[Peace] Bill Taylor fun and fundraiser reminder

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

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, the Boneyard Jazz Quintet, and others will 
perform.  Food and drink provided.  Sliding scale donation of $8-$20 
requested per person. 

And, with Bill's permission, there will be a contest to name is prothesis.
Bill says "it's gonna be black with either chrome or some artsy
purple/orange lightning bolts, with stainless hook.
And, yeah, about any name would be better than 'prosthesis'." 

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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