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The LSB determines its preference for one of two or three draft budgets.

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In this episode of From the Vault, we explore how May Day celebrations manifest themselves in different ways here at home and around the world, using historic audio from Pacifica Radio Archives.

We begin with excerpts from an original Pacifica Radio Archives series called Club Evolution. We compiled archive material which captures the essence of May Day as it evolved from the commemoration of the struggles of the Labor Movement to include the fight for peace, equality, and justice. Author and activist Sabina Virgo weaves together these common threads in this inaugural program called May Day and the American Labor Movement.

Next, we look at how May Day is celebrated around the world as Pacifica correspondents Daniel Singer, Alan Snitow, and others report from Mexico City, Italy, Mozambique and Angola, in a program called May Day 1977.

Finally, while May Day celebrations in the United States are relatively tame compared to other parts of the world, WBAI producer Bruce Soloway, armed with a tape recorder and a New York City Police Department-issued press badge, reports on an especially confrontational May Day demonstration in 1971 from Washington D.C.

From the Vault is presented as part of the Pacifica Radio Archives Preservation and Access Project.

PURCHASE a copy of this program or learn more about the historic archival recordings used within this episode. To purchase a CD copy of this program by phone, please call Pacifica Radio Archives at 800.735.0230 x 262.

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On Friday, the WordPress-hosted KPFT Notes will merge into KPFT’s website, kpft.org.

This move of many pieces of content (most of the more dated items will be retired) is aimed at bolstering content on the station’s website, and to draw listeners to kpft.org as a central source for KPFT-related items.

If you have suggestions for items to move, please make note in comments. If you have some spare time and can help with the cut and paste from site to site, let me know too.

- ernesto

August 29, 2010 marks the 40th Anniversary of what is now know as the Chicano Moratorium, where upwards of 30,000 protesters, mostly Mexican Americans or Chicanos, gathered in Laguna Park in East Los Angeles to peacefully protest the Vietnam War. By August of 1970, the mortality rate in the Vietnam War was disproportionately high within the Chicano demographic, while funding for schools, jobs, healthcare, housing, and other important areas of our daily infrastructure were grossly under-funded or non-existent. Activists, community leaders and students built a broad coalition of support and created a day of education, learning and music to help raise awareness of these discrepancies in the Chicano Community. The day would end tragically just as the rally was beginning in the park as Los Angeles County Sheriff’s attacked the non-violent crowd with tear gas and batons. The result was four dead, including Award Winning Los Angeles Times Journalist and News Director of KMEX Spanish Television, Ruben Salazar.

KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles covered the Chicano Moratorium, and on this episode of From the Vault, we’ll hear actuality from that fateful day in Laguna Park in East Los Angeles. Included in this program are comments from then KPFK La Raza Nueva host Moctezuma Esparza and Rosalio Munoz, event organizer and former UCLA student body President, the only speaker who spoke before the violence from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s broke out.

But first, we’ll check in with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali in 1968, as both would come out strongly against the war, and grow outspoken on America’s participation in the Vietnam War.

From the Vault is presented as part of the Pacifica Radio Archives Preservation and Access Project.

PURCHASE a copy of this program or learn more about the historic archival recordings used within this episode. To purchase a CD copy of this program by phone, please call Pacifica Radio Archives at 800.735.0230 x 262.

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For those that haven't heard, KPFK Local Election Supervisor Marc Herbst is out, as of September 3rd, and former National Elections Supervisor Les Radke is in.
This is not surprising as, Mr. Radke was very instrumental in getting our current NES, her current position.
To add a bit more irony to all this, a very magnanimous Michael Sanchez, former LES of KPFK, has agreed to host and run the Candidates Forums this election cycle.

Cerene,
 
Do you have the dates in question and a link to the archieves of the shows? I
am currently a member orf the PNB Elections Committee and am interested in fair
elecitons. In order to give this matter full attention, please send the links orf the shows
in question to be forwarded to the NES and ED.

