Conferences, and this one is no exception, can be tricky things. Initially they can be energizing - offering an opportunity to mix and learn from individuals whose interests/values/fights are similar to my own. But as the hours and days pass, the gaps and missing voices become more aparent. Issues of race/ethnicity, gender, class have been largely ignored or marginalized in many of the main presentations at this conference. Similarly, important work being done by smaller grassroots independent media organizations hasn't received the attention it deserves. When people are called together to fight together against (or for) a "common" cause, it is easy to sit back, enjoy, and ride the wave of camaraderie that such a "collective" event can generate. But it is necessary to think critically about who is (and who is not) defining and leading this fight and who is (and who is not) included.