To the Listeners:
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Berthold Reimers
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"Tis the season to "buy, buy, buy". But it is also the time of year when many organizations "appeal" to you to "give, give, give". As the economy continues to falter and so many are still out of work, we were gratified to experience, time and again this past year, how many of you among the WBAI membership continue to support this station however you can. Support has come in donations as small as $5, through hundreds of hours of volunteered time, and through your listener commentaries and suggestions.
We feel your support by the increased number of "thumbs ups" on our facebook page, the thousands following our tweets, the comments on our blog, the numerous applications for internships, and the number of new subscribers to this e-Newsletter. It seems our "appeal" is reflected in many ways other than in monetary contributions.
That said, there are still financial considerations that greatly effect WBAI, but we continue to let what we do all year long be an ongoing appeal which seems to be working. Below you will see several ways that members are participating in supporting the station; The Ongoing Online Auction Marketplace, a Kickstarter project, through Matching Funds programs, the Premium of the Month, the WBAI 2011 T-shirt...and The Very Last Fund Drive (for this year, anyway...).
Please accept our sincere gratitude for your generosity of ideas, hours spent helping at the station, attendance at WBAI events, and for - yes, the financial support without which there would be no WBAI. Thank you members, producers, and staff for a great year!
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- December 1 + 8, 7:30pm - Screenings of THRIVE, the highly acclaimed enlightening documentary film revealing the hidden truths about free, clean, and abundant energy available to all of humanity right now. Doors open at 7pm for dinner. $5 suggested donation. 56 Walker St. More info Here.
- December 2, 7pm- IMBOZIO (A gathering)- Moderated by WBAI's Robert Knight, the symposium will begin with a panel discussion by South
 African scholars Tseliso Thipanyane, Nomsa Mazwai, and Clement Fana Hlongwane. The focus of this IMBIZO will be South Africa's 'PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY', a discussion about South Africa's overall economic/political successes and challenges post apartheid. Brecht Forum, W 451 West Street, (212) 242-4201 Please RSVP, those who do will get first entrance.
- December 5, 7pm - Greg Palast Benefit for WBAI - Greg Palast and Friends,
 lecture, film, and book signing. Greg and a panel of surprise well-known guests will discuss his newest publication: Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates and High-Finance Predators. A tale of oil, sex, shoes, radiation and investigative reporting. From the Arctic Circle to the Islamic Republic of BP, from a burnt nuclear reactor in Japan to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Palast uncovers a story you won't get on CNN. Greg Palast's crew of journalist-detectives chase down British Petroleum bag men, CIA operatives, nuclear power con men and "The Vultures," billionaire financial speculators who, through bribery, flim-flam and political muscle, take entire nations hostage for mega-profits. Community Church of NYC, 40 East 35th Street. Tickets can only be purchased in advance only HERE. - December 9, 7pm- Howard Zinn's Marx in Soho,
 with Tony Palmieri as Karl Marx. A portrayal of the return of Marx roughly a century after his death. Embedded in some secular afterlife where intellectuals, artists, and radicals are sent, Marx is given permission by the administrative committee to return to Soho London to have his say. But through a bureaucratic mixup he winds up in SoHo in New York. Brecht Forum, 451 West St. For tickets call Kazembe at 212-242-4201,ext.11 or register here.
- December 10, 4pm-Midnite: Hip Hop Takeover - Ifé Dancy presents a special live broadcast featuring Kangol Kid from legendary UTFO, NYOil aka
 Kool Kim from the UMC's, Def Jam's first lady Nikki D, pioneering Rock Steady Crew's Crazy Legs, and DJ Johnny Juice. DJ Evil Dee will guest host telling hip hop history, past to present. Kangol Kid will introduce the MAMA LUKE foundation project. Be a part of this audience. Be a part of history. Cold Crush Brothers will have a special live audience session starting at 9pm. To be a part of the live studio audience email here . Limited seating,  please email by December 7th. For more information go to www.TheHipHopTakeOver.com or call 212-209-2941. Learn more about Mama Luke here. - December 13, 7:30pm- Global Capitalism, A Monthly Update & Discussion with Rick Wolff. The Tuesday evening discussions will each begin with an update and analysis of major economic events of the last month and their contexts of longer-term economic trends shaping politics and society here and abroad. We will focus on the evolving global capitalist economic crisis and its consequences. Brecht Forum, 451 West Street Phone: 212. 242.4201
- December 18, 1pm - Everything Old Is New Again Holiday Show - A
 benefit for WBAI hosted by David Kenney with performances by Tom Anderson, John Bucchino, Eric Comstock, Melissa Errico, Barbara Fasano, Mary Foster Conklin, Karen Oberlin, Kendra Shank and more to be announced. Door prizes, raffles and give-aways. At The Metropolitan Room. 34 West 22nd St. 212.206.0440 Buy Tickets
Listings of events for not- for- profit organizations must be submitted by the 15th of the month prior to publication of the e-Newsletter for the next month. Email information here.
