Getting Ready for DV Awareness Month 2002

Trudy Schuett writes, "Preparation for the Domestic Violence Awareness campaign in
October is just getting underway, and I wanted to alert those with
an interest in the program. As you're probably aware, last year's
campaign was sidetracked due to saturation media coverage of the
9/11 disaster pretty much into the Xmas shopping season. This year
will be different, especially considering recent events relating
to challenges to the feminist ideology in many areas. This year we
will also be expanding to include other countries as well as the
US, and hard-copy publications to get the information on as many
websites, to as many people as possible." Read More below for the rest of her announcement.Here's the basic plan so far: we'll be asking for the cooperation
of as many men's groups, orgs, and websites as we can reach. We
intend to set up a website, most likely a section of mine, as a
basic resource for information for the media and general public.
It will contain links to such orgs as provide services for men, as
well as the basic facts&figures and other information. Most of the
informational articles have already been put together,
fortunately. We will also feature bio/press kit material for those
experts who want to make themselves available to appear on media,
along with links to their websites if they have one. Those experts
who do not have a website, and would like to make themselves
available, are welcome to participate. We can add their info with
the others, no problem.

Websites for groups, etc, will be asked to feature an as-yet-to
be-designed logo on their website linking to this info site. (We
need a volunteer to design one!) They will get a link back from
the site and mention as supporters in any news releases sent.

Over the course of this week, I will be contacting as many of the
hard-copy publications as I have e-mail addies for, asking them to
feature the logo on their website, and encouraging them to cover
the issue, if possible. I'm aware this may be problematic for
monthlies, since they've likely got their October issues planned,
but they may be open to the website logo. I will need info on
these publications, so anyone who knows of any publication with a
targeted male audience, please send me the contact info! These
need not be 'issues' publications - hunting, fishing, trucks,
cars, professional orgs, fraternal orgs -- any kind of
male-oriented publication will do. These need not be large
national or international publications, either. The sooner I have
contact info, the sooner I can start asking!

I'll keep everyone informed as much as possible, as time goes on.
We've got Steve VanValkenburg on board again, and will be looking
for volunteers from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK to
help us with contact info for local media, down the road when we
send news releases. We also need experts from those countries so
we can promote them! (We will most likely have the cooperation of
AMEN in Ireland, so that's at least one other country covered.)
Later phases of the project will include pre-written letters for
sending as letters to the editor, legislators, and etecetera.
There will be plenty of opportunities for orgs and their members
to help promote awareness, while not costing any of them much, in
terms of time or money. My background is in publicity for small
private charities, and so I look at everything in terms of what we
can get for free.

If anyone has questions or suggestions, drop me an e-mail!

Trudy Schuett, dsrtlite@mindspring.com

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