People may be familiar with Kristin from her contributions to FSRN. I have known her for many years through joint work in Anti-Racist Action. I hope you will support her in fighting her termination from CKLN.--Michael
>From: Kristin Schwartz ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 9:19 AM >Subject: [ckln] CKLN fires its News Director >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Dear CKLN community: > >On Monday August 11 I was fired from my position as News Director. I >will be fighting this termination with the support of the staff >union, CUPE 1281. > >It has been an honour and a privilege to be able to serve CKLN as >News Director over the past years, and I have enjoyed working with >many of you. I expect to have that opportunity again in the future. >In any case, please do stay in touch. > >I am circulating the following request for support. Please forward >it to anyone you know who is interested in CKLN's news and spoken >word programming. > >Kristin > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > >August 18, 2008 > >Dear friends, colleagues, comrades: > >I am writing to seek your support. On August 11 I was fired from my >position as News Director at CKLN 88.1fm, without warning and >without cause. After 10 years of service to CKLN, and only six weeks >after returning from a year-long parental leave, I was told that the >current board of directors and I "do not see eye to eye". For that >reason I was terminated, effective immediately. > >It is true that I "don't see eye to eye" with the current board as >they have taken many steps that I disagree with, including >interfering in news programming in ways that are totally >unprecedented, and expelling 30 volunteers who have produced >excellent, community-based, progressive programming at CKLN, without >giving any reasons or opportunity to appeal. This course of action >is shameful and demonstrates a complete lack of responsible >leadership, in my view. > >But "not seeing eye to eye" is not a lawful reason for firing >employees. Thankfully, I now have some protection from this board's >arbitrary behavior because our workplace is unionized with the >largest labour union in the country, the Canadian Union of Public >Employees. CUPE Local 1281 is fighting my termination on my behalf. > >Please, take a few moments to write a letter in support of my work >at CKLN. You can write to ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] and ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED],You may want >to highlight these points: > >- the importance of CKLN's news department for broadcasting >progressive perspectives on the critical issues of our time - war, >poverty, violence, ecological devastation - and for providing access >to the airwaves to poor and working people, racialized people, >women, queer and trans people, youth, disAbled people, and others >who are underrepresented or misrepresented in mainstream media >- the opportunities our news department has created for students, >youth and community members to learn about broadcasting >- my work as a journalist and producer of programming which has >aired across Canada and the United States >- my excellent record of supporting annual special programming for >International Women's Day, LGBTQ Pride, and Prisoner Justice Day >- my contributions to the National Campus/Community Radio Association, and >- the outrageous violation of my rights as a unionized worker, in >the midst of bargaining for a first contract. > >You may send a copy to me at ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED], >our union at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED], and to >Toby Whitfield, a member of CKLN's board of directors representing >the Ryerson Students Union, at ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] The RSU is >CKLN's largest funder. > >Thanks for your support. > >Sincerely, > >Kristin Schwartz > > >p.s. please forward this message to anyone you think will be interested. ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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