[Peace] Broadband Symposium 4 - 25

[Andrew Zimmerer]

> An invitation for April 25th - Broadband Proposal to the Federal Government from Champaign-Urbana

> when: April 25th, 8:30 - 2pm
> where: GSLIS, 5th and Daniel, Room 126
> what: open forum on digital divide - free coffee and free lunch
>
> The Digital Divide is a major 21st century inequality that is driving
> much of the crisis in the world today.  The Stimulus Bill recently
> passed by Congress is aimed directly at this problem and we are anxious
> to respond and see what is possible right here in Urbana-Champaign.  The
> government is allocating $7.2 billion for high speed internet, and we
> will be applying for at least $30 million of that for Urbana-Champaign.
>
> 1.  What are our problems dealing with the digital divide?
> 2.  What kind of internet service do we need and what can we pay?
> 3.  Is free culture possible with high speed internet for everyone?
> 4.  Who will get the jobs to build a new internet system?
> 5.  How will this be paid for when the grant is finished?
>
> PLEASE COME TO A COMMUNITY FORUM ON APRIL 25th TO DISCUSS TRANSFORMING
> OUR CITIES - HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO EVERY HOME - CREATING FREE CULTURE -- INVITE OTHERS!!
>
> A group of faculty and students in Community Informatics at the Graduate
> School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), along with community
> organizations, trade unions, churches, and activists are organizing this
> community forum.
>
> You can join this process by going to our website CU Open Access
> http://cuopenaccess.org/ and joining this campaign.