Donations and Projects
Please note: That as we are not a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, your contribution is NOT tax-deductible. This said, you can be assured that any donation will be used with integrity for the development, publicity and distribution of the website and its companion products.
Sullivanclinton.com was born this year, the 225th Anniversary year of the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign. The Project is an ongoing collaboration of educators and artists, designers and you, our visitors. With your help, it will continue far beyond this year as we work to advance democratic values and mutual respect.
The Sullivan/Clinton Campaign is one of the least-known, but most important events in our history. As you read, New York is hosting a few one-time commemorations that will attract tourist dollars. These help to keep its memory alive, but they're nowhere near enough. Because Sullivan/Clinton has been well "off the radar," we ask your help in educating visitors, teachers and students about its role in American history and its enduring impact on the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee people.
While the Project's main focus is Dispossession, related topics include Sullivan/Clinton's impact on America's Westward Expansion; how it cleared the way for the Erie Canal; and how it boosted New York City's rise to world-class prominence. And, last but not least, we'll show its continuing relevance today.
As style counts, all this will be done with a contemporary look-and-feel and with engaging multimedia and interactive approaches.
In this time of severe cutbacks in Arts funding, we ask you to help develop this wonderful website as it helps to expand our awareness and our young people's education.
In this time of severe cutbacks in funding for the Arts, we ask your support. Your Purchase or Donation will make a big difference. Your check, money order or secure PayPal donation will:
- Further develop this website
- Expand its educational outreach, and
- Launch the companion products described below:
We are finalizing these exciting projects:
- The Book: Fields of Fire, the website's companion book.
- The Sullivan/Clinton MapSet, in 9 interactive views.
- Traveling Exhibits, of 1-11 installations.
- Educational Materials
The Website/Book/ and Map are moving into high gear. Our Multi-Media Exhibit will consist of 1-10 parts (e.g., vivid photos, computer kiosks, and pop-culture objects) to show in your community. From Galleries to Libraries, Schools to Community Centers, all it takes is a Hallway, a Room or just a Corner. And with your help, our Exhibits can travel anywhere and be duplicated for showing in several places at once.
Your Donations and Purchases
Your Donations and Purchases greatly lower our costs of development, publicity and distribution of both the website and its companion projects.
Please make your check or money order in US funds out to:
Real View Media
and mail it to:
Dr. Robert Spiegelman
c/o The Sullivan/Clinton Project
Real-View Media
860 West End Ave.,
3rd Floor
New York, New York 10025
Please calculate $19.99 per Book or MapSet; or $34.99 per combination of the two. (New York State Residents add 8.625% sales tax)
OR you can contribute or pay online via PayPal's secure system:
THE WEBSITE
Your Donation supports the continuous evolution of sullivanclinton.com. It takes fresh approaches to the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign and shows its ongoing relevance today. Gallery and Map pages are updated often. So too the Audio/Visual page where exciting artists worldwide can share their talent and vision. A major feature is the blogs where viewers post comments and add content. And twin Search Engines give teachers, students, scholars and history buffs a great research tool on texts and images for tonight's homework or their continuing education.
THE BOOK: FIELDS OF FIRE
Your Donation or Purchase helps finance the companion book, Fields of Fire: The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, Then & Now. It presents Sullivan/Clinton in fresh ways with links to today's events. It has a great guest interview with Seneca spokesperson, Peter Jemison, and a powerful essay on its forgotten aftermath, the "Winter of Hunger." It offers "Who's Who" sketches of key personalities and a "Where and When" chronology of most events. Also location and content of many NY & Pennsylvania road markers. All this plus current & historical photos. It's available in August, so reserve your copy now!
THE SULLIVAN-CLINTON MAPSET
Your Donation or Purchase helps develop a beautiful CD-Rom MapSet (version 1.0). It's an interactive journey through the Sullivan/Clinton saga. Click through its scenes for views of: the original Six Nations; their break-up in the American Revolution; the main routes and flashpoints of the military campaign; the tragic aftermath in Ft. Niagara; the land's division into Purchases; the advent of canals, railroads and highways; and places where the Iroquois live today. See sample views now on the Map page. With 5 more to come, the MapSet is for PCs at home, libraries and classrooms. It's available in August, 2004, so reserve your copy now!
THE PACKAGE: BOOK & MAP COMBINATION
The Book and Map Set can be purchased together at a 10% discount.
TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS
Your Donation develops Fields of Fire, a powerful 11-part multimedia and educational exhibition. It would show at public and private venues in New York, both upstate and downstate, or literally anywhere there's interest. It will feature imaginative installations, an interactive computer kiosk, video projections, compelling photography and related sound effects.
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
Your Donation helps develop fresh ideas and materials for including the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign in lesson plans, school curricula and homework assignments, for high schools and colleges. These aim to make Sullivan/Clinton and its related themes come alive for teachers, students and all curious learners of 15 years and over.
All content © 2004 - 2008 Bob Spiegelman