|
My Main Street News
|
|
|
-
The FCC hears a million voices
Last Thursday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that some broadband aspects would be reclassified as Title II Universal Services. After earlier indications that he might do just the opposite, this was good news for rural communities, and low-income and communities of color. It means the FCC is reclaiming its authority to protect the Internet and [...]
-
Yes We Won’t?
Amalia Deloney and Steven Renderos wrote this post. It may make it to a few other blogs, too. We had high apple pie, up in the sky hopes for the promise of an open Internet. Why were communities of color and the poor so happy? Because the key to the Obama Administration’s success in the [...]
-
Indigenous Peoples Green Jobs Coalition
We recently hosted a Placestories training with the Indigenous People’s Green Jobs Coalition. They developed six powerful stories that will be displayed at their May 5th Community Forum on Green Jobs. Here are some pictures of the training. To view the stories click here
-
Rural America a winner in Health Insurance Reform
No doubt about it, rural America is going to get a boost from the health insurance reform measures passed by Congress over the weekend. Regardless of what happens to the additional changes proposed by the House, the basic framework is now the law of the land and begins to move health care in a new [...]
-
Family Fun and Facts: Salsa For Your Census
Main Street Project in partnership with the People Escaping Poverty Project and Centro Cultrual de Fargo Moorhead (MAG-Net members) will be hosting an all day Census Awareness family event in Moorhead, MN. The first part of the event will train people in the community on how to get a Census job. The latter part, Salsa [...]
|
