KPFT Notes

I will host two trainings for KPFT volunteers in the coming week. Please plan to attend.

Wednesday, March 7
Monday, March 12
Both at 6 p.m. in the studio

I apologize in advance if the time may be inconvenient for some. 6 p.m. is generally an accessible time when there is no live program in the studio. If you would like me to come before or during your program to teach, please let me know and we’ll schedule that training. Perhaps your time might work well for others.

Each of these sessions will also be ‘open training’ sessions. If you need a brush up on Wireready or have any other questions, training needs, advice, feedback on mic technique, or anything else, this will be a chance to get it. I’m happy to do this per your schedule as well; please don’t hesitate to ask.

KOOP radio is YOUR community radio station, & we value your opinion. To help serve you better, we’d like you to answer our brief online survey about our programming. The survey can be found here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=621833198213

Your input is greatly appreciated, & to show our appreciation, we’re having a drawing for ten KOOP Fan Packages (containing a KOOP tee shirt, a tote bag, stickers & a ten dollar gift certificate to Vulcan Video!) to people who fill out the survey & leave us their email address. More details are on the survey. All of your responses will be confidential. The drawing will happen at the beginning of the 2007 Summer Season, the first Saturday in May, 2007.

One of the big search requests here is for audio. Stands to reason a radio blog with have audio, right? Starting this week, I’m adding occasional audio. Our first feature is from the Pacifica Radio Archives.

“Revolution for Breakfast” is part of a three-CD Black Panther Box Set 3 CD (Archive Number: PZ0703a-c) and features some fine Black Panther recordings from the Pacifica Radio Archives: This is just a piece of the 25-minute block, but gives you a great look at the Panthers’ Free Breakfast Program. The entire set is:

CD 1: Black Panther Legacy, Part 1: Bobby Seale
Bobby Seale explodes the myth of the armed street gang promulgated by Ronald Reagan and J. Edgar Hoover. The Panthers were a group of professional, semi-professional and college students who formed this anti-segregation, broad spectrum civil rights movement whose legal use of arms Bobby would substitute for video cameras in 1995. This is an energetic and relevant look at the 60’s and 90’s, with a look at Seale’s current work and attitudes toward the Republican Congress, environmental deterioration and welfare ‘reform.’

RECORDED: 22 Feb 1995, California State Fullerton

CD 2: H. Rap Brown and Stokley Carmichael on contemporary Black issues, delivered on the occasion of Huey Newton’s birthday. Introduction by Elridge Cleaver.

RECORDED: 21 Feb 1968, Los Angeles Sports

CD 3: Revolution for Breakfast
On the child feeding programs put on by the Black Panthers and the Young Lords.

BROADCAST: August 1970.

You can order the set from the Pacifica Radio Archives.

MP3: “Revolution for Breakfast”

Disclaimer: you may download these files. To download, right-click the file and select Save Target As. Please link to the page and not to the MP3 itself, as I’d like to save bandwidth. If you upload the audio to your own site, please credit the producer and this site. These files will be removed at some point. Please use the file for evaluation of the content. If you like it, support the producers of the content. Gracias.

One of the big search requests here is for audio. Stands to reason a radio blog with have audio, right? Starting this week, I’m adding occasional audio. Our first feature is from the Pacifica Radio Archives.

“Revolution for Breakfast” is part of a three-CD Black Panther Box Set 3 CD (Archive Number: PZ0703a-c) and features some fine Black Panther recordings from the Pacifica Radio Archives: This is just a piece of the 25-minute block, but gives you a great look at the Panthers’ Free Breakfast Program. The entire set is:

CD 1: Black Panther Legacy, Part 1: Bobby Seale
Bobby Seale explodes the myth of the armed street gang promulgated by Ronald Reagan and J. Edgar Hoover. The Panthers were a group of professional, semi-professional and college students who formed this anti-segregation, broad spectrum civil rights movement whose legal use of arms Bobby would substitute for video cameras in 1995. This is an energetic and relevant look at the 60’s and 90’s, with a look at Seale’s current work and attitudes toward the Republican Congress, environmental deterioration and welfare ‘reform.’

RECORDED: 22 Feb 1995, California State Fullerton

CD 2: H. Rap Brown and Stokley Carmichael on contemporary Black issues, delivered on the occasion of Huey Newton’s birthday. Introduction by Elridge Cleaver.

RECORDED: 21 Feb 1968, Los Angeles Sports

CD 3: Revolution for Breakfast
On the child feeding programs put on by the Black Panthers and the Young Lords.

BROADCAST: August 1970.

You can order the set from the Pacifica Radio Archives.

MP3: “Revolution for Breakfast”

Disclaimer: you may download these files. To download, right-click the file and select Save Target As. Please link to the page and not to the MP3 itself, as I’d like to save bandwidth. If you upload the audio to your own site, please credit the producer and this site. These files will be removed at some point. Please use the file for evaluation of the content. If you like it, support the producers of the content. Gracias.

