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KYRS COLLECTIVE
The KYRS Collective has met every two weeks since late February 2007. The 'station manager/executive director' of KYRS recently acted to prevent the Collective from meeting in the Community Building under the auspices of the station. As one might expect with most banned organizations, this in no way has resulted in the dissolution, nor the abandoning of the vision, values or goals of the Collective. The Collective continues to meet outside the Community Building with the intent of ensuring that KYRS adheres to the sacred words of the Mission statement, including the waning commitment to the values of diversity, community and, as evidenced in the recent bannings of programmers, democracy. The specter of the epic battle for the survival and integrity of KPFA is raised by the recent actions of the board and ownership of KYRS. It is ironic that one of the first pages posted at this Wiki site dealt with the struggle for the survival and community control of KPFA. It was offered as a precautionary tale. Now a similar struggle is underway at KYRS. It is incumbent upon those with an interest in true community-based radio,consensus-based decision-making and other elements of the mission statement of KRYS to inform themselves regarding the recent decisions by the 'executive director/executive director' and a fraction of the KYRS board to suspend all committees, ban programmers, remove permission for the Collective to meet in the Community Building, conduct closed board meetings without minutes, and other actions which indicate that effectively an internal coup has occurred at the station. Now a board member has resigned and another is under fire for her unwillingness to bend.
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Report back from KYRS Collective Meeting of September 20, 2007
Having been shut out the Community Building, the KYRS Collective meet September 20, 2007 at EmmanuelLutheran Church. Attendance was the most dynamic and diverse to date with current and banned programmers and staff, concerned KYRS community members, and volunteers. As has been the case since the day the Collective was formed it was stated again that membership in the Collective is open to all.
Concerns continue about the power structure of the station, the form of participation, lack of clarity regarding the mission statement, etc. There continues to be a desire to see a more "horizontal" form of democracy than the current traditional corporate "hierarchical" style.
All of these concerns have been exacerbated by the recent closed board meetings, the suspension of all KYRS committees, the bannings and revocation of memberships of two programmers and one staff member. The structure of the station has changed with no participation by nor even notice to the membership of the station.
KYRS COLLECTIVE KYRSprogrammers@kyrs.orgkyrscollective@gmail.com kyrscollective@gmail.com
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Welcome to the KYRS Programmers Collective WIKI.
Here we can have extended conversations about issues that affect us all.
At the KYRS Thin Air Community Radio 89.9 and 92.3 FM website you will find a programming
calendar, events listing, programmer bios, streaming audio of KYRS programming, underwriting
information and much, much more:
And to view the exciting schedule of KYRS programming, go to: KYRS Programming Schedule
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--------Updated September 23, 2007------
KYRS COLLECTIVEkyrscollective@gmail.com
Collective: A group of people who share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives are also characterized by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and make decisions on a consensus-driven, egalitarian basis.
The KYRS Collective has met every two weeks since late February 2007. The 'station manager/executive director' of KYRS recently acted to prevent the Collective from meeting in the Community Building under the auspices of the station. As one might expect with most banned organizations, this in no way has resulted in the dissolution, nor the abandoning of the vision, values or goals of the Collective. The Collective continues to meet outside the Community Building with the intent of ensuring that KYRS adheres to the sacred words of the Mission statement, including the waning commitment to the values of diversity, community and, as evidenced in the recent bannings of programmers, democracy. The specter of the epic battle for the survival and integrity of KPFA is raised by the recent actions of the board and ownership of KYRS. It is ironic that one of the first pages posted at this Wiki site dealt with the struggle for the survival and community control of KPFA. It was offered as a precautionary tale. Now a similar struggle is underway at KYRS. It is incumbent upon those with an interest in true community-based radio,consensus-based decision-making and other elements of the mission statement of KRYS to inform themselves regarding the recent decisions by the 'executive director/executive director' and a fraction of the KYRS board to suspend all committees, ban programmers, remove permission for the Collective to meet in the Community Building, conduct closed board meetings without minutes, and other actions which indicate that effectively an internal coup has occurred at the station. Now a board member has resigned and another is under fire for her unwillingness to bend.
