RadioPoetics.org

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 7:00-9:00 PM
EAST SIDE ARTS ALLIANCE
2277 International Blvd @ 23rd Ave, Oakland
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• LIVE BROADCAST on KPFA 94.1FM from 7-8pm & 9-10PM
• HOLLA BACK SPOKEN WORD & MUSIC HOSTED BY GIGGLES STARTING AT 9 PM

PANEL MODERATOR

• The Minister of Information JR- POCC, BLOCK REPORT RADIO

PANELISTS

• Eloise Rose Lee- Media Alliance
• Willie Ratcliffe- SF Bay View Newspaper
• Rainjita Yang-Geesler- First Voice Apprenticeship
• Renita Pitts- Technological Empowerment & Media Project of Oakland
• Tiny- Poor News Network

RADIO BROADCAST HOSTS 7-8 PM: JACOB SIMAS & JOY MOORE
COMMENTARIES By Youth Radio & First Voice Apprenticeship Program

SPONSORED BY:

• EASTSIDE CULTURAL CENTER, APEX EXPRESS, PUSHING LIMITS, KPFA UNPAID STAFF ORGANIZATION, VJTV OAKLAND CHANNEL 78

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: 510-848-6767 x 213 THIS IS A FREE EVENT AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The People's Voice Town Hall meeting is a community forum to discuss empowerment through creative expression and new technology. How can creative expression lead to healing? How do we build local sustainable economies through community based projects that reflect our social and ecological values?

The connection between communities telling their own stories and healing as a moral, social, political and economic necessity, can no longer be ignored. It is through the personal story that we can connect with others and know that we are not alone. It is through this personal expression that communities can move towards creating ideas for the future and bring about real social change.
New technology creates unlimited possibilities for each of us to become media makers. It de-centralizes access to media and gives communities a space to represent themselves. In order to discuss new technology linked to creative expression, we have to talk about Digital Inclusion, and how to make the new media tools and the knowledge base accessible to everyone.
What role can community based media play in bridging the digital divide? Pacifica Radio has been a beacon of free speech for over 50 years. As a community sponsored radio network, Pacifica has entrusted its future to the hands of the community, for financial support and guidance. There is an untapped power that lives within the communities who do not know media institutions such as Pacifica exist. When these voices are reached, heard and reflected back, relevancy becomes the underlying strength to build from.