Nationally Syndicated Radio series, Making Contact is releasing a radio version of the video by Freedom Archives “Legacy of Torture. The War Against The Black Liberation Movement” on the torture in ‘73 and grand jury ’05 of former Black Panthers. Given the January arrests of SF8 etc. this is especially timely!

KPFT will air this as a Black History Month special on Monday, Feb. 26, at 10:30 p.m.

Legacy of Torture #08-07

In 1971, John Young, a San Francisco police officer was killed. Members of the Black Panther party were arrested, charged and then tortured by San Francisco and New Orleans police. Since the police used torture to extract their confessions, eventually, the charges were dismissed. Now more than 35 years later, the case has been reopened. On January 23rd, 2007, some of those same men were arrested again.

In this special documentary from the Freedom Archives, we hear from some of the accused men themselves. They describe the torture and how they were targeted for their political activities.

Featuring: Ray Boudreaux, John Bowman, Richard Brown, Hank Jones, former Black Panther and Harold Taylor, former Black Panthers; Soffiyah Elijah, attorney.

For more information:

Committee for Defense of Human Rights (CDHR) (Defend the San Francisco Eight) P.O. Box 90221 Pasadena, CA 91109
626-345-4939
http://www.cdhrsupport.org

The Freedom Archives
522 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-863-9977; info@freedomarchives.org
http://www.freedomarchives.org

Center for Constitutional Rights
Report on these recent arrests and torture:
http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/reports/report.asp?ObjID=ktRDgqT2La&Content=927
OR
http://www.cdhrsupport.org/CCR.html

“A Legacy of Torture: From Cointelpro to the Patriot Act”
by Ron Jacobs
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/jacobs050107.html

“Arrest of Former Black Panthers Aims to Erase Revolutionary Legacy,” by Sérgio Ramires
http://cdhrsupport.org/erasing_legacy.html

DemocracyNow!
³Murder Charges Against Former Black Panthers Based on Confessions Extracted by Torture²
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/26/1559250

“John Bowman remembered at the African American Art and Culture Complex,” by Wanda Sabir
http://www.cdhrsupport.org/John_Bowman_tribute.html

Profile of Richard Brown and Richard O’Neal (ABC News story)
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=4964954

Making Contact is syndicated and provided free each week to over 200 radio stations in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Ireland and the Internet. It is also available on our website through RealAudio and MP3. KPFT will bring back Making Contact to its HD channel in the coming months.

Contact National Radio Project for permission to reproduce this and/or other programs or to purchase tapes and CDs at $10 each. Special arrangements for bulk orders. Subscriptions (CDs mailed weekly): 6 mo $98; 1 yr $175.

Nationally Syndicated Radio series, Making Contact is releasing a radio version of the video by Freedom Archives “Legacy of Torture. The War Against The Black Liberation Movement” on the torture in ‘73 and grand jury ’05 of former Black Panthers. Given the January arrests of SF8 etc. this is especially timely!

KPFT will air this as a Black History Month special on Monday, Feb. 26, at 10:30 p.m.

Legacy of Torture #08-07

In 1971, John Young, a San Francisco police officer was killed. Members of the Black Panther party were arrested, charged and then tortured by San Francisco and New Orleans police. Since the police used torture to extract their confessions, eventually, the charges were dismissed. Now more than 35 years later, the case has been reopened. On January 23rd, 2007, some of those same men were arrested again.

In this special documentary from the Freedom Archives, we hear from some of the accused men themselves. They describe the torture and how they were targeted for their political activities.

Featuring: Ray Boudreaux, John Bowman, Richard Brown, Hank Jones, former Black Panther and Harold Taylor, former Black Panthers; Soffiyah Elijah, attorney.

For more information:

Committee for Defense of Human Rights (CDHR) (Defend the San Francisco Eight) P.O. Box 90221 Pasadena, CA 91109
626-345-4939
http://www.cdhrsupport.org

The Freedom Archives
522 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-863-9977; info@freedomarchives.org
http://www.freedomarchives.org

Center for Constitutional Rights
Report on these recent arrests and torture:
http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/reports/report.asp?ObjID=ktRDgqT2La&Content=927
OR
http://www.cdhrsupport.org/CCR.html

“A Legacy of Torture: From Cointelpro to the Patriot Act”
by Ron Jacobs
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/jacobs050107.html

“Arrest of Former Black Panthers Aims to Erase Revolutionary Legacy,” by Sérgio Ramires
http://cdhrsupport.org/erasing_legacy.html

DemocracyNow!
³Murder Charges Against Former Black Panthers Based on Confessions Extracted by Torture²
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/26/1559250

“John Bowman remembered at the African American Art and Culture Complex,” by Wanda Sabir
http://www.cdhrsupport.org/John_Bowman_tribute.html

Profile of Richard Brown and Richard O’Neal (ABC News story)
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=4964954

Making Contact is syndicated and provided free each week to over 200 radio stations in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Ireland and the Internet. It is also available on our website through RealAudio and MP3. KPFT will bring back Making Contact to its HD channel in the coming months.

