Over 817,000 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.
Help us reach 1 million signers by the end of the day. Sign the petition at:
moveon.org
Then please send this message on to your friends and colleagues—it'll take all of us pushing together to get to the 1 million mark.
Already, the public outcry has delayed the effort to eliminate funding entirely, but the proposed cuts would still cripple NPR and PBS. The cuts threaten programs like "All Things Considered," "NOW," "Sesame Street," "Fresh Air," "The Charlie Rose Show," and "Clifford the Big Red Dog." In an era of corporate media, public broadcasting is one of the last places you can find insightful journalism and educational content. Quality costs money, and corporate owners are too willing to sacrifice good programming to save a buck.
If the House passes these massive cuts, we'll fight to restore the funding when the Senate takes up public broadcasting. But even if we stop the House cuts, we'll need to make sure Senate Republicans don't try the same thing.
Together, we can stop the House from slashing NPR and PBS in the federal budget. Can you help us hit 1 million signers today?
moveon.org
The stakes are high: some of the best programs on the air are at risk. After you sign, please pass this on to any 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. The Sunday New York Times talked about our campaign to save NPR and PBS. You can read the story at:
nytimes.com
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