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This week on Full Circle, it’s clear now that Israel has enacted the Hannibal Doctrine on October 7th and it’s ongoing, allowing the Israeli occupation forces to kill their own people to prevent them from being taken prisoner. We’ll check in with a report from the Electronic Intifada. And as the devastation from hurricane Beryl is being felt across a large portion of the country we’ll get some upd...

Thanks for your patience as we catch up on some post’s. Last week on Full Circle, we shared some sounds from the IITC 50th anniversary gathering. As some of you may know, I recently became part of the Bay Native Circle team here at KPFA Radio. Tonight we’ll play a couple of interviews that just aired on Bay Native Circle. We'll hear from two women working to make the future a better place for our...

Last week on Full Circle, First Voice Graduate, Channa Wilson , along with her partner Dana travelled to Alaska where they met a wonderful family who are reviving their Haida Nation's cultural practices. This is, of course, after the awful impacts of colonization: deaths from smallpox and other diseases, and Alaska Native children being shipped to boarding school where they were forbidden their la...

This week on Full Circle we have two stories for you. On tonight's show, we hear from the prayer vigil for Leonard Peltier, the American Indian Movement activist and land defender that is coming up on 50 years of incarceration for a crime he didn’t commit. At that prayer vigil for Leonard Peltier, a simultaneous, but autonomous free Palestine encampment was set up and at one point the two actions...

Last week on Full Circle, we heard from Melissa Nold, human rights attorney out of Vallejo CA. There is a lot happening out there trying to clean up a racist violent police department. Melissa will give us an update on a planned action for (tonight) Tuesday June, 11th, at the Vallejo city council. We’ll also check in on the San Francisco Black Film Festival with our special guest, actor, director...

Recently on Full Circle we heard about the current class offerings at the Albany UC Gill Tract Farm including an interview with Sophia Martinez Lopez about the overall project and Joy Moore about the Gill Tract’s medicinal herb series featuring succulents. We also spoke with Lady E about the medicinal properties of Rosemary, and we got a report from Frank Sterling about Project Hope for Palestine....

Last week on Full Circle, we took a stand with two local families whose son’s lives were taken by police. We heard from a ceremony honoring Pedie Perez who was killed by Richmond police in 2014. The city and family just honored Pedie with the placing of two art cans at the site where Pedie was killed. Outside Uncle Sam's Liquors on Cutting Boulevard in Richmond. We also heard from the family of An...

Last week on Full Circle we continued to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine. We heard from Rami of the Palestinian Youth Movement Bay Area. He was part of the protest at the Google I/O conference in Mountain View. They were there speaking out about Google’s contributions facilitating genocide in Palestine. We also heard from the family of Angelo Quinto. The city of Antioch ca just agreed to a set...

Last week on Full Circle we featured voices from the UC Berkeley Gaza Solidarity Encampment and the emergency rally for Rafah at Sproul Plaza, including voices from the rally, the UC Berkeley Divestment Coalition and UC alumni and community activist, Andrea Prichett. We also heard from Professor of Asian American and Asian Diaspora, Arab and Arab American studies, colonialism and post-colonial stu...

This week on Full Circle, we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine. On tonight’s show. The Richmond city council divests from apartheid and war, that includes many companies doing business with Israel, we’ll speak with Richmond Mayor Edurado Martinez and Imam Abubakar Elgarguri. We’ll also hear from Healthcare Workers for Palestine, including Dr Jess Ghannam who spent 25 years working in...

This week on Full Circle we cover national and international news with a local connections. On tonight's show, we’ll get an update on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at UC Berkeley, what’s happening there? What are their demands? Then we’ll get an update on what is happening with the Antioch police one year after being outed as violent, homophobic, racists in a text message scandal.

Last week on Full circle we checked in with the We Rise Production Co-Founders Cat Petru and Nicky Gervacio. We shared clips from their recent community event, Crosspollination hosted and organized by we rise, Including voices from organizations like Homies Empowerment, Anti Police Terror Project and People’s Programs. And within those conversations we kept our eyes and ears on Palestine and Gaza.

