Occupy Pacifica Radio Program/Podcast

So, I'm producing this pilot series for Pacifica Radio Network, called "Occupy Pacifica" (info on that below).  Three shows to start.  #1 is now up and available for streaming or as a podcast on occupypacifica.org.  The site is just a stub site, and will be developed further as we go (and as funding becomes available.  IF it becomes available.  I think its a pretty interesting show.

-Mark [Read]

Dear Programmers, and Listeners,

The Occupy Pacifica website is now up, and the first show is available as a podcast.  Please share it with your friends.  http://occupypacifica.org/

We are continuing to work on the site, which we hope will become a resource for news and information from around the country as this grassroots movement grows and evolves. 

THE NEXT SHOW WILL BE BROADCAST ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 29th.
December 29th- "The Culture of Resistance." What are the cultural commonalities amongst various #occupations, and what are the differences?  How does culture impact the political aspirations and identity of a community?  How open and accessible is the culture of #occupy?  How can art and culture be used to "redistribute the sensible" and prepare the ground for radical change?  Learn about the culture of #occupy in this second episode of #Occupy Pacifica.

About the Show

The #Occupy movement, born less than three months ago, has spread like wildfire around the country and the globe, taking root in towns and cities everywhere, connecting local struggles to the wider struggle for social and economic justice.  Something powerful is surging and stirring in the people of the world, a hunger for true democracy and a demand for transformative change.

The affiliates network of Pacifica Radio, with more than 300 stations dispersed all over the country, is in a unique position to tap into the energy of this historic grassroots movement, reflecting and amplifying its power by collecting and broadcasting the stories of movement participants from all over.    The affiliates network represents a pool of talent and a range of perspective that has yet to be fully utilized.  Occupied Radio will harness the skills and passion of our affiliate producers to generate an energetic, intelligent, entertaining program that will in turn further strengthen the affiliate network.

Occupied Radio will utilize new technology to enable production and ensure distribution.  We have created an area on audioport that will allow local producers from around the country, and the world, to easily upload content (segments) and become contributors to the program.  These segments will themselves become a library of content available to programmers from around the country to use if they wish to do so.

Occupied Radio is being produced by Mark Read, a radio producer from new affiliate WGXC in Hudson NY, and the former Outreach Director for Democracy Now!  Mark has been deeply involved in #Occupy Wall Street and is an active member of both the Labor Outreach Working Group of #OWS, and the Movement Building Working Group.  He views this as an extraordinary opportunity for both Pacifica, and the #Occupy movement.

The Pacifica Radio affiliate task force has taken the lead and has marshaled its limited resources in order to produce 3-4 pilot programs in the hope that more resources will be found quickly in order to continue this important work.

The #Occupy movement has created a rare and vital moment, opening up a space within which people can come together to work for the kind of transformative change that the current crises (economic, political, environmental) demand.  Let us seize this moment together and create the kind of media that such a moment deserves.