BLOG OUTREACH CAMPAIGN Response
RESPONSE FROM HearTheRevolution.com:
Thank you for responding to our blog outreach campaign.
For those that are onboard, please contact us so that alliances might be formed around common objectives. Or, simply spread the word about this MP3 movement so the themes that many blogs currently carry can reach the masses through music.
For those that consider the outreach post as uncouth, we are sorry you feel this way. Although we have only posted to sites that mention Hurricane Katrina thus far, it is obvious we need to continue further refining the vehicle upon which the message is delivered. Any input you have on how to do so is greatly appreciated. Keep in mind that our intent is start an active and organic movement and therefore a certain amount of volume must be achieved.
Our frustration is in the fact that 99.9% of America no longer cares about the issues affecting New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. They have shown that by their actions, by their arguments, by their classist overtones. And Katrina has stirred up a racist sediment of sentiments in the hearts of many. Our objective for this blog outreach campaign is to wake up and challenge the conscience of America.
We believe this is going to take place by getting into the face (Muhammad Ali-esque) of each person that does not want to be "bothered" with Katrina anymore until they can't ignore the truth, about what happened, about what needs to happen, and about themselves if they turn away after they know the truth.
Our goal is to sing the single song of protest, the one that sparked a revolution in the heart of South Africa before She could see hope. In the same way South Africans used songs to disseminate information and form a unified, empowered force for equality, we hope to use the same template here in the United States to achieve peaceful but powerful reform.
This song does not exist in our society today, or if it does, it is being squashed by a media that has a vested interest to do so. Most artists are not stepping up the plate either, but rather are playing it safe so that they don't risk future profits by alienating a fickle audience. The possible detrimental effects of this uniformity can be seen in studies such as Solomon Asch's experiment, where a majority of subjects conformed to false matches if all 11 people preceding them did the same, but did not conform if there was just one voice of dissent.
We do not see this effort as a personal marathon but a relay in which others must be called upon to pass the torch. The passing of Coretta Scott King marks one such hand off to this generation. One voice cannot be heard through all the noise; a choir is needed. So we at HearTheRevolution.com will look to relay this message more effectively in the future. And we hope there will be someone around the corner that is waiting, in turn, to receive and run with the baton.
Prophet Fire & Audra Mairead
HearTheRevolution.com
Thank you for responding to our blog outreach campaign.
For those that are onboard, please contact us so that alliances might be formed around common objectives. Or, simply spread the word about this MP3 movement so the themes that many blogs currently carry can reach the masses through music.
For those that consider the outreach post as uncouth, we are sorry you feel this way. Although we have only posted to sites that mention Hurricane Katrina thus far, it is obvious we need to continue further refining the vehicle upon which the message is delivered. Any input you have on how to do so is greatly appreciated. Keep in mind that our intent is start an active and organic movement and therefore a certain amount of volume must be achieved.
Our frustration is in the fact that 99.9% of America no longer cares about the issues affecting New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. They have shown that by their actions, by their arguments, by their classist overtones. And Katrina has stirred up a racist sediment of sentiments in the hearts of many. Our objective for this blog outreach campaign is to wake up and challenge the conscience of America.
We believe this is going to take place by getting into the face (Muhammad Ali-esque) of each person that does not want to be "bothered" with Katrina anymore until they can't ignore the truth, about what happened, about what needs to happen, and about themselves if they turn away after they know the truth.
Our goal is to sing the single song of protest, the one that sparked a revolution in the heart of South Africa before She could see hope. In the same way South Africans used songs to disseminate information and form a unified, empowered force for equality, we hope to use the same template here in the United States to achieve peaceful but powerful reform.
This song does not exist in our society today, or if it does, it is being squashed by a media that has a vested interest to do so. Most artists are not stepping up the plate either, but rather are playing it safe so that they don't risk future profits by alienating a fickle audience. The possible detrimental effects of this uniformity can be seen in studies such as Solomon Asch's experiment, where a majority of subjects conformed to false matches if all 11 people preceding them did the same, but did not conform if there was just one voice of dissent.
We do not see this effort as a personal marathon but a relay in which others must be called upon to pass the torch. The passing of Coretta Scott King marks one such hand off to this generation. One voice cannot be heard through all the noise; a choir is needed. So we at HearTheRevolution.com will look to relay this message more effectively in the future. And we hope there will be someone around the corner that is waiting, in turn, to receive and run with the baton.
Prophet Fire & Audra Mairead
HearTheRevolution.com
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