<div class="gmail_quote"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><b><div><span style="font-weight:normal">Dear friends,</span></div><div><br></div>The </b><a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org" target="_blank"><b>Grassroots Radio Conference</b></a><b> starts this wee</b>k! <div>
<br></div><div>Hundreds will converge on <a href="http://www.ucimc.org/" target="_blank">Urbana IMC</a> to share skills and <span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px">celebrate the vibrant and democratic medium of local, community-driven media. <a href="http://www.grassrootsradioconference.org/registration" target="_blank">Register now</a>.</span></div>
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<br></div><div><b>Come Thursday to the opening night</b> for refreshments and live music and a short presentation as part of a <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/259488" target="_blank">Media Justice Mixer</a> from 6:30 - 8:30pm followed by <a href="http://www.fmfilm.com/" target="_blank">Corporate FM: The Movie</a> at 8:30. Both are FREE and open to all.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Check out the entire <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/schedule_full" target="_blank"><b>conference schedule</b></a><b>. </b>Highlights:</div><div><ul><li>Keynote: Friday 8-10pm: <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/keynote-joe-torres-history-and-future-community-radio" target="_blank"><b>Joe Torres</b></a>, NY Times best-selling author of <span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px"><a href="http://www.versobooks.com/books/949-news-for-all-the-people" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,95,111)" target="_blank"><em>News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media</em></a>.</span></li>
<li>Celebration: Saturday 8-10pm: <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/plenary-speak-café-presents-hakim-bellamy-aaron-ammons-and-friends" target="_blank"><b>SPEAK Cafe</b></a> presents Hakim Bellamy and Aaron Ammons. </li>
</ul><div>Also:</div><ul><li><a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/public-broadband-part-1-new-models-communities-control-communication-and-ensure-access" target="_blank">Discussion</a> and <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/public-broadband-part-1-new-models-communities-control-communication-and-ensure-access" target="_blank">bus tour </a>of <b>UC2B</b>, CU's public broadband system.</li>
<li><a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/category/tracks/youth-power-media-freedom" target="_blank"><b>Youth</b> track</a> (ages 10+)</li><li><a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/wrfu-studio-training-0" target="_blank"><b>WRFU</b> training</a> so you can get on air!</li>
<li>Plus sessions on <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/another-world-audible-radio-theater-listening-lab" target="_blank">radio theater</a>, <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/community-engagement-whys-and-hows" target="_blank">community engagement</a>, <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/working-your-audio-chops-audio-editing-workshop" target="_blank">audio</a> and <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/tv-radio" target="_blank">video</a> production, <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/community-wireless-community-radio-part-1-introduction" target="_blank">community wireless</a> ...</li>
<li>... <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/streaming-social-movements-podcasting-and-internet-radio-101" target="_blank">internet streaming</a>, <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/acoustic-portraits-lab" target="_blank">acoustic portraits</a>, <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/fundraising-new-forms-and-old" target="_blank">fundraising</a>, <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/bustin’-bustin’-out-key-prison-justice-part-1" target="_blank">prison justice</a>, <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/content/open-source-web-and-database-tools" target="_blank">open source</a> tools, and <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/schedule_full" target="_blank">more</a>!</li>
</ul></div><div>You can <a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/registration" target="_blank">register for the whole conference online</a> or show up and purchase a day pass ($50) or session pass ($15 regular, $7 low income). Free childcare available.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Questions? Contact the IMC at 344-8820 or <a href="mailto:2012grc@gmail.com" target="_blank">2012grc@gmail.com</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>See you there!</div><span><font color="#888888"><div>
<br></div><div>- Danielle</div><div><br></div>
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