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28 May 2007 | Pacifica, Programming | Ernesto Aguilar

June 1 begins the first day of record for KPFT volunteers to be considered as voters and candidates for Pacifica elections later this year. Our bylaws outline a threshold of 30 hours of volunteerism in a three-month period to be qualified to vote in Pacifica’s staff elections. However, volunteers must log their volunteer hours in appropriate logbooks and have current contact information, including address, on file with Volunteer Coordinator Eddie Garcia. Our period of record is June 1 through September 1.

Our Program Council meets next Thursday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at L’Alliance Francaise, 427 Lovett. The Program Council is tasked with issues related to programming, and recently voted to consider a number of issues, including a new program process and a program evaluation process.

KPFT’s third annual Summer Youth Program kicks off Thursday of this week. This year’s program will be held two days per week, on Thursdays and Fridays, due to our space restrictions. The program is into its third year as a tool to support young people learning about radio, and gaining media skills. We have about half a dozen students participating, but welcome others who might be interested. If you are or know a young person between the ages of 12 and 20, there will be a program orientation this Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at KPFT studios, 419 Lovett Blvd. Please review our website, kpft.org, for complete information. You are also welcome to email me at pd@kpft.org if you have questions.

In programming news:

KPFT will air Asian Pacific American Heritage Month programming Tuesday-Thursday of this week during Open Journal. Tomorrow, we feature a program called “The Hula Lesson,” which explores hula as an expression of a traditional culture, social issues and history, and attempts to carry on the tradition in a multicultural world. On Wednesday, KPFT will feature a recording from the Pacifica Radio Archives. “We Were There” explores the diverse voices of feminist activists in the Los Angeles women’s movement, of the 1960s and 1970s, including Miya Iwataki of the Asian Women’s Movement), as well as Black and Chicana organizers. Thursday will feature a local production. Tune in at noon for this special programming.

On June 1, KPFT will air a national 2-hour special “The War on Immigrants” hosted by WBAI’s Deepa Fernandes and KPFK’s Sonali Kolhatkar. The broadcast will analyze the new Senate immigration bill set to be voted on by the upper house, present challenging interviews with lawmakers, and look at global dynamics that lead to migration and Europe’s own crackdown on immigration. The program will also host debates on the best way to move forward with a fair and just policy in dealing with immigration. Stay tuned for broadcast times later this week.

On Sunday, June 10th, KPFT’s Said Fattouh of Arab Voices co-hosts a national special for the 40th anniversary of Israel’s invasion of Palestine. KPFT will be represented on this broadcast as well by Julia Nasser and Maurice Roberts

And finally on Thursday, June 28th - Sunday, July 1st, KPFT will air programming from the United States Social Forum, being held in Atlanta, Georgia. This will include a daily one-hour English-language production each evening of the four days of the Forum; and a 30-minute Spanish-language production each evening. Sunday’s broadcast will be a sum-up of the whole event. The social forum model was created to provide an open platform to discuss alternatives to the economic plans created by multi-national corporations and the governments at the World Economic Forum. The programming schedule from the United States Social Forum will soon be announced.

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