by Sara Cederberg | Aug 16, 2024 | 2024 Parker Press Release, Blog, Press Release
Former Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi will deliver the 2024 Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture and U.S. Rep. Yvette C. Clarke (D-NY) will be recognized with this year’s Everett C. Parker Award, the United Church of Christ’s Media Justice...
by Sara Cederberg | Aug 13, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Open and Affordable Communications
Today UCC Media Justice announced the release of its new report: Ensuring Access to Quality Communications for Incarcerated People: Options for Advocates and State Legislators. This report is the next step in UCC Media Justice’s ongoing work to help incarcerated...
by Sara Cederberg | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Open and Affordable Communications
Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to lower rates and fees for incarcerated communications services in federal jails and prisons! This is a huge victory for communications justice and the culmination of years of our leadership and organizing with other...
by Sara Cederberg | Jul 3, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons
On Wednesday, June 26 — just a week after 91 civil rights and advocacy organizations representing individuals and communities across the country submitted a letter supporting low ra to Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel expressing their...
by Sara Cederberg | Jun 17, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons
On Monday, June 17, 91 civil rights and advocacy organizations representing individuals and communities across the country submitted a letter to FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel expressing their support for the federal regulator’s efforts to adopt new, lower rate caps for...
