General Membership Meeting Minutes 6/20/07
VFR General Membership Meeting Minutes
6/20/07 7pm to 9pm
In Attendence: Tony U., Nick C., Michelle L., Matt D., Anthony S., Strong Oak, Mary W., Annalise F., Lila W., Bill W., Dana P., Jose T., Anthony R., Emily M., Steve C., Eddie K., Linda K., Lundy B., Bart E. and Keely M.
Facilitated by Lundy Bancroft, Tony Udell, and Matt Dineen
Introductions and Announcements:
GRC in Lowell and Detroit this weekend, several VFR programmers will attend.
1. Fundraising commitee report:
- For VFR’s August 7th Birthday, we will hold a fundraiser from August 3rd to 7th
- There will be a series of events from September 7th to Thursday the 13th
- Summary of fundraiser at the Farmers Market, call for new participants
- Suggestion of possible Tag Sale for fundraiser in the future.
- Next fundraising meeting on 7/10 at 6pm in MEF
2. Program rescheduling:
Tony U. presented the results of the Programming and Collective Formation Subcommittee:
-Collectives will be reformatted into four clear collectives Music, Public Affairs/Talk, Youth, and “Poly-cultural”
-Each collective will elect a liaison at an all-collective meeting; this liaison will attend programming committee meetings and hold collective-members accountable for upholding their responsibilities
Tabled, Discussion will continue on the 11th at the Programming Committee regarding the new collective designations
Web streaming
The stream is working again, but it is a temporary/unreliable stream right now. We are considering paying someone to set up “one click” streaming in the future.
Underwriting
Will Hall and others have been working on possible structures for underwriting for syndicated programs. Bob G. presented the proposal:
Collectives, worker-owned businesses, and possibly non-profits would be approached to underwrite Democracy Now and other syndicated shows. Approved via consensus, those working on it should continue to pursue. Currently restricted to just syndicated programs.
Pacifica Radio History
Jose presents a brief overview of Pacifica Radio History.
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