Dave Heller 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: Campaign coordinator, Berkeley Measure I (instant runoff voting in Berkeley), Green Party activist, former board member of Californians for Electoral Reform. For a complete list see www.peoplesradio.net

Transparency is an essential element of democratic process and accountability. Knowledge makes the members of any organization dangerous to undemocratic leaders. This is why a standard practice of dishonest regimes is to hide things that might expose actions that would not be viewed favorably by the electorate. The “dismantlers” and their elected allies fight against transparency in an attempt to keep our subscribers, YOU, in the dark.  For over two years KPFA’s “dismantler” representatives united with their counter parts from other stations to fight against Director’s Inspection rights, despite our bylaws and the State law that gives Director the “absolute right to inspect at any reasonable time”, Corporations Code Section 6334 and Pacifica Bylaws Article 12, Section 3, http://www.pacifica.org/governance/PacificaBylaws-new.html. The courageous work of La Varn Williams, Director from KPFA and peoplesradio member, and P-atty H-effley, Director from WBAI, with legal support from Richard Phelps, stopped the practice of denying inspections. The inspection of WBAI and the national office discovered that $65,000 worth of equipment had disappeared. Now their strategy to conceal questionable actions is to push the discussions into executive session to make them confidential. This happens all too often and is accomplished by the tyranny of the majority with no recourse at the PNB, where it also happens. For a KPFA example of anti-transparency continue to Attila Nagy.

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.