Pacifica Bylaws Vote

Referendum Rules and Work Plan – Vote on Revised Bylaws February-March 2020

A bylaws amendment petition will be going for a vote of Pacifica’s members on Feb 18th 2020. There will be two parallel elections nationwide, one amongst listeners (10% quorum) and one amongst staff (25% quorum). Ballots must be received before 11:59PM EST on March 19th in order to be counted. 

Starting on Feb 18th, please look out for an email, paper ballot or postcard (with voter credentials beneath a scratch off). All members who donated a minimum of $25 or who volunteered a minimum of 3 hours between Jan. 03, 2019 and Jan. 02, 2020 are eligible to vote. Examples of eligible volunteer work are: working in the fund room during fund-drives and serving on the local station board and station committees. In order to qualify to vote as staff you need to be paid staff (on payroll as of Jan 2, 2020) or unpaid staff (defined as having completed 30 hours minimum of work (outside of fund-drives) between Oct 3 2019 and Jan 2 2020 (3 month period) at KPFK, KPFT, WBAI and WPFW. At KPFA, the definition for unpaid staff is 30 hours of work (outside of fund-drives) between Jan 3 2019 and Jan 2 2020 (12 month period).

If you do not receive a ballot please fill out a ballot request form (link to be posted on Feb 18th, 2020). All members (staff or listener) who requested a paper ballot in prior election will receive a paper ballot in this election.

Prior to requesting a ballot, please make sure to check your SPAM folder and safe-list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

TIMELINE

• Feb 1-7 Prepare mailing lists 
• Feb 18 Ballots go out (e-ballots, paper and postcards) 
• Feb 18 Open election (all)
• Feb 18 – Mar 19 Fulfill ballot requests and provide customer support 
• Mar 19 Close election (all)
• Mar 20 Ballot data entry 
• Mar 21 – 22 Provide results 

If you would like to review the proposed bylaw amendment, you may view the posted notice announcement here. 

The NES will be creating a series of CARTs presenting the main changes in the ByLaws and arguments for and against. Please submit your argument for or against by clicking here. 

Current Bylaws of the Pacifica Foundation

Proposed New Bylaws of the Pacifica Foundation

Member Petition to Replace The Pacifica Foundation Bylaws

Phone Volunteers Needed - 2/9 to 2/29

Beginning Sunday, February 9 through Saturday, February 29, we invite you to become a Phone Volunteer! Phone volunteers are an integral part of the success of WPFW’s fundraising campaigns by taking pledges, entering donor information into our database, and most importantly, acting as a WPFW Ambassador with the callers. Training will be provided.

Sounding the Big Pond - Mondays at 6 PM

In collaboration with radio producers and broadcasters from the US and Germany, Sounding the Big Pond is a radio series brought to you by WPFW, the Goethe-Institut, and Wunderbar Together/The Year of German-American Friendship. In celebration of our transatlantic friendship, WPFW will air an hour of German-American audio stories each Monday at 6:00 pm EST beginning July 8th. With high-quality journalism, thorough research, and a preference for unique stories, this series takes on pretzels, beer, the bi-racial experience, and the Berlin Wall - each piece offering a fresh perspective on just how much these two countries share. For more information, visit: www.goethe.de/bigpond.  Tune-in!

WPFW Program Director Search

WPFW is accepting applications for Program Director. A detailed job description and additional information can be found by clicking HERE.