Current Activites of FCM and in the past
David Barsamian will speak at an FCM benefit at All Souls Unitarian Church 4501 Walnut in Kansas City. He will be speaking on “Democracy and the Media”
A Link to The Boulder, Colorado weekly giving biographical information on David is below:
https://www.boulderweekly.com/news/david-barsamian/
People who wish to order tickets on brownpapertickets.com may search for the event by using the keywords “Barsamian” or “Media and Democracy”. Tickets are also available at the door.
Here’s a podcast of the recent visit of Wayne Besen who spoke at the All Souls Forum on “Conversion Therapy and the Media” – broadcast on KKFI community radio.
Although the link says otherwise, it goes to the interview.
https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/gerrymandering-our-votes-with-greg-vonnahme/
One of America’s most tireless and wide-ranging investigative journalists, David Barsamian has altered the independent media landscape, both with his weekly radio show Alternative Radio—now in its 34th year—and his books with Noam Chomsky, Eqbal Ahmad, Howard Zinn, Tariq Ali, Richard Wolff, Arundhati Roy and Edward Said. His latest books are with Noam Chomsky: Global Discontents: Rising Threats to Democracy and Edward Said: Culture and Resistance. He lectures on world affairs, imperialism, capitalism, propaganda, the media and global rebellions.
David Barsamian is the winner of the Media Education Award, the ACLU’s Upton Sinclair Award for independent journalism, and the Cultural Freedom Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation. The Institute for Alternative Journalism named him one of its Top Ten Media Heroes. He is the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center and the South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy. He has collaborated with the world-renowned Kronos Quartet in events in New York, London, Vienna, San Francisco and elsewhere.
Barsamian was deported from India due to his work on Kashmir and other revolts. He is still barred from traveling to “the world’s largest democracy.”
As a kid, David was a bit of a rebel and frequently played hooky from school. Growing up in New York in the shadow of the Armenian Genocide sparked an interest in history and politics. His first interview was with his mother, Araxie. He says, that interview was the most difficult he has ever done. He then went on to do a series of interviews with survivors.
He says he was further radicalized when his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team moved to Los Angeles. He said, “That’s all I needed to know about capitalism.”
People who wish to order tickets to the David Barsamian event October 30th event at All Souls using brownpapertickets.com may search for the event by using the words “Barsamian” or “Media and Democracy”. Tickets will also be available at the door.
NOTED JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR TO MAKE PRESENTATION ON MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY
Kansas City, Mo. , 10/3/19 – David Barsamian author of a book with Noam Chomsky – Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy, will present his views on the state of the media on October 30, at 6:30 PM at All Souls Unitarian Church, 4501 Walnut in Kansas City.
A tireless and wide-ranging journalist, Barsamian is important to the independent media landscape with his weekly radio show, “Alternative Radio” now in its 34th year – and his books with Noam Chomsky, Eqbal Ahmad, Howard Zinn, Tariq Ali, Arundhati Roy, and Richard Wolff.
“Alternative Radio” airs locally on KKFI FM 90.1 on Wednesdays at 9:00 AM. An interview with him will him live air on Tuesday, 10/29 on the station at 6:00 PM on the “Radioactive Magazine” show.
David is the recipient of many awards including the Media Education Award, the ACLU’s Upton Sinclair award, and Friends of Community Media’s Media Excellence Award.
Admission at the door will be $15, $10 for students, low-income people, and seniors. A reception to meet Mr. Barsamian is at 7:30 PM for $25 (includes an event ticket and refreshments). Autographed books and CDs will be available for purchase. Ticket proceeds will benefit Friends of Community Media, a non-profit 501(c)3 group.
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People may order tickets for the October 30th event on brownpapertickets.com by searching with the keywords “Barsamian” or “Media and Democracy”.
Sponsored by the All-Souls Forum, KKFI and United Minority Media Association.
Had about 10 people come to FCM’s monthly social get-together and discussed issues until Midnight. Next FCM meeting is scheduled for 3/9 – but may have to reschedule. Next potluck/gathering will be probably 3/23.
Friends of Community Media hosted a grassroots radio conference in 2011 at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Kansas City. Kansas City’s community radio station, KKFI, was a sponsor with other local activist groups.
Some photos from the event.
Kicking the Koch Habit – Learn and do something about billionaires attempting to control all the media! For tickets:
This is a reminder that the monthly pot luck of Friends of Community Media will be tomorrow evening, 7 PM. This time, we’ll be at Spencer’s place:
4550 Warwick Blvd. # 508
NOTE: This is “Oak Hall”, which is a 12-story apartment (condo)
building half way between the Nelson gallery and the Country Club Plaza.
THE STREET MAY BE CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC. They may have a human at
barricades on Warwick at both 45th and 46th. Tell them you are visiting
Oak Hall at 4550 Warwick Blvd.
This Friday, 7 PM, social event / potluck – Tom’s house. Some will be given on Electronic Frontier Foundation association from Spencer, and upcoming August event from Bill.
Reminder: The next FCM Meeting is next Wednesday, 3/14/18 at 6:15 at the KKFI annex room (39th & Main – rear door). We need to discuss when our meeting days and times would be the best for everyone. This meeting does not mean that it is every second Wednesday, necessarily or at this time every meeting.