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Dear Friends,
          The application of 12 listeners, representing all five Pacifica radio stations, for standing to sue the Pacifica Foundation has been fully briefed and awaiting a response from the California Attorney General since January 31, 2000. The suit seeks to remove Pacifica directors for breach of charitable trust and gross abuse of authority and discretion. (For more information see: http://home.pon.net/wildrose/remove.htm)

WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW TO URGE BILL LOCKYER TO ACT AGAINST PACIFICA'S NATIONAL BOARD...BEFORE THEY COMPLETELY DESTROY THIS ORGANIZATION!

PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS to this request that the Attorney General take immediate action on this important matter of public concern. Copy the text into an email, put your complete name in the list below, and send to everyone you know. If you are the 100th person to sign please send a copy to wildrose@pon.net.

The California Legislative Audit Committee has issued a report of its findings after hearings on the Pacifica matter, and has issued its written conclusions. (You can read the full report at http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a43/jlac.htm.

"Based on the testimony and documents provided by participants in the JLAC hearing of August 20, 1999, the JLAC has reached the following conclusions:

           - Several of Pacifica's actions appear to contradict the stated mission of the Pacifica Foundation.
           - Pacifica's actions appear to have violated the operative collective bargaining agreement with KPFA employees.
           - Pacifica may have violated the California Corporations Code when it removed the voting rights of Local Advisory Board members when voting for Board directors - without the approval of those members.
           - Pacifica breached an implied contract with its local programmers, subscribers and volunteers.
           - Pacific may have violated and hindered, rather than furthered, the stated goals and missions of the Foundation
           - Pacifica engaged in poor management practices that may have damaged the credibility of the corporation.
           - Pacifica may not have sufficiently informed its board of issues critical to Board decisions, thus compromising the Boards ability to exercise its fiduciary responsibilities.
           - Pacifica executives used local KPFA operating revenues for purposes inconsistent with established practices and inconsistent with reasonable donor expectations.
           - Pacifica's management practices in relation to the KPFA crises were inconsistent with its mission.
           - Pacifica's failure to communicate with its stakeholders and employees was inconsistent with its founding principles."

Thank you.
Carol Spooner
wildrose@pon.net
Committee to Remove the Pacifica Board
http://home.pon.net/wildrose/remove.htm
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June 12, 2000
Please click on: Leonard Peltier Reviewed For Parole:
United States Parole Examiner Refuses to Consider New Evidence

Subject: The Last Statement of Shaka Sankofa
Date:     Sun, 25 Jun 2000 22:40:56 EDT
From:     Mark Clement
I would like to say that I did not kill Bobby Lambert. That I'm an innocent black man that is being murdered. This is a lynching that is happening in America tonight. There's overwhelming and compelling evidence of my defense that has never been heard in any court of America. What is happening here is an outrage for any civilized country to anybody anywhere to look at what's happening here is wrong.

I thank all of the people that have rallied to my cause. They've been standing in support of me. Who have finished with me.

I say to Mr. Lambert's family, I did not kill Bobby Lambert. You are pursuing the execution of an innocent man.

I want to express my sincere thanks to all of ya'll. We must continue to move forward and do everything we can to outlaw legal lynching in America. We must continue to stay strong all around the world, and people must come together to stop the systematic killing of poor and innocent black people. We must continue to stand together in unity and to demand a moratorium on all executions. We must not let this murder/lynching be forgotten tonight, my brothers. We must take it to the nation. We must keep our faith. We must go forward. We recognize that many leaders have died. Malcom X, Martin Luther King, and others who stood up for what was right. They stood up for what was just. We must, you must brothers, that's why I have called you today. You must carry on that condition. What is here is just a lynching that is taking place. But they're going to keep on lynching us for the next 100 years, if you do not carry on that tradition, and that period of resistance. We will prevail. We may loose this battle, but we will win the war. This death, this lynching will be avenged. It will be avenged, it must be avenged. The people must avenge this murder. So my brothers, all of ya'll stay strong, continue to move forward.

Know that I love all of you. I love the people, I love all of you for your blessing, strength, for your courage, for your dignity, the way you have come here tonight, and the way you have protested and kept this nation together. Keep moving forward, my brothers. Slavery couldn't stop us. The lynching couldn't stop us in the south. This lynching will not stop us tonight. We will go forward. Our destiny in this country is freedom and liberation. We will gain our freedom and liberation by any means necessary. By any means necessary, we keep marching forward.

