Santa Cruz Media Strategy Summit

Publicizing Truths with Consequence - Independent Media Power vs. the Corporate Coup

Confronting Corporate Control of Our Countries, Cultures and Consciousness

Web Site for this Event: www.truthemergency.us

Schedule of Events

We the undersigned urgently invite the most concerned members of the independent media community (and your brightest friends) to join us in Santa Cruz to reinvent the "free press" in America and resuscitate courageous journalism as a democracy restoring force.

Larisa Alexandrovna, Ed Asner, David Altheide, John Parry Barlow, Dennis Bernstein, Khalil Bendib, Kristina Borjesson, David Cobb, Peter B Collins, Katherine Dodds, Frank Dorrel, Ronnie Dugger, Bonnie Faulkner, Mike Ferner, Robert Fitrakis, Brad Friedman, Richard Greene, David Ray Griffin, Kyle Hence, Naomi Klein, Kalle Lasn, David Lindorff, Janice Mathews, David Mathison, Jason McKain, Ray McGovern, Cynthia McKinney, Kelly Omeara, Peter Phillips, Coleen Rowley, Bryan Sacks, Danny Schechter, John Scott, Barbara Trent, Sarah Ruth van Gelder, Tracy Van Slyke, Elizabeth de la Vega, Aldo Vidali, et al.

PURPOSE

A collaborative gathering of media veterans, scholars, activists & whistleblowers to assess and deploy our most powerful tools and messages to rectify history, awaken a critical mass, and effectively expose the accelerating corporate coup d'état.

VISION

Truth movements that arise after pivotal events like electoral fraud, 9/11, key assassinations and false flag ops can/should become more than forensic inquiries into a single heinous crime. They can also expose wider patterns of illicit control, deception and propaganda, and use their revelations to rouse entire societies to reject a malignant status quo.

Consequently, this is not a media conference to dissect or condemn the conglomerates, demand reforms, or even celebrate the increasing vigor of independent journalism. It is intended as a strategy session for already active and influential players to coordinate their most revealing messages, forge tactical alliances, introduce new distribution technologies, and mutually enhance each other's strongest work.

All participants will play an active role in nominal group processes over the weekend that will prioritize sources, analysis methods, and distribution models for trustworthy news dedicated to renewing activism and democracy in America.

QUESTIONS IN NEED OF FAST ANSWERS

• What role can and should the independent media be playing in our crisis-driven age - and how can we collaborate to maximize its force?
• What master narratives should we be focusing on - how can we best communicate both unspeakable knowledge and emboldening hope?
• What are the most promising tools and models out there for reporting, distributing, and maximizing the impact of deeply revelatory news?

Registration cost: $50 / Students $30 (requires student ID)