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The issue of Net Neutrality has been raging hot through the late spring and summer with the communications industry versus the one small advocacy group attempting to raise public awareness about the importance of the issue and educate Joe American what the words “Net neutrality” even mean.
It seems that this issue is off of the radar entirely for most of the America general public as they happily watch Netflix on via their net enabled new HD 55” flat screen TV, or download their favorite sounds from iTunes.
The one politician that has led the effort to keep the Net free from corporate control is Senator Al Franken (D – MN). Franken has long been a vocal proponent of net neutrality since he first spoke out on the issue in his questioning of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor during her confirmation hearings in July 2009. In August of 2010, he delivered a speech at an event in Minneapolis hosted by the nonprofit organization Free Press, where he called net neutrality "the First Amendment issue of our time”…
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Archived Webinar: "Ask the Expert: Is Your Internet Censored? Net Neutrality and Nonprofits"
Cost: FREE
04/28/2010 11:00 am
04/28/2010 12:00 pm
US/Pacific
(dates previously recorded for archive)
"By now, the Internet is an essential part of meeting our missions. Every day, our sector sends millions of emails, our web sites receive millions of views, and we host hundreds of thousands of videos and podcasts
Now Imagine a world where access to your information online was suddenly censored -- slowed down or cut off completely. Sound crazy? It's something many of the major Internet providers are fighting for in Washington right now. Our ability to use the Internet without censorship is at stake.
Join us for this discussion of the issues around Net Neutrality and learn what you can do to protect your right to communicate freely online. We'll be joined by:
- Vince Stehle, Knight Foundation
- Aparna Sridhar, Free Press
- Wendy Harman, NTEN Member
Free Press has created a letter from the nonprofit community to the FCC to urge them to keep the Internet open and free it from discrimintation."
> Please Sign FreePress' "Save the Internet" campaign petition to Congress.
