SUN 1/22 - KPFA TOWN HALL MEETING! - 1-4PM - Women's Bldg

All listeners are welcome – come tell us your thoughts and concerns about your community and KPFA.

A brief portion of the Town Hall will be devoted to a panel moderated by Liam Kirsher. The panel will include Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Matthew Lasar, and KPFA LSB and staff representatives. Approximately _2 HOURS_ will be given to public comment and discussion, during which the panel members will join the audience.

Some of the issues discussed will be the prevalence, starting from the top down, of the tolerance of physical threats and violence (or the ulterior, specific baiting of personnel into either), intimidating or scare-mongering junior staffers, as well as on-air abuse or one-sided on-air propaganda, by certain personnel members at KPFA.

Other issues discussed will be the lack of democracy, transparency, and accountability in decision-making and programming at KPFA;

the need for more community and labor programming;

and the summary pre-emption of certain programming or of certain community programmers from special community programs, and otherwise the monopoly by a certain voice in national affairs programming instead of a diversity of voices for a change.

KPFA wants our listener money, soliciting us at least 60 days out of the year, but not our meaningful input, appropriate oversight, and democratic participation. It just wants us to increasingly give or help raise more money. That's the only time many of the in-station senior clique really want to hear from you.

Refreshments will be available. Donations are requested, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

The Women’s Building, at 18th St., is wheelchair accessible, close to BART and nearby parking garages (at 21st St., east of Valencia Ave.).

For more information, please call 510-848-6767, ext. 635