Petition Drive for Media Reform
Posted August 21st, 2008 by Megan Tady
What do a small-business owner and mother, a 61-year-old gay rights activist, an illustrator, and a retired Air Force officer have in common? They all want to stop media consolidation in their community.
Although they had never met before last week, Donna, Bob, Mary and Paul – all residents of Illinois’s 13th Congressional District – came together to meet with their member of Congress to call for better and more democratic media.
With the help of StopBigMedia.com, they met with Rep. Judy Biggert to urge her to support a House resolution to stop the FCC from allowing more media consolidation. The Senate has already unanimously passed a similar resolution to override the FCC’s decision.
In less than a week, hundreds of people like Donna, Bob, Mary and Paul, from towns across the country, will be dropping in on their members of Congress to speak out against media consolidation. This is democracy in action – but we still need help.
StopBigMedia.com has collected hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition to stop the FCC’s giveaway to Big Media, but we need your help delivering those signatures to your lawmaker’s office. After you sign up, StopBigMedia.com will contact you to follow up and give you more information about being a part of this exciting and important event.
Sign up today to deliver petitions to your U.S. Representative. The more people that take part, the stronger our message.
