Support the WGA

One of the biggest concerns of fans wanting to support the WGA and their striking efforts has been how to create one unified approach that will make a statement.

United Hollywood have started their Pencils2MediaMoguls campaign. The pencils are from a company that does not promote deforestation as their pencils are made from sustainably harvested wood. It’s the green approach to sending pencils and I’m all about that.

You can also choose to send a message with your donation, or a show of support for your favorite writer, sitcome, drama, etc.

Some FAQ’s:

Okay, what is Pencils2MediaMoguls?
We’re asking people to buy pencils to send to the six media moguls who run the six corporate conglomerates.

Why pencils?
A lot of different fan sites were suggesting that people send pencils to networks and studios. United Hollywood and Strike Points met with some of the television showrunners, and together we decided to follow the fans’ lead.

Pencils have become the symbol of our cause: We are putting them down until we get a fair deal.

Symbolism, whatever. Let’s face it — isn’t this kind of a waste of pencils?
We were worried about that too, so we found a vendor who makes environmentally sensitive product: California Republic Stationers. Their pencils are made from sustainably harvested wood, which means they don’t deforest.

We’ll also send the media moguls suggestions about where they can donate the pencils to non-profits that teach kids how to write. After all, the CEOs aren’t writers. It’s not like they can use them.

What happens to the money from the pencils?
Anything we have left over from our costs will go into the Union Solidarity Fund, which was created to help non-WGA members affected by the strike.