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We'll see if they allow it to go up as a comment.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>What a load of crap John Riley writes.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, thanx in part to Riley's efforts and those of his lover Bob Lederer, who is a key figure in the so-called Justice & Unity cabal at WBAI, ACT UP-NY is a shell of its former self.<BR/><BR/>I know, because I was a member of ACT UP!, and participated with the Holistic and Alternative Treatments Committee in the late 80s and early 90s. And when our friend and collective member, Chris DelVecchio, was killed after leaving an ACT UP meeting in 1992 -- a meeting at which he publicly spoke about a number of issues -- the membership was very helpful in trying to track down exactly what had happened. (To this day Chris' death has gone unsolved.)<BR/><BR/>As reported on another blog, left out of Riley's and Sawyer's article is that one of the authors, John Riley, is himself a J-U-C sympathizer who also is a member of WBAI's Applicant Review Committee. This grouping of nine members, also known as ARC, conducts evaluation surveys of potential station General Managers and, Program Directors. Riley, a host of OUT FM, the Gay oriented program heard on the station Monday mornings, is also romantically linked to Bob Lederer, an ardent J-U-C supporter. It is a connection that cannot be overlooked.<BR/><BR/>So why was this relevant material left out of the article?<BR/><BR/>What is happening at WBAI is a disgusting and disingenuous attempt to tar anyone who disagrees with the current management of the station as "racist". So the fact that Riley and his bunch were SILENT when gay people of color were physically attacked at the station, others "fag"-baited, and the rainbow flag torn down -- because they did not support his faction -- or when his cohorts voted to cut staff salaries, or when independent board members such as myself, Shawn Rhodes, Kathy Davis, James Ross and others raise the alarm that WBAI is now closing in on $1 million in debt and may be forced to be closed down altogether, or when we bring up the need to investigate the $60,000+ in missing equipment, or want answers to where are the missing mailing lists, we get labeled racists (I guess because the current management is composed of people of color, as if "race" has anything to do with managerial incompetence, at best). This is bullshit, as anyone who knows the political histories of the independent members will attest.<BR/><BR/>Riley is playing a cynical game here. His Justice & Unity gestapo are sinking the station, ad as long as they get their share of the loot, as Rebecca Juro correctly writes in her comment, nothing else matters. Everything is opportunism, they can steal and cheat and lie all they want.<BR/><BR/>So I and a few others went to court two weeks ago to set things right. Thus far, the Judge has ruled that we have a viable prima facia case, and Riley et al. are scrambling to cheat in the elections -- but thus far the Judge is not having any of that nonsense.<BR/><BR/>If you believe anything -- ANYTHING -- that Riley says without first checking with others -- and I am astounded that Gay City News would print such disinformation without at least seeking to get quotes and information from those he's attacked -- you are allowing yourself to be snowed, to the benefit of corrupt power-mongers and control-freaks who are destroying WBAI.<BR/><BR/>Mitchel Cohen<BR/>elected Listener Representative to the<BR/>WBAI Local Station Board, and<BR/><BR/>member of the Brooklyn Greens / Green PartyMitchel Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947261757549065469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040770062768673557.post-36836469510093237082007-12-01T00:41:00.000-05:002007-12-01T00:41:00.000-05:00Whatever the set-up, it is clear that this story n...Whatever the set-up, it is clear that this story needs as wide a circulation as possible. These series of stories here on YOUR FREE PRESS have put into light, in the clearest sense, WHAT is actually taking place at WBAI-FM. It seems that parties on both sides of the table engage in history lessons, rather than getting down to what is happening in the simplest of terms. <BR/><BR/>The station is 300 to 500k in the RED. Staff pay cuts, even lay-offs are VERY REAL. Listeners and subscriptions are down and, sorry to say, the 'sound' of WBAI-FM is a convoluted mess. That's true for that joke a morning show it carries. WAKE UP CALL? Ha! NONE of this serves a good purpose.<BR/><BR/>Bernard White and the JUC continue to talk about how "support for all non-commercial stations is down." That's a truism. It means nothing. Could someone explain among you folks why is it that WNYC radio is 'mopping the floor' with WBAI, when it should be the other way around? <BR/><BR/>Anyone wanna try explaining that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040770062768673557.post-68059886563328493992007-11-30T15:36:00.000-05:002007-11-30T15:36:00.000-05:00That's: http://pacvid1.com/page4.htmlThat's: <BR/><BR/> http://pacvid1.com/page4.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040770062768673557.post-57968503139743535152007-11-30T15:33:00.000-05:002007-11-30T15:33:00.000-05:00VIDEO OF JOHN RILEY AND OTHERS AT PUBLIC COMMENT, ...VIDEO OF JOHN RILEY AND OTHERS AT PUBLIC COMMENT, OCTOBER 31, 2007, saying all the Independent members of the Board should resign and program hosts should not be allowed to be AIDS doubters: "The Rage of Riley," 25 minutes. Also discussion and Portrait Gallery. Riley is the last of the commenters, starting at 22 min 20 sec into the recording: <BR/><BR/>PACVID1.com/page4.html <BR/><BR/>For the most abandoned abuse from Justice and Unity, search for "Ed Marshall" on video.google.com. This is his public comment at the October 31, 2007 Local Station Board meeting, 5 minutes.Albert Baron Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02204218643554751696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040770062768673557.post-87596367235032608682007-11-30T15:17:00.000-05:002007-11-30T15:17:00.000-05:00You say that John Riley is "a member of WBAI's A...You say that John Riley is<BR/><BR/> "a member of WBAI's Applicant Review Committee." <BR/><BR/> I don't know of any Applicant review Committee but I did attend a meeting of the General Manager Search Committee (GMSC) recently, a committee of the Local Station Board, and Riley was the *Chair!* <BR/><BR/>Albert Baron Solomon <BR/>Disqualified Candidate <BR/>WBAI Resistance Campaign 2000<BR/><BR/>hobces (at) yahoo.com<BR/>718-768-9079Albert Baron Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02204218643554751696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040770062768673557.post-64806610738124565282007-11-30T10:36:00.000-05:002007-11-30T10:36:00.000-05:00About the WBAI elections, WBAI is bankrupt. Casey ...About the WBAI elections, WBAI is bankrupt. Casey Peters and Dan Siegel are corrupt. Dan Siegel has been temporarily placed on the Pacifica National Board for one month to sabatoge the elections and allow the WBAI Justice and Unity corruption to continue. It will be interesting to see if the current courtcase about the wbai elections will unwravel this deck of cards that has been stacked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com