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- From: szikopou@alfred.carleton.ca (Steven Zikopoulos)
- Newsgroups: alt.angst
- Subject: patriarchy on parade
- Message-ID: <szikopou.728125824@cunews>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 09:10:24 GMT
- Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator)
- Organization: Carleton University
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- Here's a message I received today. Please add your support to it and help
- others:
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- |>From POMONA.CLAREMONT.EDU!JRYCENGA Wed Jan 20 11:52:44 1993
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- |For political activists, or media watchdogs, or just concerned
- |women, here's a quick something you can do to help prevent
- |and stop domestic violence.
- |
- |Super Bowl Sunday - which this year is January 31, here in southern
- |California at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena - is the single worst day
- |for domestic violence in the USA. There is an increase of as much as 40%
- in the volume handled by domestic violence shelters on this
- |day.
- |
- |To try to stem this tide of violence, the Women's Action Coalition
- (WAC) of Los Angeles is supporting the campaign by Fairness and Accuracy
- in Reporting (FAIR) to convince NBC (the network carrying the game) to
- carry two Public Service Announcements on domestic violence during the
- Super Bowl this year. Anna Quindlen of the New York Times wrote a fine
- editorial in the 1/17/93 edition of the Times supporting this effort as
- well.
- |
- |What I am asking of you - and all your friends (please PLEASE
- cross-post this to _any_ lists you can think of) - is to help us with a
- FAX/LETTER blitz on NBC, asking for these PSA's. Here is a sample letter:
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- |Dick Ebersol
- |President, NBC Sports
- |NBC
- |30 Rockefeller Plaza
- |New York, NY 10112
- |
- |Dear Mr. Ebersol:
- |
- |We (I) support FAIR's request that you air two Public Service
- Announcements on domestic violence during the Super Bowl game. The Super
- Bowl is one of the most widely viewed television events of the year; it is
- also the day, according to women's shelters, when calls for help increase
- by as much as 40%.
- |
- |Your broadcast of the Super Bowl will reach a huge audience. By your
- airing PSAs, NBC will be bringing to a national audience the critical and
- important issue of domestic violence.
- |
- |Sincerely,
- |
- |
- | You can rephrase or rewrite this letter to your liking, but please FAX
- or write them immediately.
- |
- |To reach NBC by FAX: 212-664-5835.
- |
- | Thanks for helping - you may save someone's life, or skeletal
- structure, or eyesight.
- |
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