Knowledge Exchange 2009: Universal Broadband and Digital Inclusion

Sponsored by the Center for Media Justice, the Consumer’s Union and newly sponsored by the Media and Democracy Coalition, Knowledge Exchange, will bring together 20 grassroots media activists, national advocacy groups, academics, and beltway policy advocates to exchange ideas, deepen relationships, and develop best practices and collaborative strategies to advance a national plan for universal broadband access and deployment. Taking place in Washington, D.C., September 21-24, 2009, the convening will feature presentations on the broadband stimulus package, digital inclusion dialogues, discussions on race and related equity issues, a landscape of current legislation on broadband and the Internet, and more. Participants are movement leaders who will address movement challenges, and develop winning strategies for media policy change from the grassroots to the beltway!