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Lynne Stewart Will Head Justice & Unity's Candidate Slate

Members of advocacy groups that organize for workers’ rights, human rights, tenant rights, anti-racism, release of political prisoners, prison reform and /or ending mass incarceration, etc. are regularly heard on WBAI Radio, 99.5 FM. While most non-profits solicit contributions, WBAI is not “just” another competitor for your donations, but an amplifier of those movements.

The station facilitates the distribution of information about struggles and victories and allows for engaging dialogue and debate about the issues of the day. We think it’s important to strengthen this radio station and ask that you adjust your finances in order to support WBAI.

Your membership will provide much-needed financial support and importantly, it will make you eligible to vote in this summer’s election for WBAI’s Local Station Board. (Only those who have volunteered 3 hours or contributed at least $25 in the year ending July 14, 2015 will have voting rights.) The local board SHAPES THE STATION’S DIRECTION, with a role in selecting and evaluating the station’s management and reviewing its budget and spending.

Much is at stake about the station’s path forward, both in surviving a difficult financial climate and in determining how and whether to strengthen its coverage of the critical movements for progressive change and the major problems facing us, including active and passive racial hatred and discriminatory and abusive systems like the schools and police organizations.

In order to advance efforts to keep WBAI strong on both counts, the WBAI Justice & Unity Campaign is assembling a slate of dynamic, diverse, anti-racist, community-involved candidates to run for seats on the board – headed by People’s Lawyer and former political prisoner Lynne Stewart. By becoming a member, you will have a say in who gets elected.

WeLove WBAI members

You can become a member by contributing at least $25 via credit or debit card, no later than July 14 at 10 PM, by going to: www.give2wbai.org or calling 212-209-2950 (the number is open 24/7).

 

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PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD RESOLUTION: END RACE-HATE

Whereas, on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, nine people – Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lee Lance, Rev. DePayne Middleton Doctor, Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Tywanza Sanders, Rev. Daniel L. Simmons Sr., Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, and Myra Thompson – were engaged in the act of prayer when they were murdered in the “Mother” Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina by a self-identified white supremacist, and

Whereas, the AME denomination came into existence as a specific rejection of racially discriminatory treatment and is known for their commitment to social justice, and

Whereas, the Pacifica mission requires us to help build “a lasting understanding between nations and between the individuals of all nations, races, creeds and colors; to gather and disseminate information on the causes of conflict between any and all of such groups; and through any and all means compatible with the purposes of this Foundation to promote the study of political and economic problems and of the causes of religious, philosophical and racial antagonisms”, and

Whereas racial hatred plays a large part in the oppression of peoples around the world including in the retroactive de-nationalization of Dominicans of Haitian ancestry and the expulsion of Haitian people from the Dominican Republic, be it hereby resolved that

The Pacifica National Board calls upon foundation broadcasters to utilize the airwaves to present programming that identifies, analyzes, and reduces this destructive element.

Passed without objection by the Pacifica National Board.

(KPFT Director Teresa Allen registered her abstention.)

June 25, 2015

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This summer, some listeners will choose WBAI’s next governing Local Station Board.

Will your voice be heard?

We urge you to secure membership now and bring the station closer to its Spring fundraising goal in a single dollar-stretching move:

The “best deal of the drive” seems to be a $50 pledge for the thank you gift consisting of a pair of tickets to Amiri Baraka’s play about W.E.B. Du Bois, “The Most Dangerous Man in America” and an interview with its producer Woodie King, along with the “Book of Negroes” DVD set.

Pledge online using this link: http://www.give2wbai.org/product_p/pd0508.htm

Or call 212-209-2950 at any time before the drive ends on June 7, and ask for the “Black Lives Matter: Past, Present, Future” package.

And when you pledge $50, membership can be established for you and another member of your household. Feel free to add a comment about your favorite show(s) or something you’d like to hear a lot more or a bit less on the air.

Remember that only those who have contributed at least $25 since last July 15 will be able to elect board members. The local board shapes the station’s direction and therefore much depends on your vote.

In solidarity,

WBAI Justice & Unity Campaign

P.S. We agree that the real bargain is the station itself. While its contribution to building a better world cannot be measured in dollars, it needs your dollars to operate.

Details

1. Local Station Board and Pacifica National Board Meetings
2. WBAI  SALSA  Fundraiser at SOB – Thu. 6/4
3. Fundraiser for WBAI Justice & Unity Campaign - Sat., June 6 - 6:30-10:30 PM
4. Oscar Lopez Rivera, Puerto Rican Political Prisoner: Demand His Freedom Now!
5. Mumia Abu-Jamal: Still Endangered
6. Political Prisoner Robert Seth Hayes Urgently Needs Adequate Medical Care
7. Various Community Events - including Left Forum
8. Housing is a Human Right: Housing Workshops – Fri. & Sat. 6/12,13
9. Annual Tribute to the Ancestors of the Middle Passage – Sat. 6/13

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1. WBAI Local Station Board Mtg.: Wednesday, June 10, 2015

The Local Station Board (LSB) meets on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 7pm: Central Harlem ARC Senior Center, 120 West 140th Street, btw. Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvds., NYC 10030. Have your say in Public Comment.

Pacifica’s National Board will meet in person in Los Angeles from Friday, June 12 to Monday June 15, 2015. The open portions of the meeting will be web-streamed at http://kpftx.org/

2. WBAI Fundraiser: Thurs., 6/4 - SALSA! at SOB's

204 Varick Street at Houston, NYC 10014, $20 adv. $25 door: www.give2wbai.org, 212-209-2950.Six Bands: Avenida B, Dr. Mambo & the Experience Ensemble, Kambalche Negro, Mauricio Smith Jr. & Tipica Novel w/special guest Chico Alvarez, Oscar Hernandez & the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra. Tribute to Milton Cardona, with Jose Mangual, Jr., Don Byron, and more.

3. Fundraiser for WBAI Justice & Unity Campaign - Sat., June 6 - 6:30-10:30 PM

263 Eastern Parkway, Apt. 5D (between Franklin & Classon Aves.), Crown Heights, Brooklyn

RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Come to a party to celebrate the 60th birthdays of WBAI producers John Riley and Bob Lederer. Whether you can attend or not, you are encouraged to become a WBAI member ($25 donation at 212-209-2950 or give2wbai.org). Also make a donation to Justice & Unity by sending a check or money order to "WBAI Justice & Unity Campaign," at PO Box 2690, Manhattanville Station, New York, NY 10027. You're welcome to attend, even if you're not able to make a donation at this time.