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The Grassroots Radio Coalition is a coalition of community media activists. The GRC has a mailing list and holds a conference every year, but has so far not incorporated. There are no dues, no hierarchy and no bylaws. At the GRC11 in 2006, conference attendees decided to establish a steering committee to help coordinate coalition issues.

Mission statement

The coalition views itself as an offshoot of public radio that emphasizes community access and volunteer involvement in radio station operations. The group's Mission Statement reflects the view that grassroots stations are more than "audio outlets": [1]

More than audio outlets, volunteer-based community radio stations are cultural institutions in their communities, reflecting the unique concerns and passions of the people who live there. With a system of governance based on openness and collaboration, and diverse programming produced by volunteers and funded by listeners, these stations are cornerstones of participatory democracy, offering ordinary citizens the chance to exercise First Amendment rights in a mass medium and audiences the opportunity to directly support the programming that is of importance to them.

History

The Grassroots Radio Coalition was born in 1996, as a reaction against increasing commercialization of public radio and lack of support for volunteer-based stations. Though not "founders" per se, Marty Durlin of KGNU and Cathy Melio of WERU are generally recognized as "midwives" of the GRC. They have said that the idea of the GRC was ready to be born; they just helped make it happen.[2]

Conferences have been held each summer since 1996, organized and hosted by one or two grassroots radio stations or organizations each year.

Steering committee

At the GRC11 in Madison, Wisconsin, conference attendees decided to create a steering committee to help coordinate discussions, assist in conference planning, and maintain institutional memory. The concept of the steering committee is in line with the GRC's decentralized, grassroots nature. Though there is no minimum or maximum number of members of the steering committee, it was agreed that it should include representatives from stations who have hosted past GRC conferences, representatives from future GRC conference hosts, and representatives from the People of Color caucus.

People of Color Caucus

The People of Color Caucus is a loose group of producers and activists in the coalition. The People of Color Caucus holds meet-ups at the summer GRC conferences and undertakes initiatives to help increase the racial & ethnic diversity of the coalition and conference attendees. The People of Color Caucus raises funds for and administers the "Solidarity Fund" - a scholarship fund to assist low income people of color to attend GRC conferences.

See also

References

  1. ^ Durlin, Marty; Melio, Cathy (2019). "The Grassroots Radio Movement in the U.S." historic grradio.org. Grassroots Radio Coalition 2001. Archived from the original on 2003-04-02. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Grassroots Radio Conference 2001". grradio.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ GRC1
  4. ^ "GRC2". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  5. ^ GRC3
  6. ^ GRC4
  7. ^ "GRC5". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  8. ^ GRC6
  9. ^ GRC7
  10. ^ "GRC8". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  11. ^ GRC9
  12. ^ "GRC10". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  13. ^ "GRC11". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  14. ^ GRC12
  15. ^ "GRC13". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
  16. ^ GRC2010
  17. ^ GRC2011
  18. ^ http://grassrootsradioconference.org/
  19. ^ KHOI
  20. ^ "GRC2014". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  21. ^ KHOI
  22. ^ "GRC2015". Archived from the original on 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  23. ^ GRC2016
  24. ^ http://grassrootsradioconference.org/
  25. ^ http://grassrootsradioconference.org/
  26. ^ The GRC is coming to Rochester, NY - October 4~6, 2019, Wikidata Q115916197
  27. ^ "WXOX-LP". Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  28. ^ "WTSQ-LP". Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  29. ^ "2023 GRC website".
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