Listed here are proposals mostly homemade by people
in the Pacifica community in an effort to restructure
Pacifica's governance (now mandated by the lawsuits settlement).
This includes democratization (listener involvement) and bylaw amendments.
Email your masterpiece for posting here to:
webworker@wbai.net
Find meeting info and materials regarding the Pacifica bylaws revisions process here:
Proposals below have been organized into five groups:
BYLAWS, ELECTIONS (will be part of bylaws), CONSTITUENCY / INCLUSION MODELS (for determing board members), DEFINING MEMBERS and GENERAL / OTHER
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BYLAWS
- Bylaws Drafts A, B, and C
- 6-19-03: The "Final" drafts along with Allen's (KPFT) proposed amendments
- KPFK Bylaws Subcommittee proposed changes to bylaws draft
- 5-17-03: From some of the folks in the KPFK area
- Pacifica diversity bylaw committee: related documents
- 3-29-03 and after
- KPFK Bylaws Subcommittee proposed changes to draft
- 5-17-03
- Revised Proposed Pacifica Bylaws
- 4-2-03: Drafts A and B - with and without diversity committee suggestions
- "Corrected Final Draft" Proposed revision of Pacifica bylaws [180 kb html]
- 2-28-03: From the lawyer
- "Final Draft" Proposed revision of Pacifica bylaws [ 164kb html]
- 2-21-03: From the lawyer
- New Pacifica bylaws draft [ 132kb html]
- 2-11-03: From the lawyer
- The bylaws draft: Responses and resolutions
- 1-26-03: From various listening areas
- Revised and legally reviewed draft of proposed Pacifica bylaws
- 1-17-03: From the lawyer
- Pacifica bylaws drafts consolidation - revised
- 11-13-02: As requested by the iPNB, compiled by Rob Robinson
- Pacifica bylaws revision draft comparison grid [ 205 kb ]
- 9-8-02: 5 bylaws drafts side by side
- The 5 main bylaws drafts from the Pacifica bylaws revision committee
- Drafts A, B, C, D, E
- http://www.ringnebula.com/Bylaws/
- Another resource for these various bylaws revision proposals (KPFA area)
- Zakiya bylaws draft
- 12-2-02: by Jabari Zakiya, iPNB member from WPFW area
- Pacifica Accountability Committee draft
- 9-18-02: KPFK area [ 92kb ]
- KPFA bylaws draft (B) - revised
- 9-13-02: KPFA subcommittee proposal
- KPFK bylaws draft (D)- revised
- 9-8-02: KPFK area ( 95kb )
- Fertig's bylaws draft(C) - revised
- 9-6-02: From David Fertig (KPFK iPNB rep)
- KPFT bylaws draft (E)
- 8-31-02: KPFT subcommittee bylaws draft [ 135kb ]
- Proposed bylaws to prevent takeover through elections
- 8-29-02: From Paul Surovell, WBAI area
- KPFK bylaws draft (D)
- 8-29-02: KPFK bylaws revision subcommittee proposal
- Proposed compromise of relative powers of Local and National Boards
- 8-27-02: Bob Lederer and Donna Gould, WBAI area
- Public Meetings bylaw integrated
- 8-16-02: Roger Manning, WBAI area [wbai.net editor]. The bylaw as plugged into the Spooner draft.
- Weisgal bylaws draft based on drafts A and B
- 8-13-02: Ted Weisgal, KPFT area
- WPFW bylaws draft (A)
- 7-25-02: WPFW subcommittee proposal from Rob Robinson
- Public meetings bylaw
- 7-25-02: Gregory Wonderwheel, KPFA area. A re-write of the General meeting bylaw proposal
- Proposal for periodic bylaws review
- 6-19-02: Eve Moser, WBAI area
- Proposed bylaws
- 6-8-02: Dan Siegel, CA
- Pacifica Bylaws revision "bullet points"
- 5-30-02: From the iPNB bylaws revision committee [ revised 6-1-02 ]
- Proposals for new bylaws
- 5-20-02: Jim Dingeman, WBAI area
- proposals for specific bylaws
- 5-9-02: By Steve Brown - WBAI listener
- By-Law to gather public input & giving notice
- 5-6-02: J2 on the goodlight message board
- Proposals for Revised National Bylaws
- 5-1-02: By Larry Romstead - presented at 4-30-02 bylaws meeting in N.J.
