Why a slate?
We formed a slate so that voters could identify those candidates who support democratic governance and progressive programming at KPFA. As in local and national elections, people need to know what candidates stand for, besides “who they are”. A slate has a platform, so you know what we stand for. See our Ten Points on our Home page. Personal qualifications are useful only in the service of appropriate goals.. Why then do some people look upon slates as a bad thing? *Fear that candidates will be puppets of a slate rather than people using their native judgement for deciding what to support, what to oppose? We who are affiliated with People’s Radio are doing so because we have thought out our positions. As people who are against the the status quo, we’re not currying favor with authorities, nor are we looking for a predetermined agenda or free ride support for our campaigns. We have used our long and direct experience with KPFA governance to arrive at our opinions and will continue to us
