Rebecca Riots, Shelley Doty and Blood Sugar Sex Machine at Ashkenaz 9/30
A Fundraiser for Independents for Community Radio
Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Time: 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Location: Ashkenaz Music and Dance Cafe
Street: 1317 San Pablo Avenue
City/Town: Berkeley, CA
An evening of Folk, Funk and Fun to help Independents for Community Radio (ICR) get elected to the KPFA Local Station Board and bring the community focus back to KPFA.
Learn more about ICR at indyradio2009.org
With: Jazz-Rock guitar sensation Shelly Doty, activist-folk trio Rebecca Riots, comedy from "The Prez in the Fez" Khalil Bendib and some closing break-a-sweat funk with Blood Sugar Sex Machine.
Tickets: Sliding scale - $20 donation requested - No one turned away for lack of funds
Whose radio? Our radio.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
What's Goin On at KPFA...
What's Goin On at KPFA...
Hey all, Here is an article I wanted to write based on what I've gathered so far from the election process. My goal is to simplify the complex issue plaguing KPFA in language for all sides/slates and listeners to use as an investigative tool. May the truth prevail! - Rahman
http://www.indyradio2009.org/content/whats-goin-kpfa
Hey all, Here is an article I wanted to write based on what I've gathered so far from the election process. My goal is to simplify the complex issue plaguing KPFA in language for all sides/slates and listeners to use as an investigative tool. May the truth prevail! - Rahman
http://www.indyradio2009.org/content/whats-goin-kpfa
Stanford Student Activist runs for KPFA Local Station Board
September 21, 2009
Stanford student activist runs for KPFA Local Station Board
Adam Hudson
http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/stanford-student-activist-runs-for-kpfa-local-station-board/
Throughout history, students have played a crucial role in furthering social change. During the Vietnam War, there was a nationwide youth rebellion in the U.S. against America’s imperialist war in Southeast Asia and the ensuing atrocities. On university campuses across America, from the University of California, Berkeley, to Columbia University, students organized sit-ins, teach-ins and rallies, printed flyers and occupied campus buildings to protest against the injustices occurring at home and abroad. These protests were not only a sign of moral outrage; they were also strategically designed to end the involvement of American universities in perpetuating the atrocities in Vietnam and other social ills.
Stanford student activist runs for KPFA Local Station Board
Adam Hudson
http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/stanford-student-activist-runs-for-kpfa-local-station-board/
Throughout history, students have played a crucial role in furthering social change. During the Vietnam War, there was a nationwide youth rebellion in the U.S. against America’s imperialist war in Southeast Asia and the ensuing atrocities. On university campuses across America, from the University of California, Berkeley, to Columbia University, students organized sit-ins, teach-ins and rallies, printed flyers and occupied campus buildings to protest against the injustices occurring at home and abroad. These protests were not only a sign of moral outrage; they were also strategically designed to end the involvement of American universities in perpetuating the atrocities in Vietnam and other social ills.
Report from September 21 candidate forum in Palo Alto
Peter Broadwell reports from Monday September 21 candidate forum at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Palo Alto, hosted by Tomas Moran and Ray Meyer.
Went to the second Palo Alto candidate forum tonight. It was much better attended than the first Palo Alto one, perhaps because the ballot have actually arrivedwith the event dates in them.In attendance were representatives from Independents for Community Radio[1],Peoples Radio[2], Voices For Justice [3] and one completely unaffiliated candidate Judith Gips. Thomas Moran (former Pacifica Board Member) was in the audience and asked several probing questionsthat got all the candidates talking about how KPFA needs to get back to it's activist roots. This seemed to resonate well with the audience. Another topic that elicited much discussion was the archiving of non-music shows. The audience seemed to like the answers to this as well - action as opposed to rolling over andmaking the archives less useful.
Hopefully the audio will be available soon so others can hear the answers too.
[1] http://indyradio2009.org[2] peoplesradio.net[3] voicesforjusticeradio.org
Went to the second Palo Alto candidate forum tonight. It was much better attended than the first Palo Alto one, perhaps because the ballot have actually arrivedwith the event dates in them.In attendance were representatives from Independents for Community Radio[1],Peoples Radio[2], Voices For Justice [3] and one completely unaffiliated candidate Judith Gips. Thomas Moran (former Pacifica Board Member) was in the audience and asked several probing questionsthat got all the candidates talking about how KPFA needs to get back to it's activist roots. This seemed to resonate well with the audience. Another topic that elicited much discussion was the archiving of non-music shows. The audience seemed to like the answers to this as well - action as opposed to rolling over andmaking the archives less useful.
Hopefully the audio will be available soon so others can hear the answers too.
[1] http://indyradio2009.org[2] peoplesradio.net[3] voicesforjusticeradio.org
Monday, September 21, 2009
The significance of the KPFA board elections
KPFA listeners know that the Local Station Board elections tend to be acrimonious. What many listeners might not realize is that the controversy of the LSB elections actually reflects a historical issue about the nature of community radio itself. The four of us founded the Independents for Community Radio affinity group of LSB candidates with the goal of ensuring that KPFA remains rooted in the communities it serves.
In October, 2008 nearly 90 KPFA staff members issued a statement articulating their goals for leadership at the station. They called for management committed to fulfilling the historic Transformation Proposal made during the 1999 KPFA Lockout. They also called for leaders who support the unpaid staff, maintain a respectful and collaborative approach to station operations, and understand that KPFA should include community representatives on its decision making bodies. (http://mediajusticekpfa.blogspot.com/2008/10/open-letter-on-new-kpfa-lea...). These aspirations remain largely unfulfilled or have been undermined by the current management and its Concerned Listener allies. Read the full article at http://www.indyradio2009.org/content/community-radio-crossroads
In October, 2008 nearly 90 KPFA staff members issued a statement articulating their goals for leadership at the station. They called for management committed to fulfilling the historic Transformation Proposal made during the 1999 KPFA Lockout. They also called for leaders who support the unpaid staff, maintain a respectful and collaborative approach to station operations, and understand that KPFA should include community representatives on its decision making bodies. (http://mediajusticekpfa.blogspot.com/2008/10/open-letter-on-new-kpfa-lea...). These aspirations remain largely unfulfilled or have been undermined by the current management and its Concerned Listener allies. Read the full article at http://www.indyradio2009.org/content/community-radio-crossroads
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