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Car Donations
Donate your Car, Boat, R/V, motorcycle or ANY vehicle to KPFK! Call 877-KPFK-AUTO (877-573-5288) and we'll take care of everything! Turn that clunker into a donation to KPFK!
CicLAvia — Koreatown Meets Hollywood August 20 2023
CicLAvia — Koreatown Meets Hollywood Sun. Aug. 20 2023 9:00 AM KPFK Will Be At The Koreatown Hub, Located On Wilshire, West Of Vermont.
Sing Out! Wednesday August 23, 2023 Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga)
Sing Out! Benefit For Human Rights Campaign LGBTQIA+ Rights Wednesday August 23, 2023 7pm PT/10pm ET
KPFK Presents When Houston Had The Blues September 10, 2023 Laemmle Royal Theatre
SAVE THE DATE (All proceeds benefit KPFK Radio)
First Annual Los Angeles Folk Festival October 7 & 8 2023 Live At The Ford Amphitheatre
First Annual Los Angeles Folk Festival: The Milk Carton Kids Curate 2 Days Of Their Favorite Folk Artists.
Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan Live in Concert September 2nd 2023 At The Starlight Bowl
Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan Live in Concert! Featuring Aida Cuevas & Lupita Infante! Sept 2, 2023 Starlight Bowl In Burbank 7pm
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles MacArthur Park Concert Series June 10 - September 3, 2023
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles MacArthur Park Concert Series June 10 - September 3, 2023 FREE SUMMER CONCERTS 2023
Car Donations
Donate your Car or ANY vehicle to KPFK! Call 877-KPFK-AUTO (877-573-5288) or click the banner and we'll take care of everything!
66th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival September 22-24 2023
66th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival September 22-24 2023 5 Stages 350 Artists!
Pasadena Playhouse; A Season To Celebrate! 2022-2023 Season Preview
Stephen Sondheim Celebration Begins February 2023

KPFK's August Commemorations On-Air Member & Funding Drive is ON!

To Become a member of KPFK or make a Donation, Please Click HERE

Delegate Election Process Underway

KPFK’s 2023 Local Station Delegate Elections

URGENT NOTICE: Candidates who were rejected have until Monday July 17 at 6 PM (probably eastern time) to correct and submit all the required materials (fair campaign practices agreement, candidate statement, and the required nominations). If you need help, contact the NES immediately.

KPFK’s 2023 local election is underway and the nominations phase just closed. To view a list of candidates that you will have the opportunity to vote for starting August 15, 2023, visit the Candidate List 2023 (link to:https://elections.pacifica.org/candstmt/cand_list.php).

We are making this election as sustainable and low-cost as possible through the use of electronic ballots sent via email. You may receive a text message or phone call asking for the best email address to use for your e-ballot. You will receive your e-ballot on August 15th and weekly reminders until you vote.

Make sure to safe-list vote@simplyvoting.com in order to receive your ballot. The voting period closes on September 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST/10:59 PM CST / 8:59 PM PST.

Delegate Election Timeline 2023

• April – May 31 Election Preparation • June 1 Nominations phase opens and Fair Campaign Provisions take effect • June 30 Record Date for Membership • July 1- July 8 Candidate Certification • Aug 15 Ballot Phase Begins – Open election and campaign phase • Sep 30 Voting Phase closes at 11:59 PM EST / 10:59 PM CST / 8:59 PM PST • Oct 8 Results announced and certified Have questions? Contact the election supervisor by emailing nes@pacifica.org or leave a voicemail on 213-635-9363.