- Proposed bylaw for General Meetings
- 4-11-02: From Roger M, NYC (editor of this site) - revised 4-29-02
- Bylaws proposal to protect mission oriented programming
- 4-20-02: Tom Gregg, WBAI listener
- bylaw suggestion
- 4-5-02: A bylaw regarding reports to the listener - Jim Dingeman
- 4 bylaw suggestions
- 4-2-02: From Laura Lichtenstein, WBAI listener
- Proposed process for creating new bylaws
- 3-3-02: From various Pacifica listeners and staff
- Two proposed Foundation bylaw changes
- 2-9-02: Tom Gregg, WBAI listener
- Proposed programming procedure
- 1-26-02: Edward Taylor - KPFK area
- Proposed Bylaw Amendments
- 7-9-01: From The Committee To Remove The Pacifica Board (Gregory Wonderwheel)
- www.pacfolio.org/bylaws.html
- 6-1-97: Proposed bylaws from KPFK area
ELECTIONS
- New diversity bylaw language idea
- 5-15-03: Carol Spooner - KPFA area
- Proposed bylaws elections section improvements
- 1-21-03: Larry Romsted, Eve Moser - WBAI area
- "In-reach" coordinator for elections
- 1-14-02: From the WBAI LAB
- Direct Election Of At-Large Members To PNB
- 12-8-02: by Howard Brandstein, WBAI area
- Hybrid elections proposal - final version
- 11-29-02: Donna Gould , WBAI area
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- 11-25-02: with some modifications made at the iPNB meeting in Houston
- Hybrid elections proposal - revised
- 11-25-02: Donna Gould , WBAI area
- Compromise elections model
- 11-23-02: WBAI Committee for a Unified Membership
- Hybrid elections proposal
- 11-22-02: Donna Gould , WBAI area
- Petition for unified voting and mission savvy candidates and members
- 10-7-02: Paul Surovell and Manijeh Saba - WBAI area
- Proportional Representation - made easy
- 9-13-02: 4 page overview of the elections method used by KPFA and referred to in various bylaws drafts
- KPFA LAB elections guidelines
- 5-17-00: The "KPFA model"
- Article on proportional representation voting
- Used in Berkeley LAB elections
- CF of WBAI Elections Committee Procedure Proposal
- From 7-18-01
- www.fairvote.org
- Center for Voting and Democracy.
- www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/polit/damy/prlib.htm
- Proportional Representation Library. Proportional representation, the form used at KPFA
and much more. See the "Beginning Readings" link.
- www.freekpfk.net/demorevise.html
- KPFK Listeners Group elections procedure proposal
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- Choice voting explanation and glossary
- 6-3-02: Bertold Reimers, WBAI area CF elections committee chair
- Election proposal comparison chart
- 6-3-02: Comparing KPFA, KPFK, and WBAI CF projects
- Proposal to elect PNB chair
- 5-28-02: Edward Taylor - KPFK area
- Constituency model proposal discussion outline
- 5-21-02: not the actual proposal, but a discussion outline
- Proposed elections procedures
- 5-7-02: Carl Gunther, KPFK area (62kb)
- The makeup of the station board
- 4-16-02: A voting model from Paul Surovell - NJ
- Election proposal comparison chart
- 2-23-02: Tom Gregg, WBAI listener
- Proposed kpfa election procedure revisions
- 3-29-02: Edward Taylor - KPFK area
- An Elections Proposal
- 1-26-02: From Howard Brandstein, NYC listener.
- Composition of the Electorate at Pacifica\WBAI
- 1-1-02: A draft proposal by Rob Dickey, NYC
- Proposal to Elect a Democratized KPFK Station Board
- 5-15-01: by the KPFK Listener's Group
CONSTITUENCY / INCLUSION MODELS
- Diversity Language committee: final draft
- 6-6-03
- New diversity bylaw language idea
- 5-15-03: Carol Spooner - KPFA area
- Diversity Language committee: Draft Language re: Bylaws
- 5-14-03: Resulting from teleconference meeting
- Pacifica diversity bylaw committee: related documents
- 3-29-03 and after
- Pacifica Diversity Language Committee: lawyer's proposed language
- 5-6-03: From lawyer Jonathon Lubell and Mimi Rosenberg(NYC)
- Proposal regarding size of Local boards
- 4-24-03: From Pacifica bylaws revision committee chair Carol Spooner
- Pacifica diversity bylaw committee
- 3-29-03: related documents
- Diversity bylaw proposal and accusations
- 4-18-03: WBAI LAB/"Unity Caucus"
- Affirmative Action statement and proposed bylaw
- 2-28-03: WBAI LAB, Mimi Rosenberg, Bob Lederer
- Hybrid elections proposal - final version
- 11-29-02: Donna Gould , WBAI area
- Hybrid elections proposal - revised
- 11-25-02: Donna Gould , WBAI area
- Hybrid elections proposal
- 11-22-02: Donna Gould , WBAI area
- Revised constituency model
- 11-9-02: As spliced into proposed Pacifica bylaws. - "Unity Caucus", WBAI area
- Constiuency/Inclusion model Pre bylaws draft and station board chart
- 9-19-02: From the "Unity Caucus", WBAI area
- Bylaws Implementation Proposal for Model of inclusion
- 8-12-02: Mark Sanborne, Mimi Rosenberg and Bob Lederer - WBAI Area
- A Diversity Proposal
- 8-10-01: Diallo, posted to KPFT bylaws message board
- CPR constituency model outline
- 7-22-02: From Community for Progressive Radio, WBAI area
- A Model of Inclusion (constituency model updated)
- 7-7-02: Mimi Rosenberg and Mark Sanborne, WBAI area
- The constituency model
- 5-28-02: Mimi Rosenberg, Mark Sanborne, Joe Kaye and members of
Community for Progressive Radio - WBAI area
DEFINING A VOTING MEMBER
- New WPFW Proposal To Determine Membership and LAB composition
- 10-13-02: From Jabari Zakiya and the WPFW bylaws revision subcommitte
- legal definition of a "Member" in CA
- 6-20-02: From Carol Spooner
- Some constiuency model talk
- 4-19-02: From the goodlight and newPacifica discussion boards
- Fairness in defining membership
- 4-19-02: Brad Taylor - NYC
- Plenty of stuff a volunteer member could do
- 4-18-02: from Liz Mclellan - NYC
- Who should be a member?
