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From: Paul_W._Griffin@bmug.org (Paul W. Griffin)
Organization: BMUG,
Inc.
Subject: conference wrap up, etc...
Dear Readers, June 20 was the date and the O.C.A.W. union hall in Carson was the place. To those who were there, I thank you for your support! I arrived about 4:00 PM and started the preparations. Actually, the hall was pretty much ready to go. People started coming into the hall shortly after 8:00 PM. The featured speakers included Stephen Dunifer from Free Radio Berkeley, Jo Swanson from San Francisco Liberation Radio, Black Rose from Zoom Black Magic Radio, and Lee Ballinger from the Rock and Rap Confidential.
Dave Swartz and Andrew Rosenthal were co-M.C.'s and helped keep things rolling along. I spent the evening greeting people at the entrance and passed out nametags and registration forms. I'm not sure about the exact number, but we had about 70 to 80 people show up for the program. After the speaker's panel, we opened up the discussion to anybody in the room. This was true free speech in action. Everybody got to introduce themselves and say whatever was on their mind. There was the potential for chaos here, but somehow everyone stayed on the subject of the evening. We raised money for Black Liberation Radio and tried to explain the repression occuring in Decatur. After the discussion period, we were entertained by folk singer Andrea Rose and watched a couple of news videos from KSTS and KPIX about the SF bay area micro-radio scene. During this period, there was a lot of mingling and relaxed conversation. After that, it was time to close up the place and get ready for the main event-the saturday workshops.
Things got off to a late start saturday, and got further delayed as the day went on. This is to be expected with so many anarchists in the same room! The workshops were all related to micro-power radio but covered many specific topics. Stephen Dunifer gave a technical workshop on the nuts and bolts of micro-power radio. This served as an introduction for people who wanted to get into broadcasting but didn't know how to go about it. Stephen has written a primer for the purpose of educating newcomers and he patiently explains all of the questions and issues that come up when people decide they want to go on the air.
Lyn Gerry gave a workshop on using the internet to move sound around on the internet. With the creation of the Direct Action Media Network (DAMN) we can now upload and download audio information at high speed. Lyn's workshop was extremely popular and well received. Armed with a phone line, laptop computer, and cassette recorder, she demonstrated how to use the system and gave folks hands-on experience.
Joe Williams gave a tech workshop on the operation of a micro-station, demonstrating how to hook up each part and how to fine-tune things so they work properly. For some people, it was their first chance to see the equipment actually operating.
Alan Korn from the National Lawyers Guild gave a workshop on legal issues and answered everybody's questions, which was no small task! Everybody involved with micro-power radio has a lot of questions about the law and what rights we have left.
Tom from Watts Up?! magazine gave a workshop on how to produce a newsletter/'zine. Jo Swanson gave a workshop on vocal training and story telling. Sue Supriano gave a workshop on interviewing techniques. Matt Dodt helped wrap up the workshops with a session on how to assemble a transmitter and what each component does in the circuit. This workshop was very well attended and, by the end, people who had never touched a soldering iron were actually doing assembly work!
Some of the people who were already on the air wanted to know how to get service from record companies, so I gave a short talk on the subject. During the day there was a certain amount of "unorganized" time, which gave everybody a chance to socialize and chat. This is probably one of the best things about conferences-the chance to meet like-minded folks and share your thoughts. We also had reporters from KPFK and the L.A. Weekly doing interviews and Black Rose was producing a documentary video. Thom Irwin was there both days with a camcorder and getting everything on tape. While this "three ring circus" was going on, Dave Swartz was helping things go smoothly. He also secured the use of the union hall for us and went out and bought lunch for everybody, which was no small task! The conference was a great success and we had some fun too. Of course, the work is not done yet! As Black Rose said, "It's time to get down to something a little bit more serious.". Some of us are already talking about holding a conference in Decatur next summer.... -Paul Griffin
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DUNIFER, 1442A WALNUT ST. #406, BERKELEY, CA 94709, 510-625-0314, frbspd@crl.com
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386-3135 sflr@slip.net
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CA 90805 (310) 428-0304 clydeflowers@delphi.com
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GIBBONS, 281 FIFTH AVE., VENICE, CA 90291 (310) 396-4748 ddcies@peacenet.org
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662-7891 dontr@earthlink.net
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845-5003 resist@insinex.com
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HOLLYWOOD, CA 91604 (818) 985-2711 ext. 525
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PLACE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026 (213) 250-7240
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ORGANIZATIONS...
