[imc-scotland-discussion] Fwd: [CMA] Fwd: Funding opportunity for peace programs

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Subject: [CMA] Fwd: Funding opportunity for peace programs
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:12:29 +0100



>
  ABE KELLER PEACE EDUCATION FUND
>
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION AND RADIO PRODUCERS
>
>
> Project Scope:
>
> The Abe Keller Fund Peace Education Fund is soliciting proposals from
>
> individuals and organizations for the purpose of producing media
> programming that addresses the continuing threat of nuclear weapons  
> development and proliferation.
> Programming could be designed for either television or radio, or
> both. It  could be in the form of complete programs or as segments that  
> would be used in larger program formats.
>
> Nature of the Nuclear Weapons Problem:
>
> The nuclear weapons problem was not solved with the end of the Cold
> War.
> Although both the United States and Russia have reduced their stockpiles  
> and delivery systems, and although there has been significant attention  
> given to the likelihood that North Korea has joined the nuclear club and  
> to the possibility that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, there is a  
> much larger story to tell that includes the continued development of  
> both 'offensive' and 'defensive' nuclear weapons and delivery systems by  
> the United States and other current nuclear powers.
>
> The story cannot ignore many other related issues: the potential that
> weapons can be procured by other states or even terrorist organizations  
> through the diversion, sale, or theft of nuclear materials and the  
> technology for their production; the failure of the United States and  
> other nuclear powers to create and support a climate for international  
> agreements that curtail proliferation; the reality that nuclear weapons  
> in some form continue to be features of US war-fighting doctrine,  
> strategy, and battlefield operations.
>
> Nature of the Media Problem (as we see it):
>
> That the era of information abundance has arrived is a given. Yet
> with a cornucopia of information literally at our fingertips, including  
> how-to manuals for building weapons of mass destruction, we have not  
> succeeded in producing and presenting important information about our  
> nuclear predicament in ways that overcome inherent technical  
> complexities and inform the public about available policy options. The  
> nuclear debate has thus been fragmented and largely emasculated. And it  
> must compete with many other issues, including the breaking news of the  
> day, for the public's time and attention.
>
> What We Are Looking For:
>
> First, an expression of interest and a summary of previous experience
> in producing public policy programming, not necessarily on the nuclear  
> issue.
>
> Second, what kind of format should be used, at least at the initial  
> stage?
>
> Third, your ideas as to how you intend to make this project a success.  
> Do you have a vision for this effort that transcends whatever  
> programming that can be developed around local resources?  Is it  
> possible that programming can be shared inter-regionally and even  
> internationally, leading to networking that greatly expands the  
> audience? Should the content include other issues that are part of the  
> larger problem that armed conflict is still too often the first resort  
> for resolving disputes and projecting power?
>
> Fourth, do you think that there are other potential resources (in
> addition to seed money from the Keller Fund) that can together  
> contribute to a viable funding base and that will sustain the project  
> over considerable time? Are there perhaps individuals who are in a  
> position to donate their time and professional talents?
>
> Please be as brief as possible. Proposals will not be rated on the
> basis of weight or volume.
>
> Process and Schedule:
>
> The Abe Keller Fund will, after reviewing proposals submitted, determine  
> whether there is sufficient reason to believe that a successful project  
> will result from its support. Support may take the form of seed money  
> and additional project-directed fund raising. The fund itself does not  
> anticipate direct involvement in the project beyond helping to secure  
> information that may take the form of expert opinion. The board has not  
> established a date certain for its decision to proceed, and it  
> anticipates that there will be a need for considerable discussion with  
> respondents.
>
> About the Abe Keller Peace Education Fund:
>
> The Abe Keller Fund takes its name from Abraham C. Keller (1916-1997),  
> who in addition to being a distinguished scholar and University of  
> Washington professor, worked tirelessly throughout his life in the  
> pursuit of peace as well as political and social justice. The Keller  
> Fund is a non-profit organization chartered in the state of Washington.  
> Its function is to provide financial support for regional peace  
> education. An elected board oversees these efforts. For more information  
> about the Fund, go to its website at
> http://www.abekellerpeacefund.org/
>
> Send Responses to:
>
> Dick Nelson
> 122 NW 50th Street
> Seattle, WA 98107-3419
> 206-781-0915
> dicknels at msn.com
>
>
>
>
> * * * * *
> PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS!
>
> Nan Rubin
> Community Media Services
> 121 W.  27th St.  # 302
> New York, NY  10001 USA
> 212-463-7411
> www.nanrubin.com

	
		


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