info@justiceunity.org

Inclusion on All Sides of the Microphone

Greetings,

Thanks for taking the time to read these important updates about WBAI and its people:

  • WBAI and Pacifica elections. Voting Guide: Ballot release date is Saturday, August 15, 2026
  • In appreciation for our common struggle

WBAI & PACIFICA ELECTIONS

Media, whether for information or entertainment, is everywhere all the time and long before our children have knowledge of themselves, soul-less systems have begun to condition them to accept cultural appropriation and consumerism.

Designed to platform community voices, amplify the voices of underserved groups, and explore the causes of conflict, WBAI and the other four Pacifica stations are different. We have a mission to use arts and information to enhance human existence.

Today on ‘BAI in varying degrees and in our remarkable Pacifica Radio Archives, there are discussions you will hear no place else:

  • Listen to James Baldwin, who would have been 102 last week, in 1961 on a fledgling BAI, with Lorraine Hansberry and Langston Hughes: Listen here →
  • Listen Any Saturday with David Rothenberg at 8am. Start Hump Day (Wednesday) with Linda Sarsour at 7am. End your workweek at 5pm on Friday with Inez and Charles Barron.

No one does it like ‘BAI.

We strongly recommend the following candidates for seats on the Pacifica National Board (PNB). They have the experience, inclination, and critical thinking skills required to support our staff and listeners through the minefield that is described in Project 2025. And they will not secretly vote to change our bylaws and silence opposition.

Choose leaders who deserve you:

PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD (PNB)

(Click on the name to see Candidate Statements)

STAFF ONLY — National Staff Reps:

WBAI LOCAL STATION BOARD (LSB)

We exclusively recommend:

STAFF ONLY — LSB Staff Rep:

Learn more about the Pacifica Mission Coalition at: pacificamissioncoalition.com

*If, between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026, you donated at least $25, or volunteered 3 hours, or requested a hardship waiver, but did not receive an email about these elections or upcoming candidate forums, there’s a problem. Immediately write to: NES@pacifica.org and copy: PacificaMissionCoalition@gmail.com. If you donated at least $50 in that period, request a ballot for that second household member.

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In Appreciation for Our Common Struggle

We share the sad news that several people who spent time behind WBAI’s mics have transitioned to ancestorship. Some shifted days or weeks ago, others in 2025:

July 30, 2026
Prof. Johanna Fernandez, author of “The Young Lords: A Radical History” and former BAI morning show host. Mumia must be heartbroken.
Memorial to come →

July 15, 2026
Denise Oliver-Velez, a Young Lords leader and Black Panther member, and founding Program Director of our Washington, DC sister station, WPFW.
Memorial to follow →

June 5, 2026
Prof. Howard Jordan, host of The Jordan Journal and Chair of the Dept. of Behavioral & Social Sciences at Hostos Community College.
Memorial in September →

June 20, 2025
Valerie van Isler, journalist and former WBAI General Manager.
Memorial video →

February 20, 2025
Brother Shine, host of Night Drum, co-founder of African Descendants Awareness Movement (ADAM), who nurtured poets and revered his elders.
Please share your memories at info@justiceunity.org. Memorial to follow.

With their various talents, intellect and passion, they expanded our worlds. We are forever grateful.

We know that you may also have experienced more intimate losses and that some days just seem impossible.

Breathe.

Remember that you are the fulfillment of your ancestors’ wildest dreams! Eat well, exercise, avoid excess except in action for liberation, and as the late Toni Short would regularly remind, surround yourself with people who respect and treat you well.

In Struggle,
Justice & Unity Campaign

Minutes Matter: 9 names, 5 minutes, by Saturday night

WBAI Family,

Reminder: In the next 20 Hours, you can make the difference.

Please use the link emailed from “Pacifica Foundation” or texted to you from 877-225-8712

Not found? Email NES@pacifica.org, copy PacificaMissionCoalition@gmail.com

1. On the nomination page, fill in your name, etc.

2. Click these 5 names for these specific Pacifica National Board seats:

3. Click these 4 people for the WBAI Local Station Board:

4. Please take a screenshot before you submit.

Let’s Make Change.

Who Really Owns WBAI?

Q:  Who really controls WBAI?
A:  We could.  If you answer The Call.

WBAI Family,

"KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BALL ⚽️"

An URGENT call to WBAI Members

From

Justice & Unity Campaign

& Pacifica FightBack

THE CALL

NOMINATE OUR CANDIDATES NOW!

Deadline: Sat., July 11th 11:59pm PT

THE GOAL?

Community Control of 5 Radio Stations

That's at STAKE in this election for

PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD

WHO SHOULD I NOMINATE?

Sharonne Salaam

NOMINATE

SHARONNE
SALAAM

Sharonne needs 50 nominations to qualify to RUN for

WBAI LISTENER REP

To the
Pacifica National Board (PNB)

(Listeners at each of Pacifica's 5 stations get to elect 1 Rep to the PNB)

Read Sharonne's Candidate Statement Here

HOW DO I NOMINATE SHARONNE
& OTHER J&U ENDORSED CANDIDATES?

