From subs at mail.kfcf.org Mon Oct 1 11:26:58 2007 From: subs at mail.kfcf.org (KFCF Subscribers & Friends list) Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 10:26:58 -0800 Subject: [KFCF Friends] Berry Nishkian Memorial Message-ID: <000a01c80458$a86edc90$4202a8c0@OFFICE> Dear Friends, Great KFCF friend and benefactor Berry Nishkian passed away on September 21, 2007. There will be a memorial where friends and family will gather for a potluck, beverages and live music in celebration of Berry's life. The event will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 1 pm in The Wolk Garden, which is located at 6661 North Forkner Avenue in Fresno. Please RSVP to fmuggins at yahoo dot com. Donations to KFCF 88.1 FM or to The Fresno Center for Nonviolence are suggested in lieu of flowers. Berry was born in San Francisco on October 22, 1945. He was an accomplished pastry chef by trade and a creative artist with a wide variety of interests including sculpture. Berry was honored by the Fresno Center for Nonviolence with it's Way of Peace Award for his long-term peace activism. Berry is survived by his wife Fran, his daughter Emily and son Miles, his stepdaughters Jennifer and Johanna, his stepsons Barton, Laurence and Nathan, and his grandson Hayden. Peace, FFCF and KFCF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.kfcf.org/pipermail/subs/attachments/20071001/1d15a59a/attachment.htm From subs at mail.kfcf.org Mon Oct 8 18:07:25 2007 From: subs at mail.kfcf.org (KFCF Subscribers & Friends list) Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 17:07:25 -0800 Subject: [KFCF Friends] FFCF Election Message-ID: <005101c80a10$c46ea840$4202a8c0@OFFICE> FFCF Elections - Deadline for Candidate Applications is October 15 The election season for the Foundation is around the corner. FFCF membership is required to participate, and membership is open to people who are at least 16 years of age and donate at least $25 to KFCF or the Foundation. To vote in this election, or to become a candidate for election, one must have become a member or renewed membership by August 31, 2007. You have an important role to play in the next three months and our democratic institution can't work without you. As you have probably heard via on-air announcements, four positions on our governing Board of Directors are up for election, and we need all of you to participate. Here are some things you can do to help: Think about becoming a candidate for our Board of Directors. Last election we only had three candidates running for three positions. For democracy to really work we need multiple candidates to choose from. Here is the election schedule in brief: August 31, 2007 Deadline for FFCF membership for voting or becoming a candidate September 1, 2007 Opening of the six-week window for nomination of candidates October 15, 2007 Closing of the window for nomination of candidate October 30, 2007 Ballots mailed to voting membership November 1, 2007 Beginning of voting by mail for FFCF Members November 30, 2007 End of voting period In order to have a valid election, our bylaws, and state law require that at least 20% of the members vote. So please exercise your rights to participate in one of the few independent media outlets remaining. It's our democratic institution: USE IT OR LOSE IT! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.kfcf.org/pipermail/subs/attachments/20071008/51a0d254/attachment.htm From subs at mail.kfcf.org Tue Oct 9 15:45:24 2007 From: subs at mail.kfcf.org (KFCF Subscribers & Friends list) Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:45:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [KFCF Friends] (no subject) Message-ID: <64018.63.196.112.176.1191969924.squirrel@nemo.kfcf.org> ?Poetry in Motion? A Benefit to Inspire and Motivate Change This gathering is a benefit for KFCF with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the New Orleans chapter of ACORN a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding homes for the cities low to moderate income residents. Poets for the event Deshad Cato: Tiana Jovana: Connie Owens: Devoya Mayo & Lee Herrick will perform alongside American Book Award Winner Tim Z Hernandez & Featuring by way of New Orleans Def Poetry Jam?s Ms Sunni Patterson. Sounds Provided by: Fresno Art Museum Music Director Armen Nalbandian & Move on UP?s Mykal Powell. ?Poetry in Motion? 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Buy donating your crafts, used books, cd?s, computer software, movies and other media related items you help to ensure that community access to relevant news, music and culture continue to flourish. 