KPFA Protectors Track Record

Programming

KPFA Protectors work collaboratively across the network to support Pacifica’s National News Response Team covering: economic, political, environmental, and social justice issues including No Kings Day protests, Iran War, Genocide in Gaza, International and Immigration Aggression, Climate Emergency and the powerful rising movements to protect our future. 

We listen to the listeners for program decisions—based on a comprehensive analysis of KPFA listener surveys, data, communications, donation patterns, staffing, and breaking news in alignment with KPFA’s peace and social justice mission.  We oppose attempts to control KPFA’s content through a fringe group council or and political party control.

We support the editorial freedom of KPFA hosts and producers and KPFA’s diverse management team. We stand firmly against commercial underwriting to preserve KPFA’s independence from corporate  influence.

We promote KPFA’s expansion onto new media platforms, including podcasting and social media, We help to recruit interns for KPFA’s news department, the only full newsroom in Pacifica,

We build ties with Bay Area music communities through outreach at First Friday and other music events and initiating a KPFA Local Station Board Music Town Hall

Outreach

KKPFA Protectors help with graphic design, events, fund raising, social media posting, and community needs assessment. We carry KPFA signs at protests and distribute KPFA program guides, bookmarks, and stickers at KPFA and community events.

We initiated a policy to invite local community organizations to KPFA board meetings.

We help recruit interns for KPFA’s training programs and support training for social media posting

We build ties with local music communities and initiated a KPFA Board Music Town Hall

Finances

KPFA and the Pacific Foundation Inc. are multi million dollar independent media operations with complex fund raising, bill paying, budget balancing personnel and reporting responsabilities. KPFA Protector and Pacifica Forward candidates are experienced with non-profit broadcasting and financial management and are addressing difficult challenges to provide for a financially stable future for KPFA, and Pacifica

We advocate for a fair and reasonable formula for determining how much of KPFA’s revenue goes to pay for national administrative services like payroll, audits, insurance, HR, and legal support.

We work on grant writing to fund KPFA, programming expenses.

KPFA Protector board members and volunteers mobilized to make the KPFA building a historical landmark for independent media  The building with its 4 control rooms, 5 studios, full news department, training areas, meeting and administrative spaces is a treasured media resource, paid for by KPFA donors. We send a big thanks to everyone who supported the landmark project with us.

Organizational Strength

KPFA Protectors have helped to build the Pacifica Forward national coalition of listeners, staff, and volunteers from the 5 stations and 200+ affiliate stations. 

KPFA Protector and Pacifica Forward candidates supported mediation for bylaws changes for direct member voting and proportional representation. Pacifica National Board directors are now elected directly by you the members instead of by station delegates.  KPFA has more members and now has fair representation in national elections.

KPFA Protectors and Pacifica Forward candidates initiated policies, procedures, and mediations to make meetings and events safe and respectful for staff, board members and managers. 

KPFA, We Have Your Back!

We actively support KPFA’s in depth reporting on climate emergency, attacks on democracy, violence and militarism, the economy, social and racial justice, immigrant rights, LGBTQ issues, women’s and reproductive issues, the healthcare and housing crises, culture. activist movements and emergency resources.  

Please Nominate and VOTE for KPFA Protectors & Pacifica Forward strong, skilled and experienced Candidates