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DAILY REPORTS and Documents | iPNB LA meeting info Daily notes from the iPNB meeting - Los Angeles March 8 - 10, 2002 |
3-9-02: Saturday
Apologies for name misspellings.
Proposed agenda: SATURDAY, MARCH 9th 9:00 am Community Comments - general 9:30 am Station Reports: KPFK - Steven Starr, interim general manager - David Adelson, LAB chair - community comment KPFA - Jim Bennett, interim general manager - Susan DaSilva, LAB chair - community comment KPFT - Duane Bradley, general manager - Deb Shafto, LAB chair - community comment WPFW - Tony Regusters, interim general manager - Sam Husseini, LAB chair - community comment WBAI - Valerie Van Isler, general manager - Miguel Maldonado, LAB chair - community comment 12:30 pm Lunch break 2:00 pm Finances: - Report from Treasurer - fund raising plans - budget review - community comment 3:30 pm Bylaws review and revision/LAB election - guidelines - process - for moving ahead on both - community comment 5:00 pm Report on search for new executive director 5:30 pm Process for search/hiring permanent station managers 6:00 pm Adjourn for the evening iPNB Directors present: George Barnstone, Carol Spooner, Dave Fertig, Ray LaForest, Jabari Zakiya , Leslie Cagan, Pete Bramson, Janice K. Bryant, Teresa Allen, Marion Barry, Rob Robinson Not present: Dick Gregory, Bert Lee, James Ferguson 9:10 Chair Leslie Cagan calls the meeting to order Welcome to LA listeners and everyone. Thanks to wbix.org for all it's webcasting and thanks to the stations for broadcasting and Larry Benskey for anchoring. The morning agenda of the 5 station reports will be giving extra time to the kpfk report. The history of kpfk in the 90s deserves more attention [A Pacifica struggle timeline] KPFK report Interim Station manager reports The climate has vastly improved Many communities have not had access to the station for quite awhile. Staff at station was mixed as to feelings of the oncoming reform. Fundraising: KPFK signed agreement that funds would control the incoming funds. Staff, listeners, LAB Most successful 715,000 Robbie Osman proposed the National expect to break 200,000. Thanks all the station managers, staff and listeners. Thanks Dan Coughlin and national staff for making this possible by giving financial control. Transmitter: Much equipment is ready. Concrete floor etc needs to be built. Predicts some completion by May. By years end - completion of upstairs studio. Programming: Reinstituted reports to listener, unscreened phone lines, Democracy Now!, community calendar, onair discussions about Pacifica. Encouraging creating programming collectives such as one that has formed in the west south Asia collective. Must have more programming relating to upcoming war (on terrorism) zones. Personnel: Several staff have decided to move on and some interim people have brought in. Reachout to kpfk's fired and banned. Plans to develop programming council. Plans to develop efforts to deal with racist programming content and racism at kpfk. Considers it a privilege to have been able to take on the tasks of interim Stations manager. Very rewarding to part of the process on opening up the station. [ large applause, some people standing] - David Adelson, LAB chair reports Welcome to everyone and thanks. Big thanks to Steven Starr. Wants to acknowledge all the people from over the last 4 years. It's been a really great feeling at the station. Major problem at kpfk is the lack of openness at the station, non inclusiveness; the few doing the much. Number of programs was drastically reduced by monthly programs getting daily slots. The hijackers act of replacing volunteers with paid staff under the justification of increasing listenership didn't work and was harmful. Need to expand the level of participation without conflicts of the past. The situation pre-takeover led to the conditions collapse Calls for establishment of a search committee for the hiring of permanent station manager. The LAB proposes mobile unit for going into different nieghborhoods. -LAB co-chair Lydia reports: There has been a series of pre-election consultations in various communities which have been successful. Concerns: Kpfk's extremely large listener area - difficulty in getting input from all the communities. Asks that reformed bylaws be somewhat flexible. Asks people to pick up elections material available in lobby. -KPFK Public comment Will start with kpfk fired and banned -Ron Wilkins (Continent to continent) Been lifetime activists. Very bothered by being removed