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Welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine produced by members of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program. On tonight’s show we wish you a Happy Holidays, as Full Circle steps into a holiday break we will hear some favorite Holiday tunes from a variety of genres, of course some Metal, some Punk, Hip Hop and R&B. And again we will be asking for a special holiday donation for this s...

Welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine produced by members of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program. On tonight’s show we will feature one of our star graduate apprentices, Laura Echegaray. Laura is an educator, an artist and an all around great person. Tonight we will hear some of Laura's original work from her first show and her time as an apprentice. We’ll also hear what...

Welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine produced by members of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program. On tonight’s show we will hear a feature story marking 15 years since the execution of Stan Tookie Williams at San Quentin state prison. We’ll hear an excerpt from “Invisible Man'' by Ralph Ellison, read by our own Ms. M. Later we’ll hear a soundscape of killer drone reports...

Welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine produced by members of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program. This week we are taking a break from the politics and stories and busting out an all music show for the holiday week. On Tonight's show we will honor Indigenous people through music. So kick back and enjoy some great music. Tonight on Full Circle all the music will be from in...

Good evening everyone and welcome to Full Circle your cultural affairs radio magazine. Tonight we return to Antioch and hear how the city council has flipped to the more progressive side, Also now with a majority of people of color. Tonight we will speak with newly elected Antioch city Council District one representative Tamisha Walker. Also joining us will be Antioch Unified School District Trust...

Good evening everyone and welcome to Full Circle.. Well (na na na na na na na na hey hey hey goodbye) with the election now nearly two weeks behind us and final results rolling in. Tonight we hear about some big changes in Antioch and why it's important to vote in your local elections. Joining us will be the new Mayor elect Lamor Thorpe and the new Vice Mayor elect Monica Wilson. We’ll also hear f...

Welcome to Full Circle, with the election now behind us and the results slowly coming to light, we thought we would take a break from the politics tonight and get back to the land so to say..On tonight’s show: we will hear from a husband and wife team that run Happy Acre Farm in Sunol. We’ll also hear from the manager of Alameda Point Collaborative and learn of the work they're doing on the west e...

Welcome to Full Circle, with the election now behind us and the results slowly coming to light, we thought we would take a break from the politics tonight and get back to the land so to say..On tonight’s show: we will hear from a husband and wife team that run Happy Acre Farm in Sunol. We’ll also hear from the manager of Alameda Point Collaborative and learn of the work they're doing on the west e...

Welcome to Full Circle. On tonight’s show, we will hear from the League of Women Votes on some of the state propositions including 15 21, 22, & 23. Then we’ll talk about the importance of third parties in a democracy with Barry Hermanson, Barry writes for the SF Bay View, he recently penned an article titled Voting Against Not For a Candidate. We’ll also hear from a pair of graduate apprentices an...

Welcome to Full Circle, on tonight's show, we’ll hear music protesting police brutality. Listen to sounds of black leaders and entertainers talk about unity in the black community and talk about an organization called Black on Black Conversation Against Police Brutality started for black men. Later we’ll discuss “the talk” a tough conversation black parents have with their kids about police brutal...

Welcome to Full Circle. Monday was Indigenous Peoples Day. This year due to Covid 19 the regular gathering on Alcatraz was limited to only 50 people. First Voice Apprentices were honored to be part of the four person broadcast crew for Radio Free Alcatraz. On tonight's show we'll hear sound from the opening of this year's Sunrise Ceremony. We will also speak with First Voice graduate Sara Lafleur-...

Welcome to Full Circle. Monday was Indigenous Peoples Day. This year due to Covid 19 the regular gathering on Alcatraz was limited to only 50 people. First Voice Apprentices were honored to be part of the four person broadcast crew for Radio Free Alcatraz. On tonight's show we'll hear sound from the opening of this year's Sunrise Ceremony. We will also speak with First Voice graduate Sara Lafleur-...

