see web site - they just had a meeting, unfortunately, i was unable to go.... http://www.peoplesradio.net/ On Jun 3, 2006, at 7:56 PM, Richard wrote: > Hello Altaf. > > Can you provide some info re the Peoples Radio radio group? Where > do they > meet, etc. Thanks. /R > > -----Original Message----- > From: NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of Altaf Bhimji > Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 7:09 PM > To: NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [NewPacifica] Re: Critique from NewPacifica Watch > > > > I have not given up on Pacifica - my dial is still tuned to 94.1 KPFA > ---- At the same time, I honestly do not fully comprehend the various > factions and politics 'cause I have not been fully involved for a > couple of years now... although I do have intentions of going to a > People's Radio radio group that is here in the Bay Area who are > attempting bring some life back to the original movement. > > The thing is, so much of these changes we need to see (such as those > identified in the Sam Husseini article I sent earlier) are so bogged > down that it is like trying to move a big huge boulder with both > hands tied behind one's back... I understand that much of the issues > we need to deal with are the same as a few years back... > > But whenever there have been moves, for example at KPFA - we have > life long programmers who've seriously held things back... such as a > very basic change of having Democracy Now at 8:00 morning drive time, > instead of at 9 --- when most everyone is already at work... This > move was approved by the local board, and it never got implemented. > When I see such incidents, then it is like I feel that I, as a > listener/member, am totally disempowered... that my elected board > can't even implement any changes... then who controls the station? > Philip Maldory? > > I think at stations such as KPFA, and others... we need a serious new > movement that would be willing to address these kinds of issues > head on. > > Altaf ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/xYTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/