from Pacifica because Pacifica has gained it's solid left reputation due to coverage of people of color and labor of people of color. Need to bring banned poc back and remove the condecension. Pacifica needs restore input and decision from people of color in order to meet mission. No sacred cows. Mature political content and approach. [large applause] -Arturo Not so much fired and banned as having Spanish programming reduced and moved around. Accepts the challenge to make kpfk a better place, it's just the beginning. Would like to see many more Pacifica stations in the future, particularly in places where badly needed -Ken Carr Freedom Now former PNB, LAB Been working to free kpfk for 5 yrs. Pleased to be ending boycott. Has a report on the banning of African American programmers at kpfk. Black Liberation doesn't claim to represent all blacks, but it shouldn't be up to white management to determine who should represent blacks on air. The hijacked Pacifica worked with racists government agencies in getting blacks off the air. Has documentation. Targeted because of coverage ADL cointel activities. Target of the Israeli lobby. Pacifica unresponsive to concerns of racist Request that the iPNB: 1. Make available files that were on compiled on Pacifica activists by the hijackers 2. Establish a review of issues of racism at kpfk 3. bring back all KPFK fired and banned 4. [missed it] -Fernando Valasquez Native American programming needs returned. People of color need to be returned to drivetime at kpfk. Speaks as to how racism permeates up through the ages, including at Pacifica. 6 of 8 hours The best PNB in years but aren't doing enough at kpfk. Fired and banned still out, need more Asian John Marinez banned kpfk, iPNB needs to keep policy national and open, not back room decision making like in the mid-90s. Proposing Latino programming and outreach to those communities. Have to update Conflict resolution at kpfk. Presently yuppie, anti-labor staff who are out of line and ignorant with mission and mostly have to go. -Lyda Shapiro Why isn't folk scene not back on yet when slot is being vacated. -Peggy Webber Radio theatre/ classic early radio. Concerned that show is off, though still on npr. Steven Starr - apologizes on behalf of Pacifica to fire and banned programmers and looks forward to remedy. KPFK listeners comments: -Grace Lee - Pasadena branch free Pacifica neighborhood network Held student activist forum. Urges outreach www.fpnn.org{?} Sally Moore Thanks to Steven Starr. Wants permanent Station manager to have media knowledge, people skills. Needs to be less infighting in Pacifica. -Don White - kpfk LAB and free Pacifica movement Inspired by solidarity of the national broadcast. Supports Steven Starr. Inspired by newly open station. Supports return of national office to Berkeley. Supports a committee for the search for a permanent Station manager. Process needs more open than what iPNB has proposed. -Raphael Renteria -former PD- KPFT Presents statement south central LA coalition. The mission needs to regard current world conditions regarding war on drugs, increasing prison population, world. Programming: (reads proposal) Address globalization Music Community should have broad representation. Expose the war on terrorism and racist scapegoating. All these things will affect construction of bylaws and mission. -Lyon Hankie Crucial to not lose any gains made by Steve Starrs's work. Dissent and disagreement is healthy and needs to remain in Pacifica. National programming: Get Flashpoints back, Locally -need more training, and - Farah Need to get diversity back into kpfk programming (not just token programs) and into decision making at the station. -Peter Dudar - Coalition for world peace Speaks of Native American roots of LA. Need to have peace activist. Need to hold hands Ask Nader for advice on dealing with -Curtis [missed comments] -Juan -Service employees international union Speaks of struggle for immigrant rights. Calls for national program on immigration reform. Multi national issue. Dr. Vickie Huffnagle Thanks Amy Goodman and wbai crew for giving her voice on the air to addess serious health issues when she was banned. Lorraine Mirsa -canceled show, Islamic Perspectives Pays tribute to Michael Taylor who died doing pirate radio. Her program's cancellation caused her much distress and physical injury carrying heavy boxes of tapes etc out of the station. Criticizes what happened to the news dept. Demands that the Islamic program been brought back. - Shakeel from Islamic community Lorraine's