[imc-wellington] draft reference for VBC

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Fine by me. Thanks Ali. Ken

On Tue, 6 May 2008 17:21:31 +1200, ali <anarkalilith at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> hi,
> 
> here's a revised draft with the changes. i changed AIMC to Windy and
> signed it as 'Wellington Independent Media Centre collective member'
> instead of 'on behalf of AIMC'. all good?
> 
> 
> x ali
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Sir or Madam,
>  
> Wellington Independent Media Centre  (Windy) is a grassroots organization
> committed to using media production and distribution as a tool for
> promoting social and economic justice. It is our goal to further the
> self-determination of people under-represented in media production and
> content, and to illuminate and analyse local and global issues that
impact
> ecosystems, communities and individuals. We seek to generate alternatives
> to the biases inherent in the corporate media controlled by profit, and
to
> identify and create positive models for a sustainable and equitable
> society.
> 
> Windy hosts a weekly one hour show on the VBC 88.3. The content is of a
> primarily local focus and features news stories and opinions that are
> usually neglected by the commercial media. We particularly endeavour to
> cover stories and events that affect groups often marginalised in New
> Zealand society including workers, Maori, women, Pacific Islanders,
queers
> and immigrants.
> 
> We are grateful to the VBC for providing a media outlet for views
> otherwise unavailable on radio in Wellington. Unfortunately the low
> coverage of the current VBC frequency means that our show is inaccessible
> to most Wellington residents. We believe that making the VBC broadcast
> available to a larger area of Wellington would be of great benefit both
to
> our organization and to the wider Wellington community.
> 
> The VBC 88.3 has shown a commitment to supporting a diverse range of
> musical and cultural communities in Wellington and emphasises content not
> available on other Wellington frequencies. We believe that increasing its
> broadcast’s coverage will be very beneficial to Wellington.
>  
> Yours Sincerely,
> 
> Deborah Nissenbaum
> 
> Wellington Independent Media Centre Collective Member
> 
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