ADVISORY: You're Invited to May 8 Virtual Town Hall to Honor Departing FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn

WASHINGTON — Over the last nine years, people of color across the country have taken to the internet to fight for justice and hold the media to account. And FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has been a dynamic and outspoken leader on their behalf.

Please join Voices for Internet Freedom on Tues., May 8, at 4 p.m. EST at a virtual town hall honoring Clyburn for her service.

Speakers representing the Voices coalition will help celebrate Clyburn’s legacy while discussing the ongoing fights for prison-phone justice, the Lifeline subsidy program, Net Neutrality protections and Puerto Rico’s hurricane-devastated communications infrastructure.

Town-hall details:

WHAT: Commissioner Mignon Clyburn: Reflection on Race, the Media and the FCC
WHO: FCC Commissioner Clyburn
           Malkia Cyril, Erin Shields and Steven Renderos of the Center for Media Justice
           Brandi Collins-Dexter and Rashad Robinson of Color Of Change
           Joseph Torres of Free Press
           Carmen Scurato of the National Hispanic Media Coalition
           Laura Li and Cayden Mak of 18 Million Rising               
WHEN: Tues., May 8, at 4 p.m. EST
RSVP to participate: bit.ly/thankyouclyburn

We will provide time for questions from reporters as part of the virtual town hall’s online format.

For years Clyburn has worked tirelessly to protect the communications rights of people of color, low-income families, incarcerated people and immigrants. On May 8, join us in saying #ThankYouClyburn.

The Voices for Internet Freedom coalition is led by Color Of Change, the Center for Media Justice, Free Press, 18 Million Rising and the National Hispanic Media Coalition.