April 2012  
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Women in Front of and Behind
the Camera Film Series

  • March 30, Fri.  to Sun., April 1, 2012 - Women in Front of and Behind the Camera Film Series- The African Diaspora Film Festival, The Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs, Teachers College, Columbia University and WBAI invite you to Celebrate Women's History Month with a program of revealing and provocative films by and about women.
    Friday, March 30 at 6pm, FREE screening of the award-winning film from Egypt "Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story" about gender war in Egypt and women who fight back.On Saturday and Sunday films from Ghana, Cuba, Sudan, and the USA will be screened. Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, 212-864-1760, [email protected]Tickets for entire weekend here, for individual screenings here     


  • March 31 entry deadline extension for April 22, Sunday, 5-8pm- The WBAI Artsy Fartsy Show Battle of the Bands . Arlene's Grocery, 95 Stanton St. NYC

    The  deadline to enter for into the Artsy Fartsy Battle of the Bands has been extended to March 31 at 11:59 P.M. All genres will be considered for selection. 6 bands will be selected to compete for prizes that will benefit emerging musicians.

    Go here to apply. Pay the fee below and enter the name of the band. Application processing fee is $25 tax-deductible.

     

    The selected bands will be announced via Twittercast on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8pm. Follow here.  

       


  • April 3, 6:30pm New York Review of Science Fiction Readings: Jim Freund, producer of Hour of the Wolf, also curates the New York Review of Science Fiction Readings the first Tuesday of each month.  The offering this month will feature writers Alaya Dawn Johnson and first-time novelist E.C. Myers.  The readings are held at the SoHo Gallery for Digital Art at 138 Sullivan Street.  Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.

     


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  • April 11- 13, Wed. Thurs. Fri., Noon-8pm -  
  • WBAI BOOK SALE : Books,Cd's, DVD's, new + used, former pledge gifts. Call in advance for building entry: 212.209.2800  




  • April 21, Sat., 2 PM- The VFP.org Peace Action Conference is a bi-annual networking assembly of activists, organizers, scholars, advocates and other concerned citizens designed to combine efforts to initiate, expand and support ACTIONS that promote peace locally and globally, individually and collectively. This event is made possible by Beth Lamont, Half Moon Foundation , and The Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action. It will be broadcast by WBAI and streamed live on the Internet at wbai.org.  RSVP by emailing here or calling 212-209-2888 Ext. 2888.   Cost is $25 suggested donation (Sliding scale, no one will be turned away.)        

  • April 21, Saturday- NYC Mobilization for Washington DC to culminate five lobby days in DC requesting the release of the Cuban Five. We will fill five buses  being provided by labor unions 1199, DC37, Local 372 and Casa de las Americas. 5$ for gratuities and water on the buses.    Freedom Buses Leave at 6am - return 4pm. Freedom Bus locations for participating boroughs are to be announced. For more information, to become  a sponsor, & reserve your seat: 917-887-8710  


  • April 21-22 and 28-29- Two Weekends- WBAI has partnered with We, The World many times in the past. Now we are collaborating again via the Better World Forum 2012 - an online, virtual conference and exposition featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jack Healey, Dot Maver, Rev. Deborah Moldow, Occupy Movement Organizers and many other distinguished leaders and teachers on the cutting edge of cultural, economic, environmental and political change.

    Visit WBAI's special Forum page here to find out more and receive a 25% discount on Better World Forum tickets! The entire cost for both weekends will be $29 instead of $39. We look forward to your participation in the Better World Forum 2012!   


  • RE-SCHEDULED! May 7, Monday, 7pm- WBAI's Michio Kaku, host of Explorations, will
    Michio Kaku
     commemorate the 1 year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster and give a lecture on his book "Physics of the Future", now available in paperback. You will have an opportunity to attend a reception with Michio Kaku prior to the lecture at 6pm, and have your book signed before the close of the evening. The event will take place at The New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West. Purchase tickets here.      Or Text for Tickets: Dial the number 27138 and text: Michio_99 for the reception and lecture, Michio_35 for the lecture, Michio_20 for students.   

