The Thursday meetup was successful, so we're having the October meetup also on Thursday, October 22.

Don't forget: Tuesday, September 22, is One Web Day. There's a Chicago event scheduled for that evening:

http://www.meetup.com...

Heads-up: Media Democracy Day is scheduled for early November. Look for more information, including a Chicago event, coming soon.

There are two current legislative actions for folks to act on:

(1) There's a bill moving its way through Congress, the Local Community Radio Act in 2009 (HR 1147 / S 592), which would expand the number of Low Power FM radio stations, and encourage a flowering of potentially tens of thousands of new community radio stations across the country. Both CHIRP and Free Press have action pages up. Please read and take action today:

http://chicagoindepen...

http://www.freepress....

(2) A new Net Neutrality bill has been introduced. The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (HR 3458) has just been announced. You can take action via this link:

https://secure.freepr...

Learn more:

http://www.savetheint...

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Here are some links related to topics discussed at the September Fight Big Media Meetup. (Corporations and corporate involvement in media were a big theme at the September Meetup.)

"Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one"
http://www.quotedb.co...

Trailer to Michael Moore's new film "Capitalism: A Love Story"
http://www.youtube.co...

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry
http://www.amazon.com...

Court Throws Out FCC's Cable Ownership Cap
http://www.benton.org...

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
http://www.supremecou...

Stephen Colbert's take on Corporations and Free Speech
http://www.colbertnat...

The Battle Against the World Trade Organization and Corporate Rule
http://www.iatp.org/t...

When Corporations Rule the World by David Korten
http://www.amazon.com...

Markets, corporations, and participatory economics: A presentation for the Albany Park, North Park, Mayfair Neighbors for Peace and Justice
http://www.szcz.org/a...

What's The Matter With Kansas?
http://whatsthematter...