[Kzyxtalk] Happy New Year Card

[Erif]

Hey, it's worth a try!  Without Mary and John, the result might be positive.


On 12/31/2015 9:14 PM, sako4 at comcast.net wrote:
> At the Board meeting on the 4th, just ask for the things you want, 
> King. Try asking.
>
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> *From: *"King Collins" <king at greenmac.com>
> *To: *"kzyxtalk" <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org>
> *Cc: *"doug mckenty" <dougmck at gmail.com>, "she-la" 
> <sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com>, "Dennis OBrien" 
> <dennisobrien at sharejerusalem.com>, "Marco McClean" <memo at mcn.org>, 
> sako4 at comcast.net, "Massey M Kathryn" <mkathrynmassey at gmail.com>, 
> "Norman de Vall" <ndevall at mcn.org>, "Peter Kafin" <law at kafin.name>
> *Sent: *Thursday, December 31, 2015 6:54:15 PM
> *Subject: *Happy New Year Card
>
> Friends, comrades, members, Ladies, Gentlemen:
>
>  2015 has been a good year for democracy, in some ways. Let's drink to 
> that!
>
>   But there's still stuff to do. Like inspect the documents.
>
> Seems like some of my comrades think it's an insult to the new board 
> to demand to inspect the documents.
>
> But why is this considered an insult or some kind of punishment?
>
> I mean come on, inspecting documents and using the membership list is 
> a key right of members. Some of us have been trying to establish it 
> for years, since back in 2005. And it is finally within reach. I would 
> like to achieve it before I die.
>
> And the station hierarchy has resisted in every way possible. But why? 
> And why would our attempts to gain assess to documents on February 1 
> be an effrontery to anybody?
>
> I say that notion of affronting the board or the new management is all 
> in our heads. You know: self-censorship.
>
> And another thing while its on my mind: The one thing that would show 
> a real change in attitude (of the board) would be for the board to 
> agree to regular participation in an on-line discussion with the 
> public, including the critics. A place like KZYXtalk. What's so hard 
> about that? Continuing behind the scenes meetings and the 
> "confidential" (secret) board listserv is waving a red flag in the 
> face of democracy. The board is not the CIA. Let's drink to that!
>
> In fact even the good things like committees and PACs and CABs. Don't 
> get me wrong. I'm all for them. But are bureaucratic when you consider 
> how few of us are really involved in the radio station. Why aren't 
> there more open disuccssions? With the new communications technology, 
> it's much easier that it used to be to set up on-line and on-air 
> discussions. Why the hell don't you board members just become part of 
> the disucssion? As John would say: Why? Why? Why?
>
> Warm regards, and a happy  healthful, communicative year to all,
>
> --king collins
>
>
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