[Commpsych] request for support

[Ann Veronica Sanson]

Dear fellow members of the Community College

This is a request for support for Young Media Australia, a national
community organisation that provides information and advocacy on 
children and the media: www.youngmedia.org.au. I am a Director of YMA,
and have asked to help it with a crisis situation. 

 

For many years, YMA has been a strong advocate for reducing violence and
improving quality in children's media, as well as addressing issues like
advertising to children and pester power. It also tries to get as much
information out as possible to support parents in the choices they have
to make about movies, TV, the internet and so on. 

YMA has been going for 50 years, but because of the vagaries of
government funding the money sometimes gets very tight. Now 
is such a time, as a number of projects are coming to an end and it has
received a few knockbacks on other proposals. It will be forced to let
staff go unless it can secure some extra funding immediately. It has
received some excellent advice about how to get onto a more 
sustainable footing, but has an immediate need for about $10,000 to
cover a couple of months of staff time. 

If you value the work that YMA does, please consider supporting it at
this time. You can become a member for $55, or any donation over $2 is
tax-deductible. The website contains all the information on how to make
a payment, including by direct transfer from your account. Just click on
'we rely on your support' at the top left-hand corner of the home page. 



I feel uncomfortable about making this request, but the work YMA does is
so valuable, it would be a shame to see it fail because of this
shortfall, and it may be that some of you appreciate the opportunity to
support it. Of course, feel free to pass this email on to others who
feel similarly.

 

With thanks and best wishes

 

Ann

 

Professor Ann Sanson

Coordinator, ARACY Research Network

Dept of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

RCH, Flemington Rd, Parkville 3052

ph 03 9345 4517

 

     

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