program was well received by Islamic community please bring back the program. KPFA Report Station Manager Jim Bennent reports: Thanks various entities for all the support. Kpfa would welcome back the national office to Berkeley. Acknowledges KFCF in Fresno who was instrumental in keeping things going during the hijack years. Kpfa's most successful fund drive ever - $835,000. Proposes another National day of programming on Pacifica 53rd anniversary on April 15th [ applause] More financial clarity at kpfa now after coming out the crisis. KPFA is sponsoring the national broadcast of the iPNB meeting. Wants to insure support of Free Speech Radio News Should be discussion of amount of money going to Pacifica national. Should be less than %17 because much of various national operations are funded in local areas. Needs to re-establish some staff positions at kpfa. Asks other stations to check out the training/recruiting program at kpfa. -Susan DaSilvan -LAB chair, Willy Radcliff- vice Chair Thanks to Jim. Moved by kpfk fired and banned programmers. 22 on kpfa LAB, 14 are listeners Regular monthly meetings Plan to re-examine goals. Committed to diversity on all levels and accountability. Will publish study conducted last year. Involved in programming council. Forming a LAB programming committee to interact with programming council. Plans to connect with other labs and boards. Plans to be involved in bylaws revisions. Anxious that mistakes of the past not be repeated. Pacifica needs to run bottom up to prevent anti mission people from getting back in. Supports return of hq to Berkeley KPFA listener comments: - ?? Listeners must participate, get involved in work. Love to the Israeli refusniks. Need urge concientious objection to the "war on terrorism" in U.S. military as well. -Stan Woods -KPfA LAB Criticizes terminology in the news department. ex: say "stick breakers" instead of "replacement workers" or "pro-life" for anti abortion. -Gail Blaisy -LAB and Sacramento Listeners' group. Programming council is not open. Meets during the day when people cannot come. Too much effort required to get things to happen. LAB has not been able to get a program on air for a year. -Willie Radcliff former vice-chair Kpfa LAB Need more local autonomy. The hijacking wouldn't of happened if there had been in the past. Wants the HQ back in Berkeley where there is massive support in the streets and the community. Someone should go to jail for spending all the money. -Andrea Buffa Supports return of national HQ to Berkeley. The reason it was removed in the middle of the night was because the massive resistance. The Berkeley office was built through massive effort. KPFA went on to fight for the return of the whole network after regaining kpfa in '99. Pacifica needs to address it's racial issues. -Shandra Hauptman Sign up sheet for various caucus meetings. CDP supports return of HQ in Berkeley. Ask people that agree to stand [most everyone stands] -Kurt Gray -LAB member Supports establishment of some paid organizers in the listener areas. Urgent to educate the future voters. Needs to be review for the strategy for national programming. Needs to be more history education. Need to examine pre-hijack problems -Lauren Cooley -from Nappa KPFA needs to be more respectful of people and process of at other station. News dept. at kpfa is very much lacking. - Jeffery Blankford Founder of save kpfa in '93. Disturbed by news dept. relations to Democratic party. No critical coverage. -Maria Garlardin First kpfk banned in '93 Request for 2 extra minutes denied but she takes them anyway. Thanks Samori Marksman, Ron Wilkins and others. People who kicked others out for being on air for too long set themselves up for permanant positions. Music is good, but it's more important to air life and death issues. [standing ovation for Maria] -William Supporter in 1965 Reinstate black programming. KPFT Report Duane Bradley, general manager reports Returns to KPFT after 13 years. Very pleased to be here. Rescheduled fund drive to start shortly aiming for around 200,000. A large amount of healing needed. Fund drive is being viewed as opportunity. Rebuilding staff: interim Program director, development director. People doing multiple jobs. Needs to establish a news dept. 70 volunteer staff. Working on establish training an intern program. Programming is most difficult issue. Hijacker Station manager Ganter did alot of damage creating splits in the listener ship and community. Some, atleast temporary, changes being made. FSRN, black history month, Flashpoints. (Urges replacing first 5 min. news section) Trying bring back diversity through outreach. Physical plant is ok shape though some problems with broadcast power levels. National office has been very helpful. Could use faster paperwork processing. Supports the archives restoration, the return of HQ to Berkeley, and Concerned with missing KPFT public documentation. Being worked on. Much thanks to iPNB. - Deb Shafto, LAB chair report LAB working of search for permanent Station Manager. 