Hi Steffie, good to hear from you. If you had a choice, three days notice and representative directors at the PNB meeting this weekend, or 10 days notice and non-representative directors at the PNB meeting, which would you choose? Which is the greater harm? I think it's obvious. The short notice was a result of not knowing when the election would be certified. Jamie --- In NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Steffie Brooks" <steffie.brooks@...> wrote: > > Dear Carolyn, > > Has the meeting been properly noticed? Cerene Roberts claims that the > meeting is NOT properly noticed in an email to NewPacifica earlier > today. > > If not, are there any accepted exceptions to (two-week?) notice being > given because of unforeseen circumstances, other exigencies, like the > ballots being held up and the count delayed. > > It would be too bad for the delegates to lose their ability to elect > their PNB directors (or have it delayed) over a technicality. And I > expect a thorough knowledge of technicalities will be required from > here on out. > > Steffie > NYC-WBAI listener > > On 4/9/08, Carolyn Birden <cmcb007@...> wrote: > > Dear All, > > As you know, there is an attempt to ignore the wishes of the WBAI > > voters and keep the elected members of the WBAI LSB from electing > > their representatives to the Pacifica National Board. > > (When members meet to do this, they are meeting as your > > representatives, as Delegates, not as members of the a local station > > board: tricky but significant distinction.) > > > > The JUC contingent, which will lose two seats to the national board, > > is trying to keep the new elected representatives from being seated: > > they delayed the lawsuit and now are trying to keep the Independent > > candidates from going to the second quarterly meeting of the national > > board. "Power concedes nothing without a struggle" was never more > > true - the three JUC members of the PNB are not going to pay > > attention to the will of the WBAI membership, but are going to try > > every trick they can to keep the newly elected board members from > > electing new directors to the PNB. Their fight, of course, will cost > > the Foundation, and perhaps the station, more money in lawsuits. > > And more time will be lost in fighting over power when the station > > should be addressing its other major problems. It's sad to see > > people unwilling to accept the results of an election, but now that > > the results have been certified, the Delegates meeting will take > > place and new members will go to the PNB meeting in Houston to be > > seated, as required by the Bylaws. > > > > If you cannot come to Houston to support your elected > > representatives, please come to the meeting tonight to make sure the > > election proceeds without rancor and in the spirit of the election, > > that WBAI deserves a change in direction. > > Carolyn > > > > > > > > At 12:18 PM -0400 4/9/08, Carolyn Birden wrote to the Pacifica National > > Board: > > > > >Dear PNB Members, > > > > > >The WBAI Delegates will meet this evening to elect directors. Those > > >elected will come to the Houston PNB meeting and request to be > > >seated. > > > > > >I urge all PNB members to vote to seat them. Dan's ill-considered > > >opinion should have no weight here -- as the Delegates are the duly > > >elected representatives of the Membership and their rights to call > > >meetings and elect directors cannot be blocked by the LSB, the PNB, > > >or the corporate counsel. > > > > > >We have had enough of partisan gamesmanship. The business of > > >Pacifica requires that we put that behind us. The WBAI Directors who > > >will be elected this evening need to take their office immediately > > >and begin their work to assist WBAI and Pacifica in solving its many > > >problems. > > > > > >Respectfully, > > > > > >Carolyn Birden > > >