KPFA
Arrestees Court Date
1 pm Press Conference
Tuesday, August 10, 1999
The Berkeley court arraignment for the 52 people arrested on July 13, when Dennis Bernstein was ejected from KPFA was to have been on August 10. A press conference was called for 1pm in front of the court, next to Old City Hall on Martin Luther King Jr Way. The arraignment was not carried out as at, oddly it seemed at the last minute, the judge (Judge Jennie Rhine) recused herself on the basis that she was a past KPFA Local Advisory Board member and a former member of the Pacifica Board a few years previously. But, after a fair amount of confusion, everyone filed into court to be called and counted and were told that the arraignment before another judge would next be on Aug. 20.
The photos below are in order of occurrence and are on 2 pages. Link to page two is at bottom of this page.
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 Andrea Buffa (center right) of Media Alliance starts off the press conference. |
 Aileen Alfandary, co-news director at KPFA talks about being arrested in the newsroom where she has worked for 20 years for trespassing! |
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 Supporters and defendants listening to the press conference. |
 Dennis Bernstein explaining the situation for Channel 20 camera. |
 Kahlil Fantauzzi tells about his recent trip to Chicago to explain the KPFA situation to Jesse Jackson's organization and to try to see Mary Frances Berry who was to have been there. |
 Mary Berg, KPFA staff person, gives her statement. |
 Osha Neumann, lawyer for Robbie Osman, being interviewed. Jeffery Blankfort with microphone at left, Wendell Harper at right. Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi talking with Andrea Buffa at left rear. |
 Wendell Harper taped all the interviews. Laurie Lewis at rear left, Marianne Torres rear right. |
 Lavarn Williams talking about Mediation progress = "No Progress!" |
 Laurie Lewis, Berkeley musician, singer & songwriter gives her statement and emphasizes how important KPFA is to the music community. |
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HERE - See page 2
for rest of August 10 photos - including inside courthouse |
URL of this page is: http://www.fsm-a.org/kpfa/KPFA8-10-99.html
(photos taken by Susan Druding with Nikon Coolpix900 digital
camera)
This page updated last at : 12/02/00 09:31 PM