KFCF AMY GOODMAN TALK AND BOOKSIGNING AT 7 PM TICKETS:
Amy Goodman Talk and Book Signing FRESNO APRIL 29 7 PM
AMY GOODMAN, host of radio and TV show DEMOCRACY NOW! has a book celebrating the 20th anniversary of the show. She will be our guest at a talk and book signing to benefit KFCF-FM.
The event will be at main sanctuary at The Big Red Church (First Congregational Church of Fresno) at 7 PM on Friday, April 29th. The church is at 2131 Van Ness Blvd between Weldon and Clinton Avenues.
Tickets are $18 at the door. Copies of her new book "Democracy Now!:Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America" will be available at the event for purchase.
The book was written by Amy Goodman, David Goodman, and Denis Moynihan. Amy and Denis will be at the event.
Tickets are still available as of Thursday night at: Whitie's Pets (Barstow and Blackstone), Repeat Performance Consignment (1429 N Van Ness Ave) and at Tower District Records (Olive and Palm Avenues) Tickets go on sale March 28th.
Tickets will be available at the door.
REVEAL RADIO
Thursday 4:00 PM May 5,2016
With the future of race-based affirmative action up for debate, Reveal spends an hour talking about the racial disparities in education. Al Letson hosts.
Bioneers Weekly
Thursdays at 3:30 PM on KFCF-FM
March 31, 2016 at 3:30 PM
Women and Power: “Power Over” or “Power To”?
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 11-Revolution from the Heart of Nature
Around the world, women are inspiring each other to envision a world where women lead, but quite differently. Women are spontaneously redefining power and shaping it in novel ways. According to social justice advocate Gloria Feldt and community advocate Reinette Senum, leadership begins inside -- with "power to" rather than "power over". How is the leadership of women benefitting us all?
CLIMATE ONE
4th and 5th Thursday 1:00 PM
Feb 25th 1 PM
Does climate change make you feel anxious, depressed, powerless, hysterical? Do you lose sleep over the state of the planet? If so, you’re not alone. Psychologists have come to recognize the effects of climate anxiety, and many in the climate awareness community admittedly suffer from it. But while feelings of despair can lead to inaction, the psychology of climate change includes feelings of hope and empowerment as well. A discussion about the rising tide of emotion surrounding global warming, and why it can be so difficult to talk about it
March 31st: What should we do about America's aging nuclear power plants s the reach their end of life? SHut them down or extend their operating permits?
This American Life MONDAYS at 2 PM on KFCF 88.1 FM
Ira Glass is one of America's premiere storytellers and his show "This American Life" can be heard on KFCF Mondays at 2:00 PM.
April 4th
This week on "This American Life" ... Stories of people who are tied together, but imagine radically different futures. In one case, a movie star and her ex-husband plot against Kim Jong-Il. In another, a woman stalks her doppleganger. And sometimes, one bed is the basis for an entire relationship, even for a man who almost never sees the person who shares his bed. "This American Life …
Planetary Radio
Sundays at 6:30 PM
April 3 - Ashwin Vasavada, Leader of Scientists Roving Mars
The new Mars Science Laboratory Project Scientist is not new to the mission. Ashwin Vasavada has worked on the Curiosity rover since 2004. Emily Lakdawalla returns from one of her favorite planetary science conferences. So many new rocket engines! Bill Nye says this is a good thing. The What's Up segment offers a rubber asteroid, ninjas and a gorgeous night sky
Leave a Legacy
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Remember KFCF/The Fresno Free College Foundation in your will/estate. Include language such as the following in your estate planning:
Another option is making KFCF/FFCF the beneficiary of your 401(k)or 403(b), IRA, Roth or Keogh retirement plan. The designee should be the "Fresno Free College Foundation", Taxpayer-ID 23-7071044. KFCF/FFCF can get your pre-tax contributions TAX FREE.
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Alternative Radio
Wednesdays at 11 AM
Democracy Now! Newsfeed
Heard weekdays at 6 AM and 9 AM on KFCF
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KFCF is looking for the following: a webmaster to update and maintain the KFCF website; and someone to help with light janitorial services at our studios. We also can occasionally use volunteers for other things, too. If you can help, send an email to rwithers@kfcf.org or call the station at 559-233-2221.
The Board of Directors of the Fresno Free College Foundation holds its regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. The meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at the Fresno Center For Non Violence/Peace Fresno at 1584 N Van Ness Avenue Avenue in Fresno.
The next meeting is scheduled for April 19, 2016
Summer 2016 Pledge Drive May, 2016.
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