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Listings of events for not- for- profit organizations must be submitted by the 15th of the month prior to publication of the e-Newsletter for the next  month. Email information here.
April :: National Poetry Month

Poetry Events from WBAI Partners Cave Canam, Poets House, and Alwan for the Arts:

 
    Cave Canam: All events will be held at The New School, Wollman Hall, 55 West 11th Street (Enter at 66 West 12th), 5th Floor, Wheelchair accessible.
  • April 11, 6:30 pm - Fast Animal: Tim Seibles
    Cave Canem faculty Tim Seibles debuts his new collection of poetry, Fast Animal (Etruscan Press, 2012), descibred by Laure-Anne Bosselaar as "alive with music, ardor, and wit that flow in utterances that are uniquely [Seibles'] and his alone." He is joined by Cave Canem fellows Carlo T. Paul and Hermine Pinson. Reception & Book signing to follow. Free & open to the public.  
  • April 19, 6:30 pm The Crossed-Out Swastika: A Book Launch
    A reading and reception to celebrate the debut of the latest collection of poetry by Cave Canem faculty Cyrus Cassells, The Cross-Out Swastika, a volume of poems that "touch the core of human connection through which can flow union with the infinite" (Library Journal). $5-$10 recommended donation.   
  • April 26, 6:30 pm Poets on Craft: Patrick Rosal & Tracy K. Smith
    Tracy K. Smith and Patrick Rosal read and discuss their work and the world of contemporary poetry. Q&A, book-signing & reception follow. Moderated by Camille Rankine. Free & open to the public.    


  •  From Poet's House: 
  • April 26 (All day) Poem in Your Pocket Day 
    World Financial Center Winter Garden, 200 Liberty Street. Admission: Free

    Come to the Winter Garden on Poem in Your Pocket Day to receive a poem to read and carry with you throughout the day, as will thousands of other New Yorkers.   

     

                                                                                                                                                                       From Alwan for the Arts: 
  • April 29, 7pm-Fall of the Moon: An Homage to Poet Mahmoud Darwish by Peace Activist Marcel Khalife'. Lebanese Peace Activist Marcel Khalif� Performs the prophetic poems of the Arab world's most renowned and beloved poet, Mahmoud Darwish, and pays tribute to the Arab spring. The poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, the melodies of Marcel Khalife (www.marcelkhalife.com), resonate across the Arab world from the Middle East to North Africa, resounding above the din of conflict and poverty, singing of the shade of grapevines, the bright eyes of loved ones, the heartache. Town Hall, Get tickets here.  

Host Highlights
Kimbery Massengill

Kimberly Massengill was born a New Yorker trapped in the body of a Southerner.  Raised in Virginia, Kimberly moved to Greenwich Village in '97  to "live in a garret and persue a bohemian lifestyle."  (Her mother's words.)  Radio was already deeply imbued.  She'd begun as a DJ for commercial AAA station 93.7 "The Coast" in Virginia Beach/Norfolk, and though it was the station she most often listened to, she considered her title of "on-air personality" to be apt, being that she was a glorified button-pusher.  She longed to do her own programming.  Working from a Music Director -generated playlist, she had only a few slots per hour for listener requests.  One of the many times she was called into the Program Director's office was to explain why so many of her listeners requested "Monkey Gone to Heaven" by the Pixies.  She was busted programming her own show.
 
Having already become a rabid fan of Delphine Blue, Kimberly would plan her trips to NYC around Shocking Blue's airings, and would have local friends mail her cassette tapes of the show (in the pre -online archive days). In the years since, Kimberly wrote and presented the Crux Cake series of personal essays on WPKN in Bridgeport, did a memorable afternoon on WFMU, was a music columnist for MurphGuide, volunteer tutored for East Harlem Tutorial Program, has worked training volunteers for Musicians On Call, programmed and hosted The Kimberly Massengill Show, a music program on WPKN, and handled fill-ins and one-offs on WBAI (also contributing to 'BAI's International Women's Day programming).  In November 2010, after a decade of crossed fingers, Kimberly began Thump and Growl, Tuesdays 10:00-noon, where she plays a mix of Funk, Soul, International, Blues, Jazz, and Indie Rock.
 
When not on the radio, Kimberly is a photo-activist, crusading against size bigotry under the name Substantia Jones (http://adipositivity.com) (NSFW).  Her photography has allowed her to do such things as discuss revisionist science on Sirius/XM, co-organize a hate speech protest against Hearst Publishing, present the basics of Health at Every Size to a group of NYC Health Department agency heads, hear what she sounds like with her voice dubbed in a Korean documentary, speak to an audience about fat politics and sexuality (complete with 12-foot high slide show), and witness her ample backside wrapped in metallic red spandex on the front page of the Feminist Press website.  Her photographs have been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the East Coast, and have appeared and/or been covered in The New York Times, Time Out New York, The Utne Reader, The Boston Globe, The Columbia Spectator, Alila Magazine, Viz, Feministing, Sociological Images, After Ellen, iVillage, and Who's Who in America.
 
Last year Kimberly launched the NYC chapter of Occupy Wool Street, partnering with WBAI to encourage listeners to knit caps, scarves, gloves and such, sending them to 'BAI, where they are then distributed to New York's OWS protesters.  It ended in January, a smashing success, and the OWS folks have now asked that it be reinstated, this time calling for other needed items.  Tune in Tuesday mornings to find Kimberly often sleepy, but always thrilled to be playing music for you.

