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in using media to transform your community? This J</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">uly, the
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center will be hosting the 2012
Grassroots Radio Conference.
<span style="vertical-align:baseline">The Grassroots Radio Conference (GRC) celebrates the vibrant and democratic medium of local, community-driven radio. We bring together media artists, community organizers, radio operators and engineers, and ordinary people from across the country to learn, discuss, brainstorm, and build. <span></span><span></span><a></a></span><br>
<b><br></b></font></span><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><b>We are currently looking for volunteers to
support the GRC. </b></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">We are looking to fill the core team positions of Childcare Coordinator, two Publicity Coordinators, and Food Co-coordinator (all of which get free registration to the conference), but we need volunteers for many other pieces of the conference, from A/V support to childcare to medical support. To see a complete list of our volunteer needs, please click the VOLUNTEER button below.</span></font><div>
<span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/volunteer" target="_blank"><img alt="Inline image 1" src="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/sites/2012.grassrootsradioconference.org/files/volunteer.gif" height="92" width="169"></a></span></div>
<div><span><br></span></div><div><span><a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/volunteer" target="_blank">Sign up to volunteer here!</a><span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline"></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br>
</span></font></span></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All volunteers get a $25 discount off the registration cost for the conference. Members of the core organizing team, including coordinators, get free registration to the conference. </span></b><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Core team members are expected to attend our weekly team meetings (Wednesday 1:00-2:30pm at the IMC).</span></font></div>
<div><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open coordinator positions</span></font><ul style="font-weight:bold;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Childcare Coordinator</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Build a safe, inclusive space for children at the conference; find childcare workers for the weekend of the conference.</span></font></li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Promotions Coordinators (2)</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Work with our GRC coordinator & a team of volunteers on promotions -- social media campaign, contacting local & national organizations, help create radio/video PSAs.</span></font></li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Food Co-coordinator</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Secure food donations for conference participants; get food & food necessities (plates, cutlery) to the conference; find volunteers to serve food</span></font></li>
</ul><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div><div><a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/volunteer" target="_blank">Sign up to volunteer here!</a></div>
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</b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><u><br></u></span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are looking for local Champaign-Urbana home-stays for GRC participants</span><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></font></span><span style="font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do you have space available to house participants while they’re in town at the end of July? If you have beds, couches, or just crash space,<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE9xdmlYaUo3dm1wenpOR3ZhRHBQVnc6MQ#gid=0" target="_blank"> let us know by filling out this form</a>. Thanks!</span></font> <span style="font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Someone from our team will contact you to find a match.</span> <span style="font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thanks for your generosity and for supporting this vital community media work!</span> </div>
<div><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Grassroots Radio Conference 2012 co</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">sponsored</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> by Prometheus Radio Project, Media Action Grassroots Network, Volo Broadband, Free Press, New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative, Urbana Public Television, Chambana.net, Makerspace Urbana, WEFT 90.1 FM, and Radio Free Urbana.</span><br>
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<br></font></span></font></div></div></div>-- <br>Austin McCann<br><a href="http://grassrootsradioconference.org/" target="_blank">2012 Grassroots Radio Conference</a><br>Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center<br>2012grc[at]gmail<br>
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