Welcome to Full Circle. Monday was Indigenous Peoples Day. This year due to Covid 19 the regular gathering on Alcatraz was limited to only 50 people. First Voice Apprentices were honored to be part of the four person broadcast crew for Radio Free Alcatraz. On tonight's show we'll hear sound from the opening of this year's Sunrise Ceremony. We will also speak with First Voice graduate Sara Lafleur-...

Good evening everyone… and welcome to Full Circle your Cultural Affairs Radio Magazine produced by members of the kpfa First Voice Apprenticeship Program… Broadcasting from right here in Huichin occupied Ohlone territory also known to settlers as…Berkeley.. As the Black Lives Matter movement continues the fight for justice across this country the police killings also persist, Now joined by militia...

Last week the decision whether or not to prosecute any of the officers in the murder of Breonna Taylor was announced. Surprising no one, no charges were brought in the murder of this young black woman... On tonight's show we’ll get reactions to that decision from community organizations C.U.R.Y.J. that’s Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice as well as J.U.I.C.E. Sacramento… that’s Just...

Good evening everyone and welcome to Full Circle your Cultural Affairs Radio Magazine produced by members of the kpfa First Voice Apprenticeship Program. Tonight's show is all about the music. Black LGBT music that is. The Black lesbian gay bisexual transgender Historical Society has put together a Black LGBT Music Hall of Fame. On tonight's show we’ll talk about the Black LGBT Historical Society...

Tonight on Full Circle, the housing crisis for tenants, particularly low income tenants has existed for quite some time. For many those situations have been exacerbated by the corona virus epidemic. On this episode of Full Circle we take a closer look at the housing situation for tenants in California, we hear from Reetu Mody, the Supervising Attorney at Centro Legal in Oakland. Philip Rapier, a t...

Tonight as we speak, there are activists and community members camped out occupying the grounds outside of the antioch police department. It started with the launch of a hunger strike last friday. On tonight’s show we’ll hear from the hunger strikers themselves and learn what drove them to take this historic action and their future plans. Part of those plans include an upcoming march and rally in...

Good evening everyone… and welcome to Full Circle your Cultural Affairs Radio Magazine produced by members of the kpfa First Voice Apprenticeship Program... Broadcasting from right here in Huichin- occupied Ohlone territory also known to settlers as…Berkeley..As the Black Lives Matter movement continues the fight for justice across this country the police killings also persist, Now joined by milit...

Max Dashu founded the Suppressed Histories Archives in 1970 to research women's history internationally and understand how systems of domination establish and perpetuate themselves. She has built a collection of more than 30,000 images and 100 visual shows. See the Visual Talks link for descriptions of the Suppressed Histories Series. Learn about the creation of the Suppressed Histories Archives,...

Have you ever felt discriminated against in your search for housing? Maybe you felt denied because you had kids or even for the color of your skin? Well who is looking out for this discrimination and what can you do if you feel this has happened to you or someone you know? Tonight on Full Circle we will Speak with a tenants rights advocate from ECHO Housing to learn about some of the services they...

Tonight on Full Circle we speak with activists from three environmental justice organizations in Oakland CA. With histories from twenty five years to today. These folks show why Oakland is a model for environmental justice activism.

Tonight’s Full Circle marks a special milestone for me..(Franklin) as tonight I celebrate 15 years at kpfa. On tonight's show, We will share some of the work I have done as part of the KPFA First Voice Apprenticeship Program over the years, all of which was recorded on location at different antiwar or social justice/labor actions held around the Bay Area. We will hear sounds from the Rise For Clim...

Tonight we will be learning about California systems. The SF Bay-Delta is California’s most critical water resource. When the snowpack in the mountains is low like this year water policy becomes more important than ever. Tribes, development interests, agriculturalists, natural gas fracking, and environmentalists are fighting over their share of this resource. So what does a just water policy look...

Tonight’s Full Circle marks a special milestone for me..(Franklin) as tonight I celebrate 15 years at kpfa. On tonight's show, I will share some of the work I have done over the years and talk about the way kpfa and the First Voice Apprenticeship Program has helped shape my life and drives my desire for equality and justice. Also.. I bring it full circle tonight and close the show with sound recor...