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AMARC received the following information this morning. We
have no other information about it, but interested parties
can communicate directly with the station volunteers at the
phone and fax numbers provided.



>From: "Friends of Community Radio" <friends@netaccess.on.ca>
Subject: Police Action at CKWR
Date: Fri Aug 25 09:38:26 1995



8:57 AM, August 25, 1995

The Board of Directors of CKWR is (as we speak) attempting to remove
the volunteers and members of CKWR who have occupied the building.
They have brought in the police to remove staff, station volunteers,
and any other persons who they suspect of being part of the
occupying group.

Please phone/fax your support as soon as possible.

>Letters of support can be faxed to:  	519-886-0090.
>Phone: 				519-886-9870

Background:

Volunteers and supporters of CKWR Radio in Waterloo, Ontario plan to
occupy the rasdio station premises beginning at 9 AM this Friday.
They will not interfere with regular programming, but will use the
airwaves (and the ensuing media coverage) to publicise what they see
as an unworkable situation the Radio Station.

CKWR was Canada's first English language community radio station.
Over the last year or so there have been repeated conflicts between
the Board of Directors and the staff and volunteers.   Since the
departure of long time manager Frank Fowlie in November of 1994,
there have been a number of Board actions which the staff or
volunteers found unacceptable.  These included:  changing the locks
on the Manager's office and telling staff and station members that
they could not have access to membership lists or files;  suspending
money-making charitable gaming operations;  refusals to provide
direction or job descriptions to remaining staff members;
cancellation of various "contra" advertising deals.  In mid 1995 the
Board revised the Membership applications to specify the occupation,
educational background and ethnic heritage of potential members.
Since that time the Board has suspended affiliations with groups
which they perceived as being "activist".

The Vice President of CKWR has requested that the Board call a
General Meeting of the membership to discuss these concerns, and
possibly to recall some of the current Board members.  The Board has
refused.  At a meeting attended by more than 50 programmers and
supporters it was decided to occupy the station premises.

Letters of support can be faxed to:  	519-886-0090.
Phone: 				519-886-9870

Here's the text of their press release:

                ANGRY MEMBERS TAKE OVER COMMUNlTY
                           RADI0 STATlON

Members of CKWR 98.7 FM, (66 Regina St. N. Waterloo, Ontario) will
be participating in an organised takeover of the radio station
premises, and controlling the airwaves as of Friday August 25th,
1995. The take over will commence at 9:00 am. All members have been
denied their legal right to vote to dissolve the existing Board of
Directors.

Press conference at 1 pm.

For more information, contact Kim Cowan at (5l9) 658-7909




Forwarded by:
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   Association mondiale des radiodiffuseurs communautaires
      World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
          Asociacion mundial de radios comunitarias
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