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- From: jk71+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joshua Alan Knauer)
- Newsgroups: pgh.general,alt.politics,cmu.misc.announce,alt.politics.greens
- Subject: Fwd: I: Domestic Violence and the Superbowl
- Message-ID: <gfNpgni00YVXQ6DqFZ@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 04:04:03 GMT
- Organization: Sophomore, H&SS general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Hey pals -
-
- Hope you can help us out once again...
-
- 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:
-
- 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,
-
-
- To reach NBC by FAX: 212-664-5835.
-
-
- You can rephrase or rewrite this letter to your liking, but please FAX or
- write them immediately.
-
- Thanks for helping - you may save someone's life, or skeletal structure, or
- eyesight.
-
- Jennifer jrycenga@pomona.claremont.edu
-