This year's Homelessness Marathon will broadcast live from the streets of Montreal on Tuesday, February 20th, starting at sunset and running all night long until sunrise on Wednesday, February 21st. The fifth annual Homelessness Marathon will once again serve up 14 hours of people-powered radio, broadcasting this year from outside of the Native Friendship Center. With the goal of being a consciousness-raising event, the Marathon will provide an opportunity for homeless people and their supporters to take to the airwaves, and allow a nationwide discussion on homelessness issues and possible solutions. Reaching out to every listener, the audio for the Homelessness Marathon is available for free to all non-commercial broadcasters via the Internet. Last year, nearly thirty stations carried the Homelessness Marathon. The participation of community radio stations from across Canada is vital for the Marathon to achieve its goals. Thus, we are currently inviting your station to participate in the upcoming Homelessness Marathon. We will be organizing panel discussions for this year's Marathon and we welcome your suggestions for topics and local contacts who can share views on the issues. We are also inviting you to create short, pre-produced pieces (5 minutes in length) focusing on homelessness in your community, which we hope to air as bridges between each hour (these should be posted on http://www.radio4all.net or sent to us on CD). For more information on carrying this year's Marathon or to confirm you participation again, please contact CKUT's Community News Department. Any feedback from last year's Marathon is also appreciated. A tentative broadcast schedule will be available soon. For more information and to confirm your station's participation, please contact Gretchen King, Coordinator of Canada's 5th Annual Homelessness Marathon: [email protected] 514.448.4041 x6788.