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Mice prefer classical
Monday, October 13th, 2008Classical Music Mice [source]
• Effects of different kinds of music on mice
Suffolk, Va, high school student David Merrell finished […]
Thousands go faceless on Facebook over arts cuts
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008[original]
Updated Mon. Sep. 15 2008 10:34 PM ET
Jered Stuffco, CTV.ca News
While pooping puffins and sweater vests have made headlines during this year’s election campaign, Canada’s arts community says one important issue has been conspicuously absent: arts funding.
So, frustrated with a lack of accountability over $45 million in recent arts cuts and a low profile for […]
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting say “Send a message to PM Harper Now”
Saturday, September 6th, 2008You can see the online version of this letter with all of the links here.
Subject: Tell Stephen Harper you oppose the commercialization of CBC
Dear Friend,
One week after CBC management turned its back on loyal audience members by banishing classical music on Radio Two from peak listening times, we stand on the brink of an election […]
Let’s Make Those Radio 2 comments public!
Friday, September 5th, 2008Here’s an interesting bit of understanding: if the public expresses its views about the New CBC Radio 2 on the CBC web site’s blog, CBC management won’t necessarily be paying much attention. If you want to get their attention, you are supposed to write a private email message to “Customer Relations.” According to this logic, […]
Facebook groups boycotts Radio 2 Tuesday September 2
Saturday, August 30th, 2008The Facebook group “Save Classical Music at the CBC” has called for a boycott of CBC Radio 2 on Tuesday September 2, the launch date of the “New Radio 2.” If you are a Facebook member, you can access this group here. The event is listed here.
As you can read on our own announcement, we […]
Call for a Listening Drive!
Saturday, August 30th, 2008The Stand On Guard for CBC Coalition encourages a public
Radio 2 “Listening Drive”
this coming week from September 2 to 7.
Some might think we’d like to boycott. On the contrary!
We want to be able to tell the country what we have learned from all that listening:
Just how well does the “new Radio 2″ display Canada’s […]
Wolfgang Amadeus Who? Friends of Canadian Broadcasting campaign
Saturday, August 30th, 2008The Friends of Canadian Broadcasting have come up with a major advertisement in the Globe and Mail and a campaign against the changes at Radio 2. Please visit their site, read all of the great information, send a letter to the Board of Directors through their online letter, and continue to act!
Classical Music Elitist? My Foot!
Thursday, August 14th, 2008From: MARINA PINTO
Date: August 6, 2008 5:51:51 PM PDT (CA)
Subject: [SOG4CBC:462] Fw: Classical Music Elitist?? My Foot! - And More!!
Hello Everyone
I’ve decided to share my thoughts on the Stand on Guard for CBC site, in hopes that people may take them and use them to write letters, to think up strategies, to form a picture […]