From: christic@igc.org (Christic Institute)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: CAUSES & CURES: ON PBS SATELLITE!
Date: 9 Apr 92 23:32:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: mont.1992Apr9.233206.13563
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Organization: University of Missouri
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu

/* Written 12:46 pm  Apr  8, 1992 by christic in cdp:christic.news */
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WITH YOUR HELP THIS BROADCAST CAN REACH MILLIONS!

Christic Institute, Washington, D.C., April 8, 1992

At 8 p.m. EDT on May 4, the Public Broadcasting Service will
``uplink'' video Highlights of the Causes and Cures National
Teleconference on the Drug Epidemic. This electronic town meeting,
transmitted by satellite last November from New York City's Marble
Collegiate Church to 100 cities nationwide, featured expert
testimony on the failure of the Bush Administration's ``war on
drugs''--including the linkage between U.S. covert operations and
the drug trade. PBS is offering this timely and riveting show to
all PBS stations. Without your help, however, it may not be
broadcast in your area.

Please read this file for a full description of the program, steps
you can take to assure the video is broadcast by your local PBS
station, and a list (with phone numbers) of all PBS stations in the
country.

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A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM

This landmark video town meeting explores the roots of the crack
and heroin epidemics, exposes the ``war on drugs'' as a fraud and
promotes an alternative anti-drug abuse strategy centering on
treatment and prevention instead of imprisonment and military
intervention.

The video includes expert testimony by former D.E.A. agents, drug-
treatment professionals, religious leaders and community activists.
Panelists discuss the causes of the drug epidemic in the economic
and social breakdown of the United States, the political power of
the druglords, the relationship between the C.I.A. and the drug
industry, and model programs that are re-claiming the victims of
the drug trade.

Local town meetings were assembled in 100 cities during the
national teleconference. The video features a selection of the
national debate between these local groups and the national
panelists in New York. Moderators Sara Nelson of the Christic
Institute and Jerald Scott of the United Methodist Church assured
an informative but fast-paced discussion.

Here are a few scenes from the video:

In powerful testimony, the former chief of the D.E.A.'s mobile
operations task force calls the war on drugs ``a total fraud'' and
reveals that D.E.A. investigations of drug traffickers and money
launderers were blocked by the C.I.A.

The Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, president of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference and a veteran civil rights leader, blasts the
skewed priorities of the drug war. He calls America to ``come
home'' to compassionate and just anti-drug policies that fund
treatment centers rather than jail cells.

Carolyn Martin, director of a regional drug resource center in
Statesboro, Ga., describes her work with pregnant crack addicts. 
Austin, Tex., District Attorney Ronnie Earl discusses community-
based policing in the city.

The Causes and Cures video brings together these voices and many
more in a concerted effort to articulate effective and humane
solutions to the narcotics epidemic. The program features
nationwide call-ins, lively interaction and colorful graphics.  

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ACT NOW TO ENSURE CAUSES & CURES IS AIRED IN YOUR AREA! 

1. Write or call the program director for the PBS station in your
community (list and phone numbers posted at the end of this file).
Urge him or her to downlink the Causes and Cures Highlights on May
4 at 8 pm EDT (PBS reference schedule B) and schedule the program
on prime-time as soon as possible.   

2. Organize support. Urge friends and family to call or write your
PBS station(s). Copy and distribute this notice to other
organizations, churches, student groups, and drug treatment and
health professionals. Make announcements at meetings and place a
notice in local newspapers and church or synagogue newsletters.
       
3. Build an audience. Once the program is scheduled for broadcast,
help publicize the air date. Distribute flyers, make announcements
and organize a group to view and discuss the broadcast.

4. Follow up. Write a thank you letter to the PBS program director
after the broadcast. Encourage her or him to broadcast the program
again.

5. Purchase resources from Causes and Cures--including books,
videotapes, audiotapes and the Causes and Cures Policy Report--for
future discussion and action. Write us at the following address or
use the e-mail address posted at the end of this file to request a
copy of our resource catalogue.

                     Causes and Cures Campaign
                        Christic Institute
                  1324 North Capitol Street, N.W.
                      Washington, D.C. 20002
                          (202) 797-8106

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NATIONAL LIST OF PBS STATIONS AND PHONE NUMBERS

ALABAMA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (205) 328-8756

ALASKA
KAKM  7  Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (907) 563-7070
KYUK  4  Bethel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (907) 543-3131
KUAC  9  Fairbanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (907) 474-7491
KTOO  3  Juneau  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (907) 586-1670

ARIZONA
KAET  8  Phoenix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (602) 965-1000
KUAT  6  Tucson  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (602) 621-5828

ARKANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (501) 682-2386

CALIFORNIA
KEET 13  Eureka  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (707) 445-0813
KVPT 18  Fresno  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (209) 266-1800
KOCE 50  Huntington Beach  . . . . . . . . . . . . . (714) 895-5623
KCET 28  Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 666-6500
KLCS 58  Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 625-6958
KIXE  9  Redding   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (916) 243-5493
KRCB 22  Rohnert Park  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (707) 585-8522
JVIE  6  Sacramento  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (916) 929-5843
KVCR 24  San Bernadino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (714) 888-6511
KPBS 15  San Diego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (619) 594-1515
KQED  9  San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (415) 864-2000
KTEH 54  San Jose  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 437-5454
KCSM 60  San Mateo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (415) 574-6586

COLORADO
KBDI 12  Broomfield  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (303) 458-1200
KRMA  6  Denver  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (303) 892-6666
KTSC  8  Pueblo  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (719) 543-8800

CONNECTICUT
WEDH/Y/N Hartford  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (203) 278-5310
WEDW 49  Bridgeport  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (203) 965-6080

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WETA 26  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (703) 998-2600
WHMM 32  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 806-3200

FLORIDA
WSFP 30  Bonita Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (813) 598-9737
WCEU 15  Daytona Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (904) 254-3045
WUFT  5  Gainesville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (904) 392-5551
WJCT  7  Jacksonville  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (904) 353-7770
WLRN 17  Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (305) 995-1717
WPBT  2  Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (305) 949-8321
WMFE 24  Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (407) 273-2300
WSRE 23  Pensacola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (904) 484-1200
WFSU/G   Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (904) 487-3170
WEDU  3  Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (813) 253-2736
WXEL 42  West Palm Beach.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (407) 737-8000

GEORGIA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (404) 756-4700
WPBA 30  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (404) 827-8900

HAWAII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (808) 955-7878

IDAHO
KAID 4   Boise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (208) 385-3344
KUID 12  Moscow  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (208) 885-6723
KISU 10  Pocatello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (208) 236-2857

ILLINOIS
WSIU 8   Carbondale  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (618) 453-4343
WEIU 51  Charleston  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (217) 581-5956
WTTW 11  Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (312) 583-5000
WYCC 20  Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (312) 838-4853
WQPT 24  Moline  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (309) 796-2424
WUSI 60  Olney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (618) 395-3422
WTVP 47  Peoria  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (309) 677-4747
WMEC 22  Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (217) 786-6647
WILL 12  Urbana  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (217) 333-1070

INDIANA
WTIU 30  Bloomington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (812) 855-5900
WNIN 9   Evansville  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (812) 423-2973
WFWA 39  Fort Wayne  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (219) 484-8839
WFYI 20  Indianapolis  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (317) 636-2020
WYIN 56  Merrillville  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (219) 755-5656
WIPB 49  Muncie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (317) 285-1249
WNIT 34  South Bend  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (219) 674-5961
WVUT 22  Vincennes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (812) 885-4345

IOWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (515) 242-3100

KANSAS
KOOD 9   Bunker Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 483-6990
KTWU 11  Topeka  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 272-8181
KPTS 8   Wichita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (316) 838-3090

KENTUCKY
WKYU 24  Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (502) 745-2400
WKAS 25  Lexington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (606) 233-3000
WKPC 15  Louisville  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (502) 459-9572

LOUISIANA
WLPB 27  Baton Rouge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (504) 767-5660
WLAE 32  New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (504) 866-7411
WYES 12  New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (504) 486-5511

MAINE
WMED/B/M Bangor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (207) 941-1010
WCBB 10  Lewiston  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (207) 783-9101
WMEA 26  Portland  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (207) 874-6570

MARYLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 356-5600

MASSACHUSETTS
WGBH/X   Boston  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (617) 492-2777
WGBY 57  Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (413) 781-2801

MICHIGAN
WTVS 56  Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (313) 873-7200
WKAR 23  East Lansing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (517) 355-2300
WFUM 28  Flint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (313) 762-3028
WGVU 35  Grand Rapids  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (616) 771-6666
WNMU 13  Marquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (906) 227-1300
WCMU 14  Mt. Pleasant  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (517) 774-3105
WUCM 19  University Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . (517) 686-9347

MINNESOTA
KWCM 10  Appleton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (612) 289-2622
KSMQ 15  Austin  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (507) 433-0678
KAWE  9  Bemidji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (218) 751-3407
WDSE  8  Duluth  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (218) 724-8567
KTCA  2  St. Paul  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (612) 222-1717

MISSISSIPPI  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (601) 982-6565

MISSOURI
KCPT 19  Kansas City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816) 756-3580
KOZK 21  Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (417) 865-2100
KETC 9   St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (314) 725-2460
KMOS 6   Warrensburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816) 429-4155

MONTANA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (406) 994-3437

NEBRASKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (402) 472-3611

NEVADA
KLVX 10  Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (702) 737-1010
KNPB 5   Reno  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (702) 784-4555