Thump and Growl Archiveshere
Facebook group here 

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Esther Armah

Wake Up Call
(heard Monday-Thursday 6-8am) host Esther Armah is now making regular appearances as a political commentator on MSNBC's weekend shows 'Up with Chris Hayes' and 'Melissa Harris Perry' - bringing new audiences to Wake Up Call and Pacifica. Esther recently discussed the power of radio with Melissa Harris Perry and NPR host Brian Lehrer. And there's more great news for the Wake Up Call host. Her first book 'CAN I BE ME?' has just become a national best-seller; Wake Up Call made the March edition of Ebony magazine's 'Cool List'. Segments from Wake Up Call were crowned as 'Must Listen' for New York Radio. Esther has been nominated and is being awarded the 2012 Daniel Pearl Multi-Media Award for Excellence in Journalism for her emotional justice Manhattan arts and conversation live panels, her plays, her work on Wake Up Call, and her book. Lastly, her live arts and conversation series - Emotional Justice Unplugged - is back - it kicked off March 28th and will continue throughout the year.




Barbara Glickstein


Barbara Glickstein, RN, MPH, MS, co-producer and co-host of Healthstyles (Thursdays 11pm - 11:30pm), produced by the Center for Health, Media & Policy at Hunter College (CHMP) was awarded a Fellowship from the Association of Healthcare Journalists
to attend Health Journalism 2012 - the 14th annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists April 19-22 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference is attended by more than 500 other journalists. She will be tweeting using the hashtag #ahcj12, posting blogs on CHMP's site and producing segments post conference for Healthstyles.

 

 

 

 
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Because our lease ends in December of 2012, we are researching new locations and look forward to having a street level presence - one that is more easily accessible to our members and situates WBAI better in the public's eye. A large public performance / meeting space is planned that will enable WBAI to present and broadcast live audience-attended events. To enable the move, a capital campaign has begun on both large and small scales. Fundraising events will take place monthly to support the move.

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Volunteers | Internships interns
Dan McHenry
Volunteer of the Month: Dan McHenr

"As a 'person of a certain age', I am attracted to sub or counter culture programming and ideologies. Public radio is important to society in that they  broadcast stories from a human perspective that would not otherwise be heard. I am politically aware and have marched with Occupy Wall Street. I feel it imperative  to the survival of our society that the movement and voices of protestation stay alive.  

 

As an actor I have always been curious about radio as a possible career.  Having lost my survival job as an Office Manager at a film studio 20 months ago , and the job market being as it is, I thought volunteering at WBAI might offer some well needed structure to my days. Volunteering my office skills at WBAI has proven to be a (hopefully mutually) rewarding experience of public service in the interim.  In the short time I've been working with WBAI I found it to be a terrific opportunity to work with a diverse collection of wonderful people, as well as an opportunity to be introduced to many new ideas, experiences and perspectives - not to mention the invaluable experience of learning from an administrative standpoint what it takes to make such an operation a success.  
 
When not at the station or engaged in my job search, I am currently in rehearsal for an Off-Off-Broadway play.  As a way to relieve stress, tension and relax; I am active in the New York City Roller Derby community as a semi-retired player and occasional Announcer.  
 
I'd like to thank WBAI for not only the opportunity to be a member of the family but the honor of being Volunteer of the Month."  

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Internships: Applications are now being accepted for Spring + Summer (credit and non-credit) internships in audio engineering, marketing, accounting, graphic design, social media networking, event planning, general station support, and business organization .    Please email resumes, days/hours  of availability, and areas of interest to: [email protected] 

WBAI Community Advisory Board 
Several initiatives are underway by the WBAI Community Advisory Board (CAB)members.
 
Jim Dingeman, Head of the CAB, reports that the CAB is holding regular meetings to hear public opinions concerning WBAI programming. These began this year in the 60 Wall Street Atrium. All of us are aware of the bubbling up of activity from OWS going on right now and our first meeting success. We intend to have several other meetings that will deal not only with the issues of the programming of the station but educational teach-in events. These will be geared to start at 5:30 PM and will be coordinated around the days when a GENERAL ASSEMBLY happens.
 
Several meetings are in the works and we will use them as an opportunity to interact with the young audience that we see gravitating to the expanding OWS activities locally, nationally and globally. Among the teach-in topics we will explore will be possible war with Iran, the media and OWS, what to do in a digital age with an analog radio station, etc. We are helping OWS working groups to liaison with other elements of the WBAI Community.
 
