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Pictures from last night of Natl Conference on Media Reform

Posted on January 14, 2007 by

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The last night of the National Conference on Media Reform featured a star-studded series of short speeches by:

  • Congressman Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
  • Geena Davis, actress and founder, See Jane
  • Ben Bagdikian, author, The Media Monopoly
  • Ben Hooks, former executive director, NAACP
  • Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Hip-Hop Caucus
  • Deepa Fernandes, WBAI and Radio Rootz
  • Erubiel Valladares Carranza, KPCN-LP
  • Robert W. McChesney, Free Press

Then the local Memphis band the Bar-kays revved up the crowd with kickin funk music that got folks on their feet and dancing.  At a certain point the lead singer brought out an albino boa constrictor and put its head in his mouth, which was probably the second strangest thing I saw this weekend.

More pictures after the jump….

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Congressman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) gets folks excited about the Net Neutrality fight.

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Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Hip-Hop Caucus

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Geena Davis, actress and founder, See Jane

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Geena reveals the insidious plot of the Smurfs to teach kids that females are evil.

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Lead singer of the Bar-kays in his silvery glory.

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2 thoughts on “Pictures from last night of Natl Conference on Media Reform”

  1. netZoo says:
    January 14, 2007 at 6:27 pm

    Natl Conference for Media Reform w/ Bill Moyers Video

    More than 3,000 people came together for NCMR2007 in Memphis this weekend and though I wasnt able to attend, I would like to channel the messages and motivation expressed at the conference. The Free Press Action Center, which organized the event…

    Reply
  2. Samara Corrado says:
    February 16, 2012 at 1:07 am

    Samara Corrado

    Thanks a lot for the post. Really Cool.

    Reply

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