A short sharp stab with a stick

Couldn't think of a title. Shush.

I just got off the phone with the very sweet, very wonderful, very hard working OptimistinDenial.

Why haven't you done the same?

Your voice can be disguised if you don't feel comfortable. You don't need to give your name, or your address. Optimist won't give away any personal information you give, just your STORY.

We need to put human voices, HUMANS on this issue. We need to show the country - friends and enemies to this cause both that we are, above all, human. If they continue to think of us as an abstract 'problem' - nothing but a theory, then we're never gonna get anywhere. We need them thinking of what they'd do in our shoes, we need to tap into their empathy.

So. . . why haven't you talked to Optimist and participated in this wonderful voiceover movie project? Hmm?

Whatcha got for an excuse?

Try me.

You are such a nice person and your cooperation cannot be purchase with any amount of money. Again, thanks. Well, I have two important confirmations. Juan Gomez and another forum member. Those who got a PM from me, need to tell me whether you are going to do this or not. Otherwise I will be forced to call you by your forum name in public and ask you why you cannot...unless you are free2be. I understand that you have a lot of things going on right now, some related to the Dream Act and others are personal. Since you have way to much in your hands I will not impose this extra efford on you. Okay too much.

What? Over seventy views and no one's posted?

I hope at least that Optimist has gotten a PM or two.

Seriously folks, don't worry if you're not comfortable on the phone. I don't even remember half of what I said to Optimist - hopefully there's something useful in my nervous babbling - the point is to put human voices and *humanity* on this issue.

Don't y'all want this issue to be visable? Don't y'all want our enemies to stop lumping us together with the negative stereotypes?

"If you're not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you're just in the way." - Ani Difranco

Yeah. . . I'm about to getting annoyed, why don't you prove me wrong?

I'm having my interview in about an hour

i pm'd her...so im waiting for her call.

*does a happy dance*

Yay!

You two rock out loud!!

C'mon folks, it isn't scary, honest it isn't. Optimist is sweet, will explain everything, made me feel at ease even though we've never met.

if'n we can do it, you can too!

what the heck is the voice over project?

I thought it wasn't ready yet?
I will PM you

I am trying to make videos about the Dream Act to distribute in You Tube and be linked to any posible linkable page there is in the net. Right now, I am collecting volunteers to make the videos at home by irritating peers and prof. alike. It is very likely I will get at least a couple of volunteers because Juan Gomez is in, thus, we have a 10,000 potential audience to beguin with. Volunteers are not going to do it because they love us but because they are going to get a great and exposed video for their portfolio. One of the videos is informative, what is the Dream Act. One has facts and figures of possible beneficiaries. The rest are 1-2 minute viographies of individuals who will benefit from Dream. I am making, right now, at this very moment, phone interviews. Your voice is going to be recorded and used as a voice over for a video. I hope that very soon the videos are going to be out and educating people. Any more questions? If you want to do this, you can PM me right now and get my phone right now and call me or let me call you right now.

hey OptimistinDenial, I called you and you never called back, I ready and willing to be interviewed. I'll PM you