I love you, Mr. Jackson. Bianca, make sure that the state does not get my body. Make sure that we get my name as Shaka Sankofa. My name is not Gary Graham. Make sure that it is properly presented on my grave. Shaka Sankofa.

I died fighting for what I believe in. I died fighting for what was just and what was right. I did not kill Bobby Lambert, and the truth is going to come out. It will be brought out.

I want you to take this thing off into international court, Mr. Robert Mohammed and all ya'll. I want you, I want to get my family and take this down to international court and file a law suit. Get all the video tapes of all the beatings. They have beat me up in the back. They have beat me up at the unit over there. Get all the video tapes supporting that law suit. And make the public exposed to the genocide and this brutality world, and let the world see what is really happening here behind closed doors. Let the world see the barbarity and injustice of what is really happening here. You must get those video tapes. You must make it exposed, this injustice, to the world. You must continue to demand a moratorium on all executions. We must move forward Minister Robert Mohammed.

Ashanti Chimurenga, I love you for standing with me, my sister. You are a strong warrior queen. You will continue to be string in everything that you do. Believe in yourself, you must hold your head up, in the spirit of Winnie Mandela, in the spirit of Nelson Mandela. Ya'll must move forward. We will stop this lynching.

Reverend Al Sharpton, I love you, my brother.

Bianca Jagger, I love all of you. Ya'll make sure that we continue to stand together.

Reverend Jesse Jackson and know that this murder, this lynching will not be forgotten. I love you, too, my brother. This is genocide in America. This is what happens to black men when they stand up and protest for what is right and just. We refuse to compromise, we refuse to surrender the dignity for what we know is right. But we will move on, we have been strong in the past. We will continue to be strong as a people. You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot stop the revolution. The revolution will go on. The people will carry the revolution on. You are the people that must carry that revolutionary on, in order to liberate our children from this genocide and for what is happening here in America tonight. What has happened for the last 100 or so years in America. This is the part of the genocide, this is part of the African (unintelligible), that we as black people have endured in America. But we shall overcome, we will continue with this. We will continue, we will gain our freedom and liberation, by any means necessary. Stay strong. They cannot kill us. We will move forward.

To my sons, to my daughters, all of you. I love all of you. You have been wonderful. Keep your heads up. Keep moving forward. Keep united. Maintain the love and unity in the community.

And know that victory is assured. Victory for the people will be assured. We will gain our freedom and liberation in this country. We will gain it and we will do it by any means necessary. We will keep marching. March on black people. Keep your heads high. March on. All ya'll leaders. March on. Take your message to the people. Preach the moratorium for all executions. We're gonna stop, we are going to end the death penalty in this country. We are going to end it all across this world. Push forward people. And know that what ya'll are doing is right. What ya'll are doing is just. This is nothing more that pure and simple murder. This is what is happening tonight in America. Nothing more than state sanctioned murders, state sanctioned lynching, right here in America, and right here tonight. This is what is happening my brothers. Nothing less. They know I'm innocent. They've got the facts to prove it. They know I'm innocent. But they cannot acknowledge my innocence, because to do so would be to publicly admit their guilt. This is something these racist people will never do. We must remember brothers, this is what we're faced with. You must take this endeavor forward. You must stay strong. You must continue to hold your heads up, and to be there. And I love you, too, my brother. All of you who are standing with me in solidarity. We will prevail. We will keep marching. Keep marching black people, black power. Keep marching black people, black power. Keep marching black people. Keep marching black people. They are killing me tonight. They are murdering me tonight.
U.S. Landmines Action Alert!!!

The Pentagon wants to spend $150 million on a new mine system that is illegal under the Mine Ban Treaty and that would have to be destroyed after 2006 under existing U.S. policy.

Make your voice heard! Contact the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Members and urge them to stop funding for RADAM.

For the names of the members, and to read the full posting, click on the photo below

"I received the following message from Esther Ho who has been to the West Bank three times with Christian Peacemaker Teams. I value her experience and insight and forward her suggestion with confidence. Esther has also served on the EPI board for a number of years."
      –Carolyn

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"Dear Friends, I think it is very important for us to use this opportunilty to make it clear that Jerusalem must be shared. I am not completely satisfied with any of the four choices given in the poll, but progressive religious groups and others have been trying to get out the message for a long time that in order for there to be peace in the Middle East, Jerusalem must be shared and open to people of all religions. Certainly options 1 or 2 would be preferable to either 3 or 4. Please take a couple minutes to make your voice heard on this issue."
      –Esther

Newsweek's Live Vote this week asks "What should Jerusalem's future be?" The four options are:

1. The city should be a self-governing Vatican-style state.
2. It should be divided between the Jews and the Palestinians.
3. Israel should have control over it.
4. A new Palestinian state should incorporate it.

