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This week on Full Circle we get some information on the 50th anniversary gathering for Wounded Knee and the fight to free Leonard Peltier, imprisoned now for 48 years for a crime he did not commit. On tonight's show, we’ll speak with Carla Cheyenne, an organizer for the 50th anniversary of Wounded Knee. We’ll also hear from Dawn Lawson of the Eagle and the Condor Coalition, she is helping to organ...

This week on Full Circle we dive into politics, some national and some local politics of East Contra Costa County in the city of Antioch. On tonight’s show we’ll hear an interview with Antioch city Council woman Tamisha Torres-Walker, fresh out of her recount victory. We’ll also hear from an advocate for the unhoused, Nicole Gardner of Facing Homelessness in Antioch, she’ll speak on the Antioch ci...

This week on Full Circle we spend the hour on the case of Angelo Quint, Angelo, a Navy veteran, was killed by Antioch police officers December 23rd 2020 as they responded to a mental health call from the family. On tonight’s show we’ll hear sounds from the 2nd Annual Memorial commemorating the life of Angelo Quinto. Including the family, the family attorneys and impacted families. We’ll also hear...

This week on Full Circle we take a holiday break and bring you some of our seasonal musical choices. On tonight’s show we’ll hear the musical choices of, Shiloh B aka DL LOH, Micky aka Ms M, Joy Moore aka Moore Joy, Pamela P aka Pamela Lyons and of course, me, Freewillin Franklin aka Frank Sterling

(ICYMI) Here’s The Replay of Tonight’s Full Circle, Including bonus music tracks that didn’t make it to air. This show is hosted By Sentient Shiloh B, Aka Dj Loh And Freewilllin’ Franklin. Tonight we discuss settler colonialism, with Indigenous historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’ Author of an indigenous people's History of the United States, and KPFA’s Letters & Politics host Mitch Jeserich.

This week on Full Circle we will be diving into the politics of the National Football League, yes the NFL. On tonight’s show, we’ll hear clips from Dave Zirin's ground breaking film, Behind The Shield; The Power and Politics of the NFL. And we’ll hear other sports related productions from First Voice Apprentices..including what the tailgate party of the Oakland Coliseum thought of Colin Kaepernick...

This week on Full Circle we will be spending the hour with multi talented performance artist Joy Damiani. On tonight’s show we’ll hear original music performed by Joy Damiani. We’ll also be speaking with Joy about the release of her new book about her military service “If You Ain’t Cheatin’ You Ain’t Tryin’ and other lessons i learned in the Army”. As well as her music career and her podcast “What...

This week on Full Circle we will be spending the hour with multi talented performance artist Joy Damiani. On tonight’s show we’ll hear original music performed by Joy Damiani. We’ll also be speaking with Joy about the release of her new book about her military service “If You Ain’t Cheating You Ain’t Trying.and other lessons i learned in the military”. We will also talk about her podcast “What the...

This week on Full Circle we are commemorating 530 years of resistance to genocide and colonization by Indigenous People of Turtle Island.. On tonight’s show we’ll hear commentary on what the Thanksgiving day holiday means to Indigenous people. We’ll also be hearing sounds from the 43rd Annual Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering from Alcatraz

Listen to the extended interview with Maria Judice. We talk about the lynching case of Timothy Charles Lee as well as the work she does in Film and visual Arts. The edited version aired as part of Full Circle 11-18-2022 Reflections on The First Annual Memorial Walk for Timothy Charles Lee.

This week on Full Circle we’ll be diving back into the lynching case of Timothy Charles Lee at the Concord BART station in 1985. On tonight’s show we’ll hear voices of the community that gathered in Concord for the 1st annual Memorial Walk for Timothy Charles Lee; testimony from Kiku Johnson, the now former Executive Director of the Rainbow Community Center in Concord. We’ll hear a brief history o...

Tonight, on Full Circle we give a shoutout to Motown – to Hitsville USA that place on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan that produced music that’s been heard around the world. And that changed the music industry. We will hear songs and personal stories from Apprentices and Staff of their favorite songs with comments. And a glimpse of how it all started with the Funk Brothers.

