Lobbying
FSC To Host Members-Only Briefing on Congressional Lobbying Work
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) will host a private, members-only briefing next Friday on the group’s May meetings with House and Senate offices in Washington.
FSC Meets With Congress Over Banking Discrimination
FSC staff this week met with key House and Senate offices in a series of meetings discussing banking discrimination against the adult industry.
Why is lobbying important?
Because that’s how you make relationships with federal or state legislators – the people that eventually make the laws and regulations for industries
FSC Sponsors 12th Annual Celebrate Free Speech Lobbying Days
The Free Speech Coalition is sponsoring the 12th annual Celebrate Free Speech Lobbying Days, an advocacy event for adult entertainment industry professionals, in Sacramento March 9-10.
Free Speech Coalition Goes to Sacramento for Lobbying Days
A delegation from the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) traveled to Sacramento today to take part in the 11th annual “Celebrate Free Speech Lobbying Days.” The trade advocacy group represents the legal and political interests of the adult industry.
FSC Sets Dates for Celebrate Free Speech Lobbying Days
The Free Speech Coalition announced today that it has set April 20 and 21 as the dates for its 11th annual Celebrate Free Speech Lobbying Day in Sacramento.
Irish Villager Lobbying for Moral Reform Against Adult
A local resident has founded new antiporn group, The National Campaign Against Pornography, to support an updated version of the country's obscenity law, in the wake of what she sees as the decline in morality in Irish society.
Washington Lobbying
Lobbying on Capitol Hill is an incredibly tricky and complex endeavor, but one that is necessary for the industry.
FSC Reports 'Tremendous Success' at Lobbying Day Event
Adult industry members returned to Porn Valley proudly after meeting with lawmakers Monday to discuss a proposed "sin" tax, a gathering that the Free Speech Coalition calls a "tremendous success."
Proposed Calif. Porn Tax Takes Center Stage at FSC Lobbying Days
As delegates from the adult entertainment business visit Sacramento today to meet with lawmakers as part of Free Speech Lobbying Days, they’ll be focusing on a new attempt to tax the industry.
FSC Sees Success in 9th Annual Lobbying Days
Led by the Free Speech Coalition’s Legislative Affairs Director Kat Sunlove, approximately 30 members of the adult entertainment community lobbied California state legislators in Sacramento as part of the 9th Annual Celebrate Free Speech Lobbying Days.
FSC Celebrates 9th Annual ‘Lobbying Days’
Chalking up its 9th year of making yearly visits to the state capital, the Free Speech Coalition is again preparing to make yet another educational pilgrimage to Sacramento to train in political action.
FSC's Lobbying Campaign: 2
In part one, we looked at FSC's challenge to the bipartisan attacks the adult entertainment industry is under from both Republicans and Democrats. In this conclusion, we'll look at dealing with third parties and more.
FSC's Lobbying Campaign: 1
In November, the Free Speech Coalition announced that it had hired the Raben Group — a Washington-based lobbying group whose clients have ranged from the American Civil Liberties Union to Sony Music — to take over its lobbying efforts.
FSC Concludes 2-Day Lobbying Push
The Free Speech Coalition concluded a two-day trip to the state's Capitol, making rounds to state legislators' offices and hosting a panel discussion that examined porn compulsion.
Adult ‘Lobbying Days’ Begins on Monday
The adult industry travels next week to Sacramento, in part to discuss the recent HIV outbreak in the porn industry and also to hold the Free Speech Coalition’s annual “Celebrate Free Speech Lobbying Days.” It’s the seventh year the organization has held the event at California's state capitol.