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Jeremy Alderson
Feb 14, 2014, 11:34:54 AM2/14/14
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LIVE FROM BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT --
THE 16TH ANNUAL HOMELESSNESS MARATHON
The Homelessness Marathon will once again bring the voices of homeless
people into America's homes. "I wish we could get their bodies inside too,"
comments Jeremy Weir Alderson, the broadcast's founder, "but we're doing the
best thing we can, by showing America why this problem should be, can be and
must be solved."
The broadcast, which has previously originated from Detroit, Kansas City,
and Katrina-ravaged Mississippi, among other places, features live in-depth
discussions with homeless people. The broadcast also takes calls, so people
living in their homes can talk with people living on the streets. It will
originate from in front of the First Baptist Church of Brattleboro, at 190
Main St. The First Baptist Church provides the space for Brattleboro's
overflow shelter, operated by the Brattleboro Drop-In Center. A few years
ago, the church sold its prize possession - a Tiffany stained glass window - so
that it could continue its mission, including its service to the poor.
The 16th Annual Homelessness Marathon will start at 7 p.m., EST. Wednesday,
February 19th and will run for six hours until 1:00 a.m. A list of
stations carrying the broadcast may be found at:
http://news.homelessnessmarathon.org/2008/09/where-to-listen.html
We wish to thank both our hosts on the ground -- the Brattleboro First
Baptist Church and The Brattleboro Drop-In center -- as well as our hosts on
the air. We would not be in Brattleboro at all were it not for our longtime
Brattleboro affiliate, community radio station, WVEW-LP, 107.7 FM. And it is
thanks to the folks at Brattleboro Community Television (BCTV) and a host of
volunteers that the 16th Annual Homelessness Marathon will also be televised.
The locally-produced video from Brattleboro will air nationally on Free
Speech Television (FSTV). Starting at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February
19th, all six hours of the Homelessness Marathon will be on FSTV's website,
http://www.freespeech.org. Starting at 8 pm, the last five hours will also
be on FSTV's two satellite channels, channel 9415 on the Dish Network and
channel 348 on DirecTV (and also on BCTV's channel 8).
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THE 16TH ANNUAL HOMELESSNESS MARATHON
The Homelessness Marathon will once again bring the voices of homeless
people into America's homes. "I wish we could get their bodies inside too,"
comments Jeremy Weir Alderson, the broadcast's founder, "but we're doing the
best thing we can, by showing America why this problem should be, can be and
must be solved."
The broadcast, which has previously originated from Detroit, Kansas City,
and Katrina-ravaged Mississippi, among other places, features live in-depth
discussions with homeless people. The broadcast also takes calls, so people
living in their homes can talk with people living on the streets. It will
originate from in front of the First Baptist Church of Brattleboro, at 190
Main St. The First Baptist Church provides the space for Brattleboro's
overflow shelter, operated by the Brattleboro Drop-In Center. A few years
ago, the church sold its prize possession - a Tiffany stained glass window - so
that it could continue its mission, including its service to the poor.
The 16th Annual Homelessness Marathon will start at 7 p.m., EST. Wednesday,
February 19th and will run for six hours until 1:00 a.m. A list of
stations carrying the broadcast may be found at:
http://news.homelessnessmarathon.org/2008/09/where-to-listen.html
We wish to thank both our hosts on the ground -- the Brattleboro First
Baptist Church and The Brattleboro Drop-In center -- as well as our hosts on
the air. We would not be in Brattleboro at all were it not for our longtime
Brattleboro affiliate, community radio station, WVEW-LP, 107.7 FM. And it is
thanks to the folks at Brattleboro Community Television (BCTV) and a host of
volunteers that the 16th Annual Homelessness Marathon will also be televised.
The locally-produced video from Brattleboro will air nationally on Free
Speech Television (FSTV). Starting at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February
19th, all six hours of the Homelessness Marathon will be on FSTV's website,
http://www.freespeech.org. Starting at 8 pm, the last five hours will also
be on FSTV's two satellite channels, channel 9415 on the Dish Network and
channel 348 on DirecTV (and also on BCTV's channel 8).
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