From the WBAI Justice & Unity Campaign
1. Station Updates
2. Local Station Board Updates
3. Other “BAIs”
4. Community Events
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1. Station Updates
204 Varick Street, NYC: Jimmy Delgado & his Orchestra, The NewSwing Sextet, Arturo Ortiz & 7 Con Calle, Eddie Martinez & Conjunto Sabor with Chico Alvarez, and Willie Torres. $25. Doors open 6pm; http://www.give2wbai.org/product_p/ot0721-f16.htm
Program Director, Development Director, Operations Director Other Pacifica Job Openings: http://pacifica.org; see upper left corner. 2. Local Station Board (LSB) Update
More complete results of the national elections have been published. The report prepared by the Local Election Supervisor of Pacifica’s Houston station has revealed irregularities and apparent violations of process and has resulted in challenges to the election results. The WBAI Local Election Supervisor’s report has not been released and the National Election Supervisor is working on hers. More to come. |
The new board will be seated at 7pm on December 14, 2016 at a wheelchair accessible location to be announced. (Happy Birthday, Bernard White!)
3. Support Other Community Media
CPR Metro is an Internet station created and programmed by former Program Director Bernard White and Wednesday Morning Show news reporter Don DeBar. It puts community issues and voices in the forefront of the struggle for peace with justice. To help with streaming and storage services: http://www.gofundme.com/fdbkoc Listen: http://cprmetro.blogspot.com/ We also ask you to join hands around Don as he copes with the loss of his friend and wife, Barbara.
Listen: Call-in: 347 857 3293 |
4. Some Community Events
a. Sat., Nov. 12, 2016; 7pm: World Premiere of “FIVE” – an opera about the Central Park 5 by Trilogy: An Opera Company. The company produces the work of Black composers addressing subjects of the African diaspora. Composer: Anthony Davis; Libretto: Richard Wesley. NJPAC, Victoria Opera House, 1 Center St., Newark NJ 07102. $50 – $65.
http://www.njpac.org/events/detail/five-trilogy-an-opera-company
b. Sat., Nov. 12, 2016; 7-11pm: Launch Party for the 2017 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar. See the art from the calendar and enjoy snacks, music, and fine company. Interference Archive, 131 8th St. near 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215 http://certaindays.org
c. Mon., Nov. 14, 2016; 7pm: From the Cultural Revolution to Tiananmen Square: Asian-American Writers Workshop presents Jiayang Fan in conversation with Madeleine Thien regarding her new novel on modern Chinese life, “Do Not Say We Have Nothing”. $5, suggested admission. AAWW, 112 W. 27th Street, NYC 10001. http://aaww.org/curation/from-the-cultural-revolution/
d. Sat., Nov. 19, 2016; 8am: GET ON THE BUS TO STANDING ROCK!
Take the trip to Standing Rock to join those protecting the water and sacred lands, or sponsor a traveler and support those on the ground.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/GOTBus/
https://firstvoicesindigenousradio.org
https://mobile.twitter.com/letstalknative
http://www.democracynow.org/topics/dakota_access
e. Sat., Nov. 19, 2016; 2-6pm: CEMOTAP’S 29TH Anniversary
The Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People celebrates its 29th anniversary focusing on the survival and advancement of African peoples. Keynote Speaker: Scholar Baba Runoko Rashidi. Others: Sis. Betty J. Dopson, Bros. Michael Duncan (Int’l UNIA), Raymond Dugue (Local UNIA), and Dr. James McIntosh. Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center, 172-17 Linden Boulevard, Jamaica NY, 11434. Admission: FREE; for further info, call 347-907-0629 or 718-322-8454
https://www.facebook.com/events/324676397910421/
WBAI Justice and Unity Campaign
(212) 591-2111
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