[Imcamericorps] Fwd: [IMC] Organize a call-in party to push low power radio through Congress next week!

Mon Dec 14 13:01:21 CST 2009

If you're counting your staffing as AmeriCorps hours, you cannot do any
lobbying or solicit others to do so, which is, I am fairly certain, what
this is :(

What you can do, is just call in on your own time and let your friends know
to call.

Nicole

On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 1:44 AM, Carly Nix <nix.carly at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey All,
>
> I would like us all to do this during staffing hours on Monday.  Everyone
> that comes to the IMC should be invited to support this effort.
>
> -C
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Danielle Chynoweth <chyn at ojctech.com>
> Date: Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:59 PM
> Subject: [IMC] Organize a call-in party to push low power radio through
> Congress next week!
> To: Radio Free Urbana <rfu at ucimc.org>, imc at ucimc.org, Public i <
> print at ucimc.org>, Finance <finance at ucimc.org>, Web <imc-web at ucimc.org>
>
>
> Dear Friends of Community Radio!
>
> *We have a chance to finally pass the Local Community Radio Act after ten
> years, but first we have to get it on Congress’s agenda for next week. This
> is it-- the time is now!*
>
> Over the next few days, can you encourage each person that walks through
> your doors to make a call to their Representative and Senators?
>
> For example, Prometheus will have an open house on Monday for folks to
> visit, eat snacks, and call elected officials (see our example invite at the
> bottom of this message).
>
> If you don’t have the capacity to plan an open house, can you *send* the
> action alert below to all your volunteers, *post* the action alert in your
> studio, and *play* the PSAs posted at www.expandlpfm.org this weekend?
>
> If enough of us call, we can get this bill on the agenda in Congress next
> week! Get more general background at www.expandlpfm.org. See below for the
> action alert, and please forward the alert to everyone who cares about
> people-powered media!
>
> -Your pals at the Prometheus Radio Project
>
>
> *Here's the action alert:*
>
> *Urgent: Help the Local Community Radio Act Jump Through The Flaming Hoop
> of Congress!*
>
> This is it! Legislators are getting ready to go home for the holidays, and
> since they tend to argue all year long, they do a lot of the actual bill
> passing each year between now and December 18, when they leave Washington.
>
> Since the Local Community Radio Act has passed all of its committees, the
> House and Senate can pass it at any moment, if we can just get it on the
> agenda for next week.
>
> *Take The Leap Now! Here's How:*
>
> Call your Representative’s office and ask to speak to the staff person who
> covers telecom issues. After that, do the same when you call your Senators.
>
> To find out your elected official's name, contact info, the name of their
> staffer who works on media, and whether they support the bill, go to
> http://www.freepress.net/lpfm or call Prometheus at 215-727-9620. Either
> by phone or on voicemail, tell the Congressional staffer something like:
>
> “I am a constituent of [Politician X] and I am calling to urge him/her to
> support the Local Community Radio Act, HR1147 and S592, which expands the
> Low Power FM radio service, creating new opportunities for local media in
> our community. Can I count on Politician X to help get this bill passed?”
>
> Even if your Representative or Senator supports the bill, your call will
> remind them to make sure that our bill gets decided this week. Afterwards,
> let us know how your call went at expandlpfm at prometheusradio.org. Thanks
> to everyone for helping to bring low power to the people!
>
> Electromagnetically yours,
>
> The Prometheus Radio Project
> (215) 727-9620
> www.expandlpfm.org
> expandlpfm at prometheusradio.org
>
> P.S. We know — after nine years, we can't believe it, either. We’re
> pinching ourselves. But if we all make a final push to get low power radio
> its day in Congress, we may finally get this bill passed this week. Let’s
> free the airwaves for the rest of us, at last!
>
>
> *Here's the announcement for our Philly call-in party, as an example for
> hosting your own:*
>
> Hey Philly-
>
> Prometheus is having an open house this Monday to help the Local Community
> Radio Act jump through the Flaming Hoop of Congress! If you haven't been to
> our church basement office in a while, here's your chance to catch up with
> the current crew of Prometheus basement denizens, munch on hot pretzels and
> peanut chews, and make a few calls to your Congress Creatures.
>
> Everyone who shows up will be entered to win a bag of Prometheus goodies,
> including a t-shirt, book, stickers, and more! Also, check out our facebook
> event  <http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197637473863&ref=share><http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197637473863&ref=share>.
> Please invite your friends, and if you can’t make it to the office, call
> anyway (the info you need is below). Let’s put this damn bill through the
> flaming hoop once and for all!
>
> WHO: Philly folk who want people-powered media
> WHAT: Calling party (with hot pretzels!)
> WHEN: Monday, Dec 14, 12-7pm
> WHERE: Basement of the Calvary Church at 48th & Baltimore Ave
> WHY: Freeing the airwaves from corporate control!
>
> -Your Pals at the Prometheus Radio Project
>
> PS: While church regulations prevent us from having an actual flaming hoop
> in our office, we will have a hula hoop on hand if you want to bust out your
> moves.
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Nicole Pion
Outreach and Development Adviser
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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