Join us at the FCC!
445 12th St SW, Washington, DC
We have food, coffee, and wi-fi
All day, all night, until May 15
The FCC is proposing new rules that will be great for Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon, but terrible for the rest of us. This agency has been surrounded by corporate lobbyists for too long. Help us surround FCC headquarters with people who love the Internet and want to keep it open.
445 12th St SW, Washington, DC
We have food, coffee, and wi-fi
All day, all night, until May 15
"Dear FCC Commissioners: I support full net neutrality for a free and open Internet. Please meet with and listen to the concerns of open Internet advocates gathering at the FCC building in Washington, DC."
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Pick up the phone and call Tom Wheeler to demand REAL net neutrality - making the phone call can be one of the most powerful tactics in to win net neutrality. If you click the button below, you'll be provided with talking point to help you make this phone call. With just one short call, you will be heard by the FCC and you'll have made a powerful statement to save the Internet!
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The FCC is voting to kill net neutrality and the open Internet - there are huge stakes here! Our action at the FCC is getting their attention and it's getting bigger than they ever expected! But to pull off something this big takes money - and the folks we're counting on the come camp out with us can't just drop everything financially. With less than a few days away, there isn't much time left to save the Internet. Can you make a donation today?
Yes, I'll make a donation!FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is already struggling to defend his new rules proposal to allow fast lane net discrimination by his corporate allies at Comcast, Verizon and AT&T - but we need to do something big to get the other FCC commissioners on our side.
Courageous activists in Washington, DC set up camp outside the FCC building to protest the new net discrimination rules - they’ll be there until the FCC drops the net discrimination rules.
Not only are we protesting in DC, but we’re also helping organize similar encampments at other FCC branches in 27 other cities. This is getting bigger than anything the FCC expected. But in order for us to be successful, we need activists to come out and be a part of the action in DC.
Here’s the best part: it’s already working. Before a single protester had even shown up at the FCC’s doorstep, we got a call from Chairman Tom Wheeler’s office asking what our message was, and saying they may be interested in meeting with us. That’s particularly interesting, since when we helped deliver more than 1 million net neutrality signatures to the FCC last month, they wouldn't meet with us.
Now we know for sure we have the FCC’s attention, since they’ll have to walk past our encampment every day when they come to work. We've heard from our contacts in DC that Tom Wheeler was not expecting this kind of massive backlash to his net neutrality announcement last week. AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast have dozens of paid lobbyists surrounding the FCC daily, this is our way of fighting back.
If you need additional assistance please call 510-648-5048 or 978-852-6457 or e-mail kevin@fightforthefuture.org or evan@fightforthefuture.org
Long distance transit resources
Megabus
Megabus is a cheap option to travel across long distances from places like New York or Massachusetts within a day. Tickets are around $16 dollars and will take you to Union Station in DC.
The best way to get to the FCC from Union Station is to take the Metro. At the Union Station Metro Station, take the Red line to Shady Grove, then you will need to transfer at the Metro Center stop to the Blue or Orange line. Stop at the Smithsonian station and use the Independence Avenue exit. At the top of the escalator you are on the corner of Independence Avenue and 12th Street. Turn right on 12th, and walk approximately 2 ½ blocks to the entrance to the Portals II building.
Amtrak
Amtrak is also another option that you can look into if you are traveling from far away distances from cities like New York or Massachusetts within the day.
Amtrak will also take you to Union Station in DC. The best way to get to the FCC from Union Station is to take the Metro. At the Union Station Metro Station, take the Red line to Shady Grove, then you will need to transfer at the Metro Center stop to the Blue or Orange line. Stop at the Smithsonian station and use the Independence Avenue exit. At the top of the escalator you are on the corner of Independence Avenue and 12th Street. Turn right on 12th, and walk approximately 2 ½ blocks to the entrance to the Portals II building.
Greyhound
Greyhound is another alternative for long distance travel. Like the other options above, Greyhound will take you to Union Station. The best way to get to the FCC from Union Station is to take the Metro. At the Union Station Metro Station, take the Red line to Shady Grove, then you will need to transfer at the Metro Center stop to the Blue or Orange line. Stop at the Smithsonian station and use the Independence Avenue exit. At the top of the escalator you are on the corner of Independence Avenue and 12th Street. Turn right on 12th, and walk approximately 2 ½ blocks to the entrance to the Portals II building.
DC Metrorail Directions
Take either the Orange or Blue line to L'Enfant Plaza or Smithsonian station stops. You can also reach L'Enfant Plaza via the Green or Yellow lines. Portals II is equidistant from these stations.
From the Smithsonian station, use the Independence Avenue exit. At the top of the escalator you are on the corner of Independence Avenue and 12th Street. Turn right on 12th, and walk approximately 2 ½ blocks to the entrance to the Portals II building.
From L'Enfant Plaza station, take the 9th and D Street exit. At the bottom of the stairs, turn left on D Street, and walk under the overpass till you r