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- From: lmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.COM (Laurie Mann)
- Subject: Domestic Violence Action
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 20:55:09 GMT
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- This came to me via some folks at Digital (yes, there still are folks
- at Digital):
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- Help convince NBC to put domestic violence awareness public service
- announcements on during the superbowl! (talk about reaching a lot of
- your target audience...)
-
- 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
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