[IMC-US] Houston IMC radio for Katrina?

[onto]

So Josh, Evan, and Todd know a little about this. And Anthony and Hannah 
from prometheus can tell us whats happening. No-one from Houston IMC?

I'll call tomorrow and transcribe what I'm told.
Anyone else want to also?

onto

Todd Wolfson wrote:
> I just spoke with Anthony at Prometheus. He said
> things with the are in flux and they are trying to
> secure for broadcast tomorrow. He told me that if
> someone wants to do a story on this they should call
> Prometheus later tonight or tomorrow (215 727 9620)
> and ask for him or Hannah Sassaman when the facts
> become a bit more settled. 
> 
> --- evan <evan at protest.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Yes it's true... 
>>
>>Josh Breitbart is helping with things from new
>>york... i think the
>>folks in houston are pretty overwelmed... this is
>>what josh emailed
>>me:
>>
>>
>>>see http://www.prometheusradio.org/katrina.shtml
>>>
>>>It's a little out of date. They are in the
>>
>>Astrodome, setting up the
>>
>>>station. They still need radios and batteries.
>>>
>>>Let me know if you need more. If you need
>>
>>additional information
>>
>>>about donating through Prometheus, email
>>
>>anthony at prometheusradio.org
>>
>>>This project will continue. The literacy rate for
>>
>>the evacuees is
>>
>>>below 50%. Radio is the ideal medium for keeping
>>
>>them informed about
>>
>>>where and when to go for food, how to sign their
>>
>>kids up for school,
>>
>>>how to find missing persons... Wherever there is a
>>
>>community of
>>
>>>people displaced by the storm, we should be using
>>
>>radio to connect
>>
>>>them.
>>
>>
>>
>>On 9/7/05, onto <onto at riseup.net> wrote:
>>
>>>According to this post -
>>
>>http://diymedia.net/archive/0905.htm#090705 -
>>
>>>Houston IMC and the Prometheus Radio Project are
>>
>>in the process of
>>
>>>setting up LPFM radio stations and streams inside
>>
>>and around the
>>
>>>astrodome for easy communication between Katrina
>>
>>victims.
>>
>>>Is this true? If so, can someone who knows more
>>
>>about it write a story
>>
>>>or update for imc-us? I think its a pretty big
>>
>>deal.
>>
>>>onto
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