MOBILIZE TO STOP THE ATTEMPTED COUP AT WBAI
Please circulate widely. If you would like the following in flyer
format, call 212-591-2111
MOBILIZE TO STOP THE ATTEMPTED COUP AT WBAI
JUSTICE AND UNITY REALLY NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT
!
Thurs., Jan. 24, 2008, 9:00 a.m.
Hearing on the lawsuit against WBAI (come to court at 9, hearing is at
9:30). At NYS Supreme Court, 80 Centre Street, nr. Worth St.,
Manhattan, Part 23 (Room 320 - 3rd floor), Judge Braun's courtroom
Trains: 4, 5 or 6, J, M or Z to Brooklyn Bridge; 1, 2, 3 or A or C train
to Chambers St.
Fri., Jan. 25 - Sun., Jan. 27: Pacifica National
Board public meeting - Newark, NJ
At Hilton Newark Penn Station, Gateway-Center-Raymond Blvd, Newark. (973)
622-5000
Take the PATH Train from the WTC site to Newark Penn Station (22 min.;
$1.50) or take the NJ Transit Train from New York Penn Station to Newark
Penn Station. (19 min.; $4). Once in Newark Penn Station,
proceed to lobby - hotel is across street from front entrance of station. Visit
www.njtransit.com for schedule information
or call 1-800-772-2222 for bus and train information.
Public comment is permitted throughout the meeting (specific times to be
announced). Approximate times of meeting: Fri. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. -
9:30 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
For details on any of these events (check for time changes), call
212-591-2111
or visit www.justiceunity.org.
SUPPORT WBAI!
If you're not already a member, we urge you to become one ($25 or 3
hours volunteer work makes you a member) - the station very much needs the
funds. The station urgently needs volunteers to answer phones during the Winter
Pledge Drive, Feb. 4 - 29.
A small clique of WBAI board members and their friends, led by
multimillionaire marketing huckster Steve Brown and variously called
"ACE" and "independents," have escalated their illegitimate
efforts to take control of the station. In November, they sued Pacifica and got
a judge to stop the board elections that were almost complete. They'll be
in court this Thurs., Jan. 24 demanding that only their supporters who
didn't get ballots have the right to cast late ballots. They are also
arguing that the votes of people who received hardship waivers (which grant
memberships to those with difficulties in donating time or money) should be
thrown out. Plus they've been holding fake "Local Station Board
meetings" of just their board members (7 out of a board of 24) and trying
to interfere with the hiring of a new station manager. Now they're
demanding that the Pacifica National Board -- which meets next weekend in
Newark - seat their four fake "board directors" rather than the four
who were properly elected as directors to represent WBAI by the full Local
Station Board.
This is the latest chapter in the years-long racist smear campaign of
unsubstantiated charges attempting to take down Program Director Bernard White
and remove programming by strong advocates for Black community
self-determination.
We urge you to come out to the following wheelchair-accessible
public events and speak out to protect your station and the right of all
members to vote. Let this racist and unscrupulous opposition know that you
won't turn back!
SUPPORT JUSTICE & UNITY
The WBAI Justice & Unity Campaign is a slate of anti-racist
activist candidates for the board working to keep the station in the hands of
those committed to supporting the voices of oppressed communities. We are the
current board majority and include such well-known activists as Father Lawrence
Lucas, Omowale Clay, Ray Laforest, Sara Flounders and Tibby Brooks.
We are ENDORSED by Amiri & Amina Baraka, Michael Tarif & Evelyn Warren,
Manning Marable, Tim Wise, Larry Hamm, Fred Ho, Fr. Luis Barrios & many
grassroots organizations including CEMOTAP, the Free Mumia Coalition, the
December 12th Movement, and ProLibertad. See
www.justiceunity.org for a complete
list!
Visit
www.justiceunity.org or call
(212) 591-2111. Join our low-traffic email list to stay in
touch.
