HELP Rabbi Michael Lerner raise money for an important ad: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A note from Rabbi Michael Lerner March 27, 2003 8th day of the war My friend, greetings in a troubled and scary time! As you know we've been setting up public events to grieve and mourn the deaths on both sides. But for the moment, I want to address another terrible element of what's happening: the media coverage. Are you as upset with the way the media is dealing with this war, trivializing the horror, hiding the reality of the suffering being inflicted, filling the public with propaganda about "Operation Iraqi Freedom," framing every issue as though of course "we" are all cheering on this war, and otherwise distorting things -- as I am? That's why we are trying to raise money for ads to challenge these distortions. Will you join me, and Susannah Heschel, Peter Gabel, Rev. Rick Lowery, Rabbi Gerry Serota, media critic Mark Crispin Miller, Peretz Kidron, Henry Giroux, David Abram (author, The Spell of the Sensuous), Howard Winant (Professor, U.C. Santa Barbara), Mark Levine (Professor, UC Irvine), and dozens of others in signing this proposed full-page ad for the NY Times and other national media? (SEE TEXT HERE). We need to raise the money for it IMMEDIATELY --it is an important way to send a powerful message to challenge the media. Details on how to sign and send money to make this possible are below, after the ad itself. When it's layed out as a full page ad it will be done in a graphically sensitive way, and there will not be too much text for a full page. It's too late now to change the text. If you don't want to sign, you might still donate to help us put it in. Email this to everyone on your list. Love and blessings for a speedy end to this war and for a world of justice, peace, kindness, generosity and compassion. Rabbi Michael Lerner RabbiLerner@tikkun.org TO SIGN AND DONATE TO MAKE THIS AD POSSIBLE, fill out the form under the ad and email to KBAKER@tikkun.org or call Kasey at 510 528 6250 with your credit card info or send your check to Tikkun, attn. Kacey, 951 Cragmont Ave, Berkeley, Ca. 94708. Now here is the ad (soon to be designed for maximum visible impact as well) Signed by: WE HOPE TO LIST YOUR NAME IF YOU CAN DONATE $100 OR MORE. We actually need 200 people to donate $250 or more. But even if you can only donate less than that, your donation will be GREATLY APPRECIATED--and may make the difference in whether or not this ad appears. If it does not, we will tear up your check or destroy the record of your credit card--unless you specify that we can use it to support our anti-war work. Among the 100 signers so far: Rabbi Michael Lerner, Susannah Heschel, Peter Gabel, Rev. Rick Lowery, Rabbi Gerry Serota, Henry Giroux, Svi Shapiro, David Abram (author, The Spell of the Sensuous), Howard Winant (Professor, U.C. Santa Barbara), Mark Levine (Professor, UC Irvine), and at least a hundred others who've already sent us their names and contributions--so yes, looks like this is really possible if you send us your help). FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW!!!! ------------------------- [ ] YES, I want to help you bring this message to the media. So I'll contribute. Enclosed is my donation of [ ] $1,000 [ ] $500 [ ]$300 [ ]$250 [ ]$150 [ ] $100 [ ]$............ Use this money to spread this message, buy ads in other media, and organize people to challenge the media. [ ] Yes, you can use my name in the ad [ ] No, don't use my name in the ad If you don't raise the money for the ad, [ ] use it for other anti-war work [ ] please do not use it for other purposes --tear up the check or destroy my credit card info. I will join The Tikkun Community (and get a one year free subscription to Tikkun plus a free copy of Rabbi Michael Lerner's book Healing Israel/Palestine.) [ ] $1000 World Transformer [ ]$500 Founding Member [ ] $300 Peace Maker $120 [ ] Regular member with income above $80k/yr [ ] $80 Regular member with income $40k-$80k [ ] $40 Regular member or student with income under $40 k/yr. CREDIT CARD INFO: Your name: Your email address: Your home phone: Your work phone: Your home address: City, State, Zip [ ] Bill my credit card Card Type: Card Number: Name on card: Expiration date: ************************* PAYING BY CHECK: Mail check to: Tikkun, 951 Cragmont Ave., Berkeley, CA 94708. Make check payable to: Tikkun. Please specify in bottom left corner of check Media Ad. CREDIT CARD: Phone: Call Kacey at 510-528-6250. If there is no answer, leave a message with your name as it appears on the card, the type of card, card number, expiration date, the amount you wish you donate and whether or not you want to have you name appear in the ad. E-MAIL: Email the above information to Kacey at kbaker@tikkun.org. FAX: Fax this form with credit card information to 510-526-7619. Mail: Mail in this form to Tikkun, 951 Cragmont Ave., Berkeley, CA 94708.