Blog Archive - August 2010

by Rebecca Ohnemus
becca [at] texasmep [dot] org

As an organization grows, they experience a certain amount of pain.  Organizers, allies and volunteers aren't always on the same page.  In fact, they rarely come in with the same experiences, education or goals.  Getting everyone on board often requires cultivating a mutual experience, developing a baseline of information and shaping momentum based on group conception.  

Once again The UpTake steps to the plate!  The UpTake crew, mostly volunteers, will be on hand Thursday evening when media moguls, access advocates, journalists, librarians, entrepreneurs, and information mavens of every stripe --  just about anybody who has dipped a toe into the digital world - will gather for a public hearing on the future of the Internet, with two Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners in attendance.  The hearing is Thursday, August 19, 6:00 p.m. in the South High School Auditorium, 3131 19^th Avenue South, Minneapolis. 

 ¿QUIÉN CONTROLA LA RED? El Internet está fundado bajo el principio de neutralidad en la red, el cual garantiza que toda la información publicada sea tratada de la misma manera y puesta a disposición de todos. Sin embargo, las compañías de cable y teléfono que ofrecen servicios de banda ancha están buscando vender y comprar el privilegio de hacer que ciertos contenidos en línea estén disponibles más rápidamente que otros. ¿Qué significa esto para los usuarios latinos de internet, quienes ya enfrentan los obstáculos de la brecha digital? Este programa es parte de la serie “Conéctate,” que trata temas del Internet y la brecha digital.

Below is a sneak preview of testimony that will be given during the Public Comment Period at this Thursday's Townhall Meeting with FCC Commissioners Copps and Clyburn on the Future of the Internet in Minneapolis.  This statement will be given by Bryan Thao Worra of the Lao Assistance Center, a MAG-Net MN Chapter member.