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Interview with the General Manager: On the Future of KPFK

THE FUTURE OF LISTENER-SPONSORED KPFK Change Links Exclusive: Interview with new KPFK General Manager Miquel Calçada Listener sponsored free speech community radio station KPFK 90.7 FM, part of the Pacifica Foundation, is a unique democratically governed media institution. After an extensive search, a new General Manager was recently hired and started his tenure in mid-September. Change Links got a chance to conduct this interview with him to give our readers more of [...]

By |2021-12-02T01:40:17-05:00December 2nd, 2021|California, Democracy, Features, Free Speech, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Internet, Internet, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Michael Novick, News, NPR, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, People, Politics, Public Radio|0 Comments
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KPFK, Pacifica  Face Uncertain Future

by Michael Novick, KPFK LSB Chair The future of KPFK and Pacifica are up in the air, as newly-elected or re-elected Local Station Board members are to be seated in December here and at the other four Pacifica stations in Berkeley, Houston, New York and Washington DC. New general managers recently took the helm at KPFK and at KPFT in Texas, with big problems to overcome. The L.A. station has been mired [...]

By |2021-11-03T00:29:44-05:00November 3rd, 2021|Democracy, Independent Media, Internet, Michael Novick, Pacifica/KPFK, Public Radio|0 Comments
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Which Way KPFK? Neo-Liberal “Professionalism” or Free Speech Community Radio?

Which Way KPFK? by Michael Novick, KPFK Local Station Board chair Listener-sponsored, free-speech community radio for southern California, Pacifica Foundation's KPFK 90.7 FM is currently in the midst of another fund drive. Even more critically, the station and the rest of the Foundation's stations face a fundamental choice, as a Bylaws revision comes up for a membership vote beginning on June 7. (You must have become a member during the year ending [...]

By |2021-04-30T18:47:32-05:00April 30th, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Commentary, Elections, Free Speech, Fund Drives, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Internet, Los Angeles, Michael Novick, Movements, News, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Politics, Public Radio, Social Media, Socialism, Solidarity, Volunteer, Voting|0 Comments
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Pacifica Fightback Town Hall, Oct. 31 – Don’t Be Scared into Abandoning Democracy!

New Day's Pacifica Restructure - Trick or Treat? by Pacifica Fightback Why is democracy under attack at Pacifica and in the US? Is the NDP Petition a solution or part of the problem? There is a new Bylaws petition to restructure Pacifica circulating. Signing it amounts to signing away your rights to local elected representation or oversight and abolishing collective control of the Foundation’s destiny by Pacifica members. New Day Pacifica (NDP)  [...]

By |2020-10-29T18:03:29-05:00October 29th, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Arts, COVID-19, Economy, Events, Fund Drives, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Internet, Internet, Los Angeles, Movements, News, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Peace and War, Public Radio, Social Media, Solidarity|0 Comments
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The Futility of Capitalist Planning for a Global Coronavirus Pandemic

by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-L.A. The videos linked to here are from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/Bloomberg School of Public Health "table-top" exercise planning for a novel corona-virus global pandemic (Center for Health Security planning exercise that took place in October 2019), urging governments and private businesses to work together to allocate and distribute medical supplies and treatments and deal with other aspects of such a pandemic. https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/videos.html These videos illustrate [...]

By |2020-03-29T03:07:11-05:00March 29th, 2020|Anti-capitalism, Capitalism, China, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Economy, Europe, Health, Health, Health Care, Healthcare, Internet, Michael Novick, News, Politics, Socialism, Wall Street|0 Comments
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Pacifica Bylaws Revision Update

Vote No on Pacifica's Undemocratic Bylaws Revision by Michael Novick If  you are a member of KPFK (or another Pacifica station) you should already have received a link to the ballot for a referendum on new Bylaws for the 70 year old foundation and radio network. If you believe you are a member and haven't received an email or postcard with instructions, or an actual paper ballot, contact nes@pacifica.org ASAP! Are you [...]

By |2020-02-20T02:21:48-05:00February 20th, 2020|Beyond Capitalism, California, California, Free Speech, Fund Drives, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Internet, Los Angeles, News, NPR, Pacifica/KPFK, Politics, Public Radio|0 Comments
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PDF of February 2019 print edition

By |2019-02-04T02:47:06-05:00February 4th, 2019|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black Lives Matter, Calendar, California, Commentary, In Memoriam, Independent Journalism, Internet, Los Angeles, Movements, News, Police Brutality, Protests and Rallies|0 Comments
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Grassroots Candidates for KPFK Local Station Board (paid ad)

By |2019-01-03T00:44:17-05:00December 2nd, 2018|Contests, Democracy, Elections, Independent Media, Internet, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Michael Novick, Movements, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Peace and War, People, Politics, Public Radio, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Empowering Internet Safety Guide for Women

Empowering Internet Safety Guide for Women httpss://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/the-empowering-internet-safetyguide-for-women Have you ever been harassed in the street? Received a crass message on a dating app? Had a coworker make a comment about your appearance that just didn’t sit right? You’re not alone. With the #MeToo movement, it’s easy to log onto Twitter or Facebook and see just how many women are victims of sexual harassment. Whether in person or online, women everywhere have experienced [...]

By |2018-10-03T03:40:37-05:00October 3rd, 2018|Girls, Internet, Internet, Uncategorized, Women|0 Comments
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Left Coast Forum – LA Trade Tech College – Aug 24-26

The second annual Left Coast Forum will take place at LA Trade Technical College on Washington Blvd. & Grand Ave. downtown on the weekend of Aug. 24-26, sponsored by LA Progressive and the NYC Left Forum. Keynote speakers as we went to press included Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the DSA candidate who shocked the political establishment by defeating the 4th-ranked Democratic Congressional leader in the NY primary; Dr. Melina Abdullah of Black Lives Matter; [...]

By |2018-08-09T22:48:32-05:00August 9th, 2018|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Bernie Sanders, Beyond Capitalism, Calendar, California, Climate Change, Democracy, Economy, Environment, Events, Healthcare, Human Rights, Internet, Israel and Palestine, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, News, Peace, Politics, Reports|0 Comments
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Facebook, Youtube, other tech giants launch joint, state-backed censorship programs

by Zac Corrigan - World Socialist WebSite (excerpts) https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/24/face-a24.html The World Socialist Web Site has launched a campaign against state-corporate censorship of the Internet after a change in search algorithms announced by Google in April. In the guise of combating "fake news", it resulted in a major drop in readership for leading progressive, anti-war and socialist websites. The WSWS itself was hardest hit, losing more than two-thirds of its traffic coming from [...]

By |2017-08-30T17:58:42-05:00August 30th, 2017|Capitalism, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Internet, Security and Insecurity|0 Comments
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Desperately Seeking Staffers

Desperately Seeking Staffers Change Links Community Calendar and Progressive News needs volunteers to accumulate and edit calendar items, solicit and/or write articles, develop advertising and other revenue sources, and work on layout of the print edition and/or design of the website. If you can assist in any of these endeavors, please call (951) 638-9259 [Google Voice number - leave a message] or email us at changelinks2@gmail.com ASAP to get involved.

By |2017-07-28T16:33:37-05:00July 28th, 2017|Independent Journalism, Internet, Michael Novick, Resources, Volunteer|0 Comments
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