On Full Circle this week We enjoy again 'The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol' as recorded right here in the KPFA Performance Studio. The show was hosted by First Voice graduate Theresa Adams. In addition, this show serves as a reminder that on Sunday, Nov 27, at 4pm, the Black Women's Roots Festival takes place at Freight & Salvage located at 2020 Addison Street in Berkeley - a fabulous afternoon of enter...

This week on Full Circle We will interview with Imani Wilson Shabazz of PLAN C on Medical Abortion Pill options; Listen to how a group of women in Mexico distribute abortion pills to women in Texas and in other restrictive states; We hit the streets to ask young women how the overturning of Roe has affected the way they will vote; We will listen to Hillary Clinton endorse Proposition 1, a Californ...

Tonight on Full Circle we’ll delve into local and state politics with an update on some California bills that were signed this year before the closing of the 2022 legislative session; we'll hear about a historical rent control policy signing celebration held earlier this week in East Contra Costa City of Antioch; including an excerpt from an Antioch City Council District 1 debate; and finally, we’...

Tonight on Full Circle, we’ll honor Indigenous People’s Day 2022. We will hear some of the live broadcast on Alcatraz; listen to two special programs presented by KPFA about Indigenous People’s Day; a feature story about Blood Quantum (also known as Paper Genocide), and an interview with Kanahus Manuel, a First Nations sister from the unceded Secwepmemc Territory. Manuel is a Tiny House Warrior wh...

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 some sounds from past Indigenous People’s Day gatherings. We’ll also get an update from KPFA producer and First Voice graduate Sara Blanco on the upcoming special hour of programming for Indigenous People’s Day. In the second half of the show we...

Tonight’s show is a tribute to the International Day of Peace. We'll have a look at a peace protest from the 1960's; a report back about the International Day of Peace celebration in Oakland; a look at the peace movements of Code Pink; and an interview with a Buddhist teacher whose work has led to a movement for him to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

On tonight’s show we’ll get an update on the situation in Yemen. After 7 years of aerial bombardment by Saudi Arabia and the UAE. A ceasefire and truce is in place and has been holding for the past few months. This update comes from the amazing and moving Dr Aisha Jumaan of the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation. Near the end of the show we’ll hear a poem performed by Alice Walker at the f...

Tonight on Full Circle we will share the musical performances of: The Lovelight Blues Band. This show was hosted by First Voice graduate J.C. Howard who now works for National Public Radio [NPR]. Also Joy Moore our Full Circle Production Consultant hosted Soul Mechanix. And the Bernard Anderson Band was brought to us by First Voice graduate Zakiyyah G.E. Capehart, a spoken word artist who has sinc...

Tonight on Full Circle we are flashing back and sharing some sounds from the UFW and their march/pilgrimage to the governor's office. To demand his signature on AB 2183, CA Ag Labor Relations Voting Choice Act. The right to unionize without fear of intimidation. On tonight’s show we’ll hear interviews and music recorded by First Voice Graduates Frank Sterling and Sara Blanco as they marched and tr...

Tonight on Full Circle, we’re in conversation with two phenomenal women Dr. Cynthia Li, author of Brave New Medicine and Liz Carlisle author of Healing Grounds: Climate Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming. These women’s work is truly groundbreaking, even evolutionary! I’m Joy Moore, your host tonight. Join us as we explore and discover new ways of self care, gaining and maintaining...

Tonight on Full Circle our host Ms. M brings us a special show inspired by a recent article by Joan Morris of the Bay Area News Group.. Tune in and check out different Bay Area literary figures, some you may have heard of. Some maybe not. That’s tonight on Full Circle..

Tonight on Full Circle. We are sharing music that inspires us. On tonight’s show we’ll hear a short update on the UFW march/pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento from La Onda Bajita’s Miguel Gavilan Molina. Miguel will also share a song that has inspired the farmworker movement for decades. After the update Full Circle Apprentices and Graduates will share music that keeps us inspired.

Tonight on Full Circle we are sharing some sounds from the UFW and their march/pilgrimage to the governor's office. To demand his signature on AB 2183, CA Ag Labor Relations Voting Choice Act. The right to unionize without fear of intimidation. On tonight’s show we'll hear an interview with United Farm Workers Union President, Teresa Romero. We’ll also hear from UFW veteran Dolores Huerta and some...