[Imc] CU-IMC Outreach Trip to Springfield
Brian Hagy
bhagy at onthejob.net
Wed Jan 3 05:17:37 UTC 2001
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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