In his excellent book HOW TO WIN CAMPAIGNS, former Greenpeace strategist Chris Rose argues that far too many environmental and social change activists overlook the potential power of radio as an effective tool for political education and mobilization. In the Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program at Antioch University New England, we agree. As a result, we have worked hard over the last two years to increase the number of progressive, alternative radio programs available on our town's FM dial, from zero to over fifteen every week-and with more programs on the way as our group of community volunteers expands even further.
Now, I agree that we also need to restructure the dominant corporate media system in the years ahead, and change the very undemocratic policies of the Federal Communications Commission, but I'm still very impressed when people increase the alternative voices on air in the here and now--as my students, our faculty, and several community volunteers have done in Keene, New Hampshire. We believe that what we have accomplished here is possible in several hundreds of communities across the country. To help encourage such efforts, we have compiled a fairly comprehensive Internet guide of radio activist resources. If you are interesting in seeing our resource list, please go to: Blog: THE WELL-TRAINED ACTIVIST Post: Resources for Radio Activists Link: http://eaop-blog.blogspot.com For Independent, Free Speech Radio, Steve Chase Director, Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program Department of Environmental Studies @ Antioch University New England 40 Avon Street, Keene, NH 03431 [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 603-357-3122 x298 (office); 603-357-0718 (fax) EAOP's Main Website: http://www.antiochne.edu/es/eao/ EAOP's "Well-Trained Activist" Blog: http://eaop-blog.blogspot.com EAOP's Activist Bookstore: http://www.antiochne.edu/es/eao/bookstore.cfm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
