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Be an activist. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
-The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Freedom of Speech
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects several essential rights, against congressional infringements: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free exercise of religion, and the right of assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.
Adlai E. Stevenson 1900-1965, American Lawyer, Politician
Adlai E. Stevenson 1900-1965, American Lawyer, Politician
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A powerful Senate committee just endorsed a bill (SJ Res. 28) to veto the FCC's big handout to Big Media. We need to make sure that this bill is given a full Senate vote as soon as possible. Senate rules require a floor vote on the veto within the next few weeks. In 2003, nearly 3 million citizens just like you demanded that the Senate overturn the FCC's last attempt to let Big Media get even bigger. We can do it again — but we need your help.
Last December, the FCC approved new rules that could unleash a flood of media consolidation across America. The new rules could mean less diverse voices, local news and investigative journalism. Congress has the power to throw out these rules — and if hundreds of thousands of people demand it, they'll have to listen.
www.freepress.net
A powerful Senate committee just endorsed a bill (SJ Res. 28) to veto the FCC's big handout to Big Media. We need to make sure that this bill is given a full Senate vote as soon as possible. Senate rules require a floor vote on the veto within the next few weeks. In 2003, nearly 3 million citizens just like you demanded that the Senate overturn the FCC's last attempt to let Big Media get even bigger. We can do it again — but we need your help.
Last December, the FCC approved new rules that could unleash a flood of media consolidation across America. The new rules could mean less diverse voices, local news and investigative journalism. Congress has the power to throw out these rules — and if hundreds of thousands of people demand it, they'll have to listen.
www.freepress.net
CHANNEL 12 LIVES
Remember ETC 12, the first public access channel in Minnesota? Do you miss those wonderful programs shown on channel 12? Our librarian has been down in the basement dusting off those old 3/4" and VHS tapes. We are rebuilding channel 12 right here on the site. Here are some links to those old shows to get you started. Streaming video! Isn't it wonderful?Dance of the Jabbas
Egg Salad Hill
The Making of ‘In Focus’
The 1986 TOUR OF ETC
BBQ X #1
BBQ X #2
BBQ X #3
The Plumbicon Movie
The Best of eXXtra
Check back we will keep adding those shows you loved from the channel 12 basement library.
...thanks to Hutch & P-dot
The Communications Workshop - past, present and future …
You have been lucky enough to stumble across the Communications Workshop web site. We know ourselves as ETC 33, Everyone's Television Channel. Back in 1975 through 2001 we operated public access in the city of Fridley, Minnesota. Fridley, a sleepy bedroom community of Minneapolis, the home of Medtronics and the first public access center in Minnesota. But you can find out more about our history by clicking ABOUT ETC 33.
We have had some weird things happen in our thirty plus years in public access arena. But, this is the welcome part. So, welcome. Welcome to ETC 33, our new home in cyber space. We still live by our original beliefs: freedom of speech, educating, presenting ideas and having fun. Poke around the site find out what we have to offer. After over twenty-five years of operating an access facility and a national award along the way, we are reinventing our public access roots. This site is our baby and it is kicking and screaming its way through the twenty-first century.
Don’t be shy, start surfing! And, be an activist!
You have been lucky enough to stumble across the Communications Workshop web site. We know ourselves as ETC 33, Everyone's Television Channel. Back in 1975 through 2001 we operated public access in the city of Fridley, Minnesota. Fridley, a sleepy bedroom community of Minneapolis, the home of Medtronics and the first public access center in Minnesota. But you can find out more about our history by clicking ABOUT ETC 33.
We have had some weird things happen in our thirty plus years in public access arena. But, this is the welcome part. So, welcome. Welcome to ETC 33, our new home in cyber space. We still live by our original beliefs: freedom of speech, educating, presenting ideas and having fun. Poke around the site find out what we have to offer. After over twenty-five years of operating an access facility and a national award along the way, we are reinventing our public access roots. This site is our baby and it is kicking and screaming its way through the twenty-first century.
Don’t be shy, start surfing! And, be an activist!
SAVE THE INTERNET
Comcast has given us a glimpse of a world without Net Neutrality, and it's a chilling sight.
An investigation by the Associated Press caught the cable giant secretly inspecting online communications and crippling users' ability to share information with one another.
This is a gross violation of Net Neutrality -- the longstanding principle that ensures a free and open Internet.
Today, Free Press filed a legal complaint demanding that the FCC take action to protect the free flow of information on the Internet. By joining our complaint, you can help stop Comcast and other gatekeepers.
Demand that the FCC take action to protect the Internet's free flow of information.
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Tell Congress to Stop Big Media
Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has been keeping a secret from the American people. He wants to push through plans to remove decades-old media ownership protections. And he's trying to do it without public scrutiny.
Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) have introduced groundbreaking bipartisan legislation that would hold the FCC accountable and put the people ahead of Big Media.
Comcast has given us a glimpse of a world without Net Neutrality, and it's a chilling sight.
An investigation by the Associated Press caught the cable giant secretly inspecting online communications and crippling users' ability to share information with one another.
This is a gross violation of Net Neutrality -- the longstanding principle that ensures a free and open Internet.
Today, Free Press filed a legal complaint demanding that the FCC take action to protect the free flow of information on the Internet. By joining our complaint, you can help stop Comcast and other gatekeepers.
Demand that the FCC take action to protect the Internet's free flow of information.
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Tell Congress to Stop Big Media
Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has been keeping a secret from the American people. He wants to push through plans to remove decades-old media ownership protections. And he's trying to do it without public scrutiny.
Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) have introduced groundbreaking bipartisan legislation that would hold the FCC accountable and put the people ahead of Big Media.
Freedom of speech is protected in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and is guaranteed to all Americans. Be an activist. Protect your right to Freedom of Speech.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead 1901-1978, anthropologist