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FARFA just spent $2,300 on the Don't Tag Texas rally. You can read some of the press coverage at the end of this alert! And we've done a lot of other things in the fight against NAIS in the last year:
· researched and developed informational materials: flyers, sample letters, brochures, the popular "Top 10 Myths", lobbying packages, and more in-depth pieces
· distributed over 140,000 pages of those materials to the public and legislators
· worked with legislators to develop bills for both State legislatures and Congress
· hired a lobbyist to help with the fight in Congress
· filmed an ad for RFD TV for the Texas Equine Expo
· had booths at fairs and events in Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, Virginia, South Carolina, and Minnesota to spread the word
· provided advice and materials to people in over a dozen states to educate the public, organize meetings, pass county-level resolutions, and lobby state legislators
· hosted public meetings in Texas, Tennessee, and Louisiana, some of which have drawn over 200 people and received both newspaper and television coverage
· written articles for multiple publications to reach those who do not have internet access
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Below is a partial list of the news coverage of the Don't Tag Texas rally
last Friday:
Austin American Statesman - http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/03/03/3rally.html
Dallas Morning News - http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/photography/2007/farmprotest/
Fort Worth Weekly - http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=4653
Palestine Herald - http://www.palestineherald.com/homepage/local_story_062011057.html?keyword=leadpicturestory
San Antonio Express News (this article missed the point, so email the author at gscharrer@express-news.net and politely explain NAIS to him) - http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA030307.07A.Anti-toll_rally.365def9.html
KTBC (FOX 7) News:http://www.myfoxaustin.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=74579E59860AA9FCF1204EDB0EB09397?contentId=2556671&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1
You Tube: Jimmie Vaughan's performance at the rally - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQZFR0J5McI
KWTX News: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/6281137.html
KXAN News: http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=6170042&nav=0s3d
KVUE News: http://www.kvue.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/videoPlayer.php?vidId=125530
NPR interviewed Judith McGeary for the rally, but the story wasn't edited in time to be aired on All Things Considered. Please contact them, and ask them to do a story on NAIS!
Go to http://www.npr.org/contact/. Click on "Recipient: NPR Program" and then choose "All Things Considered"
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