- 4-11-02: bylaw suggetion from Edwin Johnston - Houston
- Only listeners get to be members
- 4-2-02: Nan Rubin - NYC
GENERAL AND OTHER
- Pacifica diversity bylaw committee: related documents
- 3-29-03 and after
- Proposal regarding size of Local boards
- 4-24-03: From Pacifica bylaws revision committee chair Carol Spooner
- Pacifica diversity bylaw committee
- 3-29-03: related documents
- Proposed affirmative action policy
- 3-5-03: From Carol Spooner - iPNB bylaws revision committee chair
- Several bylaws diversity section propoposals
- 2-12-03: Diallo Kantambu - KPFT LAB, Gregory Wonderwheel - KPFA area, KPFA LAB
- Proposed Language for Bylaws Diversity Section
- 1-30-03: Diallo Kantambu - KPFT LAB
- To guarantee staff diversity
- 1-23-03: Bob Lederer, WBAI
- Listener representation by district
- 10-23-02: Victor Madeson - WBAI area
- Revised proposed pacifica statement of principles - revised
- 10-13-02: Bob Lederer, WBAI staff and the "Unity Caucus" - WBAI area
- WPFW bylaw proposal regarding station boards
- 10-13-02: From Jane Gatewood WPFW bylaws revision subcommittee
- Proposed pacifica statement of principles - revised
- 10-8-02: Bob Lederer, WBAI staff and the "Unity Caucus" - WBAI area
- Proposal for a Pacifica bylaws convention
- 9-27-02: From KPFK bylaws revision subcommittee
- Proposal for stucturing program councils
- 9-3-02: Jonathan Markowitz - KPFK area
- Proposed Union rights bylaw receives WBAI staff support
- 8-19-02: Bob Lederer, WBAI staff
- Internal Safety and Integrity bylaw proposal
- 8-19-02: Emmett Abati Doe, KPFT area
- A Policy Governance model for organizations
- 8-15-02: from: www.carvergovernance.com/model.htm
- Financial procedures proposal for Pacifica / Conflict of interest policy
- 8-3-02: Susan Lee, WBAI producer
- Programming council requirement proposal
- 7-29-02: KPFK bylaws revision subcommittee
- Keeping it simple
- 7-25-02: List of basic policy suggestions, Robert Johnson - WBAI area
- Ethics Proposal for the Revised By-Laws
- 6-21-02: David Moore, presented at Pacifica Now! conference
- Towards a Cooperative Pacifica (54kb)
- 6-21-02: Ken Freeland and Evan Davis, presented at Pacifica Now! conference
- Programming Councils proposal
- 6-9-02: Jonathan Markowitz, KPFK area
- Proposed Resolution on Race & Nationality at Pacifica
- 6-7-02: members of WBAI staff, LAB and listenership
- proposed Programming Council process
- 5-25-02: Jonathan Markowitz, KPFK area
- Proposal for Pacifica Anti-Discrimination policy
- 5-22-02: By Mimi Rosenberg, WBAI staff
- Proposed pacifica statement of principles
- 5-20-02: Bob Lederer, WBAI staff
- Democratizing Pacifica: How Much is Enough?
- 5-2000: Pacifica Listener's Union (CA)
- Defining the local station board
- 4-17-02: by CF elections committee chair Bertold Reimers
- Pacifica structure proposal
- 4-7-02: by Jim Curtis
- Proposal for apportionment of powers amongst boards
- 2-24-02: Steven Brown, WBAI listener
- Settlement timeline
- 2-15-02: A schedule for for completing bylaw revisions and elections in 2002
- Towards a Democratic Pacifica - Framing the Debate
- 1-28-02 - revised 3-6-02: By various NYC listners
- Pacifica Governance Model
- 1-14-02: A draft proposal by Rob Dickey, NYC
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