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Paul, the LSB has had meetings with two different attorneys in this
matter - it was made very clear that the GM has the absolute
responsibility to provide a safe workplace, and that the board has no
jurisdiction other than to consider how it was handled at performance
review time. I can't talk to you about the lawsuit at all and won't.<br>
<br>
I would like to clarify the thing about the board voting to dismiss all
pending code of conduct complaints regardless of merit. I do not agree
with Sandy Weinmann on much in KPFT governance, but as you can see from
those minutes, I supported the motion. Ken likes to bring up this
whole thing as evidence that there is a huge conspiracy against him,
but what he doesn't do is tell you what those code of conduct
complaints were. I will try to get them (lost a hard drive since then)
but from memory five of them were about how so and so talked in an
email. "this person called me a name." "that person questioned my
motives" IN EMAIL! The other one was someone storming out of a meeting
and bumping him with her purse<br>
<br>
Technically, the Code of Conduct does say that discussions should be
centered around issues, not people - even on the internet. I have
always disagreed with this as Pacifica's whole reason for being is the
First Amendment, and who the hell can enforce what happens on the
internet?!!! <br>
<br>
So the board has a process for its own members violating the code of
conduct - I think it sits for 30 days after everyone is notified and
then the board meets in executive session to consider it. Well, at
every meeting the lsb runs out of time - much of that is a direct
result of this same guy point-of-ordering every little thing, whether
it makes a difference in the outcome or not - no, I'm not blaming it
all on him but he has played a bigger part than anyone in making the
meetings long and frustrating [as I read that sentence I can just hear
Ken's response - that I am misrepresenting or participating in the
conspiracy because I said EVERY little thing, and he sometimes does not
say anything. I'm leaving it in - the gist is correct]<br>
<br>
So with the regular business, the time wasting, the urgent whatever
that comes up, the LSB had accumulated 6 COC complaints that were all
brought by one guy, and that were frivolous in the big picture. He did
not have the votes to get action on even one of them, and as much as
Ken likes to play the victim, 2/3 of a body that size is not completely
wrong (maybe even 3/4) - this board is not organized in any way except
that it is a frustrating experience for all.<br>
<br>
The motion to dismiss all COC complaints should have really come from
Ken, (one was a year old!), but that is not how he works. It does not
matter that the votes are not there or that 24 board members' time
(including his!) is valuable. After that motion to dismiss them all
passed overwhelmingly, Ken decided to offer his resignation, if the
board would agree to certain terms - that is a whole 'nother chapter
that is quite bizarre and took the board on another 4 month journey
into the ludicrous - not ALL of that was his fault, to be sure. It
started out badly with a long ridiculous discussion about putting his
statement into the minutes because they didn't know what he might say -
again that silly first amendment!~<br>
<br>
I hope that this helps at least a little. I don't need to explain
groups to this list - you kinda gotta work with each other if you call
it a group.<br>
<br>
wendy<br>
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<p><span class="timestamp"><b>After reading the Chronicle article
yesterday that is inserted below in its entirety, I took the time to
catch up and listened to the two KPFT LSB meetings, for January and
February, that are currently available on the KPFT web site. </b></span></p>
<p><span class="timestamp"><b><a
title="http://houston.kpft.org/site/PageServer?pagename=LSB_Meetings_Archive"
href="http://houston.kpft.org/site/PageServer?pagename=LSB_Meetings_Archive">http://houston.kpft.org/site/PageServer?pagename=LSB_Meetings_Archive</a></b></span></p>
<p><span class="timestamp"><b>Would those interested in KPFT listen
to this material? For those who don't have time to listen to it all,
would you be willing to listen to the January meeting, "file 1" from
about 51 minutes to 63 minutes, to hear more about the situation and
the general presentation, professionalism of various members? Would you
then be willing to then determine for yourselves the validity of the
banning of the LSB member from the station and the validity of the
civil suit brought by that member?</b></span></p>
<p><span class="timestamp"><strong>A review of the files on the KPFT
web site reveals inconsistencies between by-laws, practice and
documented agreed decisions and what actual transpires, which are a
major focus of points raised by Mr. Freeland that include a lack of
transparency at KPFT.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="timestamp"><strong>A review of the goings on at KPFT
cannot help but to observe an effort, by some, to isolate, exclude and
ignore Mr. Freeland and to minimize claims that he has made. He was
removed from the LSB and then re-elected</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="timestamp"><strong>This is not to condone nor condemn
any of Mr. Freeland's strategies and tactics, but to observe that
the effort against Mr. Freeland continues.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="timestamp"><strong>I have some empathy about the
situation having recently been asked for forgiveness by someone that
admitted to me that over three years ago, without familiarity with me,
that she started and maintained a concerted effort to exclude me from
