[Kzyxtalk] Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 1, Issue 43

[Janie Rezner]

I'm very sorry to to hear we missed Vandana Shiva last week.  We need to hear as many wise women's (and men's too)  words of wisdom at this precarious time on planet Earth as we can!   And, we need as many  deeply commited and wise women as programmers on KZYX  as well.   We are in for a rough ride, and need all the inspiration and good guidance we can muster.   

I for one,   have lobbied for the return of WINGS - -Women's International News Gathering Service.   Another free program with news from women around the world  and their actions against  imperialism in its many forms,  that slipped away from our airwaves somehow.    I'm also missing New Dimensions . .a view shared by a number of people who have approached me recently, wondering what happened to it.  A number of them had written letters to the station.  I'm not always crazy about it, but I think it is a good  contrast to other programming, especially for older people--and our county has a large  number of "those folks."  It was nice to hear on Sunday nights . . . I hear it now on Saturday morning on KMUD . . .  . .

And the stuff that happened to Christina, who is a wonderfully talented young woman reporter--was awful.  For her and for the rest of us who appreciated her, who were astounded by her being dismissed, because we liked her very clear work.  Finally, someone who could almost replace Annie.   There were many people in the community that were furious about that happening--and for what reason???  I attended meetings--maybe you did too  and the people who were upset about Christina  being dismissed were treated like third class citizens, rather than the educated, caring people  they were who might have a point.   I was offended by having my thoughtful views so rudely dismissed. 

And, I hear   people in this instant saying  what they are     unhappy  about-- and they are simply discounted by the "powers that be."  Instead, everybody is so damned defensive.  What happened to listening to what folks are saying  (providing it is reasonable, of course) and being respectful,  and considering  that they might have a point.  What if we lived in a world where concensus had to be reached!!  Like some indian tribes do . . . 

I  hope there is someway  we can all come together, for all of us.     We are all needed to support our  precious and important gift, KZYX.  It has been at the heart of important activism through the years, for the country, and it will be needed in the times ahead.   We are looking at the Navy testing and conducting war games off our coast,- knowing they will cause great suffering and death to  our precious whales and dolphins and other sea creatures.  Then there is Fracking . . . and drilling for oil, and how many other issues  that haven't even emerged yet, in the fast moving drama we find ourselves in.   

May it be so!

 

From: "Karen Knoebber" <nobler at mcn.org> 
To: Kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org 
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 12:26:57 PM 
Subject: [Kzyxtalk] Replacing Media Matters 

Why did KZYX replace the excellent Fair and Accuracy in Reporting program with Media Matters pap? Also, why cut David Barsiamians Alternative Radio? He offers this fine program at no cost to broadcasting stations. We missed a remarkable interview with Vandana Shiva last week. Luckily we can still catch his program on KMUD. 


"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral."  Paulo Freire
Justice is love made public.
                                    - Cornel West, Ph.D.
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