1st Annual Rummage Sale For KFCF & The Undercurrent (We dig deep so you don?t have to) 8am-2pm Saturday October 20th 2007 KFCF Parking Lot (sw corner of pine and wishon) Featuring: Food: Music: Crafts & Goods Drop off location: The Movies (Tower District) KFCF 88.1 FM ( Tower District) Dates goods are accepted: Monday Oct 1- Friday October 19th 2007 What we need: Books/ Magazines Office Supplies/ Computer Media/Software CD?s/ LP?s DVD?s/ VHS Handmade Crafts Devoya Mayo Executive Assistant KFCF 88.1 FM From subs at mail.kfcf.org Wed Oct 17 17:11:31 2007 From: subs at mail.kfcf.org (KFCF Subscribers & Friends list) Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:11:31 -0800 Subject: [KFCF Friends] FFCF Elections Message-ID: <007001c8111b$72bff0f0$4202a8c0@OFFICE> 2007 FFCF Elections - Candidate Deadline Extended to 10/23 The election season for the Foundation is around the corner. FFCF membership is required to participate, and membership is open to people who are at least 16 years of age and donate at least $25 to KFCF or the Foundation. To vote in this election, or to become a candidate for election, one must have become a member or renewed membership by August 31, 2007. You have an important role to play in the next three months and our democratic institution can't work without you. As you have probably heard via on-air announcements, four positions on our governing Board of Directors are up for election, and we need all of you to participate. Here are some things you can do to help: Think about becoming a candidate for our Board of Directors. Last election we only had three candidates running for three positions. For democracy to really work we need multiple candidates to choose from. To entice more candidates FFCF has extended the deadline for applications to Tuesday, October 23. There is an application form online or we can email an application to you. Here is the election schedule in brief: August 31, 2007 Deadline for FFCF membership for voting or becoming a candidate September 1, 2007 Opening of the six-week window for nomination of candidates October 23, 2007 Candidate applications due in office by 5 pm October 30, 2007 Ballots mailed to voting membership November 1, 2007 Beginning of voting by mail for FFCF Members November 30, 2007 End of voting period In order to have a valid election, our bylaws, and state law require that at least 20% of the members vote. So please exercise your rights to participate in one of the few independent media outlets remaining. It's our democratic institution: USE IT OR LOSE IT! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.kfcf.org/pipermail/subs/attachments/20071017/80479ac2/attachment.htm From subs at mail.kfcf.org Wed Oct 24 15:33:12 2007 From: subs at mail.kfcf.org (KFCF Subscribers & Friends list) Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:33:12 -0800 Subject: [KFCF Friends] Pacifica Elections Message-ID: <004c01c8168d$df570100$4202a8c0@OFFICE> An Open Letter to the Pacifica Community >From Dan Siegel, Interim Executive Director October 24, 2007 Dear Friends, Pacifica's local station board elections have taken a particularly nasty turn. A group of candidates running for the KPFA local board have issued statements that contain little more than personal attacks on their opponents and station staff. A candidate at WBAI engages in blatant race-baiting. As a community and a progressive organization we must ask ourselves whether this type of rhetoric is acceptable. Pacifica has important challenges. We live in a nation whose leaders wage unjust and unpopular wars around the globe, attack our civil rights and liberties, oppose efforts to achieve racial justice and equality for all people, and pursue policies that widen the gap between rich and poor. The often toxic debate within Pacifica restricts our ability to respond to these issues, saps the morale of our hard-working and underpaid staff, and discourages people of good will from participating in our organization. Many people are now calling for administrative and legal responses to abusive candidate speech. We are reviewing our options, but libel laws, difficulties in distinguishing between reasonable criticism and personal attacks (as well as deciding who should be empowered to make such judgments), and Pacifica's tradition of support for free speech make such measures problematic. In the end, Pacifica's members will decide whether hate speech and hateful speech will be tolerated in our community. We need leaders who will work to improve our programming, broaden our listener base, and attract needed financial support. I urge all of you to carefully review the candidate statements and to cast your ballots for candidates who reflect both your views on how this organization should be run and your values on how democratic debate should occur in a progressive organization that reflects the diversity of our society. Dan Siegel Interim Executive Director Pacifica Foundation This e-mail is only intended for members of the Board of Directors of the Fresno Free College Foundation and the Executive Director. Any other use is prohibited. _______________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.kfcf.org/pipermail/subs/attachments/20071024/84a47a1d/attachment.htm