[Imc-newsroom] Re: Life in the Bike Lane Meeting!

[Jay Morris]

Just a reminder that there will be a Life in the Bike Lane meeting tonight
at 8 pm (details attached).

I realized after scheduling this that the Newspoets will be reading at that
time (followed by Alix Olson), which truly sucks.  If you are interested in
Life in the Bike Lane, but (like me) you don't want to miss Newspoetry, I
(and other Bike Lane folks) will be around the IMC from 7:00 on, so stop by
and we can chat before the shows start.

Thanks,
Jay

[again, please pass this along to whoever you think might be interested]


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Morris" <jrmorris at hotmail.com>
To: "IMC (E-mail)" <imc at urbana.indymedia.org>; <imc-litbl at ucimc.org>;
<Imc-newsroom at urbana.indymedia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 5:21 PM
Subject: Life in the Bike Lane Meeting!


>
> [Please forward this message to anyone you think might be interested]
>
> Folks,
>
> There will be a meeting next Tuesday  at 8:00 pm to discuss the future of
> Life in the Bike Lane.  (If you don't know what Life in the Bike Lane is,
> read on!).
>
> At this meeting we will:
>
> - determine how much support we have and whether the show should continue
> running on a weekly basis, biweekly basis, or not continue at all (booo!)
> - discuss future bike lane topics
> - set up a regular (bi-weekly?) meeting time
> - set up a regular time for audio production training
>
> One purpose of this meeting will be to determine whether there is enough
> support to continue producing the show.
>
> SO ...
>
> - if you want the show to continue, if you have ideas for future shows, if
> you want to get some audio production training, PLEASE come to the meeting
> and get involved!
> - if you don't know anything about the show, but you want to learn about
it,
> come to the meeting and we'll tell you everything we know!
> - if you don't like the show, come to the meeting and tell us why you
don't
> like it!
> - if you are completely ambivalent and don't care about anything, come to
> the meeting and buy an IMC t-shirt!
>
> One very critical feature of Life in the Bike Lane is that it is a
community
> show.  While we are trying to make it as professional sounding as
possible,
> the main goal of this project is to give a voice to the concerns of people
> in this community.
>
> Life in the Bike Lane is YOUR show!
> YOU can decide the topic!
> YOU can do the research!
> YOU can do the interviews!
> YOU can produce the show!
> YOU can use this as a project to learn how to produce a radio show!
>
> If you are interested in doing any one of those things, please come to the
> meeting!
>
> ************************
>         Tuesday, April 9
>         8:00 pm
>         At the Urbana-Champaign IMC
>         218 West Main Street in Urbana
>         (next to The Office, across from the giant Busey Bank)
> ************************
>
> Hope to see you there!
> Jay
>
> p.s., here is a description of the show that Pauline wrote up a while ago.
> Some of the 'coming up' shows have been covered, but we'll discuss more
> potential topics on Tuesday, and I hope people will bring their ideas!
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Life in the Bike Lane is a 4-6 minute radio segment produced at the
> Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Independent Media Center. It profiles community
> organizations, individuals, and ideas that advocate sustainability.
>
> Sustainability in this show describes an environment that meets needs on a
> local level. The term sustainability encompasses the ecological
environment
> as well as the social or political environment in which we live. The
program
>   gives voice to the understanding that the producer has. Advocating
> sustainability could be promoting housing rights, protesting Wal-Marts,
> riding a bike, or strengthening a free art movement.
>
>  Life in the Bike Lane has a collective of independent radio journalists
> producing it. Some have only learned how to produce when they started with
> Life in the Bike Lane. Some have a strength in Environmental issues,
others
> are community organizers, or well versed about globalization and local
> issues.
>
>  Life in the Bike Lane is an alternative to other environmental programs.
It
> makes connections between local and global issues, broadening the
> perspective of the audience while making underrepresented issues
accessible.
>
> By incorporating trends relevant to the U-C area, Life in the Bike Lane
> promotes community interaction and takes a critical look at accepted
social
> practices that are unsustainable. It points at paradigms that make the
news
> possible, and sheds light on issues through a holistic point of view. It
> gives proposals and information for being socially engaged by avoiding the
> mere reporting on uninspiring issues. Life in the Bike Lane has been aired
> on WEFT Champaign 90.1 FM, every week since May 1st, 2001.
> Since then we have produced radio shows on the following:
>
> Shade grown coffee
> Air Quality in IL
> Permaculture Commentary on Revolutionizing your back yard
> Tree sitters in Bloomington IN
> Savoy Wal-Mart Protests
> Public Interviews about Wal-Mart
> Sprawl Commentary/ Interview with Urbana CityCouncil Woman
> Public Interest Fund of IL
> Biotechnology Commentary
> Nuclear Energy IN IL
> Urbana Sweet Corn Festival
> Corn Detassling
> Self Help Center
> Bellflower MegaDairy Development
> Buy Nothing Day/ Consumerism Commentary
> Global Environmentalism: Prof Crummey Lecture
> Community Land Trust in St, Louis
> Prairie Rivers Network-Marc Miller
> Community Gardens in C-U
> Bellflower Dairy Farm Development)
>
> Coming up:
> Wetlands protection and Environmental  Law
> Interview with Eric Freyfogle
> Illinois Fair Trade Campaign.
> Bike Lanes on Green Street
> Peotone Airport Development Issue
> Bush's Energy Plan
> Food and Transportation
> Environmental Campaigns at the U of I
> Stopping Menards from selling old growth
> Campus Area Transportation Study
> High Speed Rail in Illinois
> State of Water/Water Quality in Champaign County
> Profile on Heartland Pathways?
> Progressive Resource Center
> Campaign for Sensible Growth
> Top ten bike routes in C-U
> Renewable Energy in C-U
> Municipality owned Utilities
> Police Revue Board
> Renewable Energy Fair in Wisconsin
>
>
>
>
>
>