Re: [migrawatch-public] [watsonvillebrownberets] Urgent: Stop the ICE Raids Task Force needs your support
How did this get sent out to the whole list? Did he send it or one of us
fowarded it?
>
>
> To the Governing Board Chair & Members of the LSB,
>
> Many frustrating weeks have passed and after numerous attempts to get the
> attention and consideration of the KPFK management and LSB we are now
> attempting one more time to get your attention and most importantly your
> cooperation and support in what we consider is a serious crisis in our
> community.
>
> As you may already know, the Stop the ICE Raids task force was formed in
> order to better organize and alert the immigrant community about the
> government's oppressive and dirty tactics against our hard working people.
> The task force is comprised of dozens of grass roots, well established
> community organizations. Many have worked and served the migrant community
> for over 20 years. All of these organizations are part of the KPFK family
> and contribute to its programming and promotion.
>
> As part of this family we have been asking for your support in helping us
> alert our community of the constant ICE raids. We are more than
> disappointed by the lack of support we have received by the management and
> leadership of KPFK.
>
> As we have tried to bring attention to the state of crisis our communities
> are in, we have met with nothing but resistance and bureaucratic red tape
> tactics and still here we are without the commitment and support of KPFK.
> All we are asking for is the space to allow immediate alerts be broad
> casted at the time of a raid or police/ICE check point. As we have been
> told KPFK's reluctance to be involved in this very serious matter is
> purely legal. We ask why KPFK has no qualms about speaking out against
> the war in Iraq but has reservations about speaking out against the war on
> our people and the very community who supports the station? In our last
> attempt to get your attention and support we ask that you open up the
> airwaves and allow for these alerts to be broad casted.
>
> We are more than willing to take the time and necessary measures to ensure
> that such alerts are confirmed before they are announced on the air. Our
> proposal is for all the organizations who are actively participating on
> the task force to call in to the radio station and that they are allowed
> to make the announcement on the air thus relieving KPFK on any legal
> responsibility since the announcements are being made by individuals and
> organizations belonging to the task force and not KPFK. We believe that
> KPFK could be a crucial part of these efforts if only it would support its
> listeners of the migrant community and do the right thing.
>
> Our commitment to KPFK will continue and we can assure the management and
> programming teams that your support would in turn create a new listener
> demographic and it would gain much support from the ever growing migrant
> community. We sincerely hope that you will take our proposed resolution
> into serious consideration and that you would join us as we fight these
> oppressive and fascists government tactics against our community.
>
> It would be regrettable if KPFK stood by and allowed families to be torn
> apart while this injustice continues. We are requesting that you meet
> with the task force so that the necessary steps are immediately
> implemented to allow the alerts to be broad casted. Every day that passes
> by brings more suffering to our communities and more people are displaced.
> This is a serious matter that requires your immediate attention.
>
> Please feel free to contact us at (714) 381-6305 or (323) 854-2060 so that
> we may schedule a meeting to discuss our proposed actions. Failure to do
> so will cause many of the organizations that have supported KPFK for many
> years to withdraw its support and sponsorship. We know that KPFK has
> always stood for justice and the truth, we hope that you will continue
> that legacy by supporting our efforts and the community who supports you.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> The Stop the ICE Raids Task Force
>
> __._,_.___
>
fowarded it?
>
>
> To the Governing Board Chair & Members of the LSB,
>
> Many frustrating weeks have passed and after numerous attempts to get the
> attention and consideration of the KPFK management and LSB we are now
> attempting one more time to get your attention and most importantly your
> cooperation and support in what we consider is a serious crisis in our
> community.
>
> As you may already know, the Stop the ICE Raids task force was formed in
> order to better organize and alert the immigrant community about the
> government's oppressive and dirty tactics against our hard working people.
> The task force is comprised of dozens of grass roots, well established
> community organizations. Many have worked and served the migrant community
> for over 20 years. All of these organizations are part of the KPFK family
> and contribute to its programming and promotion.
>
> As part of this family we have been asking for your support in helping us
> alert our community of the constant ICE raids. We are more than
> disappointed by the lack of support we have received by the management and
> leadership of KPFK.
>
> As we have tried to bring attention to the state of crisis our communities
> are in, we have met with nothing but resistance and bureaucratic red tape
> tactics and still here we are without the commitment and support of KPFK.
> All we are asking for is the space to allow immediate alerts be broad
> casted at the time of a raid or police/ICE check point. As we have been
> told KPFK's reluctance to be involved in this very serious matter is
> purely legal. We ask why KPFK has no qualms about speaking out against
> the war in Iraq but has reservations about speaking out against the war on
> our people and the very community who supports the station? In our last
> attempt to get your attention and support we ask that you open up the
> airwaves and allow for these alerts to be broad casted.
>
> We are more than willing to take the time and necessary measures to ensure
> that such alerts are confirmed before they are announced on the air. Our
> proposal is for all the organizations who are actively participating on
> the task force to call in to the radio station and that they are allowed
> to make the announcement on the air thus relieving KPFK on any legal
> responsibility since the announcements are being made by individuals and
> organizations belonging to the task force and not KPFK. We believe that
> KPFK could be a crucial part of these efforts if only it would support its
> listeners of the migrant community and do the right thing.
>
> Our commitment to KPFK will continue and we can assure the management and
> programming teams that your support would in turn create a new listener
> demographic and it would gain much support from the ever growing migrant
> community. We sincerely hope that you will take our proposed resolution
> into serious consideration and that you would join us as we fight these
> oppressive and fascists government tactics against our community.
>
> It would be regrettable if KPFK stood by and allowed families to be torn
> apart while this injustice continues. We are requesting that you meet
> with the task force so that the necessary steps are immediately
> implemented to allow the alerts to be broad casted. Every day that passes
> by brings more suffering to our communities and more people are displaced.
> This is a serious matter that requires your immediate attention.
>
> Please feel free to contact us at (714) 381-6305 or (323) 854-2060 so that
> we may schedule a meeting to discuss our proposed actions. Failure to do
> so will cause many of the organizations that have supported KPFK for many
> years to withdraw its support and sponsorship. We know that KPFK has
> always stood for justice and the truth, we hope that you will continue
> that legacy by supporting our efforts and the community who supports you.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> The Stop the ICE Raids Task Force
>
> __._,_.___
>
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