300-400 people at LAB meetings. Alot of hard work will be needed to re-diversify listenership. Multiple smaller LAB committees formed which have succeeded increasing hearing community comment. Outreach efforts in the works. Succeeded in getting 1000 people to attend peace message event. Helped to unify some of the kpft programmers who participated. LAB will keep track of station related activities to try and insure it's with the mission. Texas needs more progressives. KPFT Listeners: Slasher (Michael Pimental) Kpft LAB Saddened that KPFT didn't broadcast much of the national day of broadcast. A lost opportunity. Would like see news resources Mark Wild kpft LAB, Houston committee for people Most mellow PNB meeting he's been to, no cops etc.. [cheers] Compliments Duane's job. Historic time because we've won. We need to waste less energy in infighting. WPFW Report - Tony Regusters, interim general manager Working toward the Pacifica mission at WPFW Most daunting job in his 30 years of broadcasting. Very toxic environment. First needed to transform negative work environment, bring about healing process. Held meetings to communicate and ease fears. Programming changes would be thoughtful and considerate and that would come; Staff understood and agreed. Also communicated that more progressive balance was needed. Fundraising achieved it's goal of $350,000 despite many difficulties. Credits staff.[applause] Needs program director, engineer. Welcomed LAB back into the station.[applause] Does not plan to eliminate Jazz. Goal is to build bridges. Promotes mutual respect, enlightened consensus, and knowledge of mission. - Sam Husseini, LAB chair report Thanks interim general manager. WPFW listeners have been cut off from nearly all knowledge of what went down at Pacifica. LAB has 14 members. Did a community assessment report last year. Local produced issue coverage was a priority. Currently NO decent coverage of local DC issues in DC. LAB very pleased with the national day of programming. LAB concerned with selection for permanent station manager. That there is considerable input and process. Would like the jazz programming to presented from a Pacifica mission direction. LAB has to become more pro-active in diversification, broadcasting meetings etc. WPFW listener comments: -Frank Wagner wpfw LAB Thanks Tony. Changes are moving very slowly. There are some very anti-Pacifica mission programmers on. They need to be removed before real changes will happen. Changes can be, and must be made more quickly. Disputes statements made on air is a closed, self appointed group of friends in an interview with Marion Barry. -Rhyme wbix.org Involved in D.C. organizing. Important to help organize communities in D.C community WPFW needs to provide to have a safe haven to open up and speak out. Outreach is essential -Marion Barry Compliments Tony. Explains that what he said on air was describing some people's impression of the WPFW LAB WBAI Report - Valerie Van Isler, general manager Wbai lost 4000 listener sponsors and income. Staff returned 7weeks ago to WBAI in ruins, with creditors threatening cut off of services. There was no financial plan or policy. The crisis brought growth. The doors were opened to bring the community back into community radio. The fired and banned on MLK day with a successful emergency fundraiser ($60,000) Local control is essential. February fund drive achived over $1 million. The tally was constantly reported. Regained many subscribers. Need to have financial transparency from national office. Need to make cutbacks and to fundraise. Regular reports of listeners from management, staff, and LAB. Committed to diversity. "Let the rainbow live, it must." Agreement with AFTRA for [hijacker] staff severance matters. Hired a conflict resolution manager who was very effective in dealing with the toxic environment created in the station over the last year in particular. Proud of contribution to the national day of broadcasting. Supports more in the future. Programming changes being made. Programming Council to be