Unleesh and kelley:
Thanks! Both ideas--reviewing and posting articles about the WTO on a web site
and conducting a teach-in or some other kind of even--are good ideas. I can
probably garner some info from the web and then throw out some questions at a
neighborhood potluck at my house as a starting point. I have to say though that
just once, I'd like to see MY views on the front page. Goes to show ya what that
damn journalism degree did to my thinking.....I actuallly still believe in the
power of the fifth estate somedays even though I think it died when Ted Turner and
Rupert Murdock took over.
Sheila
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> " But since the coporate media won't carry your
> story, how is anyone to reach those uncoverted but often sympathetic thinkers?
> There are thousands of them in this community--many with jobs and families."
>
> That's a DAMN good question.
>
> It may be that community organization that is alternative to corporate media
> may have to develop. I mean by this not only pirate radios and newsletters,
> etc., but also people getting together in their community to discuss what is
> going on in the world, and inviting guest speakers, etc. to give alternative
> viewpoints.
>
> Now I know that at present, given the vast amounts of human life energy the
> Work Machine sucks up, alot of people only have time for corporate news on
> the tube --- who could blame anyone for this?? But it may be that people
> might actually go to an event about a news story that seemed pressing. I'm
> too young for such events, but I recall reading about "teach-in's"
> and the like in the late 60's and early 70's that might be an effective
> model. People don't have time for endless amounts of these, but something as
> "exciting" or "upsetting" as discussions about Seattle and the WTO might draw
> at least a few people from a community, who could then percolate their
> integration of the perspectives given into the rest of the community.
>
> And I'm sure there's all sorts of other creative ideas we could brainstorm.
>
> But it's a really good question.
>
> (un)leash
