May 1st: Watch Coverage of May Day Events on FSTV! (FREE SPEECH TV)

[annm4peace]

Tuesday, May 1, is International and Immigrant Workers' Day.

This May Day has a special significance, as it brings with it protests around the country, fueled by the rise in anti-immigrant legislation and enforcement, a lopsided economic recovery, and a re-emergent Occupy movement poised to challenge corporate power.

FSTV is among 25 independent media outlets belonging to The Media Consortium that are collaborating to provide coordinated, national coverage of May Day events around the country.

Tune into FSTV Tuesday for coverage at these times EST:

1-3pm Live Coverage
6-7pm LIVE Coverage
8-9pm LIVE Coverage

The Media for the 99 Percent outlets will leverage their existing platforms and reporters to provide coordinated national multimedia coverage, featuring:

An interactive Map: Find out where actions are happening across the country and follow the independent media's by-the-minute coverage with links to video, audio, photos, and blog reports.

Television and Live Stream Broadcast: FSTV will broadcast live (and live streamed) news coverage throughout the day, featuring reports from around the U.S., as well as in-studio commentary.

Curated Social Media Coverage: Using the Storify platform, Media for the 99 Percent will offer a curated narrative of breaking news via blog updates, along with photos and social media posts from reporters on the ground.

All three content tools are available for embedding by other news outlets and the public. These tools can be found here:

"This independent media collaboration will provide a perspective of May Day activities that will not be found in the corporate media," says FSTV Executive Director Don Rojas. Watch coverage at DISH Network channel 9415, DIRECTV channel 348, on the Roku box and online at freespeechorg.



Don't forget a great website for all Occupies.. Live streaming
http://occupystreams.org/

[freshwest]

1. Thanks so much! Will fire up the local community access station to check it tomorrow morning.

Channel 77 on Comcast just before Democracy Now and Channel 23 on Broadstripe in the Northwest.

[sabrina 1]

2. Thank you for the reminder.

Here's a link to FSTV https://www.freespeech.org/

That last big demonstration on May Day was in 2006 'A day without Immigrants' which was a huge success mainly due to the organization of the minority blogosphere and on the radio.

OWS is planning to block the SF Bridge tomorrow.

This day is a holiday in other parts of the world, recognizing workers and their importance to society.

Interesting article here. Some good points made, but lots to disagree with, eg, that Occupy Oakland is who needs to 'rebuild trust'. It is the Oakland Mayor and her brutal police department, still no arrests there for the near murder of at least two people, who need to rebuild trust.

Occupy's Big Stakes May Day Relevance

[pinboy3niner]

3. In L.A., a big immigrants' rights march will follow the main rally downtown

There also is an Occupy Our Homes action, a so-far secret action, and a later rally in the evening.

Occupy has so much going on in SoCal that it's hard to keep up with it all!

[lamp_shade]

4. Thanks. Bookmarked. n/t