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Why now?

Calling all whistleblowers,  investigative journalists and independent media all-stars


WHY WE NEED  THIS SUMMIT


The brief sampling of media work presented here makes it painfully clear that we do not lack brilliant voices, great stories, or mounting evidence of illicit forces run wild. What we do lack is a coherent vision of what we face and ways to quickly communicate it to the public with galvanizing power.

Our challenges are ignorance, fear, censorship, propaganda and an increasingly lethal merger of authoritarian corporate values and repressive military force.

Despite our unprecedented array of talents, truths and new tech resources, conditions continue to worsen at a truly surreal rate. Many say our democracy will not survive the decade. Others have trouble recognizing it right now.

We only know  it's time for the best & brightest working against this coup to come together now and urgently explore what can and must be done.
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We have an online registration site for this summit and associated events at http://truthemergency.eventbrite.com and we encourage you to sign up there as early as possible. You will note we have cut the registration fee to $50 for the entire weekend to encourage the widest grassroots participation.z


RIDE/ROOM SHARING: For those wanting to share rides to and/or rooms in Santa Cruz, we've set up a self-organizing forum at Google Groups:
http://groups.google.com/group/mediasummit

Please post your needs here and try to find partners...

 

For room reservations, please contact the University Inn & Conference Center directly and tell them you are booking for the "Publicizing Truths with Consequence" conference. They have a very simple website that gives you some sense of the place and services offered - click here to view .

University Inn & Conference Center
611 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-426-7100
Toll Free: 1-866-827-2466
Fax: 831-429-1044


Other Recommended Options (near, neat and cheap)
- Click on names for websites

 

Travel Lodge Santa Cruz Riviera
619 Riverside Avenue
Broadway & Riverside, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
Phone: 831-423-9515
Fax:
831-423-1159
E-Mail:
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Continental Inn
414 Ocean Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Hotel: 831-429-1221
Fax: 831-426-8561
Reservations: 800-343-6941

Santa Cruz Hostel : Carmalita Cottages
321 Main St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
1-831-423-8304/ 1-888-GO-HI-USA
Group Reservation:1-831-429-8541 / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Reservation by internet: click here
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Ocean Pacific Lodge
301 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 457-1234

We shall also soon have some homestay opportunities with Santa Cruz residents - please check back in late December for details and contact info. 

 TRANSPORTATION

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San Jose Airport <-> UCSC University Inn & Conference Center
Earlybird Airport Shuttle
- charges by trip, not person - $73 for up to 3 passengers, each extra passenger $10 more

Phone: (831) 462-3933
Fax: (831) 462-6946
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Santa Cruz Airporter
- 9 passenger van ferries guests to/from the San Jose Airport every 90 min from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM - $40/person
Phone:
(831) 475-0234
No website

 

 
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We are looking for creative individuals somehow involved in journalism or media activities and prepared to help create a new  nervous system for our body politic and reshape the content of national debate. If you haven't received an invitation and you feel qualified, please feel free to invite yourself. Click here to see the daring dangerous ilk we're hoping to attract.
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