I notice you have not countered, in fact you have even deleted many of the substantive points I made in my original post. Being a KPFA board members is a public position and it is incumbent upon me to make public statements (i.e. state my opinion) about station matters - especially matters such as this, provided I am not violating confidentiality.
Whether or not there are valid sexual harrasment claims against the KPFA GM is something the board cannot determine without a fair investigation - as well as access to reports of the previous investigation conducted by Pacifica - which thus far we have not been allowed to review. (This report by the way was originally requested by Roy Campanella himself) We cannot pass judgment without all the facts in hand. I should add that Max Blanchet, Lavarn Williams, Richard Phelps, myself and other LSB members approached Dan Coughlin in February to ask him to look into allegations of about harrasment etc. Dan stonelwalled and told us not to get involved. Then suddenly in May Dan says he needs the LSB to review he GM's performance.
As to the Weyland Southon incident, all the witnesses I have spoken to - (including Weyland himself) say that Weyland was being very abusive and agressive towards Roy. Roy certainly reacted inappropriately, but it is an undisputed fact that Weyland provoked the situation deliberately.
Something else you are conveniently ignoring: Weyland Southon is a relatively douhty late 30ish fellow - Roy Campanella is in his late fifties, decidedly overweight, has high blood pressure and probably could not run up the stairs if he had to. While he clearly showed very bad judgment, I doubt very much he was fixing for a fight. Either way, the board has not completed its investigation of this matter.
On this matter and the alleged sexual harassment matter you seem to be asking for a summary execution - some of prefer due process.
There is also a clear double standard, where 'violence' at the station is concerned. Dev Ross, who actually committed a violent act is still at the station and the people calling for Roy's head are not saying that Dev too must go.
We already know we disagree about the nature of the problem at KPFA. If you want to debate me, lets' debate, but the protestations you offer below are no substitute.
Joe W.
>From: Sasha Lilley <sashalilley at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: [lbo-talk] Re: KPFA Agonisties Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:55:11
>-0700 (PDT)
>
>"Joseph Wanzala" <jwanzala at hotmail.com>
> >as well as being even-handedly supportive of
> > all programmers -
>
>While you're trying to spin this in every direction,
>the issue with the GM at KPFA is one of sexual
>harassment and a hostile workplace. As someone who
>works at the station, I think I have a more immediate
>and informed perspective on how evenhanded KPFA's
>general manager Roy Campanella has been. At least six
>women have alleged sexual harassment by Campanella,
>while a larger number of women have alleged
>inappropriate behavior. He has repeatedly violated
>workers' rights to organize themselves through
>intimidation and other tactics. Eleven weeks ago he
>threatened a worker and followed him down to the
>sidewalk to fight. As someone has already said on
>this list, at any corporate workplace, Campanella
>would be gone for this, but at KPFA his fate as GM is
>about to drag on to its 7th Local Station Board
>meeting.
>
>(Your wild-eyed statements about some attempt to get
>rid of Flashpoints or your contradictory narrative of
>Roy being hired as the stooge of the staff don't merit
>response.)
>
> > SO, CIRCA 1996, MANY OF
> > THE STAFF AT NOW COMPLAINING THAT THEIR RIGHTS AS
> > WORKERS ARE BEING TRAMPLED
> > ON, VOTED TO LEAVE THE UEW, AND JOIN THE
> > COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
> > AND AS PART OF THE DEAL, TO EXCLUDE UNPAID STAFF
> > FROM THE UNION. THIS ENTIRE
>
>I don't need to get lectured by you about having the
>temerity to stand up for my rights as a (woman) worker
>because you don't like my union (and, like so many
>other workers at the station, I wasn't even around
>KPFA at the time of the switch from UE). CWA has been
>doing a terrific job defending both the paid and
>unpaid women at the station. It's also worth noting
>that a great many of the 70 plus workers who signed a
>"no confidence" (in Roy) statement are unpaid staff.
>
>By law we workers are guaranteed a safe workplace and
>board members like you should be deeply concerned
>about that issue -- if not as progressives, then as
>those whose job is to protect the KPFA and the
>foundation from legal liability. And as a board
>member who presumably is considering whether to remove
>Campanella -- in the face of the very serious
>allegations of sexual harassment and the threat of
>violence -- it seems highly irresponsible that you are
>making public statements about what the workers "real"
>motives are.
>
> > making Pacifica work, then perhaps, someday we shall
> > all be free.'
> > Joe W.
>
>Just to be free from your hostile assumptions would be
>a good start.
>
>Sasha
>
>
>
>
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