nor has it voted in any way to express dissatisfaction with their work that could justify any current action that would hurt WBAI and Pacifica by removing them from their positions, especially in the arrogant, destructive, and illegal manner that the IED Crew acted.
Section 6. We hereby direct that whatever acting General Manager the IED has put in place in charge of WBAI be removed and that whatever acting Program Director put in charge by the IED Crew (this is specifically not a reference to Linda Perry) also be removed, because,
because, for at least three full business days, they have not identified themselves to the LSB or taken any steps to establish the relationship and coordination with the LSB required under the Bylaws, nor were whatever people who may hold such positions put in place by the IED
Crew with proper procedures or involvement of the WBAILSB, and we further declare for the record that we did not endorse, or in any way concur in any actions of the IED Crew putting any such individuals in place, which we consider to be illegitimate and
and in contravention of the legal processes stipulated in the Bylaws.
Section 7. The apparently ultra vires, unauthorized actions of the IED Crew that were launched with intentional secrecy are quite obviously intentionally harmful to WBAI and very significantly to Pacifica as a whole, including financially, and, accordingly,
the LSB is committed to investigating for further appropriate action the likely personal liability of all members of the IED Crew, as well as any PNB member or other person assisting them in any way in such actions taken by them prior to authorization of the PNB.
Section 8. Although we read in the New York Times that “Pacifica leaders said that the decision to shut down the station had been in the works for months, and that it was an essential step to save the larger foundation from ruin,”
we do not know who the people are who are identifying themselves as these “Pacifica leaders,” and the LSB was never advised of, or consulted with about “the decision to shut down the station” that assertedly, “had been in the works for months,” and, as such, we think it is clear
there could not have been any emergency reason for the formulation of secret plans to shut down the station without PNB or LSB knowledge, approval or consultation pursuant to referred to “months” of secrete planning.
Section 9. The LSB finds for the record that unnoticed shutdown of WBAI was apparently intended to inflict extra harm on WBAI and Pacifica as a network by doing it in the middle of on ongoing, successful fund drive by WBAI and in the middle of an ongoing LSB election,
thus impeding the right of WBAI voters to a free and fair election, including particularly, but not limited to impeding the ability of WBAI members to vote by taking down WBAI’s web pages and web links about the election.
Section 10. The WBAILSB finds it utterly reprehensible and believes it criminal that the IED Crew involved in this insubordinate insurrection arbitrarily shut down WBAI’s web pages and web links about the election, and redirected WBAI listener-donated funds to KPFA in California
without first informing the PNB Directors and gaining the approval of WBAI's management and/or governing body and that the IED Crew arbitrarily and illegally occupied the station’s premises, evicted and locked out street producers, took equipment and station funds,
solicited funds on WBAI’s airwaves for other station, and took intellectual property.
without first informing the PNB Directors and gaining the approval of WBAI's management and/or governing body and that the IED Crew arbitrarily and illegally occupied the station’s premises, evicted and locked out street producers, took equipment and station funds,
solicited funds on WBAI’s airwaves for other station, and took intellectual property.
Section 11. We find that in multiple ways the actions of the IED have been pretextual, associated with the dissemination of false information, and also appear to be discriminatory in intent and in result.
Section 12. We urge all WBAI members to make every effort they can to vote in the Local Station Board elections, irrespective of the impediments thrown up by the actions of the IED Crew, while also recognizing
that it is now probably necessary for Pacifica to attempt corrections for the defects the IED Crew have introduced into the election process.
Section 13. The LSB hereby supports and encourages all funding efforts to ensure that WBAI continues as a station broadcasting in New York appropriately reflecting the needs of our local communities.
Section 14. The LSB is particularly affronted and concerned that the months of planning this seizure by the IED Crew has entailed the deliberate elimination of WBAI’s archives, which, no longer available, means WBAI history is being erased in a very Orwellian fashion.
at exactly the time when the public seeing WBAI in the news should be able to explore and discover the content of the station that the IED Crew is now making the subject of controversy
Section 14. at exactly the time when the public seeing WBAI in the news should be able to explore and discover the content of the station that the IED Crew is now making the subject of controversy.
Section 15. The WBAILSB calls on any counsel representing Pacifica not to provide legal representation and counsel for any of the IED Crew in connection with their insubordination, insurrection, and ultra vires acts, as to do so would be, and must be handled as,
an unwaiveable conflict of interest.
Section 16. The WBAILSB calls upon the PNB not to indemnify any of the IED Crew in connection with their insubordination, insurrection, and ultra vires acts;
Section 16. The WBAILSB calls upon the PNB not to indemnify any of the IED Crew in connection with their insubordination, insurrection, and ultra vires acts;
and instead, we ask the PNB to consider how it can recover for the losses sustained by WBAI and the rest of Pacifica by personally pursuing the individuals of the IED Crew who engaged in such acts.
Section 17. The WBAILSB urges the Directors of the PNB who have not invalidated their status as Directors by participating as a member of the IED Crew or by acting to support their actions,
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to remove from the Board and from any position in Pacifica all who participated in this attempted coup.
Section 18. The WBAILSB expresses, on behalf of the station, our gratitude to the Mayor of New York City and to the New York State Attorney General, for their expressions of friendship and support for WBAI, and urge them to assist WBAI in getting back on its feet.
Section 19. The WBAILSB finds that, as seized by the IDE Crew, the purpose of serving the New York community by broadcasting diverse and contrary views, for which WBAI founder Louis Schweitzer entrusted Pacifica with his gift is not being met or even minimally respected.
Section 20. This resolution shall take effect immediately and direct the LSB chair to forward this resolution to the PNB
and make every effort to promulgate it widely for public view and to ensure it becomes widely known that the LSB denounces this locking out of WBAI's staff and the taking over of its programming.
