CC News Letter 01 August - OUR FUND RAISING DRIVE IS A DISASTER
Dear Friend of Countercurrents.org,
Our annual fund raising drive is a disaster! Our call was to 2500 of our readers to support our effort financially by making an annual subscription of Rs. 1000. Only 70 people responded! Really saddening and disheartening. I hope Rs 1000 is not too much of an amount to ask for to sustain an initiative like Countercurrents.org. In this age when media conglomerates decide what we eat, drink, and think, Countercurrents brings a counter voice to the mainstream media propaganda. We don't take advertisements and we never will. We will never ever sell or compromise our journalism to the corporate agenda which the mainstream media do on a daily basis.
As I said in the previous mail Countercurrents.org is making a giant leap in the 13 years of its history. We are broadening. The main aim is to take the politics and vision of Countercurrents.org to people who do not access internet. We will be Publishing books, produce videos, facilitate video screenings etc. Countercurrents.org is already a co-producer of a video documentary on Kandhamal violence which will be coming out shortly. To facilitate this Countercurrents.org has brought on board K.P. Sasi, eminent film maker, writer and social activist as Associate Editor. Together, we will take Countercurrents.org to new heights.
To accomplish this vision I quit my day job. The salary from my day job was the mainstay of the income that sustained Countercurrents.org for the past 13 years. I did this with the confidence that Countercurrents.org readers will wholeheartedly support our endeavor. Sadly it is not happening. The very readers I counted upon are abandoning me. Kindly come forward and help Countercurrents.org. Please don't think that others will keep Countercurrents going. It is YOU who must keep Countercurrents going. So kindly come forward and do what you can.
Countercurrents.org in its 13 years of history has produced over 20,000 articles on various topics that threaten the very existence of human life and lives of other species on earth, enough material to fill a large library. The fight has to go on, for us and for our future generations.
Those who join our subscription program will be members of an exclusive email group and will receive a special news letter.
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1. PayUMoney Button
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Readers from India can use PayUMoney Button to make online payment using, net banking, Debit Card or Credit Card to make the annual subscription of Rs 1000 or more according to capabilities and willingness to support the cause
2. Pay Pal Button
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International readers can use net banking, Debit Card or Credit Card on PayPal to make an annual subscription of US $ 50. When you are using the PayPal button to pay $ 50 a year, you'll be paying it in two instalments. Once you log in , $ 25 will be charged from your card, and six months later the rest will be automatically deducted from your card. And the cyle will stop and you'll have to log in again to subscribe next year. If you so wish, you can unsubscribe any time you like too.
3. Net Banking
You can directly deposit the subscription amount in our bank account. Please put down purpose of payment as "Countercurrents Subscription"
Bank:State Bank Of India (SBI), Ernakulam South Branch
Account Holder: Countercurrents.org
Account Number: 30306538201
Account type: Current Account
IFSC Code: SBIN0008616
Swift Code - SBININBB399
Branch Code: 8616
4. Pay By Cheque
You can draw the cheque in favour of "Countercurrents.org" and send in to the address.
Countercurrents.org
PB No. 5
Kumaranalloor PO
Kottayam
Kerala
India
686 016
In Solidarity
Binu Mathew
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Our annual fund raising drive is a disaster! Our call was to 2500 of our readers to support our effort financially by making an annual subscription of Rs. 1000. Only 70 people responded! Really saddening and disheartening. I hope Rs 1000 is not too much of an amount to ask for to sustain an initiative like Countercurrents.org. In this age when media conglomerates decide what we eat, drink, and think, Countercurrents brings a counter voice to the mainstream media propaganda. We don't take advertisements and we never will. We will never ever sell or compromise our journalism to the corporate agenda which the mainstream media do on a daily basis.
As I said in the previous mail Countercurrents.org is making a giant leap in the 13 years of its history. We are broadening. The main aim is to take the politics and vision of Countercurrents.org to people who do not access internet. We will be Publishing books, produce videos, facilitate video screenings etc. Countercurrents.org is already a co-producer of a video documentary on Kandhamal violence which will be coming out shortly. To facilitate this Countercurrents.org has brought on board K.P. Sasi, eminent film maker, writer and social activist as Associate Editor. Together, we will take Countercurrents.org to new heights.
To accomplish this vision I quit my day job. The salary from my day job was the mainstay of the income that sustained Countercurrents.org for the past 13 years. I did this with the confidence that Countercurrents.org readers will wholeheartedly support our endeavor. Sadly it is not happening. The very readers I counted upon are abandoning me. Kindly come forward and help Countercurrents.org. Please don't think that others will keep Countercurrents going. It is YOU who must keep Countercurrents going. So kindly come forward and do what you can.
Countercurrents.org in its 13 years of history has produced over 20,000 articles on various topics that threaten the very existence of human life and lives of other species on earth, enough material to fill a large library. The fight has to go on, for us and for our future generations.
Those who join our subscription program will be members of an exclusive email group and will receive a special news letter.
You can make your subscription by going to this page
http://www.countercurrents.org/subscription.htm
READ CAREFULLY THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE MAKING A PAYMENT
We have many options to make the payment
1. PayUMoney Button
https://www.payumoney.com/paybypayumoney/#/49317
Readers from India can use PayUMoney Button to make online payment using, net banking, Debit Card or Credit Card to make the annual subscription of Rs 1000 or more according to capabilities and willingness to support the cause
2. Pay Pal Button
http://www.countercurrents.org/subscription.htm
International readers can use net banking, Debit Card or Credit Card on PayPal to make an annual subscription of US $ 50. When you are using the PayPal button to pay $ 50 a year, you'll be paying it in two instalments. Once you log in , $ 25 will be charged from your card, and six months later the rest will be automatically deducted from your card. And the cyle will stop and you'll have to log in again to subscribe next year. If you so wish, you can unsubscribe any time you like too.
3. Net Banking
You can directly deposit the subscription amount in our bank account. Please put down purpose of payment as "Countercurrents Subscription"
Bank:State Bank Of India (SBI), Ernakulam South Branch
Account Holder: Countercurrents.org
Account Number: 30306538201
Account type: Current Account
IFSC Code: SBIN0008616
Swift Code - SBININBB399
Branch Code: 8616
4. Pay By Cheque
You can draw the cheque in favour of "Countercurrents.org" and send in to the address.
Countercurrents.org
PB No. 5
Kumaranalloor PO
Kottayam
Kerala
India
686 016
In Solidarity
Binu Mathew
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