re-established in an advisory capacity. Investigating possible funding from WTC relief agencies for dust damage LAB must never again be locked of WBAI. Many LAB activities have been taking place. WBAI and Pacifica continues to face serious changes. Van Isler is stepping down as WBAI General Manager and joining Dan Coughlin on national staff. Quotes Bruce Springsteen song, "rise up". [Standing ovation] Anthony Mackall reports from WBAI committee iPNB passed the 8 recomentdations presented by the committees at the Jan. meeting. Status of resolutions 1. Daugthtry removed 2. Fired and banned have returned 3. banning orders lifted 4. General Manager (Van Isler) review process incomplete. He recommends it be dropped - Human resources person in effect. 5. pre-approval of hiring and firing 6. recognition and union issues regarding volunteer and paid staff in process 7. Lab meetings are back at station 8. GM reports ongoing 8. Work with Pacifica Excutivce director ongoing Committee involved with monitoring management and staff adaptation to situations Concerned with programming, outreach, affirmative hiring. Compliments performance of Valerie Van Isler. - Miguel Maldonado, LAB chair Report Thanks to all and invitation to get involved to all the kpfk listeners in Spanish. Props to wbix.org LAB thanks the iPNB for the return of the fired and banned. Thanks to Van Isler. As of Jan 14 LAB meetings are back in the station. Folio committee established. Working with WBAi committee to promote healing and aid in transition. LAB is examing bylaws revisions. Outreach committee established to increase listener membership. Informing people in the community that they need to become members to participate in making changes in Pacifica from the bottom up. Will be contacting many community organizations and unions. Considering asking some unions to buy station memberships for hundreds of their members. [?!] Need to reachout multilingually, and multi culturally. -WBAI listeners' comments -Carolyn Birden - CF elections committee, cdpny Presents the request for a independent elections coordinator to be retained at each of the stations. [How KPFA did developed their elections procedure] -Errol Maitland -wbix.org, DN, wbai staff Glad to be here. Though has been opposed to Valerie Van Isler in the past, he appreciated things she's has done, and compliments her now. -Mimi Rosenberg -wbai producer Speaks to racism issues, white sisters and brothers need to speak out as well. Latino, Asia Pacific, Native American needed on national board. Affirmative action needed in hiring at Pacifica. Thanks the board. Thanks Valerie VanIsler for never censoring WBAI airwaves and standing up for progressive issues. [affirmative action proposal] -Bob Lederer Thanks to the iPNB and listeners and activists from the wbai banned and fired. Has had a great impact. 1:40pm announcements for caucus meetings and break for lunch. (1 hour behind) ----------------------------- 2:45 meeting reconvenes Some announcements Finances Report from Treasurer Jabari Zakiya Jabari wants 30 minutes, chair request that he limit his report to a 15 minute overview. Though situation is critical, it is resolvable, and is stabilizing. Need to overhaul accounting system to make it universal across the network. Create a cohesive, accountable structure. Supports creating more sources of regular income. Use the archives and others means and lessen costly system of using premiums to raise funds. Need some more national staff and need personal to increase our in-house ability to deal with infrastructure at the various stations. Certain programming should be mandatory throughout the network. Certain things needs to originate from the national level. The network needs to double it's revenue in order for Pacifica to grow. Supports iPNB coming up with a 5 year strategic plan for expansion.[this is what the hijackers did] Pacifica needs to be on top of technology and changing FCC regulations. We need to get our house order to perhaps attack more stations to Pacifica. Pacifica needs to be where the action is, in many American cities without coverage. -The comptroller is ill and can not report but has completed a written report. [no copies present at meeting] -Dan Coughlin adds some info: Audit upcoming in April. Anticipate $10 million income this year with expenditures $ 10.7 million. Plans to close gap by fundraising instead of cuts. Local station bank accounts have been re-established. -Verna Avery Brown adds: Not out of the woods yet. There's been talk about taking out loans against