[Sosfbay-discuss] KPFA elections

[Jim Doyle]

Here is a message from the candidate who spoke to us
at our July or August meeting, Akio Tanaka:

Dear Jim,
The KPFA board elections ends on October 15.
The station management scheduled a fund drive between 9/15 to 10/9,
which preempted the election events and coverage, so it is very 
important to remind
people to vote and mail in their ballots.

I would appreciate it if you can forward the following message to people
in your sphere of influence.
Warm regards,
Aki
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Dear Friends and Allies,

The balloting for the KPFA Local Station board will end on October 15.

Let your vote count. Please vote and mail in your ballots.

Currently the Concerned Listeners slate holds the majority on the KPFA 
Local Station Board.
I am concerned that their support for concentrated management power and 
their disrespect f
or the unpaid staff could turn KPFA into another mainstream radio 
station and marginalize its
unique listener community.

The Independents for Community Radio (ICR) want to put the community 
back in community radio;
they believe that programming decisions and other significant station 
policies need to be made in a
‘fair, collaborative and respectful manner’.


I urge you to vote for the candidates endorsed by the 'Independents for 
Community Radio'. T
he candidates are; Akio Tanaka, Henry Norr, Andrea Prichett, Rahman 
Jamaal McCreadie,
Banafsheh Akhlaghi, Lara Kiswani, Adam Hudson, Evelyn Sanchez, Shara 
Esbenshade,
Sasha Futran, and Ann Hallet.

Thank you,

Akio Tanaka

Following two articles delineates the above issues in more detail:

“KPFA Voters, the Choice is yours” by Henry Norr

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/02/18624199.php

“Avoiding a Faustian Bargain at KPFA” by Akio Tanaka

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/01/18624062.php

[To find out more about the ICR candidates, please go to: 
http://www.indyradio2009.org/ ]
[To see a sample ballot, please go to: http://www.communityradio2009.com 
<http://www.communityradio2009.com/>