[Rfu-barnraising] Re: {basement} barnraising publicity

[petetridish]

yay! ok, we will stick something in about the homegrown nature of this 
gastronomical experience.

  thanks,
pete tridish

On Oct 7, 2005, at 5:33 PM, Molly Stentz wrote:

> Hi, this is Molly, from RFU/IMC Urbana. I'm tryin' to head up the food 
> effort with the idea of locally grown food for locally grown radio.. 
> to highlight the necessities of the DIY ethic, community-building, and 
> nuturing a local economy. I think it makes sense.
>
> I know the food is peripheral but it would be way cool to put in a 
> plug for the menu somehow. We're putting some work into it and I want 
> it to be good! It would be cool if folks knew to expect that and 
> volunteers would get a kick outta their efforts being appreciated..
> Here's my, um, best shot:
>
> RFU Barnraising... where even the food is homegrown!
>
> RFU.. Local radio for local folks. Food will be provided and it, too, 
> will be locally grown!
>
> RFU Barnraisin'... homegrown meals for homegrown radio.
>
> Er something... my 2 cents! Thanks!!
>
> -Molly
>
>
> On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 katharan at prometheusradio.org wrote:
>
>>
>> I can send this announcement out. I have hannah's mass email 
>> instructions,
>> which I will give a shot--i tried once and it didn't work but my 
>> computer
>> was more fluky then.  before I send this out to stubblefield, grc, 
>> and any
>> other list any one suggests, I want to make sure the reg page is up 
>> and
>> running, so it will not go out until later on today. here is text I 
>> will
>> use unless anyone objects:
>>
>> UCIMC & Prometheus Radio Project
>>
>> present
>>
>> RADIO STATION BARNRAISING: RADIO FREE URBANA, WRFU-LP!
>>
>> Join the Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center and Prometheus for
>> another hair-raising spine-tingling electrically-charged weekend radio
>> project!  Jump in with hundreds of volunteers from around the country 
>> as
>> we come together to build a new radio station from microphone to 
>> antenna
>> in three headlong days.
>>
>> No longer content to engage & enthrall scores of volunteers with a
>> plain old radio barnraising, Prometheus and the UCIMC take the mammoth
>> task of building a radio station over the course of a singe weekend in
>> stride.  This time, we're not stopping at the FM AIRWAVES; we're 
>> setting
>> our sights on freeing the whole SPECTRUM for use by democratic
>> communications as we look to the future of radio!  This barnraising 
>> round,
>> we'll also build out the Urbana Champaign wireless network, a 
>> pioneering
>> leader in community broadband services.  While some of us construct 
>> the
>> studio & raise the antenna to get WRFU on the air, others will set up
>> access points to expand  this open source community wireless network!
>>
>> Dozens of radio workshops and station building will take place at the
>> sparkling  new IMC space in Urbana's post office.  Radio Free Urbana,
>> WRFU-LP, 104.5 FM will be born on Sunday, November 13th!  All skill
>> levels encouraged, from engineer to nowhere near, and no one will be 
>> turned
>> away for lack of funds!
>>
>> You Be There!  We'll Be There!
>>
>> for info or to register, visit www.prometheusradio.org
>> Registration is $125 for the full weekend, meals included.
>> Discounted and other slashed rates available, so no excuses!
>>
>> we have phones too! (215) 727-9620.
>>
>>
>>> has the barnraising announcement gone out to our full lists? and to
>>> stubblefield?
>>>
>>> we should also get it out over the wireless and spectrum reform 
>>> lists.
>>> dharma, do you have publicity ideas for those lists?
>>>
>>> it is time to make this as public as possible...
>>>
>>> also, kate, if we can get volunteers in, it would be great to make
>>> barnraising calls to stations in illinois, indiana, wisconsin, 
>>> michigan
>>> and all states that are within one adjacent. the press release can 
>>> also
>>> go to  all the "media" in our database.
>>>
>>> let's try to get everything we need into the email announcement 
>>> today,
>>> and get it sent out in the next day or so.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> pete tridish
>>>
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>>
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