A-INFOS RADIO PROJECT- GERRY
FREE RADIO BERKELEY- BARRIOS,
CROSS,DODT, DUNIFER, GRIFFIN, ROSENTHAL, TUCKERMAN, WILLIAMS
FREE RADIO
FRESNO-ALORRO, BIBAYOFF ROCK AND RAP CONFIDENTIAL-BALLINGER RADIO CLANDESTINO-BROPHY,
GERRY, GONZALEZ
RADIO UNDERGROUND- BERZ
RADIO FREE BAKERSFIELD- BURGESS,
CULLIPHER, ROSEN
CCSV-CALVAGNA
KPFK- COHEN, GIBBONS, VASQUEZ
L.A. WEEKLY-
DIMITROV PEOPLE'S TRIBUNE-
FLOWERS THE PEOPLE FOR TRUTH-
ISRAEL CLOSE RADIO-
KEROSCENE KELLY RADIO FREE CASCADIA- LEHRER, HARLICK
PEACE AND FREEDOM
PARTY-McCOY
AJAX 6- McGRAW
CATHOLIC WORKER- PAGE
GUERILLA RADIO- PIERCE,
MIRAMONTES
RADIO ATLANTA- RAFI
L.A. ALTERNATIVE MEDIA NETWORK- SEKLER
R.A.G.E.- SPENCER
VOICE OF MERCURY- SULLIVAN, TECHNOPAGAN
S.F.L.R + FOOD NOT BOMBS-
EDMONDSON, SWANSON
90.5 FM UNDERGROUND- TAYLOR
PEOPLE'S TRIBUNE- TEIXEIRA
L.A. FREE PRESS - VELAQUEZ, GIBBONS
GREEN PARTY- WILKEN
Dear Readers, We're always trying to make the next conference better, and toward that end, here are some of the responses to the survey. If you haven't responded to the survey yet, please answer the following question and mail them to me, ok?
DO YOU THINK THIS PAST CONFERENCE WAS VALUABLE?
WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE?
WHAT DID YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOLD ANOTHER CONFERENCE ABOUT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW? YES NO MAYBE
IF YES, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOLD OUR NEXT CONFERENCE?
DO YOU THINK THERE WAS ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS LEFT OVER FROM THE CONFERENCE? YES xxxxx NO xxxxxxx MAYBE x
IF YES, WHAT WAS UNFINISHED?
HOW CAN WE MAKE THE NEXT CONFERENCE BETTER?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP ORGANIZE THE NEXT CONFERENCE? YES xxxxx NO x MAYBE xxxxx
IF YES, WHAT WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO DO?
