Citizens in Charge

Announcing Media Row at the U.S. Conference on I&R and 2010 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy

Ralph Nader, Grover Norquist, Jane Hamsher, John Fund, Krist Novoselic, Wayne Pacelle, James Bopp, Tom Hayden, Ward Connerly, Mike Gravel and more will speak at The U.S. Conference on I&R and 2010 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy July 30-August 4th in San Francisco. This one-of-a-kind transpartisan event which boasts 24 co-sponsors from across the political spectrum & around the world will be held at UC Hastings College of Law.

Hundreds of people from six continents, more than 30 countries and 27 U.S. states are preparing to converge on San Francisco. This unique gathering is the first of its kind in the 21st century and has already drawn academics, activists, elected officials, journalists, political professionals and citizens from all over the world. Wouldn’t you like to be at the center of it all? You can be by joining Media Row.

Credentialed members of the media - traditional and new - will have a designated area to conduct interviews, tape radio segments, live blog, talk with the experts and co-sponsors, videotape panels and sessions of interest, Twitter from the center of it all, and more. For more information on the conference, please visit www.2010GlobalForum.com.

Additionally, Citizens in Charge Foundation will be releasing the preliminary findings of our report on fraud in the initiative and referendum process at the U.S. Conference on I&R. Be the first to see this report by reserving your place on Media Row.

If you are interested in joining Media Row, please email Trevor Ford at Citizens in Charge Foundation Trevor@CitizensInCharge.org with your full name, the full name of your media affiliation, and the dates that you are interested in participating in Media Row by July 23, 2010.