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Report back from KYRS Collective Meeting of September 20, 2007
Having been shut out the Community Building, the KYRS Collective meet September 20, 2007 at EmmanuelLutheran Church. Attendance was the most dynamic and diverse to date with current and banned programmers and staff, concerned KYRS community members, and volunteers. As has been the case since the day the Collective was formed it was stated again that membership in the Collective is open to all.
Concerns continue about the power structure of the station, the form of participation, lack of clarity regarding the mission statement, etc. There continues to be a desire to see a more "horizontal" form of democracy than the current traditional corporate "hierarchical" style.
All of these concerns have been exacerbated by the recent closed board meetings, the suspension of all KYRS committees, the bannings and revocation of memberships of two programmers and one staff member. The structure of the station has changed with no participation by nor even notice to the membership of the station.
KYRS COLLECTIVE KYRSprogrammers@kyrs.orgkyrscollective@gmail.com kyrscollective@gmail.com
The same questions that the Collective has asked for months remain? Are the bylaws silent, vague, or clear on the whether or not a programmer can be on the board? What is the relationship between the KYRS mission statement and what actually goes out over the airwaves? What's on the programmers' wish list? How to get the funds applied to meet those needs? Why is the equipment being stolen and destroyed without regard for the impact on the ability of programmers to do their work?
--See copy of the original Bylaws at end of page as Word document--
(A fraction of the board recently modified the Bylaws and made changes such as deleting the word "consensus" and other changes. In that these actions were carried out in secret and closed meetings without minutes or other notes, the full extent of the anti-democratic actions taken by the station are unknown.)
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(A fraction of the board recently modified the Bylaws and made changes such as deleting the word "consensus" and other changes. In that these actions were carried out in secret and closed meetings without minutes or other notes, the full extent of the anti-democratic actions taken by the station are unknown.)
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Accomplishments of the the KYRS Collective
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Accomplishments of the the KYRS Collective
The KYRS Collective formed after radical and progress public affairs programmers became concerned that this young, dynamic station was suffering from a variety of difficulties. All could certainly be categorized as growing pains but all required a closer look.
In a country suffering war, secrecy, and ruling class dominance of political and economic life, KYRS has promised to be a voice for alternative views, a forum for unheard ideas, and a place where the diversity of community would be expressed. And significantpromise towards that goal has been made.
Yet the hierarchical nature of the station has been of increasing concern to a growingnumber of programmers, members, and listeners.
What has the KYRS Collective accomplished?:
1) Successfully proposed and advocated holding the bi-annual KYRS on-air fundraising campaign before rather than after KPBX/KSFC. The most recent on-air fund raiser in September 2007was the first one to be held before rather than after the KPBX/KSFC's campaign.
2) Stimulated debate and discussion on the mission statement of KYRS, the value of democratic decision making, and process of creating a great community radio station.
3) Successfully proposed and promoted the first KYRS Retreat to be held September 29, 2007 at Camp Caro in the Spokane Valley.
4) Maintained open meetings and informed the station and public via posting of every meeting on the Wiki and on the KYRS website, as well as via various other efforts to get the word out.
5) Successfully proposed advocated for transparency in the finances of the station, resulting in publication of the financial statement of the station (a la other community radio stations).
6) Created this wiki with its pages of resources on broadcast production, radio history, articles on KYRS, feminist programming, and other pages of interest and use.
In a country suffering war, secrecy, and ruling class dominance of political and economic life, KYRS has promised to be a voice for alternative views, a forum for unheard ideas, and a place where the diversity of community would be expressed. And significantpromise towards that goal has been made.
Yet the hierarchical nature of the station has been of increasing concern to a growingnumber of programmers, members, and listeners.
What has the KYRS Collective accomplished?:
1) Successfully proposed and advocated holding the bi-annual KYRS on-air fundraising campaign before rather than after KPBX/KSFC. The most recent on-air fund raiser in September 2007was the first one to be held before rather than after the KPBX/KSFC's campaign.