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE YOUR HONEST EVALUATION OF THIS CONFERENCE
A PUBLICATION BY THE ASSOCIATION OF MICRO-POWER BROADCASTERS
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1 PEACEFUL PLANET / RHYTHM ZONE COMP. MANGO 2 A PARTY OF DUBBERS AND TOASTERS VARIOUS ON-U SOUND 3 CHOCOLATE SUPA HIGHWAY SPEARHEAD CAPITOL 4 IF A TREE FALLS VARIOUS ARTISTS EARTHBEAT! 5 JUNGLE WARFARE MICKEY FINN & DARREN JAY MOONSHINE 6 BROADWAY & 52ND US 3 BLUE NOTE 7 REBEL RADIO SAMPLER UK SUBS CLEOPATRA 8 SOUTH DELTA SPACE AGE THIRD RAIL ANTILLES 9 A WE RULE FRANKIE PAUL RAS 10 GREENS CLOSED CAPTION DOGDAY 11 WALA HEDZOLEH SOUNDZ EDZO 12 THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL 13 1980-1986 DICKS ALT. TENTACLES 14 LIVE AGAIN! ISRAEL VIBRATION RAS 15 OCEANO SERGIO MENDES VERVE 16 POST WORLD HANDBOOK TCHKUNG! TIM/KERR 17 SILENCIO=MUERTE VARIOUS ARTISTS H.O.L.A. 18 SUPER RELAX CIBO MATTO WARNER 19 EIRE-ISLE OF THE SAINTS JOHN DOAN HEARTS OF SPACE 20 THE NEW TRANSISTOR HEROES BIS CAPITOL 21 FEELINGS DAVID BYRNE LUAKA BOP 22 YEAR OF THE HORSE NEIL YOUNG REPRISE 23 MESH TUU FATHOM 24 AZABACHE MARTA SANCHEZ POLYGRAM 25 CATALOG SAMPLER MISSION OF BURMA RYKODISC 26 BEDOUIN SOUND CLASH BADAWI ROIR 27 VANITY FAIR WORLD PARTY THE ENCLAVE 28 RECKLESS LUTHER ALLISON ALLIGATOR 29 JAMMU AFRICA ISMAEL LO TRILOKA 30 BRASS-HOP COOLBONE HOLLYWOOD 31 OK COMPUTER RADIOHEAD CAPITOL 32 MUSIC*SOUND VOL #3 VARIOUS ARTISTS MOOD SWING CITY 33 KEROUAC KICKS JOY DARKNESS VARIOUS RYKODISC 34 NOMAD PAUL SAUVANET HEARTS OF SPACE 35 PLAYS METALLICA APOCALYPTICA MERCURY 36 IN A BAR, UNDER THE SEA DEUS ISLAND 37 ... COME DOWN THE DANDY WARHOLS CAPITOL 38 DRAG K.D. LANG WARNER 39 E DIDE GET UP KING SUNNY ADE MESA 40 NOWHERE SOUNDTRACK VARIOUS MERCURY
CAPTAIN FRED'S PICKS TO CLICK-AMPB REPORT #19
PIRATE ANTHEM-SHABBA RANKS SHANGO-ANGELIQUE KIDJO KEEP ME LIFTED-SPEARHEAD SALESSAI-TRINITY TIME AND SPACE-US3 FIRST BLOOD-THIRD RAIL STICK A SENSI-FRANKIE PAUL WANNA BE LOVED-BUJU BANTON WAR-ISRAEL VIBRATION CRASHING THE SYSTEM-TCHKUNG! THAT'S HOW I ESCAPED MY CERTAIN FATE-MISSION OF BURMA CYBERJUNK-UK SUBS NO FUCKIN' WAR-DICKS SILLY GOOFBALL POMES- JULIANA HATFIELD YD YES-MARTA SANCHEZ FAREWELL-JOHN DOAN DROWNING AT THE BOTTOM-LUTHER ALLISON NOTHIN' BUT STRIFE-COOLBONE FITTER HAPPIER-RADIOHEAD ABONGO MATADE-HEDZOLEH SOUNDZ Do Fries Go With That Shake? The Full Meaning of the First Amendment Presentation by Lee Ballinger, Associate Editor, Rock & Rap Confidential Micro Power Broadcasting Conference / Carson, California / June 20, 1997
This conference is dedicated to and a benefit for my good friend, Napoleon Williams of Black Liberation Radio in Decatur, Illinois. Napoleon Williams and his wife and partner Mildred Jones have for years been the victims of police harassment, illegal seizures, and phony felony charges. They have definitely been deprived of their First Amendment rights. The First Amendment is hardly a neutral guarantee, meant to be haggled over by lawyers and judges. The First Amendment isn't just about saying whatever you want. It achieves its real meaning of "freedom of speech" when it's connected to a cause that's galvanizing the country. The First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution that emerged from the Revolutionary War. That war wasn't simply about the cause of independence from England. It was also about a vision of a new continent with human freedom, peace, and prosperity based on that independence. However, with crude tools and under the heel of the Southern slave owners who dominated the country, that vision went unrealized. The slave owners clamped down on the rights of the entire country as they made it illegal to profess anti-slavery views. The battle for freedom of speech became inseparable from the battle to end slavery. Symbolic of this process was Elijah Lovejoy. Lovejoy was a Missouri minister and one of America's most