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Host Highlights |
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Armand Di Mele :: The Positive Mind
Armand F. DiMele, scientist, teacher and supervisor, has conducted workshops, lectures, classes and training seminars on Understanding Human Functioning at learning and health care institutions throughout the United States and Europe. He is the founder of the DiMele Center for Psychotherapy, Counseling and Research in New York City, and he is the producer and host of The Positive Mind, aired 1-2pm weekdays on WBAI (see schedule below).
Armand is a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, a Certified Rehabilitation Specialist and a registered graduate education Supervisor. He is Chairman of The Foundation for Positive Psychology, President of Tudor Health Equities, past-president of both The New York Institute for the Dynamic Psychotherapies and The Institute for the Study of Human Energies. He has served as an instructor at Hunter College, Adelphi University, and at the New School for Social Research. His research findings on The Nature of Anxiety have been featured on numerous radio and television programs including a recent CBS -TV News Special focused on new remedies for depression.
Armand has also served as Psychology Expert for the R.K.O. radio network and Co-chairman of the Mental Health Division of Pratt Institute's Health and Nutrition Certification Program. He is a Fellow of Great Britain's Royal Society of Health. His background in the social sciences includes learning and memory research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and extensive training in both traditional and contemporary modalities of psychotherapy and healing. Armand DiMele is known for his pioneering therapeutic treatment of Multiple Personality Dysfunction, and his unique understanding of the causes of human fragmentation and unity. He teaches strategies for fusing feelings and knowledge. Articles about his innovative approach have recently appeared in The New York Times, Psychology Today, The Brain/Mind Bulletin, Science, Behavior Today, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. Twenty five years ago he appeared on WBAI as a guest, then as co-host to Gary Null, then got his own program. His is probably the longest running uninterrupted program on BAI. He might have gotten his affinity for radio somewhere, since he never liked TV appearances and treasured the radio voice instead, as do a lot of our older audience. When he was originally hired at WBAI, the premise was that since reality perception is generally a downer, they needed to have someone to keep the spirit alive. Hence, "The Positive Mind". Armand writes, "Now the banner is yours - each and every one of you. Break out the smiles and kindness. Look at someone directly when you say "good morning."" Armand recently discovered an old photo (pictured below) and in it you see a store, his mother in front, which they had for 5 years from the time that he was born. In effect he grew up on radio. The store did little else than repair radios. It was located on east 10th street. Armand recently queried listeners about their memories associated with radio. They can be read on Armand's facebook page, here.
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Online Auction Marketplace!
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Remember The WBAI Craft's Fair?
A new holiday, every day tradition...We're having an Auction!
We need your donations of services and opportunities (and perhaps goods) for the online auction. This tradition in the making will once more put BAI and its community at the center of NYC's holiday shopping and gifting.
Your donation can come from your vocation or avocation, or from your connections to unique people and places. Professional services of all kinds: that includes jugglers and clowns, as well as lawyers, interior designers, and financial consultants. Arts, crafts, song, performance, culinary delights, backstage access, unique opportunities, local merchants, teaching, guiding, sharing, leading, mentoring, training, amazing! Foodists and Buddhists?!
Our goal is a collection of auction items that will show off the talents and accomplishments of our listeners, station staff, and their near and dear, and which speak to the values and interests of the WBAI community. Let's strut our stuff. The rest of NYC will be watching! For Info and to donate/ send pics of your items: email here To register and bid: here
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Special Report: Occupy Wall St.
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The OWS Radio show is currently offering daily check-ins about the latest breaking news from the streets. Hear the voices, the heart, the soul of this 99% growing, and now global movement. On the show, a roundtable of hosts and producers will be your path to the action happening in the Occupy Movement day. Join Victoria Sobel (Finance), Luke Richardson (Media), Daniel Levine (Press), Dan Feidt (Live Video), Sade Adona (Mediation), Michael Premo (Press), Max Hodes (Sanitation), Amy Hamburger (Kitchen), and Faith Laugier (Media & Direct Action) for daily updates.
On November 3, WBAI broadcast live from Zucotti Park, the People's Court Trial of Goldman Sachs, moderated by WBAI Interim Program Director, Tony Bates. Chris Hedges and Cornel West listed the crimes perpetuated against the American people after which victims of Goldman Sachs' illegal operations testified before the group. Video of the proceedings have gone viral. Excerpt below.  | | Tony Bates, Chris Hedges, Cornel West |
On November 13th 2011, economists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst drafted an open statement to the Occupy Wall Street movement pledging their support. Since then, more than 200 economists from around the world have added their names. Read more at econ4.org.
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'Tis the season to Donate, Donate, Donate!
