http://ptdec.org Entertaining Change. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:10:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Who owns the media? That's simple. There are ten major conglomerates that own virtually all of the media that we see: AOL/Time Warner, At&T Corporation, General Electric, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, Viacom, Bertelsmann, Walt Disney, Vivendi Universal, Liberty Media Corporation, and Sony. Please check out this site for complete charts ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/02/11/who-owns-the-media/ Thursday, February 14 4:00p to 6:00p at Radcliffe Gym, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA A forum on human rights and labor law in China.. Sponsored by the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School. Speakers include: Tim Costello, Director, Global Labor Strategies; Ellen David Friedman, Visiting Lecturer, School of Government, Zhongshan ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/02/11/chinas-new-labor-laws/ This past weekend was the Peoples Music Network Winter Gathering. Friday night was the concert and then Saturday and Sunday were the workshops/songswaps, etc. I went and had a great time. I learned a lot, was inspired and met great people. Who can ask for more? At the Friday night ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/02/01/peoples-music-network-winter-gathering-a-great-time-for-all-ages/ "The promised land is green for ALL," said Majora Carter at the end of her workshop last night at the Boston Public Library. I was lucky enough to attend her workshop/slide-show/speech and I must say, it was amazing! Majora Carter, along with Van Jones are spearheading the "green collar jobs" ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/01/17/the-promised-land-is-green-for-all/ Ahhh, the internet. The safe-haven of free speech. The last medium that hasn't been completely monopolized by big business. The only place we can turn to for fair, unbiased, INFORMATION. Well folks, I've got some important information for you... If we don't speak up and get the word out about ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/01/16/save-the-internet-preserve-net-neutrality/ Yes. Yes. Yes! Green Collar Jobs are what is going to save this country and this whole world. We need to start getting green jobs in our economy now. Thanks to such green jobs pioneers as Van Jones and Majora Carter, we are starting to hear a lot more people ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/01/15/green-collar-jobs-create-green-pathways-out-of-poverty/ Yes. Absolutely. Positively. As Jamiroquai's Jay Kay sings in Jamiroquai's 'Revolution 1993', "Sometimes I think the music is the only hope we have for revolution." That's what I'm talking about. Music is the "universal language." We've all heard that one before. But what does that mean? Music can communicate to ANYBODY, ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/01/15/can-music-bridge-the-gaps-of-the-progressive-movement/ Although I am from Massachusetts, I have only been in Boston full time for about a year. But in that year, I have been pretty engaged in the progressive movement and I constantly have my ears and eyes open for musicians/musical acts that are whole-heartedly involved with the progressive movement. ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/01/07/bostons-progressive-music-scene/ Hello everybody, my name is Dave. I am an intern at P:TD. This is my first post of many. I will be writing MANY MANY more, so check back! A little about me: I am a drummer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter. I currently go to Berklee. I am all about using music as a ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/01/04/lets-change-the-world/ So here is the second PodCast. After the first PodCast met unanimous critical acclaim, I had no choice but to slam out another. What can I say, I'm a slave to the music. Listed below, is all the artist mentioned in this podcast and a link to ... http://ptdec.org/blog/2008/01/02/podcast2-what-do-you-listen-to/