[Air-L] "IRL (In Real Life)" donating proceeds to WGA strike relief fund

[Nancy Baym]

This might be an appropriate moment to mention that I used this video 
in my undergraduate "Communication on the Internet" course last 
semester to demonstrate the topic of online community. It generated 
great discussion and definitely helped the students gain a better 
understanding of how rich and engaging an online community can be for 
those involved.

>Hi everyone -
>
>We were discussing the WGA strike last week and it occurred to me 
>that as an independent filmmaker and writer, I could actually do 
>something productive with my own work to benefit the people being 
>hurt the most by the strike.
>
>For the duration of the WGA strike (and we all hope it doesn't go on 
>too long) I will donate $5 out of the royalties for every disc sold 
>through our CreateSpace e-store to the Motion Picture and Television 
>Work Stoppage Relief Fund. This is money that would otherwise go 
>into my pocket, because we're selling the DVD directly and didn't 
>work with a studio or a production company. The Relief Fund is set 
>up to help the crewpeople in the industry who are losing work 
>because of the strike.
>
>All the details are on the new homepage for my website:
>http://www.dlfilms.com/index.html
>
>The press release on the subject is here: 
>http://www.dlfilms.com/irl/pr_strike.doc
>
>(Other PR info and background is available at: 
>http://www.dlfilms.com/irl/index.html
>
>Cheers.
>
>Stephanie Tuszynski
>Visiting Assistant Professor
>Department of Theatre and Film
>University of Toledo
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