effective anti-slavery pamphleteers. In the mid-1830s he moved to Alton, Illinois, not far down the road from Black Liberation Radio's home in Decatur. "I deem it my duty to take my stand upon the Constitution," Lovejoy told the slavers who destroyed his printing presses and threatened his life. In November 1837, a mob came to Lovejoy's warehouse to seize a newly-delivered printing press and, when Lovejoy refused to part with it, he was shot to death. Yet Lovejoy and millions who came after him found ways to express their thoughts. Indeed, they engineered a revolution, expropriating the property--$4 billion worth of slaves--of those who controlled America. Yet the primitive state of industry and a brutal, inefficient sharecropping system could not create the utopia that many Abolitionists thought would come about as a result of the Civil War. Today we are too often urged to see the First Amendment as an abstraction, something divorced from the struggle of humanity for a better life. If we fall into that trap, we'll end up wasting our time arguing over whether or not we should defend the "free speech" of the micro radio stations of the Klan, the militias, and the religious right. We must reject the call to treat the First Amendment as a barren spinster with no living relatives. Instead, we must focus the tremendous power of micro radio in the same way Elijah Lovejoy focused his printing press: On ending the barbaric rule of those who control the economy. We must use micro radio as a tool to empower America's gathering human storm. Look behind the clouds and you see the Million Man March, which followed closely on the heels of a march in Washington by 300,000 women. Last year 30,000 Latinos went to Washington to push for a $7 an hour minimum wage and health care for all, while delegates representing 1 million workers founded the Labor Party. These "big number events" rest on a firm foundation of countless smaller, often hidden events. For example, as we speak here tonight, a host of welfare recipients are preparing to march, beginning tomorrow, from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia to the United Nations in New York. The mass media refuses to cover this event--it's up to micro radio to do it. Beyond the news that millions of Americans are on the move, micro radio must use its subversive tools of "freedom of speech" to also spread a vision of the future. Not a vision of going back in time to the so- called "good old days," but a vision of using modern technology to permanently end poverty, hunger, and homelessness. Unlike our ancestors who fought the Revolutionary and Civil wars, we are not hampered by an economy that cannot provide for everyone. There is enough food within easy driving distance of this union hall to feed everyone on earth; the technology that called forth the hideous Telecom bill also can be used to distribute music, video, and information free to everyone; there are more empty housing units in the United States than there are homeless people. As KRS-1 says on his new album: "Educate yourselves / Make your world view bigger / Visualize wealth / And put yourselves in the picture." Speaking of music, am I saying that there is something wrong with the music-driven formats of many of our micro stations? Not at all. Our music is an indispensable part of the speech we want to be free to express and besides, without it, we would just dry up and die. In closing, I should point out that Black Liberation Radio is the only source of rap, gospel, and R&B programming in Decatur, Illinois. Lee Ballinger is an associate editor of Rock & Rap Confidential, the monthly music and politics newsletter that's known as "the conscience of the music industry." One year subscriptions are just $15 and are available from: RRC, Box 341305, LA, CA 90034 (rockrap@aol.com / http://www.rockrap.com/rockrap).
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