(This is a project that Derrick O'Keefe, a really great comrade is involved with. I strongly encourage you to support it.)
*Support Ricochet: Crowdfunded, bilingual and independent media* By now you've probably heard something about Ricochet. Our ambitious new bilingual journalism project has been covered by media across the country, in both French and English. (Check out a couple of great profiles here <http://o.canada.com/news/ricochet-media-456819> and here <http://thelasource.com/fr/2014/05/26/un-webzine-deux-langues-une-meme-exigence/>.) In many ways born of Quebec's student strike -- the Maple Spring of 2012 -- Ricochet is a collaboration between anglophones and francophones, informed by Canada's colonial history and supportive of contemporary Indigenous struggles. (For more on Ricochet's background, see this piece in Green Left Weekly: https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/56596) We've launched a Crowdfunder to raise start-up money to put together a state of the art website and start paying journalists. Thanks to the generosity of over 750 individual donors, we've already raised $45,000 -- in just over two weeks! We need another $30,000 in the last two weeks of the fundraiser to meet our goal. Can you spare a minute to help spread the Ricochet? We can't meet our target without your help. Here are three simple things you can do right now to help Ricochet: 1) *Donate to Ricochet*. Our average contribution is $25. That makes you a member of Ricochet. For larger donations, we have great perks to offer. Check it out and donate now: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ricochet-le-journal-nouveau-genre-a-new-take-on-independent-media/x/5542080 <https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ricochet-le-journal-nouveau-genre-a-new-take-on-independent-media/x/5542080> 2) *Share our appeal* with your email list, Facebook friends and Twitter followers. It only takes a few seconds, but you'll be helping us reach thousands of more people, making our case for new and better media. http://ricochetmedia.ca <http://ricochetmedia.ca/> 3) *Tell your work or your organization about Ricochet.* If you're a member of a union, an NGO, a Co-op or a network that cares about independent media, let them know about Ricochet. Send this appeal to them, but also contact us about coming to make a specific presentation to your group. Just email info[at]ricochetmedia.ca <http://ricochetmedia.ca/> Thanks for reading this note, and for your support for new and better independent media in Canada! The Ricochet Team http://ricochetmedia.ca <http://ricochetmedia.ca/> * * _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
