[Imc] CU-IMC Outreach Trip to Springfield

[Brian Hagy]

i am planning on going.

brian


On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Paul Riismandel wrote:

> As discussed at several IMC meetings, I've arranged a trip to Springfield 
> to meet with the folks out there who are trying to organize their own IMC, 
> along with a full-power community radio station.  They're a little further 
> behind us, since Springfield is not a particularly active or activist 
> community, and those who are active are kind of spread out.  But interest 
> in community organizing there is on the rise.
> 
> The Media Activist Coalition, which is behind the IMC effort, is using our 
> visit as an tool to get people excited and organized.  It'll be a public 
> meeting at the main library in Downtown Springfield.
> 
> The trip is sort of dual purpose in helping Springfield get together and 
> also forge a strong alliance between our IMC's so that we can provide a 
> type of pan-Central-Illinois news coverage that is otherwise completely 
> missing in both Springfield and Champaign.  Perhaps, then, our two groups 
> together can provide motivation and guidance to folks in places like 
> Bloomington-Normal, Decatur and Peoria.
> 
> The date and time for the trip is:
> 
> >WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
> >6:30 - 9 pm (though the presentation will begin at 7 pm)
> I figure we'd have to leave C-U no later than 4pm.
> 
> There will be a TV monitor so we can show the IMC video that premiered at 
> the Nov. fundraiser.
> 
> Anyone is welcome to come along.  I can fit 3 more people in my car, and we 
> can caravan as many vehicles as are necessary.
> 
> Especially it would be good for a few people to be able to speak about some 
> of the core elements: organizing, covering stories, website/networking, 
> fundraising.  I suppose it can be a sort of short presentation, and Q&A 
> session, but we can run it however people feel comfortable.
> 
> I'd like to get an idea of who can commit to coming as soon as possible. 
> Please e-mail me to let me know, and if there's more than my car will fit 
> we'll have time to arrange extra cars as necessary.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
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