05.11.07
NATIONAL DAY OF UPLIFT SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2007
The Mother’s Day Radio initiative to create a space in mainstream media that respectfully represents women is launching its first annual National Day of Uplift on Saturday, May 12, 2007. This is the Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend.
We have called for the participation of radio stations and broadcast companies to grant us 24 hours of rest from music with misogynistic and sexually degrading lyrical content. We have called for 24 hours of music that respectfully represents women.
Participating radio stations include Los Angeles, California’s KJLH 102.3fm www.kjlhradio.com, V100.3 fm www.V100music.com, and Erie, Pennsylvania’s WERG 90.5 fm www.WERGfm.com.
Now we are calling on the participation of the community. On Saturday, May 12, 2007, the nation will be asked to participate in a Day of Rest and Uplift in the following ways:
- Wear all white on Saturday, May 12th in honor of and to pay homage to the women, young and old, of our communities.
- Rest from physical, sexual, and verbal violence against women.
- Uplift women with empowering, loving, forgiving, gracious and compassionate language and interactions (this is for both men and women).
- TURN OFF radio stations that play music with degrading, misogynistic lyrical content.
- TURN ON radio stations that support women with music that respectfully represents women. Our participating radio stations have online streaming music at their respective websites.
- Purchase and play music that honors, uplifts and elevates women.
We are calling for ONE VOICE in honoring women on Mother’s Day weekend 2007.
Please join our efforts!
