6!

6!

I received this in the email today.

Dear friend of MoveOn,

In the next few days, the House of Representatives will vote on whether to slash funding for NPR and PBS. And tomorrow, before they vote, we'll present stacks and stacks of printed petitions and public comments to save public broadcasting. We'll be joined by members of Congress and the public TV and radio staff fighting for survival.

Over 820,000 people have signed the petition so far—simply incredible. But we want to present 1 million signatures to the press tomorrow, and we can do it with your help. In all our years of online organizing, we've never heard of one million Americans signing a petition in a week, but we're within striking distance now.

Already, the public outcry has delayed the effort to eliminate funding entirely, but the proposed cuts would still cripple NPR and PBS. Help us reach 1 million signers by the end of the day. Help us reach 1 million signers by the end of the day. Send the note below to your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors who watch or listen to public TV and radio.

Thank you for all you do,

–Noah, Micayla, Carrie, Marika and the MoveOn.org Team
Monday, June 20th, 2005

P.S. Here's a note to send your friends:

Hi,

You know that email petition that keeps circulating about how Congress is slashing funding for NPR and PBS? Well, now it's actually true. (Really. Check the footnotes if you don't believe me.)

Sign the petition telling Congress to save NPR and PBS:

http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/?t=1

The House of Representatives is about to vote on whether to slash funding for NPR and PBS, starting with "Sesame Street," "Reading Rainbow" and other commercial-free children's shows. If approved, this would be the most severe cut in the history of public broadcasting, threatening to pull the plug on Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch.

The cuts would eliminate more than $200 million for NPR, PBS and local stations immediately, with more cuts likely in the future. The loss could kill beloved children's shows like "Clifford the Big Red Dog," "Arthur," and "Postcards from Buster." Rural stations and those serving low-income communities might not survive. Other stations would have to increase corporate sponsorships.

The House will vote on the cuts this week. Can you help us reach 1 million signatures calling on Congress to save NPR and PBS today?

http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/?t=2

Thanks!

P.S. Read the New York Times story on the threat to NPR and PBS at:

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=753

Then read the New York Times story on this campaign to save NPR and PBS at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06

I signed a while ago. Help us out.

-lelandpaul