On an unseasonably hot September day in Washington D.C., our group of grassroots activists have been jostling through several metal detectors, carpeted cafeterias, and marble steps from one congressional building to the next. By late afternoon our physical and cell phone batteries are running low. I think to myself, as we walk to our last Read more
On Wednesday, September 27, we were in Washington, D.C. for the Net Neutrality Day of Advocacy! The Day of Advocacy was a huge mobilization of advocates traveling from across the U.S. to tell our policymakers that we need an open Internet so our communities can thrive, innovate, and organize for justice. Center for Media Justice Read more
Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Pai’s plan has got to go. Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Pai’s plan has got to go. Last Tuesday, Internet activists and Bay Area community members rallied outside of an event hosted by Lincoln Networks to hold a so-called “welcome party” for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The young, Trump-appointed chairman, who is Read more
Center for Media Justice and MAG-Net members met in Washington, DC to fight surveillance against immigrants head on! Check out our recap below to learn about everything we accomplished on our trip: Meeting with Lawmakers on Capitol Hill We had an amazing team of 13 delegates, including 6 MAG-Net members, meet with lawmakers to defend Read more
Center for Media Justice and the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net) are proud to announce that not one, but two MAG-Net members are being awarded prestigious 2017 Soros Justice Fellowships! Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to undertake projects that advance reform, spur debate, and catalyze change on a range of issues facing the U.S. Read more
Multiple member organizations of MAG-Net joined the Center for Media Justice, the Constitution Project, and more than 20 organizations to highlight the risk of racial bias against communities of color if Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Act is re-authorized.
Just last week, members of the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net) gathered at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit, MI! We showed up big and are returning with new energy, connections, and plans to resist. Check out our recap below on 5 ways MAG-Net was presente at AMC: 1. Sharing and Holding Space at the Read more
Leaders of the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net), a project of the Center for Media Justice, convened in Oakland, CA from April 26- 28 at our annual Anchors Congress. Our national network of nearly 100 member organizations coordinates media justice campaigns to win communication rights for communities of color. Together, we have reduced prison phone Read more