April 2007 LSB Meeting Records

KPFA Local Station Board Meeting minutes April 28th, 2007: 1st Draft- subject to change KPFA Local Station Board Meeting Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA April 28, 2007 The meeting was convened at 11:13AM by Chair Bonnie Simmons IN ATTENDANCE: LaVarn Williams (LW) Chandra Hauptman (CH) Joseph Wanzala (JW) Annie Hallatt (AH) Mary Berg (MB) Richard … Continued


The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – April 27, 2007

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Brazillian Funk Blowout Rickey Vincent and guest Adriana Lopes will be hosting a ride through the wild rhythms and street beats of Rio de Janeiro as they explore the funky samba roots, R&B covers, and raw club music they call "funk carioca" on the mean streets of the "City of God."


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – April 20, 2007

We broadcast from our New College of California studios in San Francisco’s Mission District; We continue our in-depth coverage of the immigrants rights revolution, we look at the upcoming May 1st mobilizations, and speak with Alfredo DeAvila from the Applied Research Center and other community organizers; Also, after the release of known terrorist Louis Posada … Continued


Special Broadcast

KPFA Special Broadcast – April 14, 2007

Organizers are calling Step it Up 2007 the largest day of action on global warming in the history of the United States. In New York, participants will outline a new high tide mark with their bodies. In Berkeley, they’ll have a bicycle rally. In San Francisco, a clean-car expo. And when the dust settles, they’ll … Continued


Womens Magazine

Women’s Magazine – April 9, 2007

The progressive media was once the province of a white male elite, but we’ve come a long way baby. Or have we? An analysis of Democracy Now’s 2006 coverage reveals that men were interviewed almost three times as often as women, and a recent issue of the Nation magazine featured no women writers. Today on … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – April 3, 2007

Independent Journalists Hold Power Accountable Miguel Guerrero speaks with Mexican investigative journalist Lydia Cacho upon receiving an Amnesty International Award for her work uncovering the Mexican government connection to a child pornography ring. Also, legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh gives the keynote speech from the Third Annual Al-Jazeera Media Conference in Doha, Qatar.