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KPFA Labor forum: Speak-Out On KPFA and Labor
A forum was held at ILWU hall on Saturday, August 28. Candidates from three competing slates in the upcoming KPFA board elections spoke and debated on their platforms and the escalating problems at the station. KPFA is mired in financial, programming and internal management problems. I believe the labor-based "Voices For Justice Radio" slate is clearly the best choice to serve and I've posted a longer written piece in the "Independent Media" section.
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I see one faction, “Voices For Justice Radio“ (voicesforjusticeradio.org), as a clear and promising alternative to the dismal operating style of the current and past boards, while also capable of guiding management and programmers in a more productive direction. The slate is made up of Steve Zeltzer, Sureya Sayadi, Jamie Cader, and Felipe Messina.
They are running as a labor-based candidacy, including pushing strongly for a one-hour prime-time weekly labor show. They ask why KPFA won’t do this when the other three Pacifica stations have such shows. Steve Zeltzer is well known as a labor activist and broadcaster. Jaime Caldor organizes Spanish-speaking workers. Felipe Messina has been outspoken on station issues.
They have a published 11-point platform, a Program To Rebuild KPFA and Pacifica. It includes more community-based reporters with volunteer news bureaus in the South Bay, North Bay, Peninsula, Fresno and Sacramento. Re-establish the Program Council and open meetings to the public. The slate is actively opposing a planned merger of the KPFA-KPFK (Los Angeles). The merger will probably result in more centralized, rather than more localize news content, on a show that already broadcasts too many liberal reactions to mainstream newswire stories. A petition is available on their website.
They propose reorganizing the news department for more in-depth reporting, and make it available to the public. They envision a multi-media organization that uses the web and video as an integral part of the mix, with creative ways to get out and share content. They want to beef up labor, black, LGBT, and immigrant programming. They want to re-establish the Women’s and Third World Department and establish a Labor Department. They see programming established by the rank and file, bottom-up instead of top-down. They want a Pacifica station in New Orleans. The current financial problems can be eased by making the tough choices and moving towards more of a reliance on volunteers rather than too many paid staff members.
They also want strong support for the campaign to drop the charges against arrested programmer Nadra Foster. She’s still banned from the station with no due process. The information is available at voicesforjusticeradio.org.
A second faction, Independents For Community Radio (ICR for this article), which includes Tracy Rosenberg (also Director of Oakland-based Media Alliance), made sensible proposals for fiscal responsibility and broadening the listener and contributor base by broadcasting to broader communities including immigrants. Tracy describes her group as having a minority representation on the current board. Tracy was appalled at the lack of accountability for current financial mismanagement.
The third, calling themselves Concerned Listeners - Save KPFA, seem to have had or have or are close to having a majority on the last two Boards, along with management and programmer representation. This group clearly lacks any sort of forward thinking “vision”, has been a part of a plethora of current in-station problems and needs to go now. They just want more donations for more programmers and increased "professionalism" and more centrist, pro-authority politics. I was kind of put off at their behavior and lack of diplomacy, especially a man named Matthew Hallinan, along with such a narrow-focused platform.
Thei first audio speech has Voices for Community Radio candidates, Steve Zeltzer, Felipe Messina, and Jaime Cader give opening overviews on tehri platform. (5:54)
They are running as a labor-based candidacy, including pushing strongly for a one-hour prime-time weekly labor show. They ask why KPFA won’t do this when the other three Pacifica stations have such shows. Steve Zeltzer is well known as a labor activist and broadcaster. Jaime Caldor organizes Spanish-speaking workers. Felipe Messina has been outspoken on station issues.
They have a published 11-point platform, a Program To Rebuild KPFA and Pacifica. It includes more community-based reporters with volunteer news bureaus in the South Bay, North Bay, Peninsula, Fresno and Sacramento. Re-establish the Program Council and open meetings to the public. The slate is actively opposing a planned merger of the KPFA-KPFK (Los Angeles). The merger will probably result in more centralized, rather than more localize news content, on a show that already broadcasts too many liberal reactions to mainstream newswire stories. A petition is available on their website.
They propose reorganizing the news department for more in-depth reporting, and make it available to the public. They envision a multi-media organization that uses the web and video as an integral part of the mix, with creative ways to get out and share content. They want to beef up labor, black, LGBT, and immigrant programming. They want to re-establish the Women’s and Third World Department and establish a Labor Department. They see programming established by the rank and file, bottom-up instead of top-down. They want a Pacifica station in New Orleans. The current financial problems can be eased by making the tough choices and moving towards more of a reliance on volunteers rather than too many paid staff members.
They also want strong support for the campaign to drop the charges against arrested programmer Nadra Foster. She’s still banned from the station with no due process. The information is available at voicesforjusticeradio.org.
A second faction, Independents For Community Radio (ICR for this article), which includes Tracy Rosenberg (also Director of Oakland-based Media Alliance), made sensible proposals for fiscal responsibility and broadening the listener and contributor base by broadcasting to broader communities including immigrants. Tracy describes her group as having a minority representation on the current board. Tracy was appalled at the lack of accountability for current financial mismanagement.
