[Rfu-barnraising] Re: [hannahjs@babel.serve.com: hi zoe, hannah from prometheus here]

[Kate Protagonist]

great ideas, hannah.  let's im/chat & try to follow through with some of
this today.  I'm copying lynsee on this, FTI lynsee, some brainstorms of
hannah's as to local outreach and volunteers for the barnraising!

Lynsee, we'll let you know what we do on this front, and see what you can
do as well.  RFU listers, can you put your brains on the following
question, as well as any other volunteer/outreach ideas?

We'd also like to do outreach to local high schools (within walking
distance of IMC) to get students involved--has the IMC worked with any
teachers and/or schools that would be interested in this project?  could
you send us the names of said schools/teachers?  Students could attend
workshops and volunteer--it's great to have young people involved with
barnraisings, and it might be something RFU is interested in as well.  A
lot of stations have youth programming.

please advise of your thoughts!

thanks, Kate



> fyi sent to zoe at RFU under faith's recommendation.  here are a few other
> places we could try for volunteers and
> attendees:
>
> http://www.cuvolunteer.org/
>
> http://www.union.uiuc.edu/ovp/
>
> http://www.will.uiuc.edu/support/volunteer.htm -- this is the WILL station
> -- public radio station at UIllinois!  i
> wonder if we can get on their radar
>
> http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/ -- electrical engineering at UIUC
>
> http://www.prairienet.org/prc/ -- they are likely tapped out and on the
> RFU radar... at any rate someone local MUST
> go flyer at this...!
>
> hannah s.
> prometheusradioproject
>
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Hannah Sassaman <hannahjs at babel.serve.com>
> -----
>
> X-Original-To: chanalternate at babel.serve.com
> To: zoespice66 at hotmail.com
> Subject: hi zoe, hannah from prometheus here
> From: Hannah Sassaman <hannahjs at babel.serve.com>
>
> hey zoe, hannah from prometheus radio project here!  faith said i might
> wanna get in touch with you to talk through
> some of the best ways to get volunteers to help out at this lovely
> barnraising shindig we are all planning!  i see
> you are on entertainment committee though, so if this email is misdirected
> please let me know.
>
> at any rate, as you may see in the various barnraising manuals that have
> been going through the RFU community, all
> folks who come to a barnraising are encouraged to volunteer some of their
> time to make the event work.  many folks
> ask for a cheaper or free registration rate in exchange for their efforts
> (and because money is tight) and this is
> also totally fine with us!  we especially encourage locals to volunteer,
> as they know the area better, are more
> comfortable taking ownership or charge of a volunteer task that involves
> driving or picking something up, and because
> it gives them a tie-in to the event and the new station -- they feel like
> they've helped to build it as they help
> prepare dinner, pick up out-of-towners, make posters, or deliver a trash
> haul to the dump.  of course locals also
> help build the station, lead and attend workshops, and lend their voices
> to the first broadcast too!
>
> can we do a little thinking on how to encourage locals to come by and help
> with these basics, as well as attend this
> rockin event and become supporters of WRFU and the indymedia center?  i
> was thinking:
> 	-- highschools, kids and parents -- does the school system have a
> community service requirement?
> 	-- local churches and synagogues
> 	-- college students (ivy from the university already emailed about her
> media literacy class students)
> 		-- can this be a service project for the university?
> http://vip.union.uiuc.edu/
> 	-- local event organizers might email their lists (i saw y'all just had a
> beer and chili cookoff!)
>
> at any rate, what will be the responsiblity of some of us at the
> barnraising -- potentially those at registration --
> will be to take in volunteers and help them get plugged into the meals,
> transportation, entertainment and workshop
> setup -- anything that needs doing.  so we should talk about that as well.
>
> cool zoe.  thanks much for reading this and hope we can talk soon!
>
> hannah s.
> prometheusradioproject
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>


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