On May 15, 2014, a bunch of very committed activists are coming together to protest the sly, quiet way the Open Internet is being sold off to the highest bidders. 
You know the culprits, or you should: the corporate oligarchs who could not have made their billions in profits without open, government-backed systems like railways, highways, the power grid, telephone networks, state and federally subsidized education and small business loans, water and sewage systems, the Centers for Disease Control…oh, and the internet.
If the FCC has its way on Friday, May 15, Net Neutrality will be a thing of the past. Broadband access will be tiered according to price, with higher-speed tiers costing more money. Internet service providers will have new mandates to arbitrarily shut down websites without explanation or recourse, often on just the hint of DMCA violations. Millions of ordinary Americans could be priced out of the online experience and the opprtunities it brings.
Why should you care?
If you are a writer or an artist, chances are you use the internet daily. Likewise, if you are in school, or a small business owner, or one of the long-term unemployed trying any possible method to reinvent yourself. (Because face it, working for minimum wage at WalMart is basically a slow death sentence.)
America already has one of the lowest percentages of broadband access in the developed world, and some of the slowest access speeds. Two decades ago, our government gave the major telephone and data providers multi-billion-dollar grants to improve fiber optic cable systems. Most of that never happened, and our taxpayer money went into those companies’ profits. They didn’t keep their promises then, and they most likely won’t keep them now without strong federal and state oversight. (Shades of the 2007 economic meltdown, eh?)
Killing Net Neutrality now will only throttle development of new revenue streams and tech innovations – at a time when most Americans simply aren’t seeing any ‘trickle down’ from the robust capital economy.
If we are going to recreate a strong economy for all Americans, we’re going to have to do it ourselves. And that means an open and fair internet for all. Go here to see what you can do to make your voice heard.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/may-15th-day-save-internet?ak_proof=1