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Fascists in Power: USAmerican Unexceptionalism

by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-LA A world-wide trend toward authoritarianism has been widely noted. Neo-fascist parties have taken the reins of power or serve as part of the parliamentary base or ruling coalition in Israel, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, and Ukraine, among other countries. But the pundits who lament this, and perhaps see Donald Trump as reflecting the same trend in the US, are somehow incapable of seeing that the US is [...]

By |2023-11-08T02:29:29-05:00November 8th, 2023|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Biden, Donald Trump, Fascism, Human Rights, Michael Novick, Movements, Peace, Security and Insecurity, Social Media, Socialism, Surveillance|0 Comments
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Which Way KPFK?

The listener and staff elections for delegates on the local (and thereby national) boards of Pacifica radio stations, including KPFK here in Southern California, are underway. You needed to have become a member by June 30 to vote. This is a critical election over the future direction of KPFK and the Pacifica Foundation. A faction within the governance that has been involved in previous efforts to split up the foundation, order it [...]

By |2023-07-08T17:16:12-05:00July 8th, 2023|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Commentary, Elections, Free Speech, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Los Angeles, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Politics, Public Radio, Reproductive Rights, Social Media|0 Comments
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VIRTUAL NATIONAL TOWN HALL: What Next, Pacifica?

by PacificaFightback.com Via Zoom Sat. Mar 25, 3pm PT Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrf-iqqjMoH93vA-cBkWNRlMdoAPRhn2c- After you register you will receive a link by email. Keeping Pacifica Open to All of Us If you want to run to become a Delegate at your station, or work on a campaign for delegates committed to reviving a mission-driven, democratic, transparent and accountable Pacifica, get in touch with us now at: pacificafightback@gmail.com An era of war, growing economic [...]

By |2023-03-11T23:31:26-05:00March 2nd, 2023|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Democracy, Elections, Events, Fund Drives, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Internet, Internet, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Non-violence, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Peace and War, People, Politics, Poverty, Public Radio, Social Media, Solidarity|0 Comments
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End Violence Against Women in the US and Globally

by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action L.A. The attack on women’s bodily autonomy in the US reflected in the Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court, that stripped away Constitutional protection of women’s right to terminate a pregnancy, is the tip of the iceberg of violence against women in the US and globally. A major factor in the rise of the neo-fascist right in the US has been organized misogyny among many young white [...]

By |2022-11-06T15:36:45-05:00November 6th, 2022|#MeToo, Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Feminism, Girls, Health, Healthcare, Human Rights, Michael Novick, Movements, Peace and War, Social Media, Women|0 Comments
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Urgent Appeal to So Cal’s Civil Society and Creative Communities

Urgent Appeal to So Cal’s Civil Society and Creative Communities on Behalf of KPFK by Michael Novick I am writing as the chair of the Local Station Board, a listener member elected to the governance of KPFK, listener-sponsored, non-commercial educational Pacifica free speech community radio (90.7 in L.A., 98.7 in Santa Barbara, 93.7 in San Diego, 99.5 in Ridgecrest/China Lake, and world-wide at kpfk.org). I am writing with a simple and immediate [...]

By |2022-05-18T14:45:17-05:00May 18th, 2022|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black liberation, Commentary, COVID-19, Disability issues, Economy, Elections, Free Speech, Fund Drives, Homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, Humanism & FreeThought, Immigration/Migrant rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Indigenous Nations, Labor, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Low income, Michael Novick, Movements, National Security, News, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Peace and War, Politics, Poverty, Public Radio, Social Media, Solidarity, Unions, Voting, War|0 Comments
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Fernando Velazquez, ¡Presente!

by Rose Mary Elizondo and others Fernando Velazquez was born on September 22, 1948, in Sinaloa, Mexico. He passed to the ancestors on February 12, 2022 of a brain aneurysm, a tragic loss for the peoples' movements globally and locally. He was born into a large family.  His mother was a true Matriarch. Fernando was a very hardworking person. He started working at a young age. He managed to obtain an education [...]

By |2022-03-02T01:46:51-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Arts, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Free Speech, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, Immigration/Migrant rights, In Memoriam, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Latin America, Los Angeles, Movements, National Security, News, Obituary, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Public Radio, Social Media, Solidarity|0 Comments
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Democracy Hangs in the Balance at KPFK & Pacifica

Dual Elections at KPFK in June Reveal Dueling Futures for Pacifica Radio by Michael Novick, KPFK Local Station Board Chair June 1 opens the regularly scheduled election process for listener and staff delegates to the KPFK Local Station Board (LSB), under the Bylaws that make Pacifica radio a unique democratically governed national media institution. June 7, a separate special costly election process begins on a revision of those Bylaws which, if it [...]

By |2021-06-03T17:13:43-05:00May 29th, 2021|Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Free Speech, Fund Drives, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Michael Novick, Movements, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Public Radio, Social Media, Solidarity, Unity, War|0 Comments
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PDF of June 2021 print edition of Change Links

By |2021-05-29T23:46:02-05:00May 29th, 2021|Activism, Ads, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Biden, Black Lives Matter, Calendar, California, COVID-19, Events, Garcetti, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Indigenous Nations, Israel and Palestine, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, Palestine, Peace, Peace Vigils, Police, Police Brutality, Politics, Protests and Rallies, Social Media, Socialism|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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Nina Simone – Tomorrow Will Be the 22nd Century

I don't know how I was completely unaware of this incredible song by Nina Simone, whose music I have always loved, but it's mind-blowing and I can't resist sharing it.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYcgCiWAv8c

By |2020-12-16T20:46:01-05:00December 16th, 2020|Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Black Lives Matter, Features, Free Speech, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Human Rights, Humanism & FreeThought, In Memoriam, Justice/Injustice, Movements, Music, Nina Simone, People, Social Media, Women|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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Peace Center on the Chopping Block

SAVE THE LOS ANGELES PEACE CENTER! Update: CA Attorney General has blocked the sale. Since 1989, the Peace Center, created and funded through the generosity of Aris Anagnos, has provided rent-free offices and meeting spaces to diverse peace and justice groups throughout Los Angeles, enabling them to focus on the work they do best: educating and organizing for justice. The Peace Center’s continued existence is now being threatened. The building is for [...]

By |2020-09-07T22:31:25-05:00September 2nd, 2020|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Aris Anagnos, Beyond Capitalism, California, Commentary, Free Speech, Gentrification/Displacement, Human Rights, Independent Media, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, News, Peace, Peace and War, Social Media|0 Comments
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