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Know Peace Online: Know Your Goal
Before you hit send on a post, take a moment to ask yourself: “Why am I sharing this, and what impact do I hope it will have?”
United Church of Christ Slams FCC’s Illegal Delay of Communication Rates for Incarcerated People
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau just announced a unilateral delay in all rules implementing the Martha Wright Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act. The decision to delay these rules is factually and legally wrong.
UCC Media Justice Urges Vote to REMOVE 5-Year Artificial Intelligence Regulation Moratorium
UCC Media Justice strongly supports efforts to amend the reconciliation bill to REMOVE any version of the AI moratorium or pause.
We look forward to seeing you at the UCC’s General Synod in July!
From July 11-15, UCC Media Justice will be at the United Church of Christ’s General Synod in Kansas City, Missouri. We hope to see you there!
Reclaiming peace online in 2025
We’re relaunching Know Peace Online, a campaign rooted in the same belief that launched our ministry: that media has the power to shape public understanding, and that we all have a responsibility to make it better.
Federal damage to affordable, equitable broadband and digital inclusion
The last few years have contained incredible strides forward in support of digital equity and inclusion, but the decisions the President and Congress are making now will stop that progress in its tracks.
Public media under attack and why people of faith must speak out
Public media remains one of the most trusted news sources because it’s publicly funded and accountable to the people.
Why incarcerated people’s communications service providers don’t want to tell you what it costs
The least we can do to treat our neighbors as ourselves and protect the lives of families and children is to ensure that picking up the phone does not cost a day’s worth of groceries.
UCC Media Justice statement on decision in National Religious Broadcasters v. FCC
On Monday, May 19, the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit overturned the Federal Communications Commission’s rules re-establishing its workforce diversity data publication rules in National Religious Broadcasters v. FCC.
UCC Media Justice Joins Legal Brief Defending FCC’s Bold Action to Lower Prison Phone Rates
UCC Media Justice has joined a coalition of allied organizations in submitting a legal brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of the FCC’s historic order to lower the cost of calls and video communications for incarcerated people.