The third, calling themselves Concerned Listeners - Save KPFA, seem to have had or have or are close to having a majority on the last two Boards, along with management and programmer representation. This group clearly lacks any sort of forward thinking “vision”, has been a part of a plethora of current in-station problems and needs to go now. They just want more donations for more programmers and increased "professionalism" and more centrist, pro-authority politics. I was kind of put off at their behavior and lack of diplomacy, especially a man named Matthew Hallinan, along with such a narrow-focused platform.
Thei first audio speech has Voices for Community Radio candidates, Steve Zeltzer, Felipe Messina, and Jaime Cader give opening overviews on tehri platform. (5:54)
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This post was, no doubt, done at Steve Zeltzer's behest. It isn't that likely that he did the post himself, he doesn't really do the work, but tells others to do it
Voices for media Justice consists of Zeltzer's rigid and outdated politics and well known constant unsuccessful runs for the KPFA Board; one present board member who specializes in out of control emotional outbursts filled with shreaking accusations, name calling, and the efforts of other board members to get her under control; a sweet but truly dumb man; and a guy who seems to have a real psychppathic disorder. Yeah team! Way to Go!
Voices for media Justice consists of Zeltzer's rigid and outdated politics and well known constant unsuccessful runs for the KPFA Board; one present board member who specializes in out of control emotional outbursts filled with shreaking accusations, name calling, and the efforts of other board members to get her under control; a sweet but truly dumb man; and a guy who seems to have a real psychppathic disorder. Yeah team! Way to Go!
Three Cheers for Steve Zeltzer, Voices for Justice, Tracy Rosenberg and friends
The horrors of the Thug Hallinan Gang have been described in many places, including but not limited on Daniel Borgstrom's site:
http://danielborgstrom.blogspot.com/2010/08/siegel-youre-suing-me.html
http://danielborgstrom.blogspot.com/2010/03/intimidation-between-minutes.html
and
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/08/17/18656285.php
The lunatics are clearly the Hallinan brothers, Dan Siegel and all the rest of the Thug Hallinan Gang. Considering Dan Siegel is a lawyer, the millionaire Hallinan brothers are sons and brothers of lawyers, and there are lawyers who are on the Thug Hallinan Gang list, they all should know better.
For those of us who remember Vince and Vivian Hallinan, the parents of the Hallinan brothers, we are appalled and ashamed. We are also the same people aware of the background of many members of the Thug Hallinan Gang and are equally appalled and ashamed. I was particularly horrified to hear Jack Kurzweil proudly defending the bourgeois nonsense called "professionalism" during his on-air interview. The character, Uriah Heep, in Charles Dickens' novel, David Copperfield, advises that one should always "be 'umble." The most competent "professional" people of any field are usually the most humble and are always the people who reject the title "professional." All of us with a strong labor consciousness always reject the "professional" title as we know that it is our COLLECTIVE labor that makes anything possible, including the fact that some people are outstanding.
It is very clear that all members of the Voices for Justice slate, including Steve Zeltzer, have excellent ideas. Hopefully, the woman on their slate will be at the Black Dot Cafe next week as her voice must be heard. Her name is Dr. Sureya Sayadi and her statement may be found at:
http://pacificafoundation.org/cand_page.php?id=397&sta=kpfa
and the entire slate may be found at:
http://www.voicesforjusticeradio.org/
The future of KPFA is in the hands of the listeners. There are some 20,000 listeners. If you want anything to get better, you have to vote for the members of Voices for Justice and Independent Community Radio, the latter including Tracy Rosenberg. The ICR slate may be found at:
http://www.voteindyradio.org/
It is only because KPFA listener-subscribers do not vote in sufficient numbers, with only 10% or so voting, that we end up with thugs like the Hallinans and Dan Siegel. This website gives you a chance to see the video of the August 28 forum at:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/09/03/18657538.php
For all the candidate statements, see:
http://pacificafoundation.org/cand_list.php?sta=kpfa
There are more forums on air and off air as follows:
From:
http://www.artistdata.com/kpfa/shows/
You can meet the candidates at the following forums or hear them on KPFA:
For transit info or carpool to any forum call 510.332.7181 or email les_kpfa [at] pacifica.org
Thursday Sept.9 Black Dot Cafe 924 Pine St., West Oakland 6:30-9pm Hosted by JR Ministry of Information from blockreportradio.org and Hardknock radio
Monday Sept. 13 First United Methodist Church San Rafael (basement) 9 Ross Valley Drive ( Greenfield and Ross Valley Dr.) just off the Miracle Mile (Fourth St.) across from Bedrock Music near Cafe Gratitude). Potluck at 6:15pm / Forum at 7:15pm Sponsored by: Marin Peace and Justice
Tuesday, Sept. 14 Berkeley Community Media Public Access TV2239 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley 5-7pm
Sunday, Sept. 19 Sonoma Peace and Justice Center 467 Sebastapol Ave, Santa Rosa 2-5pm
Monday, September 20th Richmond Public LibraryCommunity Room/patio325 Civic Center Plaza (at MacDonald ) Richmond lots of parking co-sponsored byRichmond Progressive Alliance 6:30-9pm
O N A I R F O R U M S:
Second Round:
Friday Sept. 10th- 7-8pm
Saturday Sept.11: 9-12noon
Wednesday Sept. 15: 7-8pm
Thursday Sept. 16: 7-8pm
Third Round:
Monday Sept. 27th: 8-10pm
Tuesday Sept. 28th: 8-10pm
Wednesday Sept.29: 8-10pm
The horrors of the Thug Hallinan Gang have been described in many places, including but not limited on Daniel Borgstrom's site:
http://danielborgstrom.blogspot.com/2010/08/siegel-youre-suing-me.html
http://danielborgstrom.blogspot.com/2010/03/intimidation-between-minutes.html
and
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/08/17/18656285.php
The lunatics are clearly the Hallinan brothers, Dan Siegel and all the rest of the Thug Hallinan Gang. Considering Dan Siegel is a lawyer, the millionaire Hallinan brothers are sons and brothers of lawyers, and there are lawyers who are on the Thug Hallinan Gang list, they all should know better.
