New York City Supports Independent Media: March 5, 2006

* Volunteers are organizing a benefit concert and educational event to show New York City?s support for Independent Media

* The money raised will go to Democracy Now!, which is an award-winning national, daily, and independent news program airing on over 350 stations in North America.

* The event will begin at 7:30pm at The Delancey, a bar at 168 Delancey Street, on Sunday, March 5th, 2006.

* Five bands will perform, representing all different genres of music, and three speakers will address the issues facing independent media today

* Organizations and media outlets are invited to bring promotional and education material in order to set up an information booth on the third floor of the Delancey, where a dozen tables will be set up for participants.

* There will be a $10 cover to see the bands in the downstairs area, but the rest of the event is open to the public, including the bar on the ground floor and the enclosed roof deck upstairs.

* If your organization, or an organization you are affiliated with in some way, would like to set up a table upstairs, please contact sjcouture@hotmail.com.