the stations. Investigating more ways of fundraising; possibly national programming. Until debt resolved, the stations will still need to help cover the national office. -Cagan points out that recent funds raised need to divided amongst past, current and future expenses. - Marion Barry What's happening with insurance company ? -Verna Money hasn't been released but being worked on. Still needs some signatures. -David Addelson Thanks for speedy work. Request details in future budget reports. -Janice K. Bryant Is the upcoming audit routine? A: yes Will there still be a annual budget created? A: yes,after audit -Carol Spooner Her crucial concern is that there still no budget ready for approval. No need to wait for audit first. Budget would be helpful in making month to month acessments and decisions. We need to know and account for where the money is going. Recommends that the finance committee consult Station managers Bennent and Van Isler on ways to put a budget together -Rob Robinson Has been researching getting some voluteer finance management help from retired proffessional. -Jabari There still no system in place to gather info on ongoing operating expenses which is needed in laying out a budget. -Coughlin There must be monthly financial reports from department heads. MOTION-Carol Spooner Makes motion that the finance committee meet before end of the weekend with Coughlin, Bennent, Comptroller and Van Isler to set up a procedure for monthly reports and setting up a budget. (There is software for this, but has yet to configured.) PASSES unanimously -Ray LaForest Ask about status of needed signatures to resolve $400,000 insurance issue. - Brown Should be resolved within a week. MOTION - (by Barry?) To accept the recomendation of the accountants who recently completed the annalysis/accessment of Pacifica's finances to seek a non board person to serve as chief financial officer/ treasurer; the specifics of the job to be set at when person is found. [Something is going on here below the surface that gives the impression that the iPNB wanted Jabari out of the treasurer position and is going about removing him in through a round-about, thinly veiled maneuver. It is very ugly and feels very wrong. It is distressing to have "our" board pulling something that is so hijacker-esque in the midst of all the miraculous work they've done and are doing. Later people speculate that perhaps the board trying spare Jabari in some way, or protect the foundation in some way by going about essentially removing Jabari from the treasurer position in this manner. Even if that were the case, people I talked to later who had been at the meeting felt that the maneuver was still wrong. The board ends up smoothing things over a bit on Sunday by having some discussion on the issue -Editor] Jabari questions legality of having treasurer who is not on the board. A bit of discussion. PASSES 9-1 (current treasurer Jabari against) MOTION To reconsider this motion by Allen. FAILS 7 - 4 -Listener comments on finances The Billionaires for More Media Mergers [correct name?] bum rush the mikes and perform a goofy satirical song after which they are overrun by righteous listeners and their song (to the tune of the battle hymn of the republic)... -Dianne Solomon KPFA LAB treasurer Anxious that mistakes of past not repeated. Supports formation of finance committee and guidelines. And that money's borrowed from stations be accounted for and a payback procedure established. Stations should have %100 control of the money they raise. Supports Jabari. - Kai Utsumi Beware of who we take grants from. Cautions against increasing budget without a solid structure in place to prevent resulting problems. Supports getting rid CPB money. -?? Appreciate people having taken salary cuts but thinks salaries should be posted. What about loans against stations? [Cagan says that was about refinancing mortgages.] -Maria Galardin Supports Jabari's idea to keep cost of fundraising down, but wouldn't want to commercialize the archive. Concerned with growth. Supports keeping the budget within the realm of what listeners will give. Supports getting rid CPB money. Fundraising Leslie urges the board members to come up ideas. Bylaws revisions/LAB election guidelines Leslie points out that today's intention is to come up with a process for coming up with new bylaws, not to make specific bylaw proposals. -Carol Spooner [Spooner proposal] We need to get new bylaws and elections procedures together by September 1st or so and it would be best if it involved input from listeners and staff. When KPFA the open process of putting together elections procedures, it forced participants to deal with their fears. A pretty good process. The LABs and iPNB will be who votes in new bylaws but anyone who wants to should be able to be involved. Local sub-committees would have at least 1 LAB and one local area iPNB member(who would chair) and then who ever comes to atleast 3 meetings [consecutive?]