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December 1-7
Your last chance (in 2011) to support your favorite shows
through on-air pledging.
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 WBAI's Save our Sounds archive project has been accepted as a Kickstarter project. Until January 22, 2012 you can donate to support the saving of 40 years of irreplaceable WBAI audio reels.
The project has a goal of $3,000 to cover the cost of shipping cartons containing decomposing reel to reel tapes to the Pacifica Archives for restoration.
The audio of many iconic voices of the 20thc will become part of the archival collection made available to the public online. Donate $25 or more and receive a thank you gift of Noam Chomsky's Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours, a DVD of his historic speech at Riverside Church in NYC in 2009. DONATEHERE.
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Did you know that your donations could be doubled, tripled or quadrupled through matching grants from your employer? Please check with your employer for their specific program. You can also check on our website to see if your employer is on our list of some who participate in this form of matched employee contributions. See the list HERE.
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Volunteers | Internships
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Volunteer of the Month: Andrew Bell
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Andrew Bell
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Andrew-Markus Bell is a Tallahassee, FL native living in the City of New York since 2005. The only son of a minister and librarian, Andrew learned to read at the age of two and to walk by faith before his first memories formed. Throughout his life, Andrew has been a tireless volunteer and activist in his communities. In the eleventh grade Andrew won the national grand prize for MTV's Fight for Your Rights PSA Contest. That marked Andrew's first visit to New York in 2002. Andrew returned to New York in 2005 after leaving college to pursue adventure and an independent life of his own creation. In 2006, after another systematic police murder appeared in the news, Andrew was incensed and could not stand the mainstream coverage of the murder, inadequate that it was. Someone told him, "You gotta listen to BAI!" Shortly after he began listening, a pledge drive began. Andrew decided to volunteer. Since then, Andrew has been in and out of the station for numerous drives. By fall of this year he was a Tally Coordinator and totally hooked on the "diversity, vibrancy and creativity present in every moment at the station."
Andrew conducted his first live interview at the Clearwater Music Festival an after that he started working on the community bulletin board. In October, the Volunteers for Peace Action Conference he organized was sponsored by WBAI. Andrew has learned radio production, teamwork, how to keep his cool and gained many friends in the process. Andrew is a writer for askanewyorker.com, board member of Volunteers for Peace. org, dancer, actor and a really good human being.
"The BAI family has looked out for me in every way. Though tense moments or days occur, I have always wanted to come back. The love of Truth, the Spirit of community service and the dedication to the ideals we all share is overwhelming and everlasting. As I travel to Aruba, Venezuela and Colombia this winter and
spring, I will take all the best of all of you with me."
If you have well developed skills and talents like Andrew's and would like to volunteer, please contact us here.
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I n t e r n s h i p s
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Lukas Reckhaus
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We would like to welcome Lukas Reckhaus who is interning in the Newsroom. Lukas is a recent graduate of Fordham University where he had a full four year scholarship in the International Studies program.
Applications are now being accepted for Winter + Spring (credit and non-credit) internships in audio engineering, marketing, accounting, graphic design, social media networking, event planning, general station support, and business organization . Please email resumes, days/hours of availability, and areas of interest to: internship@wbai.org
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Membership
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Pledge for the 2011 WBAI T-shirt!
Pledge $60 and make the season's most important fashion statements;
that you support WBAI and that WBAI is radio for the 99%.
Available in Men's style s-xxl and Women's sizes s-xxl
Pledge Here ___________________________________________________________________  A list of shops, eateries, movie houses, lecture halls, museums, and performance venues that give discounts to WBAI members will be posted shortly on our website.
To be eligible you must be a card carrying WBAI member!
Cards will be sent out automatically starting with the December Fund Drive.
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Listener Commentary
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Re: The Wall Street Occupation- The current episode reminds me of Stonewall. Let's hope that it produces similar long term results.
