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Please Add to Brainstorm of potential National Board Members (also add descriptors of each suggestion when we get a chance):
Noam Chomsky:http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/index.cfm
Howard Zinn
Edward Herman
Christopher Hitchins
Dr. Peter Phillips: Now in its 24th year, Project Censored is administered
by Dr. Peter Phillips of SSU's Sociology Department.
http://www.sonoma.edu/ProjectCensored/default.htm
Lyn Gerry
Angela Davis
June Jordan
Cockburn, Alexander
Khosrow Amirazodi: Journalist from Iran, imprisoned and tortured under the
Shah, former programmer of The Persian Program at KPFT, former Local
Advisory Board member of KPFT, arrested for tresspassing at KPFT at the
behest of former KPFT manager, Jean Palmquist, producer of broadcast and
access cable TV programs, former lessee of KPFT sub-carrier band, publisher
of Studio X magazine, internet radio producer and all-around alternative
media junky, who now has the wisdom of experience (and the long grey beard
to prove it) to move Pacifica into the 21st Century. (comments derived from
submitter)
Sam Smith, editor of the Progressive Review, who was sort of banned from
WPFW by the MFB clones over there, and someone who has the most astute
observes of national politics - especially within that nefarious beltway.
(comments derived from submitter)
Jonathan Kozol, social critic and author
http://gbgm-umc.org/GlobalGathering/jkozol.html(comments derived from
submitter)
Anna Deaveare Smith, social critic, playwright, and actor
http://www.oxy.edu/departments/cpr/new/events/speakers/deavere.htm (comments
derived from submitter)
Robert Coles, social critic and psychiatrist
http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~3garden/faculty/bio/colesro.html (comments
derived from submitter)
Bill Mandel (no comments from submitter)
Jeff Blankfort
Maria Gilardin
Les DeLong
Matthew Lasar - http://www.ralphmag.org/pacifica-1S.html
Helen Caldicott - http://www.noradiation.org/caldicott/
Manning Marable
Playthell benjamin
Andrew Phillips
Les Radke
Christopher Hitchens
Rafael Renteria
David Adelson
Peter Franck
RE THE ABOVE WISH LIST
I'd like to put forward a few thoughts about this.
1) Removal of the current board, as others have said, is essential -
and the sooner the better as every day they remain is an other day
that damage is done to Pacifica. - many have addressed this point.
2) I'm not going to address the methods whereby this might be
accomplished except to say they basically boils down to forcing
resignations through activist pressure or removal through legal
pressure (or a combination thereof)
The main thing about this is that if they are to be gone, one way or
the other, someone must be on hand to take over who will be
capable of dealing with the mess and also initiating the
restructuring of Pacifica into a democratic entitiy by a process that
allows all stakeholders to have a meaningfull role in that
restructuring
3) Who should these people be? I very much agree with Carol's [Spooner's]
statements that these should be people in touch and informed
about the needs and situations of their local stations. Naturally,
there are many in the KPFA area who fit this description, and a
lesser number at other stations depending on the general level of
awareness and organization at those stations. These people have
to be willing to put in serious time and energy, this won't be easy -
and the criminals have really messed things up - so in nominating
people, it would be well to consider people with a range of
expertise that might be helpful.
4) Big question, folx doing the nominating should first check with
their nominee to see if that person is willing and able to serve - for
example someone like Howard Zinn would be a great adviser on
setting up a democratic structure, but can he and will he serve?
In addition to the responsible tranistionary directors, their ought to
be an advisory panel - people such as Zinn for example, may wish
to serve there, advising on democracy for example, but
they may not desire to understake the some of the respnsibilities
the transitional directors will have, like making budgets, assessing
damage, coordinating allies etc.
5) Depending on how the current board is removed - if for example
as intervention from the state - the new board members, at least
some of them, will have to have "straight credentials" managing
organizations - people who come to mind in this regard: Peter
Franck( former Pacifica president) , Van Jones (execitive director,
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights) - if you get my drift.
REMEMBER, THESE FOLKS ARE TRANSITIONAL
6) It seems to me, that people who not part of one of the organized
groups will have no input into selection of representatives. This has
been a complaint on this list. It also seems to me that when a
group puts forward chosen representatives, who represent a defined
constituency, those reps will have a better chance of getting a
hearing and being taken seriously.
love,
Lyn
(P.S. From Carol Spooner -- I'd like to see a balanced mix of poets, philosophers, phools & pragmatists -- mainly from local listener communities, with about 25% national at-large directors. Additional proviso -- no government employees of any kind, elected, appointed, or civil servants.)