Currently option 3 has the highest number of votes. Please go to the website and register your vote. Although this is not a scientific poll, it will claim to indicate popular opinion on the issue. YOU MUST VOTE BY FRIDAY, JULY 14 BY 5 PM EDT.

The direct link is www.msnbc.com/news/430676.asp
Or you may go to Newsweek's website: www.newsweek.msnbc.com; click on National News; scroll down to Live Vote and vote!
The California State Senators and assemblypersons are going to allow Quackenbush to resign and not investigate this mess fully. We must not let this happen. We know Quackenbush was in the pocket of the insurance companies. A further investigation will no doubt bring to light many violations by insurance companies and they don't want this to happen. We must not let our senators and assembly persons be influenced by the insurance industry and terminate the investigation.

Call, e-mail, or write your respresentatives or all of them TODAY.

Senators Addresses Senate Post Office, State Capitol, Sacramento CA 95814 Assembly persons addresses Assembly Post Office State Capitol Sac CA 95814

District 9 senator Don Perata (d) local # 286 1333 fax 286 3885 e-mail don.perata@sen.ca.gov sacramento # 916 445 6477

other senators can be e-mailed Senator.last name only@sen.ca.gov Assembly members Oakland

Dist. 14 Dion Aroner 510 540 3660 e-mail dion.aroner@assembly.ca.gov Dist. 16 Audie Bock 510 286 1670 fax # 510 286 1888

Gov. Davis 916 658 2797 address State Capitol Sacramento CA 95814 fax 916 445 4633
Please click on this: The Last Statement of Shaka Sankofa

And/or you may go to: www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/grahamgarylast.htm
June 26, 2000

Greetings Friends and Supporters,

Twenty-five years has passed since the fatal shoot-out on the Jumping Bull Ranch occurred, and for twenty-five years I have been forced away from my people and my home, which I consider Oglala to be. I miss being with all of you as I have always loved and respected the Lakota ways. I have always admired the Lakota people, especially the Oglalas for their strength, determination, and courage to continue the struggle to maintain our traditional ways and sovereignty. Not a single day passes when I do not dream of being home with you. Twenty-four years is a long time to be in prison, but if I was out and you were facing the same kind of brutality you faced under the Wilson regime, I would not hesitate to stand next to you and resist the violent oppression you were forced to endure.

But I am not out, I remain locked up in here, and it has not been an easy 24 years. Prison is a repulsive, violent place to exist in. But again, none of this could stop me from standing with you until the great Oglala Nation is free. I know a lot of problems continue to exist for you. Corrupt tribal government officials are still taking advantage of the people and crimes committed against Natives receive little if no priority. It makes me very sad to know that after everything we went through in the 1970’s our people still continue to suffer so much. The memory of all of those who lost their lives during that time also continues to haunt me

As we gather together during this time of remembrance, I am aware that the FBI has also organized a 25-year memorial for their dead agents. I do not fault them nor do I disagree with what they are doing. I think all people should gather in memorial for any of their fallen. But, when you analyze this whole event of theirs, you are slapped in the face with the cold reality of racism. Not once have they, nor will they mention our fallen warriors and innocent traditionalists slaughtered in the 70’s after Wounded Knee II. They will not even as much as mention Joe Killsright Stuntz. We cannot even get an acknowledgement from them that they were wrong in supporting such a cruel and corrupt regime as Dick Wilson’s. They continue to deny that any Indian people were killed as a result of their direct input with the terrorist squad, the GOONS. The fact is they do not think of Indian people as human beings. Whenever you deny that such atrocities happen, and we know they did happen, it only means they don’t consider the people who died to be human. Hitler’s regime felt the same about the Jews.

But please don’t misunderstand my frustration for a lack of sympathy about the loss of the agents’ lives. I do feel for the families of the agents because I know first hand what it is like to lose a loved one. I have lost many loved ones through the years due to senseless violent acts. If I had known what was going on that day, and I could have stopped it, I would have.

