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- From: janina@netcom.com (Janina Sajka)
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- Subject: Help Prevent Disability
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 02:48:21 GMT
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- This year the Super Bowl will be played on Sunday January 31. As
- in years past that day is expected, once again, to be the single
- worst day for domestic violence in the USA. The volume of calls
- handled by domestic violence shelters around the nation increases
- by as much as 40% on this day. Victims may become disabled or even
- die as a result.
-
- To try to stem this tide of violence Fairness and Accuracy in
- Reporting (FAIR) has asked NBC to carry two Public Service
- Announcements about domestic violence during their Super Bowl
- telecast this year. Additional support has come from the Women's
- Action Coalition (WAC) of Los Angeles And in an editorial in the
- January 17, 1993 edition of the New York Times.
-
- Your help is needed. Send your letter or fax in support of FAIR
- and this initiative to NBC. the FAX number for NBC is:
- 212-664-5835. A sample letter follows. You can, of course,
- rephrase or rewrite this letter to your liking, but please FAX or
- write them immediately. Also, please cross-post this announcement
- wherever you think it appropriate.
-
- Thanks for helping. You may save someone's life, skeletal
- structure, or their eyesight.
-
- SAMPLE LETTER
-
- Dick Ebersol President, NBC Sports
- NBC
- 30 Rockefeller Plaza
- New York, NY 10112
-
- Dear Mr. Ebersol:
-
- I support Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting's (FAIR) request that
- you air at least two Public Service Announcements about 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%.
-
- By airing PSAs, NBC will bring the critical issue of domestic
- violence to the attention of a vast audience.. Since violence
- increases so sharply during and following Super Bowl games, you are
- in the best position this year to help alleviate this national
- tragedy. Please help prevent this violence. You may even save
- lives.
-
- Sincerely,
-