For those of us who remember Vince and Vivian Hallinan, the parents of the Hallinan brothers, we are appalled and ashamed. We are also the same people aware of the background of many members of the Thug Hallinan Gang and are equally appalled and ashamed. I was particularly horrified to hear Jack Kurzweil proudly defending the bourgeois nonsense called "professionalism" during his on-air interview. The character, Uriah Heep, in Charles Dickens' novel, David Copperfield, advises that one should always "be 'umble." The most competent "professional" people of any field are usually the most humble and are always the people who reject the title "professional." All of us with a strong labor consciousness always reject the "professional" title as we know that it is our COLLECTIVE labor that makes anything possible, including the fact that some people are outstanding.
It is very clear that all members of the Voices for Justice slate, including Steve Zeltzer, have excellent ideas. Hopefully, the woman on their slate will be at the Black Dot Cafe next week as her voice must be heard. Her name is Dr. Sureya Sayadi and her statement may be found at:
http://pacificafoundation.org/cand_page.php?id=397&sta=kpfa
and the entire slate may be found at:
http://www.voicesforjusticeradio.org/
The future of KPFA is in the hands of the listeners. There are some 20,000 listeners. If you want anything to get better, you have to vote for the members of Voices for Justice and Independent Community Radio, the latter including Tracy Rosenberg. The ICR slate may be found at:
http://www.voteindyradio.org/
It is only because KPFA listener-subscribers do not vote in sufficient numbers, with only 10% or so voting, that we end up with thugs like the Hallinans and Dan Siegel. This website gives you a chance to see the video of the August 28 forum at:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/09/03/18657538.php
For all the candidate statements, see:
http://pacificafoundation.org/cand_list.php?sta=kpfa
There are more forums on air and off air as follows:
From:
http://www.artistdata.com/kpfa/shows/
You can meet the candidates at the following forums or hear them on KPFA:
For transit info or carpool to any forum call 510.332.7181 or email les_kpfa [at] pacifica.org
Thursday Sept.9 Black Dot Cafe 924 Pine St., West Oakland 6:30-9pm Hosted by JR Ministry of Information from blockreportradio.org and Hardknock radio
Monday Sept. 13 First United Methodist Church San Rafael (basement) 9 Ross Valley Drive ( Greenfield and Ross Valley Dr.) just off the Miracle Mile (Fourth St.) across from Bedrock Music near Cafe Gratitude). Potluck at 6:15pm / Forum at 7:15pm Sponsored by: Marin Peace and Justice
Tuesday, Sept. 14 Berkeley Community Media Public Access TV2239 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley 5-7pm
Sunday, Sept. 19 Sonoma Peace and Justice Center 467 Sebastapol Ave, Santa Rosa 2-5pm
Monday, September 20th Richmond Public LibraryCommunity Room/patio325 Civic Center Plaza (at MacDonald ) Richmond lots of parking co-sponsored byRichmond Progressive Alliance 6:30-9pm
O N A I R F O R U M S:
Second Round:
Friday Sept. 10th- 7-8pm
Saturday Sept.11: 9-12noon
Wednesday Sept. 15: 7-8pm
Thursday Sept. 16: 7-8pm
Third Round:
Monday Sept. 27th: 8-10pm
Tuesday Sept. 28th: 8-10pm
Wednesday Sept.29: 8-10pm
There's a campaign event in Concord tonight organized by the Students for Democratic Society of Diablo Valley Community College . 7pm Round Table Pizza 2940 Treat Blvd . Concord .
i wonder why the VFJR slate didn't list that event .
i wonder why the VFJR slate didn't list that event .
Tonight's candidate forum is at 2960 Treat Blvd Concord . Come and hear what some young listeners think
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