From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Democracy Now! censored; Congressional hearings on Pacifica; Verna is back! ====================================== PROTEST THE ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY NOW! ====================================== May 18, 2001: Democracy Now! was thrown off the air for the second day in both L.A. and New York. At WBAI, DN was preempted entirely. At KPFK, an old edition of the program was aired both days. Sources inside WBAI say there is no indication when Democracy Now! will return to WBAI's air. Call and protest Pacifica management's harassment of Democracy Now! and ask that the editorial integrity of DN be respected. Call for it to be played in full, every day. Ask for the real deal, no fakes and no frauds. That day's version of Democracy Now! only. CALL THE FUND-DRIVE TALLY ROOMS KPFK at 1-818-985-KPFK (5735) WBAI at 1-212-209-2950 ===================================================== CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON PACIFICA; PALMER RESIGNS ===================================================== May 15, 2001: US Congressional representatives held hearings today on the crisis at Pacifica. Activists and dissident board members presented testimony and answered questions from the Progressive Congressional Caucus; Pacifica management failed to show up. Hear the historic testimony as broadcast on KPFA, hosted by former Pacifica national affairs correspondent Larry Bensky, in RealAudio at http://www.savepacifica.net. Announced at the hearing was the resignation of Micheal Palmer as treasurer on the Pacifica National Board. Here's a report from Juan Gonzalez of the Pacifica Campaign (http://www.pacificacampaign.com): Palmer, a vice-president in the Houston, Texas, office of CB Richard Ellis, a commercial real estate firm, was one of the key figures in the group of Pacifica directors who illegally changed the Foundation's by-laws to reduce democratic accountability to listeners and who sought to stamp out dissident voices and free speech among staff. He is also the board member who proposed in a 1999 e-mail to former chairwoman Mary Frances Berry the sale of KPFA and/or WBAI. The resignation comes just a few days after members of the Pacifica Campaign in Los Angeles visited the corporate headquarters of CB Richard Ellis and spoke with a top assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of the company about Palmer's role in Pacifica. We also mentioned to the CEO the upcoming national day of action against CB Richard Ellis, slated for May 24. After that meeting, we were informed that the office was flooded with calls and e-mails. Yesterday, Denis Moynihan of the Pacifica Campaign, spoke with Palmer by telephone, reminding him that the Pacifica reform movement was preparing protests at CB Richard Ellis offices around the country. (Previously, the Pacifica Campaign and other groups had picketing CB Richard Ellis offices in Houston and Long Island, NY.) Clearly, Palmer decided that his continued presence on the Pacifica Board in the face of such widespread listener opposition was no longer tenable. We applaud his decision and wish him well in his future endeavors. At the same time, we reject his contention in his resignation letter that he was being hounded by a violent "blackmail" movement. Ours is a peaceful movement to restore Pacifica to its original mission. While Palmer's resignation is an important victory, there are still several other members on the board who stubbornly cling to power. We urge them to listen to reason and to the pleas of thousands of listeners. All those responsible for the anti-labor policies, the censorship, the climate of fear and hostility in the network, must now step aside. It is time for new leadership, one committed to Pacifica1s historic mission and one democratically accountable to staff, listeners and community. -- Juan Gonzalez ===================== VERNA IS BACK! ===================== May 18, 2000: Today's Free Speech Radio News features former Pacifica Network News anchor Verna Avery Brown. She'll be hosting the cast, which is going daily for the next month. Hear the news online or check out the broadcast schedule at http://www.savepacifica.net/strike. To date, 25 radio stations have signed up to take the cast. If your local radio station isn't airing it, please encourage them to do so. The striking PNN stringers need your support now more than ever. Please note they have a NEW ADDRESS for donations (Checks made out to the Agape Foundation, and mailed to Pacifica Reporters Against Censorship, c/o Kevin Brower, 2210 Curtis Street, Apt. A, Berkeley, CA 94702). All donations are now tax deductible, and you can sign up for monthly EFT or credit card donations. (See http://www.savepacifica.net/strike/fund.html for full details.) ********************************************************************************* From: Eileen Sutton Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 8:31 AM Subject: UPDATE: URGENT NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST UPDATED: PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS < < < URGENT: NATIONAL PACIFICA CYBER PROTEST > > > CALL THEM, WRITE THEM, FAX THEM... MORNING 'TILL NIGHT ON TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2001 On Tuesday, May 22nd, say no to the vicious attacks on Democracy Now! Say no to the bannings, firings and censorship at WBAI and throughout the network. Say no to the outright destruction of Pacifica. Demand the resignation of the National Board and the return of democratic accountability now. Please take 5 minutes to protect radio not yet owned by a corporation. Here's four things you can do: 1. Call the WBAI tally room at (212) 209-2950 and call the KPFK tally room at (818) 985-5735. Say no to the censorship of Democracy Now! Keep calling until you feel you've been heard. 2. Write, call or fax WBAI interim manager Utrice Leid: (212) 209-2800; fax: (212) 747-1698; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Call or write KPFK manager Mark Schubb: (818) 985-5735; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. Write or call Pacifica Executive Director Bessie Wash: (888) 770-4944 ext. 348; (202) 588-0999; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4. Write, call or fax Board Chair David Acosta: (713) 926-4604, ext. 4; fax (713) 921-2780; [EMAIL PROTECTED] LET MAY 22nd STAND OUT AS THE DAY THOUSANDS FROM MAINE TO HAWAII SAID NO TO THE CORPORATE TAKE-OVER AND YES TO FREE MEDIA! Thursday, May 24th will also be a day of on-the-ground actions to protest both the attack on Democracy Now! and the erosion of free speech throughout Pacifica. Demonstrations will be held in both Los Angeles and New York. Details to follow. 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