This week on Full Circle, We'll hear about the current class offerings at the Albany UC Gill Tract Farm including an interview with Sophia Martinez Lopez about the overall project. Also we speak with Joy Moore on the Gill tract medicinal herbs series, featuring succulents. We’ll also hear about the medicinal properties of rosemary. Later we get a report on Project Hope For Palestine, helping to ge...

This week on Full Circle we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine as well as other conflicts. On tonight’s show, we’ll get a short update on an event called Artists Rising, Oakland to Palestine ,a benefit art show and market for Middle East Children's Alliance. We’ll also have an interview with Save California Salmon. Some salmon runs are down 96 percent, leaving the salmon fishing seaso...

Last week on Full Circle we covered a couple of local events. We heard voices from a gathering honoring Nex Benedict, the non binary youth from Oklahoma who died after an attack in their high school bathroom. Police are saying suicide, but others are waiting for a detailed report. We also heard from a healing ceremony held in Antioch ca, “May We Gather”, a national Buddhist ceremony for Asian Amer...

This Week on Full Circle, the show was all about the women. On the fourth Friday of International Women's History Month, Full Circle celebrated women. Joy Moore was your host and she shared an interview with three women About their journey to, and experiences working at KPFA Radio. She also shared a previously aired interview with Liz Carlisle Author of healing grounds and you’ll hear some great m...

This week on Full Circle we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine and we also cover local and national stories. On tonight's show, we’ll hear a short interview with one of the protesters that shut down the San Francisco international terminal calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. We’ll also hear from the family of Angelo Quinto as they mark 3 years of achievements since their belove...

This week on Full Circle we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine as we share some voices from the hands off Rafah march and rally held last weekend in San Francisco. On tonight’s show, We’ll hear voices that kicked off the event at Harry Bridges Plaza. We’ll also hear a couple short interviews from the march. A doctor shares his thoughts on the targeting of healthcare workers and an org...

This week on Full Circle we turn toward Women's Hestory Month and events, and, of course, while we do that, we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine. On tonight’s show, we’ll hear an interview with retired army Colonel and Diplomat, now warrior for peace, Ann Wright. And in the second half of the show, we get the 411 on the upcoming International Working Women's Day, rally and march, Mar...

This week on Full Circle we’ll hear from a recent teach-in on Gaza held in Brentwood California, including personal testimony from a displaced Palestinian. Also at the teach-in was a representative from Jewish Voice for Peace. We’ll hear how one Jewish person came to realize there needs to be a free Palestine. And a third speaker from the event is a Japanese American faith leader who details how h...

This week on Full Circle we again have three topics for you, although two come from the city of Antioch CA., and of course we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine. On tonight’s show, we’ll hear from public comments at the Antioch City Council as the community pushes for a ceasefire resolution. And staying in antioch, the city has sworn in the first Police Accountability Citizen Oversigh...

This week on Full Circle we again will be covering 3 topics, and, of course, we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine. On tonight’s show, we’ll hear from a protest in Fairfield CA, at the Travis air force base where Code Pink and Youth 4 Palestine protesters demanding a ceasefire blocked entrances to the military base during the morning commute. And JR Valrey and Block Report Radio honor...

This week on Full Circle we will be covering 3 topics, of course we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine. On tonight’s show, we’ll hear from an East Contra Costa Imam, Imam Abubakr and a young organizer from Contra Costa 4 Palestine. They are hosting a teach-in and are pressing for Antioch City Council to bring a ceasefire resolution for a vote. And to kick off Black History Month on Fu...

This week on Full Circle, we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine. On tonight’s show, we’ll hear from Dr Jess Ghannam a Palestinian American doctor who spent 25 years working in Gaza. We’ll also hear from Professor Hatem Bazian of UC Berkeley. They both spoke at the West Coast March on Washington. To close out the show, we’ll hear from JR Valrey and the Block Report, he spoke with Alame...

This week on Full Circle we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine and the ongoing attempted genocide taking place. We also take a look at the growing conflict in the region with US strikes on targets in Yemen and Iraq and Iran launching its own strikes on Iraq, Pakistan and Syria. On tonight’s show, we’ll hear from Aisha Jumaan of the Yemeni Relief and Reconstruction Foundation. She will...