Today: National Day of (Out)rage! Protest re: Spying/Net Neutrality!

[emlev]

Protest Telephone Companies' collusion with NSA spying and their efforts to end internet neutrality. Today, Wednesday, May 24.

Protests in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Boston, Newark NJ, Monterey CA
And you can add your own protest to the list!

Details here.

Sponsored by Save Access and FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting).
From FAIR:

We are protesting:

1) Telco-driven congressional legislation (HR 5252 and S.2686) that endangers public access centers and channels, threatens to red-line communities, and undermines an open internet by not protecting net neutrality.
We need to stop these bills in their current form -- we need more protections.

2) Telco collusion with the NSA to illegally violate the privacy of tens of millions of Americans.
We need to demand an investigation and enforcement of the law.

3) The Telco campaign to buyoff statehouse and congressional representatives around the country to push their legislation through.
We need real campaign finance reform and political transparency.

4) The Telco policy of using “astroturf” groups to push their deceptions on the public.
We need to expose these campaigns for what they are -- corporate propaganda.

5) The mergers and takeovers within in the Telco industry that have resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of jobs.
We need to stop the AT&T - BellSouth merger until there is accountability and thorough anti-trust reviews.

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We're beyond "enough is enough." Too Much is Too Much!

[rodeodance]

1. the NSA issue seems to be fading.

[emlev]

2. I disagree. EOM

[mod mom]

9. It only dies if we let it die. Look at the '04 election-still on the

burner.

[jarnocan]

3. thanks I missed this one

going to work but I will chekc out the site and see what I can do.

[emlev]

4. If you can help keep this kicked, that'd be something EOM

[liam_laddie]

5. K'd & R'd n/t

[emlev]

6. Folks--please help keep this kicked for visibility! EOM

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

7. K & R

:kick: and :thumbsup:

[jarnocan]

8. KICKING-trying

I think the implications of this are very scary. I can't imagine how we can make progress on so many issues without net neutrality. Rumfield, I know is very concerned with controlling the internet. I am sure if allowed or coerced the Telecoms will cooperate fully with the BU**SH** regime.