Saturday, September 24, again at 11 AM PDT/1 PM CDT/2 PM EDT, Pacifica Fightback hosted another national town hall, focusing on resistance to US militarism and aggression internationally. What can we do to oppose war, intervention and imperial violence? The video is available here: Speakers include Linda Sarsour on the US role in Israeli crimes […]
What can we do to revive Pacifica, so that it can thrive by engaging with the critical issues facing the communities we serve? Watch this participatory town hall on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRm725_GJdA We held a virtual national town hall on Saturday, September 10 at 11 AM PDT (2 PM Eastern, 1 PM Central) via zoom […]
Stop Silencing the People’s Voice, Build a Network of Resistance: 11 AM PT/ 1 PM CT/ 2 PM ET Click Below to listen Pacifica–the sole alternative national radio network in the US–is at a crossroads. As Biden’s DOJ and FBI boldly attack the African People’s Socialist Party/International Peoples Democratic Uhuru Movement with a real raid […]
A Pacifica supporter in CA sent this poem: How Far…? by Nia Assante How far back do we roll amerika? How far back do we go? If we roll back Roe do we go back to whips and chains? Do we go back to chastity belts? We still have marriages that are arranged. Honor killings […]
The Pacifica National Board will be considering a motion to suspend director Donald Goldmacher over his support for this complaint petition to the FCC challenging the license renewal of Pacifica’s station in NY, WBAI. Pacifica Safety Net has backed two Bylaws referenda to try to eliminate elected local governance and put their own preselected leadership […]
Held Saturday, May 21, 12 noon – 2 PM PDT (3-5 Eastern, 2-4 Central) “Together, we will win back our airwaves!” Countering “Progressive” Media Racism & Corporate Attacks on Freedom of Speech in Our Community & Independent Media “We’ve been robbed!” is the cry at community radio stations across the country, from Tampa Bay, FL to […]
Save WMNF Community Radio Station-Status March 12, 2022 WMNF Historical Background A report by Alvaro Montealegre WMNF was created in 1979 by a group of activists that included Rob Lorei. They went door-to-door asking for donations from the community for a radio station that did not yet exist and for radio services that most felt […]
Askia Muhammad, news director and programmer at WPFW died at his home in DC on Feb. 17, at age 76. Muhammad was a mainstay of WPFW for 40+ years. He also wrote a column that appeared in Black-owned newspapers like the Washington Informer. He was the senior correspondent at The Final Call, the Nation of […]
What Does the Future of Progressive Media Look Like? You Get to Decide. Join us on Saturday, March 5, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m., for a Town Hall Meeting powered by the Community Advisory Board of KPFT. The purpose of this Town Hall meeting is to bring programmers, listeners, and people from diverse […]
Fernando Velazquez, Presente! Judy Marksman, Rest in Power! Fernando Velazquez, co-anchor and co-producer of Informativo Pacifica with Norma Martinez, tragically passed away February 12 of a ruptured aneurysm. He dedicated 40 years of his life to Pacifica radio and in particular KPFK as a producer, programmer, mentor, organizer, news director, international and internationalist broadcaster, elected […]