CHICAGO MEDIA ACTION ALERT: March 10, 2005
http://www.chicagomediaaction.org

* A reminder: THIS MONDAY, March 14, from 4;30pm to 6:30pm, CMA will be 
leading efforts to distribute flyers in front of the Chicago Fox News 
affiliate (205 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, just north of Milliennium 
Park).  This effort is part of citywide antiwar efforts leading up to 
the main protests on March 19, and Fox has been among the worst media 
in promoting a jingoistic pro-war agenda; we hope you can join us.

* There are some breaking developments with the future of 
telecommunications in Illinois:

(1) Citizens Utility Board, the venerable consumer protection lobby 
working on Illinois utilities, has assembled an online action website for
Illinois citizens to fax and email their elected officials quickly on the 
dreadful amendment to the Illinois Telecommunications Act:

http://cubaction.org/alertlist.asp

(2) Amid the struggle going on now in Springfield, Chicago officials have 
taken steps to organize a wireless network across the city:

http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/53926/index.php

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-wireless09.html

(3) Common Cause of Illinois is helping organize a series of house 
parties/organizing salons across the state about the Illinois
Telecommunications Act:

http://www.partyhostcenter.com/commoncause/news/index.cfm?Fuseaction=ILHPs

* PBS dropped an epidode of the children's show "Postcards from Buster" 
that briefly included reference to families with lesbian parents.  
Incoming Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings threatened 
a funding cutoff for the series.  This government action influenced 
PBS President Pat Mitchell to pull the "Buster" episode from the PBS 
national feed.  If PBS's cave-in bothers you also, you can take part 
in a "Virtual Rally on Washington, D.C." on March 10, 2005 organized 
by the Family Pride Coalition:

http://buster.familypride.org/site/pp.asp?c=fuLYJcMPKtH&b=395885

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