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- From: borden@netcom.com (David Borden)
- Subject: Needle Exchange Video -- FIRE IN OUR HOUSE
- Message-ID: <bordenD932M5.GJo@netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 12:56:29 GMT
-
- The following announcement comes to you courtesy of the Foundation for
- Drug Policy Awareness / Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet). For
- more information, e-mail "drcinfo@drcnet.org", or contact: DRCNet, P.O.
- Box 381813, Cambridge, MA 02238-1813; phone: (617) 648-2655; fax: 648-2713.
-
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- Please copy and distribute.
-
- About Fire in Our House
- -----------------------
-
- Despite the wealth of information supporting needle exchange programs and
- their ability to prevent HIV, many exchanges remain illegal and
- underfunded. The AIDS epidemic continues and people are dying.
-
- Fire in Our House is a 10-minute video that illustrates the impact that
- needle exchange programs have had on drug users, their families and
- communities. As a strategic tool that personalizes the terms of the
- debate, Fire in Our House increases public awareness about needle
- exchange, influences policies and inspires grassroots mobilization.
-
- At $15 per tape, Fire in Our House is accessible to individuals and
- grassroots organizations to enhance their fight against the spread of
- HIV/AIDS.
-
- Fire in Our House is a MayDay Media production.
-
-
- About MayDay Media
- ------------------
-
- MayDay Media is a non-profit production and distribution group that uses
- video as the center force in campaigns that fight racism, sexism,
- classism and homophobia. MayDay provides a forum where, in collaboration
- with experienced and creative forces, active communities can carve out an
- integral role in the development and dissemination of culturally diverse
- and socially relevant programs.
-
- The unique character of MayDay Media rests in the small, flexible crew,
- low-cost nature of the productions, innovative distribution plans, and
- investment of communities and activists in the project. MayDay Media is a
- project of Video/Action Fund.
-
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- About the Producers
- -------------------
-
- Vanessa Vadim and Rory Kennedy are Co-founders and Executive Directors of
- MayDay Media. Vanessa Vadim is an independent producer and
- cinematographer. Rory Kennedy recently completed a 3-part documentary
- series and outreach project entitled Women of Substance. Emmy Award-
- winning producer Robin Smith is the Founder and President of Video/Action
- Fund, and consultant to MayDay Media.
-
- For free preview copies of Fire in Our House and the Resource Guide,
- please contact:
-
- MayDay Media
- 1077 30th Street, NW, Suite 102, Washington, D.C. 20007
- Phone: (202) 338-1094 Fax: (202) 342-2660
-
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- Make This Video Work to Save Lives
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-
- Contact MayDay Media to get a free preview copy of Fire in Our House.
- Use the video in local efforts to increase the availability of needle
- exchange programs and other harm reduction efforts.
-
- Organize a screening of Fire in Our House. Collaborate with local needle
- exchange programs, AIDS services, health care providers, drug treatment
- practitioners, medical professionals, community leaders and elected
- officials. Consider special screenings followed by a panel discussion at
- local schools, hospitals, religious and community centers.
-
- Work with other activists and educators to distribute Fire in Our House
- along with other needle exchange materials that are geared toward your
- local political climate.
-
- Broadcast the video. Anyone can put a show on community access channels-
- take advantage! Invite needle exchange providers and AIDS activists to
- do a round-table discussion following the screening.
-
- Send a copy of Fire in Our House to government officials at the local,
- state and federal levels. Urge them to support needle exchange programs.
- (See the government pages in your telephone directory for listings).
- Follow up with a letter, phone call, fax or e-mail.
-
- For information on existing needle exchange programs, contact:
-
- North American Syringe Exchange Network (David Purchase)
- 535 Dock Street, Suite 112
- Tacoma, WA 98402
- Phone: (206) 272-4857
- Fax: (206) 272-8415
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- ==============================================================================
-
- The Drug Reform Coordination network (DRCNet) is a non-profit entity
- dedicated to getting the word out to activists on what they can do to work
- for reform of the nation's drug laws and other related laws and policies.
- The Foundation for Drug Policy Awareness is an educational organization
- that aims to raise public awareness of issues surrounding drug policy.
- DRCNet solicits information from national and state level activist groups
- on how people can help them work for reform, and makes frequent announcements
- by e-mail, fax, mail and phone to its "rapid-response team". DRCNet also
- publishes "The Activist Guide" newsletter on a monthly basis. Full
- membership in the Drug Reform Coordination Network is $25, and includes
- The Activist Guide and membership in the rapid-response team. Newsletter
- alone is $18 for 12 issues, and rapid-response team alone is $10.
- (All material is available by e-mail for free.) For more information on our
- publications and educational outreach projects, contact:
-
- DRCNet, P.O. Box 381813, Cambridge, MA 02238-1813
- (617) 648-2655 / fax: 648-2713 / e-mail: drcinfo@drcnet.org
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