Ken,
 
These figures are a generalization of the population as a whole. It's focus is not the
confined to the WBAI market area which is the focus of this thought. Prior to my
professional work in benefits, I spent nine years working for The Gallup Organization.
I have read a lot of market studies and understand fully the difference in demographic

Melinda
I had a novel idea this morning, let's look at the facts (see article below.) As I've said before, relying on the internet to run the election is discriminatory at worst and prejudicial at best. I'm not as concerned about the voting rights of stock holders as I am about the participation of the Pacifica membership.

Carolyn,
 
The "ads" that you point out are banner ads. It is common knowlege by people who
use the world wide web that these are associated to the web site not the individual
members. They are not in any way connected to us. They are associated with the
free site which is able to give us at no charge an easily accessible web site. I know

 
Carolyn,
 
When the By-Laws were written in 2003, they treated online access as being
not universal. A lot has changed since this document was written by people
who had no idea of the expenses of elections or their consequences to the
Foundation's finances. It is a lot easier to access online than in the past.

Bill, according to Article Four Section 2.B, candidate statements
must be mailed out with the ballots: the "otherwise made available"
clause is moot for now because we/the NES/the PNB have NOT "made
available" the statements to every by any "otherwise" method. Hell,
we haven't even been able to make ballots available to them. Reports

Bill
Are you the attorney of record for the NES?
Why are you declaring that the FCC doesn't care about our operations off the air? Are you sure?
Can we run bingo games? Can we sell sex tours to Bangkok? How about opening up some marijuana distribution centers? Of course those are extreme, but if judgment is involved then a threshold has to be defined. Regarding advertising on the air, I scanned through the bylaws and the only use of the word "corporate" was referring to Pacifica. But you say "we (KPFT) won't be taking ads from the big corporations that we all find so offensive". Which ones are you talking about: Monsanto, GM, GE, CPB, Kraft Foods, Ben and Jerry's, Tom's of Maine, Apple Computers, Apple Records, Motown Records, Working Assets, (20 more here). Who decides? You?

Although I'm not familiar with all the details of the WBAI election and its candidate forums, I tend to agree with Melinda.
And to clarify a few points:
* The FCC does not care about what advertising does or does not occur except what's on the air. Our Bylaws say anything explicitly about it, either. KPFT, in fact, is planning to accept advertising from local/small businesses and non-profits (basically, friends of the station) on its web site soon. Ads on the web site can bring in funds without having anything to do with what's on-air. And of course we (KPFT) won't be taking ads from the big corporations that we all find so offensive, even for just our web site.

In defense of Renee, I think that we need to take reality check here, gang. We are a non-profit radio network. We have a tight budget and we need to make our elections
accessible to voters and candidates. There is only so far that our budget will stretch.
Given that this was a free of charge, we should congratulate her on her ingenuity to

You don't even meet your own standard. From what I read below, it wouldn't stick as she could be talking about any number of the candidates, particularly in the political hot house that is Pacifica.
Like it or not, a candidate is a public figure and questions of temperament and judgement are fair game. I'll stand by argument, that your "advice" here amounts to a gag rule - thank you very much.

You're more charitable than I: it really undermines our image, and
anyone looking at the site for an initial glimpse of what Pacifica
and WBAI are about will have a very much cheapened, distorted view of
what we hope we are. And then, I would add, confusing, ineffective,
and amateurish overlaid.

Shawn:
Your statement that "Ms. Gatewood did not name or single out anyone in this
email, so no one was defamed" demonstrates your lack of knowledge of the law
of defamation. One can bring a successful claim of defamation even though
the alleged defamed party was not named. If from all the information

Unbelievable. Every time I think it can't get worst, it apparently does.
First the ballots and candidate books were sent out separately, which means that many people will either vote before receiving the booklet -- giving a big boost to insiders with name recognition -- or not vote at all because they have to go through the additional step of locating their ballot that arrived earlier. Definitely not "best practices".

Dear Ms Gatewood,
I learned from your original letter and appreciate your candid writing and
attempt to find a solution to the problem at WPFW. However, I find
discussion of a third party's personal concerns, even in sympathy, highly
inappropriate and objectionable.
Regards,
Manijeh Saba
WBAI-LSB

Excuse me. Ms. Gatewood did not name or single out anyone in this email, so no one was defamed, and her opinions are totally proper, whether you agree with them or not.
Also a person running in an election - any election - is, in fact, a public person, and as such is open to a higher level criticism and concern.