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This week on Full Circle we will hear about three days of actions centering on the antioch police and the mounting text message scandal. On tonight’s show we’ll hear an update on a court case where the Racial Justice Act is being applied by attorneys. We’ll also hear an in depth interview with the family of Angelo Quinto as they prepare to launch the Angelo Quinto Foundation with an event called “...

(ICYMI) Last week on Full Circle we brought you sound from two of the wonderful community events that take place consistently in the Bay Area. First we’ll hear from attendees and participants at East Oakland’s Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival, including, The Black Operating Project, Friends of San Antonio Park, Phil Hutchins from the Eastside Arts Alliance collective. Then we’ll hear from organization...

Tonight on Full Circle, housing rights advocates from East County Regional Group (ECRG) and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment aka ACCE as they demand anti harassment protection and just cause for eviction. And later we’ll hear from a recent graduate of Ygnacio Valley high school as she, her family and supporters speak out about mistreatment from their principal after a violent...

Tonight on Full Circle we celebrate Pride, with Pride In The Plaza. Pride In The Plaza is an annual event held in Concord California. The event is hosted by Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa. On tonight’s show we’ll hear sounds from the annual event including young poets of the Creatio Veritas slam crew and interviews with organizers and participants of the Pride In The Plaza event.

Tonight on Full Circle we celebrate Pride, with Pride In The Plaza. Pride In The Plaza is an annual event held in Concord California. The event is hosted by Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa. On tonight’s show we’ll hear sounds from the annual event including young poets of the Creatio Veritas slam crew and interviews with organizers and participants of the Pride In The Plaza event.

Tonight on Full Circle we celebrate Pride, with Pride In The Plaza. Pride In The Plaza is an annual event held in Concord California. The event is hosted by Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa. On tonight’s show we’ll hear sounds from the annual event including young poets of the Creatio Veritas slam crew and interviews with organizers and participants of the Pride In The Plaza event.

(LATE POST) On last weeks Full Circle show we heard from 4 phenomenal people who use and advocate ecological farming and/or gardening. Kanchan Dawn Hunter from Spiral Gardens in Berkeley, CA; Kelly Carlisle from Acta Non Verba in Oakland, CA, Marissa Lamagna, Bay Area Green Tours, based in Berkeley CA; and Dennis Hutson’s Allenworth Farm in California’s Central Valley. Be sure to tune in Tonight a...

Tonight on Full Circle we give a shout out to dad’s and the LGBTQIA+ community. On tonight’s show we’ll hear stories and commentary about dad’s. In honor of pride month, we’ll hear a short introduction and some kpfa history from our own Channa Wilson. Also we’ll her a tribute to berkeley activist and educator, Mel Martynn (Mar-teen)

Tonight on Full Circle we’ll hear. Interviews collected at the 53rd Chicano Park Day commemoration, including directors and curators of the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center as we tour the museum. Also organizers of the event and indigenous cultural hip hop artists, Aztlan Underground.

Tonight on Full Circle we have two great stories for you. We’ll hear a shout out to the final days of AAPI heritage month with a special piece on Larry Itliong, the Filipino farm worker and organizer who many credit with starting the great grape strike and boycott of 1965. After that we’ll get an update from Camp Ox Sam. That is a resistance camp led by Native elders who are on the frontlines, fig...

Tonight, we are going back to Antioch to get some good news from the East Bay city rocked by a recent police text message scandal and FBI investigation. On tonight’s show we’ll hear two opening ceremonies in the city. First, Antioch is now the only city in Contra Costa County with a non police emergency community response team. We’ll hear some voices from the kick off of what is now known as the A...

Tonight on Full Circle, we will again be covering the Antioch police text message scandal and community outrage. On tonight’s show we’ll hear community response as the community takes to the streets and speaks out about racist police on the department steps ahead of a special city council meeting. We also hear from civil rights attorney John Burris as he launches a federal lawsuit against the Anti...

This week on Full Circle we spoke to three young folks making a difference in the world. Jada Imani youth organizer with Bioneers and former garden student of your truly, Joy Moore. Also Aminah Davis of Access Clean California. Later we speak with Keoni Stokes a garden student at Berkeley Technology Academy.