But in order for us to bring reconciliation to what was a very difficult time we first must have justice. We must continue to ask when the lives of our people will be given the same respect and value as others. When will they stop carelessly locking up our people without applying the scrutiny and care the judicial system is supposed to guarantee? When will guilty beyond a reasonable doubt become a standard that applies to us? When will our guilt have to be proven, rather than assumed? We suffer equally, but we are not treated equally. There is hope for a better future and for peace. But in order for us to live in peace, we must be able to live in dignity and without fear.

In closing, I want to say that your voices are important and your involvement in the effort to gain my freedom is crucial. You know the truth and only you can express the reality of those brutal times. It is also important that you explain to the youth what we stood for and why, because they are our hope for the future. They can carry out our dream for our people to have pride in their culture, good schools, food, and health care, and most importantly, justice. Please know that I continue to be here for you too, although I am limited in what I can do from behind these walls. However, I will continue help in whatever I can from here. The one thing my situation has brought me at least, is a voice, and my voice is your voice. So please do not hesitate to write me or contact the LPDC to inform me of what is going on.

I am growing older now and my body is beginning to deteriorate. I sometimes wonder just how much longer I will be with you all on Mother earth. I hope that it’ll be a while longer because I long to be with you, my family and friends, to share some time together. If not, and I don’t make it home to you, I will always be with you in spirit, at every Sun Dance and Inipi Ceremony, remembering both the happy and the painful times we shared.

In the Spirit of Crazy Horse,
Leonard Peltier

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  • Subject: SAVE PACIFICA
    Date:     Thu, 22 Jun 2000 14:34:28 EDT
    • URGENT PETITION CAMPAIGN TO CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL... STOP MARY FRANCES BERRY AND THE PACIFICA BOARD BEFORE THEY COMPLETELY DESTROY COMMUNITY RADIO!

    Folks, this is not just a Berkeley issue. It impacts even beyond the fifteen listening areas of the Pacifica stations, for they sometimes stand alone in bringing us, as Roger Moore would say, the Awful Truth. For message and petiton, click on: SAVE PACIFICA!
    A recent ruling by a Denver judge sets the stage for EPA to begin to flush plutonium-contaminated Superfund site wastes into the public sewer systems, irrigate area parks with it, mix it with industrial and domestic sewage sludge, bag and sell it to unsuspecting home gardeners as "fertilizer", and spread the rest on a 50,000 acre piece of farmland the sewage district bought with public funds in Deer Trail, Colorado (east of Denver) as "beneficial biosolids"....

    To read the whole article by Adrienne Anderson, click on: America's radioactive waste problem? Eat it.
    Yesterday's San Francisco Chronicle carried a story about Palestinian farmers within Israel and their resistance to land grabs which are being done to build a major highway running the length of Israel.

    The argument supporting the highway is that it is intended to facilitate commute traffic into the more densely populated central part of Israel from more distant areas.

    The article did include the fact that opponents pointed out that rail was a better commuter system than highways. What the article did not point out, and what was clearly evident by the route on the map accompanying the article, is that a major highway of this sort is clearly designed to support rapid troop movements. The highway skirts the border with the West Bank and terminates in the north with a split -- one fork ending close to the border of the Golan Heights and the other hard up against Lebanon. The southern terminus of this highway is somewhere in the Negev Desert.

    Some commuters -- r i g h t ---
    Leonard Peltier Reviewed For Parole:
    United States Parole Examiner Refuses to Consider New Evidence

    For the full posting, click on: Once more into the breach....
    Friends,
              This is another late posting. I didn't get to reading it until a week after I received it. There was a line missing from the poem, presumably lost in the multiple transmissions, so I wrote to the sender for the original copy so that my mailing would contain the whole poem. The reply that very day was: "The email petition has ended. Thank you for taking part in it."
              Now I make every effort to read each message each day.
              I re-post the original petition for its informative content. As I post this, I will write David Reith to learn how the situation was resolved. I'll post the reply when I get it. Meanwhile, please click on: Ngawang Sangdrol free?
    6.11 p.m. ET (2222 GMT) June 6, 2000
    By Chris Hawley, Associated Press

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Environmental activists clashed with a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission official Tuesday over cleanup plans that could leave buried some of the radioactive depleted uranium rounds mistakenly fired on the Navy's Vieques bombing range.

    For the rest of the article, click on: Vieques Saga Continues....
    Carolyn writes,
               While MFSA is concerned with so many things, it is important that we not lose track of the fact that the US is ratcheting up its next deadly war. Already, the situation in Colombia resembles the situation in Vietnam in the years just before the introduction of American ground troops.....

    Click on this for the full skinny: ATTACK OF THE KILLER FUNGI

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