As awareness grows about the “parallel societies” Islamists are trying to insinuate into Western democracies for the purpose undermining and ultimately displacing them – the importance and timeliness of this film and its companion documentary, “Muslims Against Jihad,” become all the more apparent.
There is, arguably, no more important topic for American (and, we believe, foreign) audiences to understand about the post-9/11 world than the plight of moderate Muslims at the hands of their Islamist enemies – and ours.
CAMERA's campaign:
Thanks to all of you who have been calling/writing your local PBS station to encourage them to show the important film "Islam vs. Islamists: Voices from the Muslim Center".
At least 31 stations are scheduled to run it. At the bottom of this alert is a list of those currently slated to show the film, along with the date and time. Note that nearly all dates are in August. Additional airings in September and later could be in the works.
We'd like to focus our efforts now on 10 large PBS stations that have not yet agreed to air the film. Working as a team, concentrating our letters and calls on these 10 stations, will hopefully accelerate the approval process.
For more info on the film, go to www.freethefilm.org
ACTION ITEMS:
* Please call or write the following PBS stations. Write to them one at a time, not as a group e-mail.
Let them know that "Islam vs. Islamists" is about moderate anti-Islamist Muslims in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe, and the social, financial and physical dangers they face by speaking out against Muslim extremism. Remind them the documentary is now available for individual PBS stations to air and urge them to broadcast the inspirational film.
* Let CAMERA know if you contacted a station and what its response was.
Please contact as many of these stations as you can to request the film be shown!
Large PBS Stations Not Yet Showing the Film:
WPBA Atlanta Programming: 678-686-0321 or click here to submit a comment
WGBH Boston: 617-300-5400 or click here to submit a programming request. Under "subject," choose programming.
WNET New York: 212-560-1313 Local New Jersey line: 973-643-3315 programming@thirteen.org
KCET Los Angeles: 323-666-6500 programdirector@kcet.org
WHYY Philadelphia: 215-923-WHYY TV12 programming: talkback@whyy.org
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago: 773-509-1111 Click here to submit a program request.
WETA Arlington, VA 703.998.2600 Click here to submit a program request. For "subject matter," choose "TV 26".
KETC St. Louis: 314-512-9000 (ask for programming dept or general manager) letters@ketc.org
WQED Pittsburgh: 412-622-1300 (ask for programming dept or general manager)
Click here to submit programming request.
KLRN San Antonio: 210-270-9000 800-627-8193 programming@klrn.org
List of PBS TV stations airing the film
If you'd like to watch the film, check the station's schedule a week before the scheduled date, in case they change the date or time. These are listed in order of the date of the broadcast.
KUFM Bozeman, Montana Sun, Aug 12, 10:30pm
KUSM Butte, Montana Sun, Aug 12, 10:30pm
KUHT Houston, Texas; Mon, Aug 13, 10pm
KCPT Kansas City, Missouri Mon, Aug 13, 9pm
KAET Tempe, Arizona Tues, Aug 14, 10pm
KLRU Austin, Texas Tues, Aug 14, 9pm
WDCQ/WDCP University Center, MI Tues, Aug 14, 10pm
KTWU Topeka, Kansas Tues, Aug 14, 8pm
KCWC Riverton, Wyoming Tues, Aug 14, 9pm
Hawaii Public Broadcasting Wed, Aug 15, 8pm
WCNY Syracuse, New York Wed, Aug 15, 9pm
WNMU Marquette, MI Wed, Aug 15, 9pm
WIPB Muncie, Indiana Thur, Aug 16, 9pm
KERA Dallas, Texas Mon, Aug 20, 10pm
KET Kentucky Network, Lexington Mon, Aug 20, 10pm
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland Tues, Aug 21, 10pm
WKNO Memphis, Tennessee Tues, Aug 21, 9pm
KENW Portales, New Mexico Wed, Aug 22, 9pm
WEDU Tampa, Florida Thur, Aug 23, 9pm
KRMA Denver, Colorado Thur, Aug 23, 9pm
WTCI Chattanooga, Tennessee Mon, Aug 27, 11pm
WMFE Orlando, Florida Mon, Aug 27, 11pm
WOSU Columbus, Ohio Mon, Aug 27, 11pm
WPBO Charleston/Huntington, Ohio Mon, Aug 27, 11pm
KEET Eureka, California Mon, Aug 27, 10pm
WTIU Bloomington, IN check station's schedule
KQED San Francisco, California Thur, Aug 30, 9pm; Sept 2, 1am
KQED Encore 8/31: midnight, 4am, 8am, noon, 4pm, 8pm; 9/2: 1:30am, 2pm
KNPB Reno, Nevada Thu, Aug 30, check schedule for time
WCBB Bangor Maine Sun, Sep 9, 4pm; Sat, Sep 15
KERA/KACV Dallas, Texas Mon, Sep 10, 10pm
Thanks for your help in ensuring that they receive the largest possible audiences.
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