. Feels it's best to deal with bylaws and elections procedures together. Don't have all that much time. Should meet weekly. Gives a timeline ending August 31st. Disturbed by emails sent to her asking for exclusion of various people from the bylaws writing process. Feels that rules for how the local committees may be needed to insure fairness. -Barry Don't we have 15 months? Doesn't see that bylaws need to be rewritten so quickly as only elections are required by the settlement to be completed by the end of the year. Doesn't think that anyone that comes to 3 meetings should be able to vote on bylaws [they won't, the iPNB and the LABs are who will have voting approval] Concerned with balanced representation by boards. - Spooner Only recently decided that bylaws would be best linked with election policy. - Barry Feels that elections procedures needn't be so difficult, perhaps only requiring amending KPFA model -Fertig Supports intregated approach and sees no need to delay working on bylaws. -Robinson We need integrated, enlightened listener voters. -LaForest Sub committee membership is unlimited? A: yes -LaForest Is concerned with potential for infiltration and disruption. -Leslie iPNB is simply trying to help set a structure for wide input, but that the final decision is made by the iPNB and LABS. -Cagan Hands out 2 more documents to board members to review later. -Allen Was initially concerned with Spooner proposal that anyone who came to 3 meetings has decision making process. -Barry 2 motions: To get the KPFA model adopted. Have iPNB committee to first draft Bylaws and send it to the areas [top down originated writing] -Spooner An analysis of the KPFA electons procedure is currently taking place in Berkeley. Is resistant to top down suggestion. -3 Listener proposals are presented: - Bernie Eisenberg Presents proposal endorsed by 42 people nationwide and posted on wbai.net. Supports one person one vote [a iPNB person who is also LAB member and on thier area's drafting subcommittee would be able to vote on rules that affects thier postion and do this at all three levels] Listeners do the drafts, the iPNB and LAB ratifies...[see proposal] -Judy Gorman Jacobs, NYC Presents proposal that's concerned with educating listeners and diversity. Broadly publicized town hall meetings for working on bylaws that educate and diversely inclusive. -Fred Nguyen, NJ Proposal by Paul Surrovel, NJ Spooner's proposal is risky and with regard to achieving a mission based outcome. Input should be open to all, but drafts should only be done by the subcommittees. -Marion Barry Suggest combining all the proposals as to who actually gets to draft etc. Parliamentarian ask questions: Must the elections procedures be uniform? -spooner Yet to be determined -cagan As for bylaws, there will be one set. -Parliamentarian What is the sequence between the iPNB and LAB approvals. [hmmm, good question] -Cagan It will be organic process. -Bryant How were the original bylaws written? -Spooner Gives overview. -Point of information Variation in elections procedures wouldn't be in violation of agreement. -Robinson Confused as to linkage of bylaws and elections process. -Addelson Doesn't see a problem with separation. It's agreed that iPNB will meet this evening and in the morning to work on this issue and come up with a draft regarding the formation of bylaw re-writing committees and the process. -Rasheeda WBAI LAB Expresses concern of lack of talk of drawing on Pacifica history in the process of bylaws/election revision. -Spooner During the '99 KPFA lockout that it was listener commitment that saved the station. Feels that the listenership is the key to preserving Pacifica. -LaForest Need for town hall meeting to gather iput -Jabari Need to define the actual mission of Pacifica. Say what you want, don't use fake language to try and achieve what you want. We need to be straight forward. - Allen Alot of work to do. -Cagan Out of time. Will pick up this agenda item tomorrow. Outspoken man from audience protests about something... Meeting adjourned. Roger Manning, NYC |
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