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I am Jack Kurzweil, a candidate for Local Station Board as part of the
Concerned Listeners group. I have been a KPFA listener and supporter since I arrived in the Bay Area in 1961.
KPFA was stunning to me; I had never before heard such a diversity of ideas embedded in a commitment to social change. This combination, diversity and commitment, helped to propel me through the social upheavals of the 60’s and 70’s and sustain me through the bleak political landscape of subsequent times.
We are again entering a period of social upheaval and again KPFA’s voice,
diversity and commitment, can be an important part of helping to articulate
and navigate the complexities of our time. I am running for the Board
because I would like to be part of that process.
Although I have made my mark as a student radical in the 1960’s, my primary
political work in the past decades has been that of a leader of my union, the
California Faculty Association. (I taught Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University, now retired.) As in most unions, the members all want pretty much the same things. But they approach the complex problems of how you think about goals and processes in very different ways. A good leader better be able to make room for everyone, promote good ideas whatever their source, and achieve unity though diversity.
I think that this is part of the challenge facing KPFA and Pacifica today. I think that KPFA should be the voice of the entire liberal and progressive community of Northern California, the place that everyone goes to get the best news,
analysis, and commentary. And I think that KPFA should reclaim its place in the cultural vanguard of our community.
This means a collaborative relationship between Board and Management,
between professional staff and volunteers, and recognition that our energy should be directed toward strengthening the station.
For more information, visit our website: http://concernedlisteners.org .
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