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2009 Media Democracy Day - Chicago
1-4 pm, Saturday, November 7, 2009
Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn Avenue, Chicago


Registration 
1 - 1:10 pm - Registration 

1:10 - 1:15 - Welcome/Background

1:15 - 1:20 - Introduction of panelists

Part I Panel (for brief bios of panelists, facilitators and 
resource persons see below)
1:20 - 2:50
1. Mainstream Media:
Bob Koehler, Joel Bleifuss, Harvey Wells, Antonio Zavala

2. Alternative Media:
Mike Barr, Larry Duncan, Tim Wais 

3. Educating the Public About the Media:
Kevin O’Donnell 

4. Legislation and Regulations Affecting the Media:
Jeanette Foreman, Mitchell Szczepanczyk

Community Issues:
Veronica Arreola, Karen Bond, Kevin Gosztola

Part II - Breakout Sessions/Skills Sharing
Track 1 
2:50 - 3:30 - Facilitated Breakout Sessions 
2:50-:55 Discussion - Brief background
comments by Resource persons

2:55-3:10 Group discussion


3:10-3:30 Formulation of Action Ideas

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
For more information about the Media Map see Remaking Media 
by Robert Hacket and William Carroll.

Breakout Session 
I. Mainstream Media: 
Improving our monitoring, 
access, liaising with 
mainstream media
Facilitator - Bill Bianchi
Resource Persons: Joel Bleifuss, Bob Koehler, Harvey Wells

II. Alternative Media: 
Being our own media 
Facilitator: Tim Wais
Resource Persons: Mike Barr, Marcia Bernsten, Larry Duncan, Andrew Lehman 

III. Educating the Public 
About the Media 
Facilitator: Joan McGrath
Resource Persons: Estelle Carol, Alice Kim, Larry O’Donnell 

IV. Legislation and Regulations 
Affecting the Media 
Facilitator: Jeanette Foreman
Resource Person(s): Mitchell Szczepanczyk


V. Community Issues: 
African-American Community, 
Latino Community, Women, 
GLBT, Youth
Facilitator: Maria Gamboa
Resource Persons: Karen Bond, Kevin Gosztola, Antonio Zavala

VI. Long Term Visions for 
Progressive Media:
Reclaiming our media
Voice
Facilitator: Bob Gallie
Resource Person(s): Michael Maranda

Track 2
Skills Sharing - blogging Veronica Arreola

Part III - Report Back - Plenary
3:30 - 3:45 - Facilitated Report Back 
3:45 - 3:55 - Networking/Discussion 
3:55 - 4:00 - Closing remarks