New Day Moves To Eradicate Staff Vote On Bylaws Referendum
Berkeley – A puzzling (and completely outrageous) demand letter was filed by New Day Pacifica coordinators Jan Goodman and Beth Kean on Monday morning – and came to us in the evening of May 26th. The demand letter seeks to prevent Pacifica staff from being able to vote in their own election on the adoption of the New Day Pacifica bylaws. The reason?
1,000 Word Statement Against the Proposed New Day Pacifica Bylaws
Join Mumia Abu Jamal, Cindy Sheehan, Harry Belafonte and the over 75% of your current elected National and Local Board Members as well as scores of Pacifica program hosts, staff and past board members who are urging you to vote ‘NO’ on the proposed New Day Pacifica Bylaws. Why? Because they are undemocratic.
Essay: The fight for independent, non-corporate radio flares up again
Esteemed journalist and activist, Pete Dolack, has written an essay entitled, The fight for independent, non-corporate radio flares up again [Systemic Disorder], which clearly explains the "New Day Pacifica" bylaws referendum in full context against the backdrop...
More Good News from Pacifica!
A tale of revival: Pacifica emerges from the pandemic On Wednesday March 31st, 2021, the Pacifica National Board reached an agreement with the FJC Foundation, the provider of a $3.1 million dollar loan, to extend the maturity date of the loan for 18 months. The...
Pacifica Radio: Let’s Talk About the Debt
In early June, listener subscribers and staff of the Pacifica Radio Network, which includes five nonprofit metropolitan stations, KPFA-Berkeley, KPFK-Los Angeles, KPFT-Houston, WBAI-New York City, WPFW-Washington D.C., and over 200 smaller affiliate stations across...
Alex Vs. Akio
As part of a chain of responses to a recent Indybay article, Alex Steinberg, the current Chair of the Board of the Pacifica Radio Foundation, rebutted arguments put forward by Akio Tanaka, self-appointed proposed Secretary of the New Day Pacifica board and past...
The Airwaves are Owned by the People
A Message from HEATHER GRAY, producer of "Just Peace" on WRFG-Atlanta 89.3 FM Below is an article I wrote a while ago regarding a presentation I was asked to give at an FCC hearing in Atlanta in 2011. It is somewhat relevant to what we are experiencing with New Day...
Some Good News from Pacifica!
If you thought that all the news about Pacifica was doom and gloom, get ready to be surprised! The truth is that, while Pacifica still faces serious challenges in several areas, the Pacifica National Board (PNB) has been working steadily over the last several years...