(Scroll down for WHY we endorse them!)

WBAI Members: Look for a text (from 877-225-8712) or email "NOMINATE NOW" or a "Reminder" to Nominate from the Pacifica Foundation.

Q: Know you're a member but did NOT get a link to your Nomination Form?  A: Write immediately to National Election Supervisor nes@pacifica.org and cc PacificaMissionCoalition@gmail.com

Click on the LINK to your Nomination Form. It is one-time-use only so you must check-off ALL your Nominees in the same session. NOTE: make sure the candidate is listed under the correct Office. The Nomination Form is a mess.

Along with Sharonne Salaam, please nominate ALL of the candidates named below for the PNB and WBAI Local Station Board (LSB):

PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD (PNB) CANDIDATES

(Click on the name to see Candidate Statements)

Staff and Volunteer Team Reps (2) on the PNB:
("Volunteer" = Unpaid programmer. Only staff & volunteers nominate the following:)

WBAI LOCAL STATION BOARD (LSB) CANDIDATES

Endorsed by Pacifica FightBack and Justice & Unity

LSB Staff Rep
(Only Staff can nominate)

This email is sent to you by

Pacifica FightBack

pacificafightback.org

A member of the

🌊 PACIFICA MISSION COALITION 🕊️

A 5 station Listener & Staff coalition!

Stay in touch for election updates! Join our email list!

✒️ Write to us: PacificaMissionCoalition@gmail.com

All labor donated

CREATE A LOCAL STATION BOARD & A PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD THAT WILL MEET THE MOMENT & THE MISSION!

You need to know Why, who, what, how:

  1. Despite, and maybe especially because of, the current court dispute about the secretly-voted bylaws, your participation in this election is vital!
  2. Listeners who donated at least $25 between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 can participate in nominating candidates.
  3. Look for an email from "Pacifica Foundation" or a text from 877-225-8712, with your personalized nomination link. Not found? Immediately email: NES@pacifica.org and copy PacificaMissionCoalition@gmail.com.
  4. Under the new, quietly imposed bylaws, there are high nomination thresholds and peculiar restrictions. Our committed, experienced, diverse team needs your support BEFORE nominations close on Saturday night, July 11.
  5. You can only nominate one candidate per contest and the single form must contain ALL your desired nominees.

PLEASE NOMINATE ALL OUR CANDIDATES SO WE CAN HAVE WORKING MAJORITIES LOCALLY & NATIONALLY! Remember: you can only use your Nomination "ballot" once—so check off all our candidates' names!

THERE’S STILL TIME. ACT NOW!

Join WBAI today, June 30, 2026, by 11:59pm PT, and put good people on the local and national boards.

 

Join WBAI today, June 30, 2026, by 11:59pm PT, and put good people on the local and national boards.

Dear WBAI Family,

If you haven't donated at least $25 since July 1, 2025, this is your last chance before elections this summer.

Support people who oppose illegal term extensions and secret bylaw changes that create self-selecting boards and take away member rights. We put community interests over small group domination.

In the midst of deliberately-induced chaos, choose diverse, intergenerational participation that centers those who are often sidelined.

WHO HAS A VOICE?

Only those who between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 fulfill one of these conditions:

PLEASE BECOME A NEW OR RENEWING MEMBER TODAY.

Already a member? Please help our candidates over the nomination hump!

How to Nominate

Look for an email from Pacifica Foundation Inc (invitations@mail.electionbuddy.com) or a text from 877-225-8712 with the subject “Pacifica Foundation, Inc National and WBAI Board Nominations”.

Nothing found although you contributed? Immediately write to nes@pacifica.org and copy us at PacificaMissionCoalition@gmail.com.

(If you donate in June, the link to your nomination form should arrive around July 5.)

Nominations can be made online until 11:59pm PT on July 11, 2026. Your link is specific to you and can only be used once. Please do not share it.

Recommended WBAI Listener Nominations

You must make all selections in one session. You can only submit ONE nomination form.

Pacifica National Board Candidates

(Endorsed by Pacifica Mission Coalition PacificaMissionCoalition.com)

Officers each need 100 nominations:

  • Chair—Julianne Malveaux
  • Vice Chair—P. K. McCary
  • Secretary—Donna Carter
  • Treasurer—Kamau Harris

Station WBAI Representative—Needs 50 nominations:

  • Sharonne Salaam

Local Station Board Candidates

(Endorsed by Justice & Unity or Pacifica Fightback)

Each needs 15 nominations:

  • Chair—Bounubti Kamenthou
  • Vice Chair—Eleanor Elizabeth Forman
  • Secretary—Nzingha Tucker
  • Community Outreach Coordinator—John David Brinkley
  • Membership/Fundraising Coordinator—Bruce Greif

If a candidate’s name is not listed, please write it in.

Questions? PacificaMissionCoalition@gmail.com

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