Why Is New York City Planning to Sell and Shrink Its Libraries?

Defend our libraries, don't defund them. . . . . fund 'em, don't plunder 'em

Mayor Bloomberg defunded New York libraries at a time of increasing public use, population growth and increased city wealth, shrinking our library system to create real estate deals for wealthy real estate developers at a time of cutbacks in education and escalating disparities in opportunity. It’s an unjust and shortsighted plan that will ultimately hurt New York City’s economy and competitiveness.

It should NOT be adopted by those we have now elected to pursue better policies.

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Scary That WBAI Is Off The Air On Halloween - But Happy Halloween Anyway

Right now WBAI, New York's only truly listener supported public radio station, has been taken off the air by a rogue group of minority insiders.  It's making it very difficult to figure out the logistics of contributing funds to WBAI or to the true Pacifica Radio network. . . BUT it's Halloween. so in the midst of all these other scary things going on . . . .  (We hope you'll find this fun listening.)

WBAI October 31st Halloween No. 1

WBAI October 31st Halloween No. 2

WBAI October 31st Halloween No. 3

WBAI October 31st Halloween No. 4
Comedy aside, stay tuned because there will soon be a time when it will be important for WBAI to start collecting contributions of funds again (and a time when membership increases will be very helpful too).  In the meantime, one thing you can do that doesn't involve donating to WBAI right now is to sign the following petition requesting that WBAI be put back on the air:
@WBAI New York Broadcasters: Say No To Pacifica Across America! - Sign the Petition! http://chng.it/S4X2c25N via@Change
We have this posted as another update about teh scary things that have happened to WBAI-- its a resolution of the Pacfica Governance Committee chastising those who shut down WBAI:
Resolution of The Pacifica National Board Governance Committee Responding To Acts Recently Taken By Certain Actors Within The Pacifica National Foundation Environment

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