Late post ICYMI, Full Circle 04-21-23, check out these special music selections for Earth Day. These selections were put together and introduced by Mrs. M. The earth has been designated as female, so consequently we consider her nurturing and bountiful, never the less, we know she also has a tumultuous side. Additionally some of her inhabitants have failed to give her proper respect and so our bel...

Tonight on Full Circle we will be talking about the Antioch Police text message scandal and investigation. On tonight’s show we’ll hear community response as people speak out at a recent city council meeting. We also hear the reflections of city council member and Mayor Pro Tem Tamisha Torres-Walker and Mayor Lamar Thorpe. And we will be asking for your support in honor of kpfa’s 74th birthday

Tonight on Full Circle, we will be exploring cults – what are they, how are they very similar and yet different. On tonight’s show we’ll hear an introduction to Dhyana Levey who grew up in a cult and now hosts Generation Cult a Podcast. It’s an interview show about people who grew up in cults and how they adjusted to mainstream society after they left. Tonight we will hear episodes in the podcasts...

This week on Full Circle we will be taking a look at Bioneers 2023. The 3 day event is coming to Berkeley next week April 6th, 7th and 8th. On tonight's show we'll.speak with 3 organizers of the 3 day event. First up Joy Moore will speak with Marissa LaMagna of Bay Area Green Tours and JP Harpignies, the senior producer of Bioneers 2023. In the second half of the show I speak with Cara Romero, she...

(ICYMI) Tonight’s Full Circle, Sentient Shiloh B’s Women’s Music Mixtape. These musicians provide the soundtrack for women’s rights, beauty, love, freedom dreams and calls for collective liberation. Dolly Parton starts off the mix and is followed by Eurythmics featuring Aretha Franklin and ends with Queen Latifah’s Ladies First. The second segment begins with Cecile McLorin Salvant singing Ida Cox...

This week on Full Circle we will honor Women's History Month with women and youth voices from the 50th Anniversary of the Occupation/ Liberation of Wounded Knee. On tonight’s show we’ll hear youth poets as they share their poetry during the opening night of festivities which honored 40 years of KILI Radio, an independent, Lakota owned and operated, fm radio station. Then we’ll hear the voices of w...

This week on Full Circle, we will check out the local music scene. On tonight’s show we’ll hear from Graal Swartz of Soul Machanix.. He’ll give us a little history of the band and tell us about their upcoming show at Yoshi’s. We’ll also check in with local music advocate out of Concord, Dave Hughes. He hosts a local music show, The Beat of Diablo, he’ll share some local music and tell us where we...

Tonight on Full Circle we’ll hear some history of First Voice by two of the founders, Michael Yoshida and Norman Jayo. We’ll also hear the opening of the 50th anniversary ceremonies honoring Wounded Knee 1973-2023 just recorded on Monday in South Dakota. And we’ll check out some stories from past award winning First Voice producers. All that and we’ll be asking for your support for kpfa tonight fo...

On tonight’s Full Circle, we re-visit an archived program that was recorded in February 2006. It’s black history month tribute Includes: -spoken word from Langston Hughes and June Jordan -an honoring of Coretta Scott King -Berkeley High School students about the meaning of black history month to them -the Ben Oni Orchestra live! -the Ben Oni Youth Orchestra

Tonight’s Full Circle, discusses A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross. In addition, sentient shiloh b plays excerpts of archived speeches and readings of Angela Davis, Shirley Chisholm, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ntozake Shange and Kathleen Cleaver from the Pacifica Radio Archives Voices that Changed the World Collection. All five women are contained in the...

(LATE POST) On last weeks Full Circle show we heard from 4 phenomenal people who use and advocate ecological farming and/or gardening. Kanchan Dawn Hunter from Spiral Gardens in Berkeley, CA; Kelly Carlisle from Acta Non Verba in Oakland, CA, Marissa Lamagna, Bay Area Green Tours, based in Berkeley CA; and Dennis Hutson's Allenworth Farm in California's Central Valley.

This week on Full Circle we celebrate Black History Month with music. On tonight’s show we’ll hear music introduced by First Voice apprentices and graduates that highlight African American artists. Their music and words.