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Could distributing the movie be construed as lobbying or political
action in a way that could jeopardize an organization's non-profit
status?
Dave
David L. Smith, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Development
Da Vinci Science Center, Allentown, PA
http://www.davinci-center.org
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> >>>>> It says that there are thousands of DVDs sitting in a
> warehouse.
> >>>>> Why
> don't we, ASTC and science centers, see if we can get them
> and distribute them? We are also leading advocates for
> balanced science in this country. We should discuss the
> position of the NSTA as a leading science education
> organization, but we should also take action as another
> leading science education group. This is one way for us to
> remain relevant and important resources for our communities.
> What do you think?
>
> I have some concerns about this. I love to give away free
> educational materials, I recognize that global warming is a
> real scientific problem, and hey, I'm a bleeding-heart
> liberal. But I also recognize that Gore's film is, in fact,
> slanted to one side of the story. Science centers, nor
> science teachers, nor governments, nor any other group that
> exists by and for "the people" should be distributing
> anything but purely objective materials. So if we accept and
> distribute this film, doesn't that make us just as
> hypocritical (or at least, open to controvery) as the NTSA?
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