Second, we recently had CT Butler, a noted trainer in CONSENSUS, to give a two day workshop at the station. Over forty people participated. The next training will training will enatail  CT Butler accompanied by a Spanish translator, and this will be conducted in English and Spanish. At least ten people who came were non- Americans who were very grateful that WBAI offered the space for this training.
 

Third, we have been negotiating with various people in the film community in NYC about launching a WBAI PACIFICA RADIO film festival. We have also reached out to major film makers, film studies scholars, screenwriters and actors to form a board and revolving jury to implement such an idea.
 
Fourth, since last fall the WBAI community Board has acted to revitalize a sorely neglected part of the Pacifica mission: In radio broadcasting operations to encourage and provide outlets for the creative skills and energies of the community; to conduct classes and workshops in the writing and producing of drama; .....and to promote and aid other creative activities which will serve the cultural welfare of the community
 
Since the fall of last year the WBAI CAB has established at the station rehearsal space and interaction with several existing theater groups. These include to date; Times Square Playwrights, Brooklyn Ad Lib Theater, Shakespeare Meet Up Group(Manhattan) and other groups. Other groups involved will be several Harlem based groups, South Asian, and Asian American groups

We have obtained free venue space from the New York Public Library with a large auditorium that can seat 120 people as our current performance space. We also intend to take performances out into the open-air when the weather gets warmer. The goal is to produce a quality and moving product that can move and be performed as an educational event. Our model is based on the many theatrical traditions including documentary theater. An especially inspiring vision is suggested by the Tricycle Theater in London.
 
We have performed rehearsed staged readings of such works as Dr. Strangelove, HenryI V, Part One and others. We are developing an Occupy Wall Street DRAMA group that will perform live political theater in the context of the national and international struggle.
 
Future plans include the following:
 
1-    To develop and encourage a wide swath of multi-cultural, multi-racial productions of a wide variety of works. All casting so far has been non traditional. For example, we have rehearsed several times The Caine Mutiny with women in key roles. We are also planning to facilitate an all black performance of The Merchant of Venice with a hip-hop sound design.

2-    We intend to resurrect the LIVING NEWSPAPER tradition of the Federal Theater Project of the New Deal. The issues of our day are ripe for doing this. It is no surprise that the under 30 audience are attracted to theatrical forms given the success of the Daily Show, SNL and Colbert as but one example.

3-    We are reaching out to scholars in NYC at Columbia, NYU, Yale and CUNY to advise us on the selection of key Latin American, Middle Eastern, African, and Asian plays that we could mount. Our initial focus will be on African plays as we move forward.

4- We hope to create a creative mass in the next 6 months that will explode with creative energy. NYC is a cultural center globally and what has been exciting is to see talent from all over the world begin to get involved in what we are doing. We see it as only the tip of the iceberg. The POSITIVE publicity that will be generated by these efforts will help build audience for WBAI.
 
5-Finally, we can begin to think again of doing radio dramas with the talent we are now involving with the station. As we all know, this a underutilized art form in the United States right now and its revitalization with PACIFICA helping to lead it would be a way to further reinforce our ties to the artistic/cultural community in NYC, a goal I am sure we all share.  
Listener Commentarylisteners
To Robert Knight of 5'O'clock Shadow:
Mr. Knight, I don't get to listen to the radio often, and how I catch your shows is when I have work on my computer, through WBAI archives, for "Five O'Clock Shadow" and "Earthwatch." After I hear all of these shows I've missed, you know what? There's no "Seven O'Clock Shadow" with Robert Knight, nor "Globewatch" with Robert Knight, nor anything else with Robert Knight to which I can listen!!!!!

This failure of yours to be broadcasting around the clock....you are letting us all down Mr .Knight. I hope you can fix this problem immediately.

In all seriousness, you literally warm my heart when I hear your intelligence and humanity (and that velvet voice). Whether it's politics or just living as a human, you are a treasure (not to mention a real Journalist). A thousand thanks and a thousand blessings, sir!
-Jim P

I've been a fan of WBAI for many years and it is refreshing to read about the well-organized fundraising initiatives!!  Planned Giving, Tech-Driven donations...a far cry from archaic pledge drives!! This station deserves to have a sound, experienced, and passionate development team with their finger on the pulse! Congratulations!
- Jeanette Allam

 
Please send your comments, complaints, or compliments related to any program subject matter aired this month to [email protected] with "Listener Comment" in the subject line. Submissions should be limited to 400 words and please include your full name and location. We reserve the right to edit where deemed necessary.
 
Program Scheduleprogram

Listen all month for Special April Poetry Month programming
- including listener participation-
 as well as for special Earth Day features on Sunday, April  22.

 

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WBAI Pacifica Radio
120 Wall Street, 10th Floor
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