participation in a group due to her desire to work with women and due
to her dissatisfaction with a form submitted by my wife about me. It
is, therefore, clear, to me, that the effects of a conspiracy do have
effects on people that stimulate behavior that is not in their best
interest.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="timestamp"><strong>I have to question the action to
prohibit Mr. Freeland from the KPFT station, when in the June 28, 2006
meeting minutes the LSB voted to dismiss six </strong></span><span
class="timestamp"><strong>Code of Conduct Complaint claims made by Mr.
Freeland including physical aggression against Mr. Freeland. It is
also clear that the person that made the motion to "dismiss the six
...Code of Conduct complaints regardless of merit" was the subject of
one of the complaints. Isn’t that called a conflict of interest? See
link </strong><a
title="http://houston.kpft.org/site/DocServer/lsb_Minutes_2006.pdf?docID=5021"
href="http://houston.kpft.org/site/DocServer/lsb_Minutes_2006.pdf?docID=5021"><strong
title="http://houston.kpft.org/site/DocServer/lsb_Minutes_2006.pdf?docID=5021
CTRL + Click to follow link">http://houston.kpft.org/site/DocServer/lsb_Minutes_2006.pdf?docID=5021</strong></a><strong>
pages 38 to 41 of a pdf that displays pages 4, 5 and 6 of the June, 28,
2006 LSB meeting minutes.</strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><strong>At the very least, are there not two
different standards here?</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>The concept of something or someone being a
"threat" is not only used here, it is used by our military to justify
the killing of Iraqis and by our police to justify killing of citizens
of this country. Have not members of this list serve, those in the
Houston "peace and justice" community and those in other parts of this
country complained about extreme reactions to such claims, the most
recent in New York?</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>I, therefore, in light of all of the above
find that it difficult to totally understand the Station Manager's
action and do question his judgment. I do not question if Ms. Bradley
experienced fear any more than I would appreciate anyone rejecting my
claim of fear of what someone might do to me when they refer to my
comments as "bull_ _ _ _" and worse or when someone attacks me when
they don't care for what I have written. Comparing Ms. Bradley's and
Mr. Freeland' stature, it is debatable who would have a physical
advantage.</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>One member of this list serve, just
yesterday, wrote on another discussion group, "<font color="#000000">Ken
screamed 'Shut up, shut up, shut up' at her with his face so close he
was spitting on her and hitting her with his cap. Ken, not Tucker, was
out of control." While it is clear and I understand that many have
emotion around this event I was compelled to responded, </font></strong><strong><font><font
color="#000000">"<span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">Would you be
willing to tell us if you were ever “guilty” of speaking with
enthusiasm and passion and had something besides words come from your
mouth? </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">Would you be
willing to tell us if you were there? </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">Would you be
willing to tell us if you witnessed what you have written? </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">Would you be
willing to tell us if you believe that the Chronicle article and the
publicity about this event, where no legal charges had been filed, is
positive for KPFT? <span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">Would you be
willing to tell us if you .....really believe that Ms. Tucker was, in
fact, in any danger from Mr. Freeland’s hat, voice and accoutrement?" </span></span></font></font></strong><strong><font><font
color="#000000"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;"></span></font></font></strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>There has been no response to my questions.</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>I hear and read plenty of personal criticisms
about Mr. Freeland, but little about the substance of his positions,
just as the mainstream press criticizes Mr. Kucinich and neglects to
focus on the substance of his proposals. Listening to this year's LSB
meetings somehow I find it difficult to single him out for focusing on
insignificant issues.</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>I find it very odd that those LSB members
that are members of this list serve keep their silence here and in the
audio of the two LSB meetings held this year on what are clear
inconsistencies, and possibly a lack of fairness and injustices not to
mention different treatment for different people.</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>I find it confusing that, as members of a LSB
that is tasked with oversight and governance, according to the by-laws,
there was not a demand for immediate action and resolution before
the law suit was filed by the LSB member, as the possibility was
mentioned in the January meeting. Yet some of these same folks
complain that the congress of the United States has not acted fast
enough in their governance duties because they have not passing a bill
to for immediate US withdrawal from Iraq. </strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>Why? Pretexts of "legal issues" or working
within the system to correct it or dislike for Mr. Freeland or
abdication of oversight responsibilities or acceptance of the unitary
station manager concept? </strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>So whatever one things or feels about Mr.
