2006-06-08 Affiliates Task Force Minutes

The participants and Shawn Rhodes, who was in the audience, gave description and critique of the PNB presentation. There was a general sense that the presentation highlighted the positive message and value of the affiliates program and was favorably received. Ursula agreed to send to members of the task force the handout that was distributed to PNB members during the presentation.

Several people expressed special interest in outreach to indigenous stations and African- American stations

V. Work Group Reports:

A. Report from the Mission and Scope Workgroup
The mission statement may be complete: Since the last meeting Chandra has added a sentence, Shawn's concerns were addressed with a sentence added by Ursula, and affiliates have not responded with any concerns after getting a copy sent to them by Rip Robbins.

Ursula will send out a copy of the final version and a vote will be taken at the next full Task Force Meeting on its approval. If approved, the work group will disband until it is further needed.

B. Report from the Outreach Workgroup
Radio For People Campaign (license campaign) - Infrastructure is being built and a web site should be ready within 2 weeks. An outreach strategy will be built next. The next meeting of the affiliates task force (July 13) will not be streamed to allow us to strategize for this campaign.

C. Northwest Network - There was a conference call with Peter Graff at KBCS in Seattle with Ursula and Evelyn. The network resulted from a coalition of organizations serving different purposes:
Prometheus Project - build stationsKBCS and other pre-existing stations in the area - provide ongoing mutual support for training, operations, and providing contentReclaim the Media - local media advocacy, education public, organizing conference. Now Pacifica has been brought into it because we provide infrastructure with AudioPort

There is some question regarding how such a network should be administrated and/or governed.

D. Report From Budget Work Group
Teresa and Rip met with Ursula and helped her create prioritized budget proposal to Pacifica National. The PNB passed a resolution on June 4th for a line item for the affiliates program in budget 06-07. Ursula would meet with Greg and Lonnie for a preliminary meeting on June 9th re: budget.

E. Report from Integration of Producers Workgroup
Deena was in DC but did not speak to Ron Pinchback because he was busy with a fund drive.

This committee will initiate a process to invite Pacifica producers to participate in Sprouts and join the Affpac list serve when they do.

VI. NEW:
Teresa Allen will be going to Illinois and Indiana on vacation and will do outreach for Pacifica while there.

Members of Affiliates Task Force are encouraged to go to the Grassroots Radio Conference. To learn more about it go to ...............................

Ursula will begin to schedule visits to radio stations near the GRC for outreach visits.

Some task force members will work on producing PSA'a for affiliates Iding them as Pacifica affiliates. William Walker is willing to make some and other volunteers throughout the network will be found. Deena will speak to Ursula about this.

NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JULY 13 2006 8:15 pm EST

VII. Adjourned at 10:00pm EST.

Respectfully submitted,
Teresa J. Allen
(06-16-06; approved 6-14-07)