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Friday, 04 September 2009 03:20 |
2009 Listener Board Candidates Suggested Ranking Order:
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1. Lynne Stewart (former decades-long defense attorney for many political prisoners; anti-imperialist activist; prosecuted by Bush regime) |
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7. Myriam Decime (Haitian immigrant; Westchester-based engineer; long-time WBAI active listener)
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2. Nia Bediako (Bediako (incumbent member, LSB & Pacifica National Board; chair, Pacifica Audit Committee; certified financial analyst) |
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8. John Brinkley (member, People’s Organization for Progress/NJ, Tri-State Save “Like It Is” Coalition; Hon. Marcus Garvey Holistic Center) |
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3. Russell Dale (Brecht Forum leftist philosophy instructor; music teacher; engineer; activist; former director of Internet company) |
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9. Berta Silva (incumbent member, LSB; Chicana/Latina community activist; labor organizer with 1199/SEIU) |
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4. Sister Betty Dopson (co-chair, CEMOTAP - Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People; former cable TV host; former Public Relations Director, Harlem Hospital; experienced fundraiser)
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10. Sharonne Salaam (Executive Director & Founder, People United for Children; mother of one of and fighter for the falsely accused Central Park Five; former Harlem Community Board member) |
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5. Wellington Echegaray (Ecuadoran labor & solidarity activist with Cuba & Venezuela; former chair, Centro de Educación de Trabajadores) |
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11. Carlos Canales(Salvadoran immigrant; organizer, Long Island Workplace Project; steering committee, May 1st Coalition for Worker & Immigrant Rights; former FMLN-NYS coordinator) |
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6. Nana Camille Yarbrough (award-winning film/theater actress, performance artist, book author, cultural activist; radio & TV host) |
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12. Terrence Podolsky (member, Take Back WBAI Coalition; former student government leader; former Save CUNY organizer; former 1199 union delegate) |
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Unaffiliated candidates from the "Take Back WBAI Coalition" Supported by Justice & Unity |
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13. Sarah Klepner (radical former youth organizer; mid-NJ anti-racist activist) |
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14. Gil Obler (Treas., NY Power to the People Comm.; member, Green Party, Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition) |
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| Click HERE to See Justice and Unity Members and Allies on the WBAI Local Station Board. |
| Click HERE to see list of Justice and Unity Endorsers |
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2009 Candidates
