Provides an inspirational, empowering environment to serve as a platform to build a sustainable community experience. Produced and hosted by Veronica Faisant .
People need to feel “heard”—we open the phone lines to listen and dialogue. Listeners interact via the program’s Facebook page and other social media. People are empowered when they feel they can "make a difference". Community based projects will be identified and listeners invited to create community meetings to strategize and form work groups using the program as point of departure. This is interactive radio.
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I just thought of a great name for a song:Does anybody really know what time is?
This show sucks big time. Can't we have the great drama back on Sunday nights? KPFA can be a force for change, rather than time-wasting gobbledegook.
I am a fan of this show, it's topic, etc and hope it will not be replaced. I am going to try to encourage people who appreciate this type of topic to check it out and outvote you.
Sorry you need more drama. Your post seems to indicate you might be more of a TV person anyway.
If you want more drama, go to a theatre or watch TV--there's plenty of junk on TV.
...and I wish there were more shows like it on other radio stations and in other media. Veronica is bringing the kinds of tools listeners need in order to make the changes we want to see. we spend plenty of time reacting to or being distracted by all kinds of 'great drama', and ignoring what greatness awaits in each of us
For all intents and purposes "The Week Starts Here" tells us--in a loving new-age way, of course--to shut up and stop complaining about the economic situation; i.e., the economic inequality between the 99% and the 1%. According to Ms. Faisant, and Rev. Rasuli, to point out this gross inequity is to be guilty of "creating division." And the KPFA activists at the station are singled out as a prime example of these un-metaphysical/un-spiritual dividers and complainers--those dirty little atheist leftists! Oh, the poor billionaires have to suffer their bad manners! (Did someone just tell me about Thomas Frank's new book, Pity the Billionaire?) Creating division? Of course, it isn't the 1%, who on a daily basis divide themselves off from the 99% by all-out class warfare, transferring the country's resources and wealth to themselves.
This program was a case study in want happens when the underlying assumptions of capitalism "become one" with New-Age spirituality. This is what happens when people "get spiritual"--they get dumbed-down politically. Thus spirituality serves the political and economic status quo. So the message of this program: there's nothing wrong with corporate capitalism that new-age metaphysics can't justify. Because life--with the haves and have-nots--is "just what it is," and we have to accept this as "perfect as it is." In short, an ingenious excuse for the 1% to continue to get away with their plutocratic agenda of neo-feudalism. It couldn't have served the interests of the 1% better than if the Koch brothers set up the program as one of their front propaganda organizations. The Metaphysics Neo-Feudalism anybody?
Love this show! I'm a fan of Veronica and her calming presence, no matter what KPFA show she's on. Thanks, Veronica!
Happened upon this show last night while driving home from a long weekend. What interesting topics (last night it was the founder of the Baker Creek Seed Co.). But, I also especially enjoyed Veronica's wanting to hear from listeners and what's happening in their lives...and willingness to put forth energy for them. Nice to see that PEACE is being practiced...Way to go Veronica.
I love Nikki Giovani!! Been reading her since I was in my 20's. I am a mixed Latina and Euro woman and she speaks to me and many of my perceptions of life and informs me about African people here. Thank you Veronica and Nikki.
I am not a victim of the "Stockholm Syndrome"
So I say: screw the billionnaires!
Thank you so much for the show tonight! I love your perspectives. I wanted to share my response the gentleman who called about the folks on his block response to the fight that was happening and say, what happened was perfect. He asked, how do we honor, respect and learn from each others cultures. So hit a bit on it with, start dancing in the street. :-) I'd say its time for a block party conversation where they get to hear each others perspectives and share their stories of woes, joys and success - begin bonding. And yes, I'd be willing to facilitate that conversation if he sees this. -- Love to you both. We really need more positive conversation on the air, especially in the morning, I just don't listen any more. Thanks for your love, Fresh!!
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