Freeland, does baring him from the station and the resultant law suit
help KPFT?</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>Let the LSB and the Station Management answer
that question.</strong></p>
<p align="left"><strong>Paul</strong></p>
<p><span class="timestamp"><strong></strong></span> </p>
<p><span class="timestamp"></span> </p>
<p><span class="timestamp"><b>March 22, 2007, 9:10PM</b><br>
</span><span class="storyheading3">Activist files suit against
KPFT-FM <a
title="http://houston.kpft.org/site/PageServer?pagename=LSB_Meetings_Archive"
href="http://houston.kpft.org/site/PageServer?pagename=LSB_Meetings_Archive">http://houston.kpft.org/site/PageServer?pagename=LSB_Meetings_Archive</a><br>
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<p class="copyright"><span class="author">By DALE LEZON<br>
</span>Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle </p>
<p>A Houston peace activist and board member of public radio station
KPFT-FM (90.1) filed suit this week after the general manager of the
station barred him from its Montrose studio.</p>
<p>Ken Freeland alleges that Duane Bradley unfairly prohibited him
from coming to the station after Jane Tucker Bradley, no relation,
accused Freeland of assaulting her.</p>
<p>Freeland, a member of Houston Coalition for Justice Not War,
denied the accusation.</p>
<p>Duane Bradley said he banned Freeland from the station to protect
Jane Bradley and other staff members.</p>
<p>Jane Bradley said she feared Freeland after a confrontation with
him during a forum for candidates seeking election to the station board
in October. She said Freeland "jumped into my face" and yelled at her
about the forum's organization.</p>
<p>He didn't hit her, she said, but she filed a complaint against him
with the Houston Police Department.</p>
<p>"His baseball cap was bumping into my forehead," she said. "I felt
he was a threat to me."</p>
<p>Freeland said he didn't touch Bradley, and said he yelled at her
only after she had yelled at him.</p>
<p>Duane Bradley said he filed a trespass affidavit against Freeland
with police after the confrontation.</p>
<p>Freeland could be arrested if he goes onto station property.</p>
<p>Freeland contends that the prohibition curtails his ability to
fulfill his duties as a board member and disenfranchises the people who
voted for him.</p>
<p>State District Judge Tony Lindsay is scheduled to consider a
temporary injunction against the ban on March 30.</p>
<p>Jane Bradley and Lester Radke, who hired her to organize the KPFT
board election, also are named in the lawsuit. Radke worked as the
national election supervisor for the Pacifica Foundation, the station's
parent organization.</p>
<p>The lawsuit also claims that the three defamed Freeland by telling
others about the alleged assault.</p>
<p><em><a title="mailto:dale.lezon@chron.com"
href="mailto:dale.lezon@chron.com" s_oc="null">dale.lezon@chron.com</a>
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