My name is Nick A. Kolev, I am Bulgarian-American living in Los Angeles and Orange Counties for the last 20 years. I obtained my Science Degree from the University of Leningrad / Soviet Union in 1989 and I came to Los Angeles from Belgium as a political refugee. I am fluent in English, Bulgarian, Russian and French and the USA is the 5th country where I have been living. I am an active KPFK listener after 9/11, 2001.
Since 1998, I am involved in human rights issues / church ministry in state prisons to help innocent in their Habeas Corpus writs, in successful changing the outcome and investigating the murder of U.S. Marine from Russian origin in the base in Okinawa, Japan. I have 3 civil rights cases which I moved Pro Bono, as a people's advocate from local state and federal courts to U.S. Supreme Court.
I have unique experience living for 11 years as a foreign student / researcher in the Soviet Union and 20 years in the U.S. as a refugee and citizen. Comparing the two places, I found striking similarities in manipulation and abuse, in propaganda deceit, in militarism and preparation of new imperial wars.
My vision for KPFK is to be not just another opposition station, but the people's voice with larger participation of volunteers, less academic, less standard planning and more flexibility in breaking news cover, courageous confrontation of corporate media, demand for personal responsibility of politicians and public figures, more community actions sponsored and organized by KPFK.
I envision the following goals and priorities for the station:
--Striving and working to prevent the growth of US Militarism and to stop another imperial war in Central Asia;
--Rising constantly the question of personal rights and privacy by working to reverse the existing trend of massive spying and monitoring of U.S. citizens combined with Government secrecy and terrorist paranoia:
KPFK demanding regularly more privacy for citizens and more transparency for Government executive branch;
--Covering miscarriages of justice and law enforcement abuses regarding minorities, special protection groups, political activists, homeless, stronger voicing of volunteer work, pro bono advocacy.
--Better cooperation and mutual incentives with other non-conformist media groups, publishers, activists.
If elected for the Local Station board, I would not spare time, energy and experience in achieving these goals as a team effort, as a common goal.
Thank You for the opportunity to run as a candidate for Local Station Board.
Sincerely,
Nick A. Kolev
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Amigos radioescuchas, hermanos y hermanas: Si votan por el búlgaro-americano Nick Kolev ustedes ampliarán la diversidad de KPFK con una persona que ha vivido en 5 países diferentes, habla 4 idiomas, tiene la singular experiencia de haber vivido en la Unión Soviética durante 11 años, y durante 20 años en los Estados Unidos, trabajando como activista de los derechos humanos en prisiones, bases y embajadas. Con su conocimiento técnico y experiencia en matemáticas, su objetivo es detener el militarismo estadounidense que está arruina nuestras vidas y nuestro país, proteger los derechos personales y la privacidad y darle marcha atrás al espionaje masivo de los ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos, al cultivo del secreto de gobierno y a la paranoia terrorista. El cree que KPFK es una voz de la comunidad y un desafío valiente frente a los medios corporativos. |
1. Why do you want to be on the Local Station Board?
2. How do you envision the Local station Board working the Pacifica Foundation, KPFK, and the community?
3. How could the station better serve its listeners?
4. Describe some actions you would take to increase the influence of the station in under-represented communities and to increase the diversity of the listening audience?
5. What sources of funding, other than listener donations, do you feel KPFK should solicit?
6. Please state briefly the skills, experience, educational background, work history, organizational affiliations, areas of community service, areas of interest and expertise that you would bring to the Pacifica network as a member of the Local Station Board.
7. On which Local Station Board Committees are you interested in actively serving? If you are a current Local Station Board member, on which committees do you currently serve?
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