When Houston Had the Blues

https://kpfk.wedid.it/campaigns/11653-houston-blues-event/contribute

Programming Highlights

LA Theatre Works, Sunday August 6 at 10:00 pm, Sidney Blumenthal's "This Town" starring John Vickery and Richard Kind
In this hilarious political satire, the jaded Washington Press corps snaps to attention at the chance to uncover a little dirt about the First Dog. This updated edition comes at a time when deliberations over the political issues facing our nation are at an all-time high. From hot button topics, to the latest controversies, debates, positions and legislation, fans of This Town will now get the chance to hear an exclusive interview with renowned author, political analyst, and former White House presidential advisor, Sidney Blumenthal. Also starring Gates McFadden and John Randolph. Original music by Raymond Guarna.
Extinction Rebellion Radio Thursdays at 4PM
Music, Media, Education, Worker Owned Cooperatives, Sustainability, Enlightenment and more! Steven Starr welcomes guests Peter Kalmus and Rose Abramoff, two key forces behind Scientist Rebellion

Democracy Now Newsfeed

Blowback in Africa: U.S.-Trained Officer Overthrows Pro-U.S. Leader in Niger, Site of U.S. Drone Base
Last Wednesday, Nigerien military officers announced they had overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum, a close ally of the United States and France. ECOWAS, an economic bloc of West African countries, has threatened to take military action unless the coup is reversed by Sunday. But the leader of Niger’s new military junta has vowed to defy any attempts to restore the former president to power, while Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea — all, like Niger, former French colonies that have undergone military coups in the past three years — have warned against any foreign intervention in Niger. Meanwhile, Niger’s new leaders have announced the country will end military cooperation with France, whose outsized presence in its former colony is a major source of resentment in the resource-rich but still poverty-stricken nation. We speak to Nick Turse, an investigative journalist and contributing writer for The Intercept. He recently revealed that one of the leaders of the coup in Niger, Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou, was previously trained by the U.S. military, as were the leaders of nearly a dozen other coups in West Africa since 2008. We also speak to Olayinka Ajala, a senior lecturer in politics and international relations at Leeds Beckett University, who says Niger and its neighbors must tread carefully in order to avoid a “very bloody” military conflict.
Trump & the KKK Act: Carol Anderson on Reconstruction-Era Voting Rights Law Cited in Trump Indictment
On Thursday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss. Trump appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington’s federal courthouse two days after he was indicted. A key part of the election interference charges Trump faces relates to a Civil War-era rights law that protects the right of citizens to have their vote counted. We speak with Carol Anderson, author of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy and White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide, about Trump’s attempt to wipe out the votes of Americans of color and the intimidation of Black voters and election workers. “This is the kind of terror that is reminiscent of what happened during Reconstruction that led to the KKK Act that Trump is charged with,” says Anderson. “That kind of terror was the intimidation of Black people who were exercising the right to vote.”

CODEPINK every Mon from 4-5pm on KPFK

“This is a dangerous step!!”

The BradBlog

Sunday 'Process Server Always Rings Twice' Toons
With editorial cartooning increasingly an endangered species, please consider supporting them if you possibly can. * * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs, usually on topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also (still!) on Twitter @PDiddie.
TRUMP ARRAIGNED (AGAIN) and Some Other Stuff You May Not Have Heard: 'BradCast' 8/3/2023
Ten years ago, a BradCast like today's would have been unimaginable. Today, it's just our latest BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] Among our many stories covered (some of which we've been trying to get to all week but for all the breaking news that kept bumping them!)... The former President of the [...]

Sonali Kolhatkar can normally be heard Tuesdays at 4:00 PM on KPFK. During the Fund Drives please check the RisingUP Website for the latest episodes.

Rising Up With Sonali

The Hidden History of American Democracy
In a new book Thom Hartmann explains that in fact democracy is “the default state of virtually every animal species on Earth, and humanity is no exception.”
Why Hollywood’s Rank and File Are Striking
On Wednesday July 26th, Rising Up host Sonali Kolhatkar spent the morning at a picket line with striking writers and actors in Burbank, California, outside Disney headquarters and asked them why their unions were striking.

Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod

Currently heard Tuesday at 7am on KPFK
Archives of the program can be found HERE

KPFK's Rebel Alliance News

KPFK's Rebel Alliance News is our nightly weekday English-language locally produced newscast, your uncensored source of progressive news, information and commentary, with international, national, state-wide and local coverage. Interim news director Ziri Rideaux has recruited a team of unpaid newsgatherers, reporters, commentators and anchors to cover local, state, national and international news, including Angela Birdsong, Jack Kennedy, Polina Vasiliev, Ann Garrison, Don DeBar, Dan Nowman, Marcy Winograd and others. We are looking for more beat reporters and volunteer stringers from OC, San Diego, and covering local government, housing and policing issues in Southern California including LA City and County and other municipalities. Email news@kpfk.org

KPFK LSB, CAB Info and Committee Schedule

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Pacifica Foundation Info can be found on the foundation's website at www.pacifica.org.

The Pacifica National Board (PNB) can be reached by email at PNB@pacifica.org.

The Local Station Board (LSB) can be reached by email at LSB@kpfk.org.

Thanks to everyone for pledging support for the station during the drive.
Your support of KPFK helps make special broadcasts like this possible. Please consider utilizing the number of other ways you can support KPFK through a Donor Advisory Fund, Stocks or Mutual Funds, Charitable IRA, Leaving A Bequest or Vehicle Donation, and you can pledge for select gifts you've heard mentioned during the current fund drive HERE.

News from KPFK and Pacifica - 2023 Election Process Underway

DELEGATE ELECTIONS PROCESS IS UNDERWAY!

KPFK’s 2023 local election is here and we invite you to participate. In order to vote and run as a candidate, you must be a current member by making a minimum donation of $25 between July 1st, 2022 and June 30th, 2023. If your membership has lapsed, go to kpfk.wedid.it to become a member today. Visit elections.pacifica.org for the voter guide, candidate nomination package and nominator registration. Candidate nomination packets must be completed by June 30. The Fair Campaign Provisions are now in effect. Please review them here: https://elections.pacifica.org/wordpress/fair-campaign-provisions-for-2023-delegate-election/

Delegate Election Timeline 2023

• April – May 31 Election Preparation • June 1 Nominations phase opens and Fair Campaign Provisions take effect • June 30 Record Date for Membership • July 1- July 8 Candidate Certification

• Aug 15 Ballot Phase Begins – Open election and campaign phase • Sep 30 Voting Phase closes at 11:59 PM EST / 10:59 PM CST / 8:59 PM PST • Oct 8 Results announced and certified

Have questions?

Contact the election supervisor by emailing nes@pacifica.org or leaving a voicemail on 213-635-9363.

Thank you!

Renée A Peñaloza

2023 National Election Supervisor

Pacifica Foundation

nes@pacifica.org

Website: elections.pacifica.org

2023 ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
Pacifica Foundation Inc.
Station: KPFK
Community of License: Los Angeles, CA
Reporting Period: July22nd 2021–July 21 st 2022

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 REPORT
KPFK’s Online Public File

Jobs at KPFK and Pacifica

KPFA Radio Berkeley - UpFront Producer Sought -

UpFront is a mostly-live morning public affairs show that delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through engaging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. We broadcast Monday to Friday from 7 to 8 am on 94.1 FM and at kpfa.org. This producer will have primary responsibility for setting up most days’ shows, with help from the show’s host and interns. More info here

KPFK is seeking to fill several pro bono (unpaid) interim management and coordinator positions. These include:

interim unpaid development director to form and guide a development task force to raise funds for the station;

interim unpaid social media marketing manager to coordinate social media promotion efforts at and by the station;

interim unpaid volunteer coordinator to recruit and supervise volunteers for diverse tasks at the station.

Those interested in applying for these unpaid interim positions, please contact interim GM Michael Novick at gm@kpfk.org.

Pacifica Foundation Radio seeks an experienced leader for the position of
General Manager of its Los Angeles station, KPFK 90.7 FM
For more information and to apply, click HERE or see http://pacifica.org/jobs_kpfk.php

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