[Peace] CALL FOR ATTENDANCE: Poverty Referendum Press Conference

[Randall Cotton]

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This a call for folks to attend tomorrow's press conference promoting
passage of the City of Champaign Township referendum on Tuesday's ballot
to increase funding for General Assistance financial aid to the disabled
and the poorest of the poor.

Please take off early for lunch and join us for the event in support.

Date: TOMORROW (Friday)
Time: 11:30AM
Place: Champaign City Council Chambers
        Champaign City Building, 102 N. Neil St.
        (ground floor east side of the building)
        (Council Chambers are to your left as you go through the main
entrance)

The more members present from the organizations below and the more
supportive audience members that are present, the better. Please consider
taking the short time (30 to 45 minutes including drive time 8-)  to
support this cause. For more information on the issue, please see
references at the end of this message).

The following organizations have signed on in support of a YES vote for
the referendum. More may sign on before the press conference.

A Woman's Fund
AWARE
Center for Women in Transition
Champaign County Health Care Consumers
Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice
Eastern Illinois Food Bank
Greater Community Aids Project
Restoration Urban Ministries
Salt and Light
UofI Graduate Employees Organization
Urbana Champaign Friends Meeting
Jobs with Justice
League of Women Voters

All local radio, tv and print media have been notified with press
releases.

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PLEASE ENCOURAGE OTHERS YOU KNOW TO PARTICIPATE

For more information on this issue, see:

1. An online version of an article in the local "Public I" independent
newspaper:
http://ucimc.org/node/3439

2. A follow-up online article with the astonishing statistics comparing
General Assistance funding in Champaign with comparable surrounding
cities:
http://ucimc.org/node/3533

3. An appeal for media coverage of this issue with extensive
detailed references that could be used for story production:
http://ucimc.org/node/3548

4. A 19 minute educational video on Youtube (interviewing City of
Champaign Township Supervisor Linda Abernathy and Administrative Assistant
D'Anne Winston) in two parts:
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2SdLSuG0Z0
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_darOmyxos

5. An 18 minute audio version of the above interview:
http://imsahp.chambana.net/~randall/champaign_township/2008%20Champaign%20Township%20Referendum%20AUDIO.mp3

6. An all-purpose detailed double-sided flyer suitable for public posting
or distribution at:
http://imsahp.chambana.net/~randall/champaign_township/povref.pdf