[Peace] Benefit for Bill Ttaylor

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

Please forward widely

All,

You're invited to an evening of good music and friendship at a fundraiser to
benefit Bill Taylor on Friday, May 20 from 7:30pm-10:30pm at the Channing
Murrary Foundation in Urbana.   

Bill lost his hand in a carpentry accident several weeks ago.  He hopes to
be fitted with a prothesis in a few weeks.  He is one of the founders of
community radio station, WEFT, 90.1 FM and director of several progressive
radio projects and the Kalyx Center.

Cajun band the Noisy Gators, Morgan Powell's jazz band, and others will
perform.  Food and drink provided.  Sliding scale donation of $8-$20
requested per person.

Funds raised will go directly to help defray Bill's medical expenses,
including a $12,000 helicopter ride from Urbana to Indianapolis and a
$10,000 prothesis, and towards his progressive work in the community.

Bill's many projects include:

KALYX CENTER

Housed in a converted 1875 horse barn and farm house, the Kalyx Center
provides a safe retreat space for community events such as retreats,
campouts, concerts, exhibits and family gatherings in a wooded setting next
to Allerton Park.

PRIMARY COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT

We work in solidarity with indigenous, union and other progressive movements
in the developing world, mostly Central America.  We're currently working
with CONPAH, a confederation of indigenous peoples' organizations in
Honduras to build medium power community radio stations to aid in
organizing, educating and basic communications.  We get donations of
equipment from folks and companies in the U.S., prefabricate radio stations,
deliver them, and train people to use them.

ILLINOIS SHORTWAVE PROJECT

While relatively unknown in the U.S., shortwave radio is the most
universally owned communications medium in the world, with 660,000,000
receivers worldwide.  Currently, U.S. shortwave is dominated by right wing
kooks and propaganda.  We're working to build a high power listener
sponsored shortwave station near C-U which will be able to bring progressive
programming to all areas of the U.S., and at the same time show the outside
world that there are many people here who have a world view which differs
with that of our government

For more information about these projects, call Bill Taylor at (217)
762-9561 or email  btaylor at prairienet.org <mailto:btaylor at prairienet.org>.

Please join Bill and others for an evening of fun on Friday, May 20 from
7:30pm-10:30pm at the Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon St. in
Urbana. WEFT is a co-sponsor of this event.

Thanks,
Kimberlie Kranich



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