Media Mobilizing Project

In the summer of 2010 the City of Philadelphia began a "rolling brownout" measure, in which local fire stations close for determined periods of time. The City put the measure in place to save approximately $3.8 million and prevent permanent closing of fire stations and layoffs of firemen and women. (In 2009, the City shut down seven fire stations.)

Since the brownouts started, there have been several fires in which the closest and most direct fire station was browned out, resulting in unnecessary loss of life.

Because the federal health reform bill signed into law today (Tuesday, March 23)  fails to make health care truly universal and equitable, human right to health care advocates across the country are pushing their state legislatures to implement more effective and comprehensive measures at the state level. In Vermont, for example, the Vermont Workers’ Center’s Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign has galvanized legislative action with a powerful grassroots organizing and advocacy strategy.

On Thursday February 4, the Senate held hearings on the potential merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. During the hearings Senator Al Franken warned that we should be nervous about the companies that own our media and we should be particularly nervous when one company owns both the means to produce programs and the pipes that deliver those same programs. Senator Franken later went on to detail his dealings with Comcast CEO Brian Roberts regarding the merger, depicting either extreme dishonesty or incompetence.

On Wednesday August 26th Jobs with Justice will screen a video they made jointly with the Media Mobilizing Project entitled Welcoming Change: A Message to Timothy Rub.  The screening will take place at 4205 Chestnut Street at 6:30 PM.