This is actually not a joke!
Dear Station Member,
After spending more than $150,000 defending Pacifica from a hostile Bylaws Referendum in March of 2020, we may have to do it again!
You can help! DON’T sign the new Bylaws petition!
These are the same players, at it again, trying to sell the concept that a small group of elitists can govern Pacifica better than a board democratically elected by the members. The last Referendum was voted down by an overwhelming majority of Pacifica members and staff, yet here they come again. Why? We won’t speculate too much on that but let’s just say that the Pacifica Radio Network assets, including its buildings and broadcast licenses, have been valued at $160 million dollars. Yup. Follow the money, not the rhetoric. If they keep filing two or three referendums each year to eliminate our democratically elected boards, maybe they’ll be successful in pushing us into bankruptcy and selling off the buildings and signals. Who knows?
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The Pacifica Radio Network has been broadcasting since 1949, that’s 72 years, isn’t it? It has been run by democratically elected boards since 2002, the last 18 years, and it’s still on the air. Many other progressive nonprofit media corporations have bit the dust: Air-America Radio, Current TV, Al-Jazeera America, etc. And others are currently falling apart. All run by appointed boards.
DON’T SIGN THE PETITION!
The petition requires 5% of the members to sign – and then we’re into the same cycle, costing Pacifica $150K or more, and everyone wrapped up in defending Pacifica from a hostile takeover. Just don’t sign it. As soon as we find out the particulars of what is being proposed we’ll let you know. Right now, they’ve started by asking for the right to send you emails, but up to this point the plot has been kept secret. Also, signing the petition means you would be endorsing it, not just giving it a chance.
