Grassroots Institute announces election workshops

Mendocino County Public Broadcasting | By Marty Durlin

Published January 31, 2020 at 12:09 PM PST

Jim Tarbell and Carrie Durkee and their colleagues will present workshops every other Saturday from 10 to noon, starting on February 1 at the Mendocino Community Center and running through June 20. The workshops, titled Elections 2020: Creating our Future, will focus on engagement in local, state and national campaigns. In this report, Jim talks about why our democracy isn't working, and Carrie reports on her week in Phoenix, working on voter registration.

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Marty Durlin

A pioneer in community radio, Marty Durlin came to KZYX after serving as manager of KZMU in Moab UT. Her longest tenure was at KGNU in Boulder CO, where she helmed the station for more than 20 years, cofounded the Grassroots Radio Conference and served as chair of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, the Pacifica National Board, and the Rocky Mountain Community Radio Coalition. Also a print and radio journalist and a musical playwright, Durlin has spent her career in community media and community theatre. To reach her, email marty@kzyx.org.

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