Community Resource Directory

COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY

AGENDA GETS BACK TO BASICS

During the month of August, AGENDA went back down to a bare bones staff of two. Our summer staff members, Phillis Engelbert and Jeff Gearhart, left in mid-August for an extended tour of Central America. AGENDA readers can look forward to reading their reports from on the road.

Earl Uomoto and Alan Murikami will be needing a great deal of help getting out the monthly mailing and papers to 350 distribution spots. If you have any time to give them a hand, call 996-8018!

VOLUNTEERS: AGENDA is seeking volunteers in all facets of production and distribution of the paper. Please cali if you can help distribute the paper, assist with fundraising, or if you have bookkeeping computer skills. AGENDA also needs writers, reporters, editors and data processors. Students, we have internships open. Take an independent study and work on your own pet AGENDA project!

COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY (CRD): CRD listings should contain your group's current activities and news. Include your meeting times and places which will be automatically inserted in the Calendar. For a minimum fee, your organization can greatly increase its public visibility through the CRD. CRD entries for October are due September 15. Call for more information.

ADVERTISING: AGENDA is seeking to increase its non-business display advertising. AGENDA ads can work for community organizations in: recruitment of new members, publicity for upcoming events, highlighting an issue, advertising job openings, items for sale, or announcing meetings. AGENDA is also a great place to advertise publications and political campaigns. The deadline for camera-ready ads is the 23rd of each month. Please reserve space by the 15th. AGENDA also offers art production services. Write or call for an advertising rate card. We are also seeking ad representatives to work for AGENDA. Cali 996-8018!

SUBSCRIPTIONS: AGENDA, by definition, is FREE. "Free" (def): 1. At liberty; not bound or constrained, 2. Politically independent, 3. Uninhibited, 4. Publicly supported, 5. Costing nothing; gratuitous. 6. Sometimes costs $15year. Like public radio or television, AGENDA is designed to project the public voice in the media, not generate a profit, and therefore must rely on community support. If you value the existence of a free newspaper in your community, please subscribe. Also consider sending a gift subscription to a friend who has moved away from Ann Arbor!

DEADLINES for October issue: September 9: News/feature first drafts, September 15: Calendar & Community Resource Directory listings.

AGENDA, 202 E. Washington #512, Ann Arbor, Ml 48104, 996-8018.