Stan Woods Candidate Statement

The www.peoplesradio.net candidates are doing a collective statement to provide you with information you would not otherwise have to help you understand the crisis at KPFA/Pacifica. Our statements are best read in order starting with Richard Phelps, Gerald Sanders, Stan Woods, Bob English, Dave Heller, Attila Nagy and Mara Rivera.

Some of my qualifications for election: Current LSB member, former Program Council member, Committees: PNB Governance, LSB Outreach, ILWU Local 6 member, Woodfin Hotel Workers supporter. For a complete list see www.peoplesradio.net

Part 3, continued from Sanders: Brian Edwards-Tiekert’s e-mail in part 2 was found at KPFA in September 2005. It has been acknowledged as authentic by the author. Richard Phelps has contacted in person or by e-mail everyone but one on that list to ask them if they were just recipients of the e-mail that suggested, “dismantling the LSB,” and other revealing topics or were they active participants. None of them have denied active participation. This e-mail was sent after the LSB voted down a motion to fire the former GM for sexual harassment. It was voted down 15-5. Four of the five votes for firing came from this e-mail group despite no evidence of sexual harassment found after two separate investigations. It was an attempt to fire a GM that wouldn’t toe their line. The GM had decided to move Democracy Now! to prime time at 7 a.m. Pushing for this unjust firing lost them the majority on the LSB, thus their need for a strategic retreat that included “dismantling the LSB.”  Based on this unprincipled strategy, something PeoplesRadio would never consider, we refer to these folks as the “dismantlers”.

Who are the members of this secret group? Lemlem is Lemlem Rijio, Interim General Manager (IGM). At that time she was Development Director, a management position. She was discussing with staff and LSB members in a secret group: “is a strike in order”, “propping up staff morale” and “dismantling the LSB”, etc. What’s wrong with this picture? A small, private clique of management and staff discussing such things! The IGM is a non-voting member of the LSB. She is scheduled to give a report and answer questions at each monthly meeting. She seldom attends and in her last appearance she referred to Pacifica’s Bylaws as “your Bylaws”.  Brian Edward-Tiekert is a paid staff LSB member and LSB Treasurer. When this e-mail was exposed Brian retaliated by complaining to the union that it was violating his rights to organize. The union filed a Charge with the National Labor Relations Board, Oakland Case 32-CA-22321. It cost the station approximately $3,000.00 in attorneys fees to defend this bogus Charge. How could the “dismantlers” be privately discussing union business with management and non-union staff? Continued at Bob English.

Some endorsements: La Varn Williams, Michael Parenti, Peter Philips (Project Censored), Peter Camejo, Jack Heyman, SF and Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party, and Alameda County Green Party. Please vote.