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San Francisco Liberation Radio appeared to have won Round One with the FCC on Friday, April 30, as Judge Susan Ilston was compelled to hold off issuing a ruling after hearing well-formulated arguments by SFLR’s lawyers. The verdict is in, though: lawyer Ben Rosenfeld has confirmed that Judge Ilston has chosen to rule against SFLR’s motion to dismiss the charges levied against them by the FCC. SFLR, which has a history of media activism, made their arguments on the grounds that the FCC violated their right to due process when they conducted an in rem raid on the station back in October. Rosenfeld stated that the judge had expressed an interest in the possible First Ammendment issues at stake in SFLR's case. The FCC appealed the federal court’s decision to deny their request of an injunction against Free Radio Berkeley founder Stephen Dunifer in 1995. Unfortunately, they eventually won out, even though Dunifer made an historic attempt to challenge the FCC on First Ammendment grounds. SFLR stands a much better chance of winning with this argument, due to the fact that it has applied for a license twice from the FCC, to no avail.
Stay tuned for more updates as they come in here at Indybay. In the meantime, some may have noticed that SFLR’s decade-long inhabited frequency of 93.7FM has been taken over by a new band of pirates. While some may be sad to see SFLR’s traditional frequency filled by someone else, Indybay spoke with the new radio buckaneers who said, "Well, it’s an empty frequency, and it has to be used. So we are." Check out the DIY pirates at West-Add Radio.

A mini-documentary with more information about SFLR and its struggle was screened on May 15 at the Women’s Building.

Tips & Techniques for Better Photos.
Join with us and discover how to improve the overall quality of your photos, whether you're taking pictures of a full-scale police riot or happy, playful kittens! We'll break the workshop into two parts, with the first about shooting in the field, and the second about basic editing in Photoshop.
Presented by photographers Peter Maiden and Matt Fitt, this workshop is designed for ALL levels of photo experience, from beginner to expert. The only requirement is that participants intend to contribute news photos to Indybay.
BRING: a digital camera and (preferably) some prints of your past work.
WHEN: Sunday, May 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Independent Media Center, in the Redstone Building, 2940 16th St., suite 216. (MAP)

ARLA, the Free Radio Area of the Americas, is building a hemisphere-wide network of community microradio stations. On Sunday, May 2nd, ARLAnauts threw a benefit party at San Francisco's Balazo Galería (2811 Mission Street) from 8 p.m. 'til midnight (or maybe a little later than that!), featuring DJs Jacko and Pod P. and videos from Brasil's Radio Muda 105.7 FM. PSA For more info on ARLA check out FTAA IMC.

4/20/2004: Indybay has been nominated for a Webby award in the "Activism" category. Cast your vote in the People's Voice contest! Voting ends May 7.

In 2001, anarchists stormed the stage at the Webbies and stole the "News" award from corporate nominees CNN and ABC News, stating, "The Webby Awards are a celebration of corporate domination over the internet. The whole purpose is to take a popularly created participatory and democratic medium and laud the work of people who are squeezing profit out of it... If Indymedia is an activist site, mainstream media like CNN or ABC are activists for corporations and rich elites." Indymedia, which had been nominated in the "Activism" category, documented the heist (video) and an interview with then-WorldCom CEO and arch-crook Bernie Ebbers (video).

Sunday 7/3 at 8PM: StreetLevel TV Screens at ATA

The Indybay Print Collective had its first meeting on April 24th and decided that we will print the first print edition of Indybay in the first few weeks of June. We still need help and volunteers to publish the print edition.

If you have an inkling for graphic design, writing or just want to help out with this kick-ass project; please drop by the next indybay print collective meeting and/or join the print email list.

To volunteer in any way, please email info 'at' faultlines.org or just show up at one of our open-door meetings. We meet every Thursday at 7pm (1st & 3rd Thursdays at 674 23rd Street in Oakland, ring bell “M”, and 2nd, 4th & 5th Thursdays at the Bay Area IMC space at 2940 16th Street, Suite 216, in S.F.) Get involved today!

International Indymedia Print Website

Street Level TV, a monthly co-production of the Video Activist Network, Indybay, and Radical Transmission, finally premieres on Saturday, April 3rd at 9 p.m. on Access SF cable channel 29.