Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:25 AM
To: nlgno@...; studentorg@nlg. org
Subject: Fwd: Please pass it on... Gaza Media Aid Project





Writing to see if NLG can help us to spread the word about this camera
drive we are running for the next couple of weeks.



My husband and I just returned from Israel and the West Bank where
taught media workshops in the West Bank & Israel through our
organization, Barefoot Workshops (www.barefootworksho ps.org).



In an effort to bring some balance to the one-sided reporting of
matters, we feel it is imperative to give Palestinians in Gaza & West
Bank a voice at this moment.



So we are raising money to purchase and send 50 Flip Cameras to the
organization B 'Tselem, so that they can be delivered to CIVILIANS in
Gaza. B T'selem are "watchdogs" of the Israeli government, and have
been monitoring human rights violations of Palestinians in the West
Bank with a program called Shooting Back, equipping more than 100
civilians with video cameras there. Now is the moment to get cameras
into Gaza.



Because my background is media, I am doing what I can.... which is
calling on everyone I know to ---



Donate $25 -50 to our Gaza Media Aid Project - http://gazavideopro
ject.chipin. com/gaza- media-aid- project



and/or HELP SPREAD THE WORD, because people are talking and educating
their friends and relatives, and increasing support.



Please do what you can. And pass on this email & link to your members
& friends.

http://gazavideopro ject.chipin. com/gaza- media-aid- project



Resulting videos will be distributed to Israeli and international
press. We encourage U.S. media outlets who want to hear direct
reports/video blogs from Gaza to be in touch so we can share the
results of this project broadly.



Best,



ALISON FAST

Program Director

Barefoot Workshops

310-497-7109

alisonfast@mac. com

alison.fast@ barefootworkshop s.org

www.barefootworksho ps.org