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Conclusion

This conference is about media education, media literacy, about how a literate population is empowered to affect local, state, national, even international policy. It is a conference in which some 3000 people from all over the world have come together to engage in open, thoughtful dialogue, hear some great pep talks, and become motivated to bring civic action back to their own communities.
In the past three days, I have attended panel discussions and workshops on understanding policy process, creating your own community radio station and media literacy/education.

Ben Scott introduces Bernie Sanders

Ben Scott: “Bernie Sanders is the first national politician to realize that media is a political issue.”

Bill Moyers & Rev. Jesse Jackson

Congratualations to ORCA Board President John Bloch, of Montpelier! John has been elected to fill a one-year term on the Alliance for Community Media National Board. That's "NATIONAL." The ACM promotes national and local free speech TV across the US, and advocates for community media in Congress. Check them out at www.alliancecm.org

You may have heard that the assets of our funding parent, Adelphia Cable, were sold to Comcast on July 31, 2006. For unknown reasons, the major news media has been silent on this issue, but the sale of Adelphia has been in the works for several months, as part of a Chapter 8 bankruptcy proceeding. You can read Adelphia's press release on the matter, as it appears on their website.

Want to get the latest on our schedule? Turn to Channel 19, the TV Guide channel for a listing of what's on.