[Marin-annc] To Marin Greens who are members of KPFA

[Marnie Glickman]

Dear Marin Greens,

This is a note from a member of the Green Party of Alameda County who  
is running for the KPFA Board.

Peace,
Marnie Glickman
Co-chair, Marin Greens
415-472-2859

> Dear Greens,
>
> As you all know balloting for the KPFA Local Station board has  
> started.
>
> Although most candidates running for the board claim to espouse  
> progressive politics, there is a clear difference in the direction  
> they want to take KPFA.
>
> The Concerned Listeners, who have held the majority on the board for  
> the last three years, want to make the station more 'professional'  
> and mainstream. They believe that the management should set station  
> policy and make programming decisions. In their platform they refer  
> to the unpaid staff which comprise 3/4 of the station as a  
> 'sectarian group' and say that the unpaid staff are packing their  
> organization with "people who have only tangential relationship to  
> KPFA”. But KPFA cannot exist without the unpaid staff. They are news  
> reporters, DJs, public-affairs hosts and members of the KPFA  
> Apprenticeship Program.
>
> The Independents for Community Radio want to put the community back  
> in community radio; they believe that programming decisions and  
> other significant station policies need to be made collaboratively.  
> (For more info, please see their website at:  http://www.indyradio2009.org/ 
>  ).
>
> I am concerned that the Concerned Listeners doctrine of concentrated  
> management power and its disrespect for the unpaid staff could turn  
> KPFA into another mainstream station and marginalize the listener  
> community.
>
> It is a critical election which will determine the direction the  
> station will go. Please rank vote for the candidates who are  
> endorsed by the ‘Independents for Community Radio’. The candidates  
> are:  Akio Tanaka, Henry Norr, Banafsheh Akhlaghi, Evelyn Sanchez,  
> Rahman Jamaal, Andrea Prichett, Lara Kiswani, Adam Hudson, Sasha  
> Futran, Shara Esbenshade, and Ann Hallet.
>
> Your vote is important so please vote and mail in your ballot.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Akio Tanaka
> GPAC and Listener Delegate-KPFA LSB
>
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> The platform-statement of the 'Concerned Listeners' and a rebuttal  
> by ‘Independents for Community Radio can be found at:
> http://indyradio2009.org/sites/default/files/CL_Statement- 
> Rebuttal.html
>
>
>

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Marnie Glickman
Executive Director
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