SF Pacifica Protest

photos by Bill Carpenter

     In San Francisco, Epstein, Becker and Green is at 2 Embarcadero Center (map) on the Front St. side of the building, which is very near Embarcadero BART. We are focusing on the 11:30-1:00 lunch time slot, Wednesdays, and Fridays, except holidays. Even 2 people at any one time is very helpful, and more are obviously better. It's not embarrassing or confrontational, it's informative and many people do take notice, accept flyers and this will eventually get back to the executives running these corporations. The negative publicity for the employers of John Murdock should put pressure on this Board member. This was a very effective tactic during the civil rights struggles when people picketed chains who were discriminating against people of color by protesting 'at a franchise of the chain nearest you'.
          If you can join us to picket on Wednesday or Friday, from 11:30-1pm at 2 Embarcadero Center (on the Front St. side) in San Francisco, please email Anne Fitzmaurice at aftzmrc@pacbell.net. Tell her that you will be there and she will coordinate so that you are with others and have flyers to pass out.
      The experience is interesting, more people are beginning to understand about the role of Epstein, Becker and Green, and 2 Embarcadero Ctr. is very close to the Embarcadero BART station.

Call Epstein Becker and Green and tell them you want John Murdock to resign from the Board of the Pacifica Foundation.
Phone: 202-861-0900, fax: 202-296-2882
in SF: (415) 398-3500, FAX: (415) 398-0955
— A LETTER to Epstein, Becker & Green employees —

Flyers
Phone, fax, and addresses included here.
See these informative flyers, which you can download to print, copy, and hand out (in PDF form, full sheets, to cut in half):
- Epstein, Becker, and Green only: front, back
- Epstein, Becker, and Green and C.B. Richard Ellis: front, back.

[below written Friday 11/17, before WBAI crisis]

Leafletting began this week in the SF financial district, and there were six of us at lunchtime today handing out lots of flyers. We had two bright orange signs: "Michael Palmer of C.B. Richard Ellis, HANDS OFF KPFA!".

We were surprised by the amount of positive reaction we got there in the belly of the corporate beast. Judging by what happened today, I think that if this presence can be kept up as a regular event it can have a real effect!

People generally seemed curious about us. At one point a black-clad security looking person was cell-phoning up to HQ and was overheard to say, "Who is Michael Palmer? There are six people out here with signs and flyers..." Then several employees of CB Richard Ellis stopped to talk and ask, "Who is this Michael Palmer? I don't know any Michael Palmer" -- and they were informed of the situation with Pacifica. Many other people also stopped to talk.

We need this kind of thing, we need the Pacifica Natonal Board members to be questioned at their places of work about what they are up to.

We need to work on getting more people involved in this action, so we can keep it going, because while doing it one time was great, it needs to be something that happens regularly. The plan is to have leafletting happen M-W-F (except holiday weeks). Coordinating with others is good, because it really helps to have a couple of people bring signs to get the message across at a glance -- many people take leaflets when they see the signs. Also, saying something about "help KPFA Radio" in a loud voice seemed to catch a lot of people's attention.

This action is focusing on two PNB members who are employed by firms with offices in San Francisco: - John Murdock, Epstein Becker & Green: SF office is at Two Embarcadero Center. - Michael Palmer, CB Richard Ellis: SF office is at Embarcadero Center West, 275 Battery St. [also see http://www.mediademocracynow.org for background info from Media Alliance]