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KPFA: Is It the End of Our Local Independent Community Radio Station?
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Date:
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Time:
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Event Type:
Panel Discussion
Organizer/Author:
KPFA listener
Location Details:
Community Media Center of Marin (CMCM)
819 A Street
San Rafael, California
Is
It the End of Our Local
Independent Community
Radio Station KPFA?
Come to a Discussion about How to Keep It Going
Thursday, November 14, 2019 7pm
Community
Media Center of Marin (CMCM)
819
A Street
San
Rafael, California
Equity,
social justice and access for every community voice may soon end at
KPFA and its sister stations in Pacifica's national radio network.
After
years of turmoil, an internal selection process - proposed as "new
bylaws" - may hand power over to a self-selected few on the
Pacifica network board.
Please
join us as Tracy Rosenberg, Executive Director of Media Alliance, and
Peter Franck, former Pacifica president, discuss the future of
Pacifica in a panel discussion. Radio host Peter B. Collins will
moderate, fielding audience questions.
It is no secret that KPFA and the Pacifica network are struggling. Panelists will address the many concerns and factions at KPFA including:
It is no secret that KPFA and the Pacifica network are struggling. Panelists will address the many concerns and factions at KPFA including:
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Information about recent dramatic radio network conflicts, resulting lawsuits, and proposed new bylaws
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The shut down and lock out of staff at New York affiliate WBAI
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The elimination of various independent programs at KPFA
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The truth about the Pacifica network's financial state
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"Why can't we all just get along?"
Whether you are a member or an occasional listener, Pacifica's survival is essential to everyone's free speech.
Please come and learn more if you value free independent media. Join us in protecting the fierce independence of KPFA's local and Pacifica's national programming, which speaks truth to power.
Added to the calendar on Tue, Nov 12, 2019 1:32AM
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