The Campaign for a Democratic Media is heading to Parliament Hill on Tuesday for a Net Neutrality Rally (I love rhyming names!) to demand broadband access and choice for all, as part of their campaign to stop internet throttling by telecommunications corporations.
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Event starts at 11:30 am
Speeches start at 1 PM
Speakers include:
Charlie Angus - NDP MP Mauril Béllanger - Liberal MP
Steve Anderson – Campaign For Democratic Media & SaveOurNet.ca
James Clancy - NUPGE
Philippa Lawson - CIPPIC
John Selwyn - National Capital Freenet
Meera Karunananthan - Council of Canadians
Buses available from Toronto, Montreal, and Chatham. If you can’t make the rally, you can get involved online.
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I like rhyming names too, and I hate bandwidth throttling, so this seems important.
Posted by Matt
May 24, 2008, 4:29 PM
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