NEW HAMPSHIRE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (603) 868-1100


NEW JERSEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (609) 530-5252

NEW MEXICO
KNME  5  Albuquerque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (505) 277-2121
KRWG 22  Las Cruces  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (505) 646-2222
KENW  3  Portales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (505) 562-2112

NEW YORK
WSKG 46  Binghamton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (607) 720-0100
WNYE 25  Brooklyn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (718) 935-4480
WNED/Q   Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (716) 881-5000
WNET 13  New York City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (212) 560-2000
WLIW 21  Plainview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (516) 367-2100
WCFE 57  Plattsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (518) 563-9770
WXXI 21  Rochester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (716) 325-7500
WMHT/X   Schenectady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (518) 356-1700
WCNY 24  Syracuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (315) 453-2424
WNPE/I   Watertown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (315) 782-3142

NORTH CAROLINA
WUN      Research Triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 549-7000
WTVI 42  Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (704) 372-2442

NORTH DAKOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 241-6900

OHIO
WNEO 45  Akron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (216) 667-4549
WOUB/C   Athens  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (614) 593-4555
WBGU 27  Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (419) 372-2700
WCET 48  Cincinnati  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (513) 381-4033
WVIZ 25  Cleveland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (216) 398-2800
WOSU 34  Columbus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (614) 292-9678
WPTD 16  Dayton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (513) 220-1600
WGTE 30  Toledo  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (419) 243-3091

OKLAHOMA
KETA 13  Oklahoma City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (405) 848-8501
KXON 35  Claremore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (918) 341-7510

OREGON
KSYS 8   Medford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (503) 772-3122
KOAC 7   Portland  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (503) 244-9900

PENNSYLVANIA
WLVT 39  Allentown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 867-4677
WQLN 54  Erie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 864-3001
WITF 33  Harrisburg  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 236-6000
WHYY 12  Philadelphia  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215) 351-1200
WQED 13  Pittsburgh  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (412) 622-1300
WVIA 44  Scranton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (717) 826-6144
WPSX 3   University Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (814) 863-4010

PUERTO RICO
WIPR/M   Hato Rey  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (809) 766-0505
WMTJ 40  Rio Piedras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (809) 766-2600

RHODE ISLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (401) 277-3636

SOUTH CAROLINA
WEBA 14  Columbia  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803) 737-3200
WJWJ 16  Beaufort  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803) 524-0808
WNSC 30  Rock Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803) 324-3184
WRET 49  Spartanburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803) 599-0201
WRJA 27  Sumter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803) 773-5546

SOUTH DAKOTA
KDSD 16  Vermillion  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (605) 677-5861
KESD 8  Brookings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (605) 688-4191

TENNESSEE
WTCI 45  Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (615) 629-0045
WCTE 22  Cookeville  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (615) 528-2222
WSJK 2   Knoxville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (615) 974-5281
WLJT 11  Martin  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (901) 587-7561
WKNO 10  Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (901) 458-2521
WDCN 8   Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (615) 259-9325

TEXAS
KACV  2  Amarillo  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 371-5222
KLRU 18  Austin  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (512) 471-4811
KAMU 15  College Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (409) 845-5611
KEDT 16  Corpus Christi  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (512) 855-2213
KERA 13  Dallas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (214) 871-1390
KCOS 13  El Paso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (915) 747-6500
KMBH 60  Harlingen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (512) 421-4111
KUHT  8  Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (713) 748-8888
KNCT 46  Killeen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (817) 526-1176
KTXT  5  Lubbock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 742-2209
KOCV 36  Odessa  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (915) 335-6336
KLRN  9  San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (512) 270-9000

UTAH
KBYU 11  Provo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (801) 378-5298
KUED  7  Salt Lake City  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (801) 581-7777

VERMONT  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (802) 655-4800

VIRGINIA
WCVE/W  Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (804) 320-1301
WBRA 15 Roanoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (703) 344-0991
WNVC/T  Falls Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (703) 698-9682
WVPT 51 Harrisonburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (703) 434-5391
WHRO 15 Norfolk  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (804) 489-9476

WASHINGTON
KWSU 10  Pullman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (509) 335-6588
KCTS  9  Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (206) 728-6463
KSPS  7  Spokane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (509) 353-5777
KTPS 28  Tacoma  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (206) 596-1528
KYVE 47  Yakima  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (509) 452-4700

WEST VIRGINIA
WSWP  9  Beckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (304) 255-1501
WPBY 33  Huntington  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (304) 696-6630
WNPB 24  Morgantown  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (304) 293-6511

WISCONSIN
WHA  21  Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (608) 263-2121
WMVS/T  Milwaukee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (414) 271-1036

WYOMING  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (307) 856-9291

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