2) Stimulated debate and discussion on the mission statement of KYRS, the value of democratic decision making, and process of creating a great community radio station.
3) Successfully proposed and promoted the first KYRS Retreat to be held September 29, 2007 at Camp Caro in the Spokane Valley.
4) Maintained open meetings and informed the station and public via posting of every meeting on the Wiki and on the KYRS website, as well as via various other efforts to get the word out.
5) Successfully proposed advocated for transparency in the finances of the station, resulting in publication of the financial statement of the station (a la other community radio stations).
6) Created this wiki with its pages of resources on broadcast production, radio history, articles on KYRS, feminist programming, and other pages of interest and use.
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- WEBSITES AT OTHER COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS
- KYRS Show Substitutes and Trainers
- WIki Site Etiquette
- KPFA--Media Democracy but Not Without Eternal Vigilance
- Information Page
- U.S. Government Spying and Infiltration
- KYRS--Radio de la Comunidad
- Making It Real Compared to What
- Radio Collectives Worldwide
- Training Resources
- Feminist Programming
- Public Affairs
- Outreach & Events
- KYRS Policy Discussion
- KYRS and KYRS Programmers in the Spotlight
- Programmer Opportunities
- Underwriting
- Notes from KYRS Programmers' Collective Meetings
- KYRS Board of Directors Information Page
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Welcome to the KYRS Programmers Collective WIKI.
Here we can have extended conversations about issues that affect us all.
At the KYRS Thin Air Community Radio 89.9 and 92.3 FM website you will find a programming
calendar, events listing, programmer bios, streaming audio of KYRS programming, underwriting
information and much, much more:
And to view the exciting schedule of KYRS programming, go to: KYRS Programming Schedule
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| lupito | KBCS workshops this weekend | 0 | Jul 13 2007, 3:56 PM EDT by lupito | ||
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Thread started: Jul 13 2007, 3:56 PM EDT
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Saturday, July 14th
8:30 – 9:30 am light breakfast at KYRS 9:30 – 10 am Introductory plenary (lobby) • Meet the KBCS crew • Discuss day’s proceedings, including the incorporation of cultural competency/anti-oppression work and ongoing KBCS efforts on that front. 10 am -12 noon Basic Audio Production (Mezzanine conference room) Pledge Drives – Being Effective On-Air (lobby) The Art of Interviewing (3rd floor conference room) 12 – 1 pm Lunch Sandwich bar at KYRS. (lobby) 1 – 3 pm General Programming (lobby) Outreach Basics (3rd floor conf. room) Advanced Audio Production (Mezzanine) Ongoing Audio Project Assistance (2nd floor training room just below radio station) 3 – 3:30 pm Afternoon break Snacks at KYRS (lobby) 3:30 – 5 pm Building a Newsroom (3rd floor conf. room) Wildcard workshop (lobby) KBCS team members as needed Podcasting (Mezzanine) 5:30 – 7:30 Dinner on your own 7:30 – late Socializing at community building, basking in trans-mountain radio goodness. Sunday, July 15th 9 – 11 am Lite Breakfast, and wrap-up on the roof |
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| Tayacan | Update June 13, 2007 notes | 2 | Jun 23 2007, 1:23 PM EDT by Tayacan | ||
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Thread started: Jun 20 2007, 10:19 AM EDT
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The notes from June 13, 2007 Programmers' Collective were updated to correct a name error.
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| pablonius | past meeting | 4 | Jun 11 2007, 4:31 AM EDT by pablonius | ||
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Thread started: Jun 6 2007, 10:04 AM EDT
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I was at the last scheduled collective meeting, but nobody else was. I heard Wil was ill the week before, what is he the only one to actually show up at these meetings? Sheesh!!
This is the typical problem with those of us on the so-called left, no communication. Everybody expects the other guy to pass the mess-age along. I'm quite interested in getting more involved with KYRS, but what the heck?? |
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