Contact National Radio Project for permission to reproduce this and/or other programs or to purchase tapes and CDs at $10 each. Special arrangements for bulk orders. Subscriptions (CDs mailed weekly): 6 mo $98; 1 yr $175.

Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say and the
Houston Community College Title V Program

Present

Houston’s First Annual Mexican American Mini-Book Fair in honor of Hecho en Tejas edited by Dagoberto Gilb

“From Flaco Jimenez to Sandra Cisneros, this book is the most important chronicle of the voices of Mexican Americans in Texas,” Tony Diaz, author of THE AZTEC LOVE GOD.

Houston (January 8, 2007) – Thursday, March 1, 2007, from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, at Barnes and Noble Book Fair, 7626 Westheimer, Houston, Texas 77063, over a dozen authors, ranging from established voices, like Dagoberto Gilb, to new voices, such as Houston’s own Tonzi, to musicians Conjunto Aztlan will introduce the book HECHO EN TEJAS to the public. Additional Houston authors include Tony Diaz, and Evangelina Vigil-Piñón.

This is the most authentic anthology of Mexican American voices from Texas every compiled. It is the most thorough, including early writings, established writings, and never before published works important to Texas. The book is in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. Authors will visit Houston schools during the day, and events are scheduled throughout Texas. 10% of purchases made March 3 at Barnes and Noble with an NP voucher will be donated to Nuestra Palabra.

The following authors will participate in the reading/signing:

Dagoberto Gilb
Tony Diaz
Tammy Gomez
Cecillia Balli
Christine Granados
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón
Tonatzin Canestraro-Garcia
Diana Lopez
Conjunto Aztlan, with a musical performance

Authors will also visit HCC campuses during the day, March 1.

March 3, the authors will conduct a special workshop for English teachers at the college level, or HISD, KISD, SBISD. They simply need to visit http://sophia.hccs.edu/TitleV/ to register for the curriculum workshops. The first 100 teachers receive a $100 stipend.

The reading March 1 will feature drawings for free copies of the anthology HECHO EN TEJAS, a $29.99 value, exclusively for Title V Workshop registrants. A classroom visit from an HECHO author will also be awarded. Teachers simply need to register before February 27, and then attend the March 1st reading. Prizes will be distributed at the Title V workshop.

Sponsored by Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, Houston Community College Title V Program, The Houston Arts Alliance, Texas Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. This event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc.

Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say ON THE AIR
Tuesdays 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM on 90.1 FM KPFT

Pushing Limits, KPFA’s disability rights radio program, was thrilled to end 2006 with an award from the Oakland Mayor’s Commissions on Persons with Disabilities.

A Certificate of Recognition was presented to the “Pushing Limits Collective” for outstanding service to the community, to the city of Oakland, and to the goal of ensuring equal access and equal opportunity for persons with disabilities by Commission Chairperson, Linda Teixeira.

Pushing Limits began in 2001 as part of an effort to better integrate the voices of disabled persons into the airwaves of KPFA. The thirty minute program airs every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Friday of the month at 2:30 pm. The collective also works to improve access to KPFA for people with disabilities and educate other producers about disability issues

The group has produced over 100 wide-ranging programs. The programs have covered specific disabling illnesses such as polio or depression, disabled people in various countries and various ages and disability-related political issues, while highlighting cultural workers who live with disabilities.

The entire archive of programs by and about people with disabilities can be heard at www.kpfa.org.

PUSHING LIMITS 94.1 fm
1, 3rd & 5th Friday at 2:30 pm.
For podcast and 24 hour listening, go to www.kpfa.org

Pushing Limits at KPFA
1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Box 82
Berkeley, CA 94704
pushinglimits@kpfa.org

For KPFT volunteers: What equipment do you have the most need for at the station? I’d like to know so I can compile an inventory needs list and priority calendar.

I’m aware we are in need of an upgrade for the hall machine and printer, which are both on the list to happen shortly. I am committed to moving these two in particular up the priority list sooner than later. What other items are you in need of that can be provided? Please let me know as soon as possible, via phone or email. I would like to get some of these items in order as we head into spring.

I am unabashedly a fan of sites that can find a way to present culture and politics in a way that it evocative and dynamic. For today’s pick of great websites, Latina Lista, fits that to a tee. Go check it out. Don’t worry. I’ll still be here. You can even come back and read this later.

Marisa Trevino is a great writer. She’s able to relate issues of politics, movements, capital and other matters in a way that connects the dots. Latina Lista is her showcase of great socio-political analysis on issues that affect many of us. You don’t have to be Latina/o to note how the business of immigration has become a business all its own, with private companies profiteering off functions formerly done by federal agencies. Nor does it take a Latina/o to be thinking about media images and how they shape perceptions of people of color. But Trevino is a Latina who writes with clarity and spark. She’s able to make you care about things you may not otherwise care about. When it comes to things you may already care about, Latina Lista shines as a resource and a personal kindred spirit. Impressive writing is all about stirring those feelings, and, for that reason, Latina Lista makes my list of recommendations to listeners.