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East Bay | Indymedia | Labor & WorkersKPFA DEFENDS BANNING OF LABOR SHOW PROPOSALS: "Paperwork Overwhelming"
KFPA's Program Council and Management has banned for one year programming proposals from the KFPA Labor Collective for taking up too much time. KPFA DEFENDS BANNING OF
LABOR SHOW PROPOSALS: "Paperwork Overwhelming", by Jordie Mann Listener-sponsored KPFA’s Program Council took the unusual step of banning proposals from the KPFA Labor Collective recently, explaining that the Program Council was uncomfortable with the tone of the collective and felt the collective needed a “time out”, or mild punishment, for overwhelming them with paperwork. The Labor Collective, which has produced numerous shows for International Women’s Day, May Day, and Labor Day, picketed outside the station on Labor Day, bewildered by the ban on proposals. “They only have 20 minutes of regular labor programming right now,” stated Labor Collective chair Steve Zeltzer. “It’s pathetic.” ... http://www.kpfalaborcollective.org/
More Pictures
The following is another picture of the Labor Day September 4th rally at KFPA to
protest banning of programming proposals by the Program Council. This was not surprisingly not reported on by KFPA News Free Speech Radio. Fourty to fifty people participated in the picket and rally. The banning of programming by the Program Council which was supported by management is a first for KPFA. |
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