this is great



--- In MCVictimsEU@yahoogroups.com, Peter Rosenholm <treelaw45@...> wrote:
>
> #1011 Billboard going up in Wisconsin targeted
>
>   The Billboard is going up.
>      These billboards can vary and
> probably should but one thing to consider is that this huge 14' by 48' vinyl is
> reusable. The cost was a little over $4,000.00, half of that was for
> the vinyl and the other half was for displaying it for one month. So if
> it is moved and reused it will be half the price at $2000. It may be
> possible to add writing to this but I'm not
> sure.
>      This started with Ken initially putting
> advertisement on his truck. Here is a link to a shielded room and these
> vehicle decal advertisements..... Added now is the Billboard:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/28932432@N05/
>
>      TI's from Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin met
> to discuss his Idea and come up with a few design ideas and donations.
> Ken has put up the majority of the financing.  Donations would help keep this going with
> the hope of moving this from state to state. It is
> also hoped that this
> $4,000.00 investment can be turned
> into a million dollar one if the news media picks this up.
>    Just
> so you know in Wisconsin the father of a young man who was shot by
> police had already put up a billboard simply showing a gun pointed at
> you and saying, "Should police be allowed to judge themselves", and
> below, "Brought to you by the family of Michael Bell", with their
> website MichaelBell.com. The billboard consisted of a gray
> background with black lettering. The issue was I believe that Wisconsin
> is the last state where the police judge themselves in criminal cases
> not the court system. The father did win a civil law suit. The
> unfortunate part was that along with the son dying an officer who was
> involved in a possible cover-up committed suicide.
>     It created a big stir
> and there were news conferences. This is the goal of Ken and the other
> TIs who have worked on this project, to bring attention to the plight of
> all of us.
>    The web site on the sign is, "areyoutargeted.com". Jeremy stated that he has beefed up his web site and is ready
> for the possible increase in traffic.
>     It may well be one day that
> we can have a phone manned 24/7 like other crisis centers. The
> government is a many headed beast they may even fund it if enough
> attention is brought to what is happening to us.
>     We still need
> donations so this can keep going. It
> isn't who gets the recognition it is a matter of bringing public
> awareness to our situation and ending
> it.
>
>                                                                                Peter Rosenholm
>