Rally for net neutrality

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Ajit Pai is the man planning to kill net neutrality. As Donald Trump’s chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he wants to hand off control of the internet to the largest telecom companies.¹ And next week, he is coming to San Francisco. Can you be there to protest outside Pai’s event and demand that he keep his hands off net neutrality?

What: San Francisco rally for net neutrality
When: Tuesday, Sept. 12, 6–7 p.m.
Where: 543 Howard St., San Francisco
What to bring: Friends and signs defending net neutrality

Join us in telling FCC Chairman Pai in person: The Bay Area demands an open and affordable internet. Click here to RSVP on Facebook.

Unsurprisingly, Pai isn’t coming to the Bay Area to talk about his wildly unpopular plan to end net neutrality. Instead, he will be visiting for a “fireside chat” with tech executives about bridging the digital divide for underserved communities.

We can all agree that expanding opportunity online is important. The problem is, the FCC cannot bridge the digital divide without the Title II net neutrality rules that Pai wants to reverse.

Title II is the legal basis that allows the FCC to ensure universal service – the principle that vital communications networks should be available everywhere and at an affordable cost.² Title II also allows the FCC to ensure access for customers with disabilities.³ And Title II permits the FCC to require more transparency in customer billing and fees.⁴

By rolling back Title II net neutrality, the FCC would remove its own authority to help make the internet available and affordable to everyone. There can be no conversation about opportunity online without strong, enforceable open internet rules. So whether or not Chairman Pai wants to talk about net neutrality, we must bring the conversation to him.

Can you join us to rally for net neutrality this Tuesday, Sept. 12?

We will gather outside the venue where Pai will be speaking, with our own speakers, signs and visuals to send a message to press and the world: The Bay Area demands real net neutrality. The rally will include speeches by net neutrality champions, music and fun chants. We will also be delivering our comments directly to Chairman Pai so that he can’t ignore the overwhelming support for net neutrality.

The Bay Area is home to an incredible diversity of communities and a rich tradition of organizing. All our communities depend on a free and open internet to innovate, organize and communicate. Under the Trump administration, our democracy depends more than ever on our ability to connect without censorship or interference. But if Chairman Pai kills net neutrality, our free speech will be at risk.

Join CREDO along with our allies in the progressive movement including the ACLU of Northern California, Center for Media Justice, Color Of Change, Courage Campaign, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Free Press Action Fund, Media Alliance, Tech Workers Coalition, The Utilities Reform Network (TURN) and 18 Million Rising. We will be providing signs, but we always encourage you to bring your own creative signs defending net neutrality.

Join us in telling Chairman Pai in person: The Bay Area demands an open and affordable internet. Click the link below to RSVP for Thursday’s rally on Facebook:

https://act.credoaction.com/go/16026?t=8&akid=24843%2E1500201%2EhKJhy6

Urgent: There’s an opportunity in the Bay Area to defend net neutrality on Tues., Sept. 12.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai — the guy trying to destroy your internet freedom — is coming to San Francisco. And we’ll be there to tell him to keep his hands off net neutrality. Join us.

As Donald Trump’s FCC chairman, Pai wants to hand over control of the internet to companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon. We need to remind him who he really works for — and show him we’re willing to turn out en masse to save the internet we love.

Can you be there to protest outside Pai’s event?

WHAT: San Francisco Rally for Net Neutrality
WHEN: Tues., Sept. 12, from 6–7 p.m.
WHERE: 543 Howard St., San Francisco

We’ll gather outside the venue where Pai will be speaking with our own speakers, signs and visuals to show the world that the Bay Area demands real net neutrality. The rally will include speeches from net neutrality champions, music and fun chants. We’ll also be delivering our comments directly to Pai so that he can’t ignore the overwhelming support for the open internet.

Could you join us to rally for net neutrality on Tues., Sept. 12? Bring your friends and homemade signs!

Pai isn’t coming to the Bay Area to talk about his wildly unpopular plan to end net neutrality. Instead, he will be visiting for a “fireside chat” with tech executives about bridging the digital divide for underserved communities. We agree that expanding opportunity online is important. The problem is, the FCC can’t bridge the digital divide without the Title II net neutrality rules that Pai wants to dismantle.

The Bay Area is home to diverse communities with a rich tradition of organizing. All of our communities depend on a free and open internet to innovate, organize and communicate. But if Pai kills net neutrality, this will all be at risk.

Join Team Internet along with 18 Million Rising, CREDO Action, the Center for Media Justice, Color Of Change, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Press Action Fund, Media Alliance, the Tech Workers Coalition and The Utilities Reform Network (TURN). Let’s tell Chairman Pai in person: The Bay Area demands an open and affordable internet.

Thanks for all that you do—

Carli, Reuben, and the entire Demand Progress Team