-------- Original Message -------- Dear MoveOn member, You're incredible. In less than a day, we've blown past our goal--more than 300,000 of us have signed the petition to save NPR and PBS from losing public funding. This is huge, but we need your help. Tomorrow, the House Appropriations Committee will decide whether to approve these severe cuts to NPR and PBS. We can stop the cuts--and save public TV and radio--with a strong show of public outrage. We'll report to the committee members on our petition before they vote. Can you help us reach 400,000 signers by the end of the day? Please send the note below to friends, family and neighbors who count on NPR and PBS. Thank you for all you do, -Noah, Joan, Rosalyn, and the MoveOn.org Team Wednesday, June 15th, 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 at the bottom if you don't believe me.) Sign the petition telling Congress to save NPR and PBS: http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/?t=1 A House panel has voted to eliminate all public 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 slash 25% of the federal funding this year--$100 million--and end funding altogether within two years. 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 next vote on the cuts will take place tomorrow (Thursday). Help us reach 400,000 signatures to be delivered to the committee members. http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/?t=2 Thanks! P.S. Read the Washington Post report on the threat to NPR and PBS at: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=745 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subscription Management: This is a message from MoveOn.org. To change your email address, update your contact info, or remove yourself (Mindy Sue Huie) from this list, please visit our subscription management page at: http://moveon.org/s?i=5664-1172580-RNhyE00Zk6U7Kr5V9ICZww