- Stewart R. Manville
Wow! After listening to Sheldon Walden off and on for some years, I am still wondering: why does he host a radio program? He can barely utter a coherent sentence. He is not on a learning curve either, no improvement in sight. It is painful to listen to him. Also, he has exhausted the topic of circumcision. For politics he is not sharp/informed enough. His treatment of callers is often curt. I am listening to better programs elsewhere.- Barbara Macher I'd like to register my great appreciation for and enjoyment of the Kimberly Massengill show Thump and Growl. I discovered the show just two weeks ago and have become an ardent fan. The program adds a new and welcome dimension to the panorama of WBAI music programming. We needed the unexpected, eclectic music picks that Kimberly brings to the listeners. I marvel at Kimberly's knowledge of lesser known artists and her knowledge of international music and musicians. Thank you for this! Great programming! - Judith Schafer I am a nobody. I am a mother who was sitting watching her son play and heard the raised and tired voices of Occupy Wall Street from the safety of her living room. I got sick when I was pregnant and had to stop working. My parents disapproved of the pregnancy and kicked me out. Within the year I was pregnant, I had four temporary addresses. I cried many nights from being hungry and made love to stay warm in the winter when the landlord would shut off the heat. I applied for government assistance but was denied. A kind lady did help me get Medicaid for my son when he was still in the womb, and for that reason I wish to remain anonymous so they don't take it away. Last night I saw a grown man with tears in his eyes because his family could not afford to keep him in their home anymore. He was told they needed his bed to give to their children because creditors were taking all of their possessions. On a daily basis, I get threatening letters from debt collectors and lawyers. Banks wake me up in the morning because I can't pay them back. I wish I could pay them, I really do. I wish I could put gas in my car, but every week there is a new and higher price to pay. I wish I could give my son a nice home with any toy that he wants, but I can't. They say the richeget richer and the poorer get poorer, which is perhaps why so many are so angry and so hungry. My son is six months old with a name I chose from the bible of someone who saved many. My wish for him is to never go to bed hungry or cold or bitter. I feel sorry for the people getting beaten in the streets and for the people doing the beating. Police get paid to hurt others but perhaps they, too, are desperate for a paycheck to feed their families to keep them warm and pay the greedy who ooze with money. I am sorry that so many die of famine, and that it is normal to look at the homeless but never truly see them. The president has a private jet, but I don't have enough gas to get to the supermarket. There are watches being sold on Fifth Ave. that could pay my rent for a year. People are calling Occupy Wall Street a bunch of pissed off kids, but at least they are doing something. Isn't it the motto of NYC that if you see something, say something? It takes courage to stand in front of a baton and not run. I wish for everyone to be fed and warm, but they may say I'm a dreamer. Now I know I'm not the only one. Fight, believe, never give up, be safe and be warm my friends. I am sorry for the bruises. I hope they feed people in the end. Thank you for being so brave, God bless you all. - An Anonymous American I was enthused about a regular OWS program with daily updates on WBAI. I WAS because after two days, you have a guy on there that every word that comes out of his mouth is "basically" or prefaced by it. You should know how irritating that verbal tic is to a radio listener who is concentrating on what is said. It also demeans and condescends to the listener. It is at the same time a way for the speaker to inflate his own self esteem by flogging and repeating words that appear to emphasize personal knowledge. It's also bad English up front. This is a fault which has become some sort of custom or accepted colloquialism. But like infuriating verbal tics that have gone before it (such as y'know and 'like y'know') it will drive listeners like me right out the door. It's a wiggle word, verbal garbage, where simple declarative statements about the movement are needed. New York City is a big place. This is not the best the host can do to find people to represent the movement. Signed disappointed, - Lon Ponschock Listening on audio stream in Appleton, WI Many have referred to WBAI, and its parent stations as a group, as the last bastion of the "free press" available in broadcast media - or words to that effect. I agree, and have become a devoted listener and contributor. So my question, albeit a rhetorical one, is this - Has Gary Null taken WBAI hostage? For weeks now, it seems like every time I tune in to the station, no matter what hour or what day, Gary Null is pontificating - live or on tape. Really, it is too much. And it's a real shame because he is excellent in smaller doses, say, one hour per day - if that. And he is insightful, informative, and brilliant. I have faith in his research findings on nutrition, and have occasional interest in his political insights - which are often just that - insightful. But he is narcissistic, to say the least. And worse, that narcissism seems to be a base component of his personality to the point that sometimes his on-air time (his show and during pledge drive) becomes uncomfortable and downright scary. He's always offering anecdotes about "some person" he met at one of his talks who he had set straight on some issue - always. It is oppressive. It must be compensation for the amount of money he is contributing to, and raising for, the station, but it does not make for good listening. And it's not important listening. Please, please, please reduce his on-air time for the next pledge drive...please. - Bill Schulz Saddle Brook, NJ
Please send your comments, complaints, or compliments related to any program subject matter aired this month to listenercommentary@wbai.org with "Listener Comment" in the subject line. Submissions should be limited to 400 words and please include your full name and location. We reserve the right to edit where deemed necessary.
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Program Schedule
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Regular programming will be pre-empted December 1-7,
for The Last Fund Drive (of the year).
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Berthold Reimers - General Station Manager
WBAI Pacifica Radio
120 Wall Street, 10th Floor
(212) 209-2800
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Premium of the Month
Dan McDonald "The Liferegenerator" Raw Food Guru presents: How to Lose 1 Pound a Day the Healthy Way
Support WBAI with your pledge of $55 here
- Learn why fruits and vegetables are one of the biggest keys to more energy. Once you understand Dan's methods, your energy will explode!
- Discover how to drop weight effortlessly! Counting calories and measuring food hardly ever works and there's a better way. Let Dan show you how.
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