{"id":10760,"date":"2017-08-22T10:18:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T17:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=10760"},"modified":"2017-08-22T10:18:32","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T17:18:32","slug":"battle-save-net-neutrality-panel-tom-wheeler-ro-khanna-mozilla-leading-tv-producers-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/08\/22\/battle-save-net-neutrality-panel-tom-wheeler-ro-khanna-mozilla-leading-tv-producers-others\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle to Save Net Neutrality: A Panel with Tom Wheeler, Ro Khanna, Mozilla, Leading TV Producers and Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><i>On September 18, net neutrality experts will gather at the Internet Archive to discuss dire threats to the open web. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-battle-to-save-net-neutrality-tickets-37223682035\"><b><i>You\u2019re invited <\/i><\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Net neutrality \u2014 and the future of a healthy internet \u2014 is at stake.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the FCC voted to move forward with plans to gut net neutrality. It was a decision met with furor: Since then, many millions of Americans have written, phoned and petitioned the FCC, demanding an internet that belongs to individual users, not broadband ISP gatekeepers. And scores of nonprofits and technology companies<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2017\/07\/11\/defending-net-neutrality-day-action\/\"> have organized to amplify Americans\u2019 voices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>The first net neutrality public comment period ends on August 30, and the FCC is moving closer to a vote. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>So on Monday, September 18, Mozilla is gathering leaders at the forefront of protecting net neutrality. We\u2019ll discuss why it matters, what lies ahead, and what can be done to protect it.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-battle-to-save-net-neutrality-tickets-37223682035\"><i><strong>RSVP: The Battle to Save Net Neutrality<\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leaders like former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and Congressman Ro Khanna will discuss net neutrality\u2019s importance to free speech, innovation, competition and social justice.<\/p>\n<p>This free public event, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-battle-to-save-net-neutrality-tickets-37223682035\">Battle to Save Net Neutrality<\/a>,\u201d will feature a panel discussion, reception and audience Q&amp;A. It will be held at the Internet Archive (300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participants include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panelist <b>Tom Wheeler<\/b>, former FCC Chairman who served under President Obama and architect of the 2015 net neutrality rules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panelist and <b>Congressman<\/b> <b>Ro Khanna<\/b> (D-California), who represents California&#8217;s 17th congressional district in the heart of Silicon Valley. Khanna is a vocal supporter of net neutrality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panelist <b>Amy Aniobi,<\/b> TV writer and producer for \u201cInsecure\u201d (HBO) and \u201cSilicon Valley\u201d (HBO), and member of the Writers Guild of America, West<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panelist <b>Luisa Leschin,<\/b> TV writer and producer for \u201cFrom Dusk til Dawn\u201d (Netflix) and \u201cJust Add Magic\u201d (Amazon), and a member of the Writers Guild of America, West<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panelist <b>Denelle Dixon<\/b>, Mozilla Chief Legal and Business Officer. Dixon spearheads Mozilla\u2019s business, policy and legal activities in defense of a healthy internet. She is a vocal advocate for net neutrality, encryption and greater user choice and control online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panelist <b>Malkia Cyril<\/b>, Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice. Cyril has spent the past 20 years building the capacity of racial and economic justice movements to win media rights, access and power in the digital age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moderator <b>Gigi Sohn<\/b>, Mozilla Tech Policy Fellow and former counselor to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler (2013-2016). One of the nation\u2019s leading advocates for an open, fair, and fast internet, Sohn was named \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/layer8\/internet-freedom-heroes-2015\/\">one of the heroes that saved the Internet<\/a>\u201d by <i>The Daily Dot<\/i> for her leadership in the passage of the FCC\u2019s strong net neutrality rules in 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us as we discuss the future of net neutrality, and what it means for the health of the internet. Register for this free event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-battle-to-save-net-neutrality-tickets-37223682035\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 18, net neutrality experts will gather at the Internet Archive to discuss dire threats to the open web. 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