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KPFA Live from Alcatraz Island!

November 28 2024

THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THANKSGIVING SUNRISE GATHERING ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND

KPFA Live from Alcatraz Island!

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THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THANKSGIVING SUNRISE GATHERING ON ALCATRAZ 2024 On Thursday, November 28th, KPFA proudly continues its decades-long tradition of broadcasting the Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering live from Alcatraz Island. From 5 AM to 8 AM, hear the voices, prayers, songs, and reflections that honor Indigenous resilience, culture, and history. This powerful event is...

Hard Knock Radio

Love Life Week: Honoring Giants and Community Spirit and Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz

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In a recent heartfelt conversation on Hard Knock Radio, host **Davey D** welcomed community activist **Donald Lacy** to discuss the significance of **Love Life Week** and to reflect on the legacies of three influential figures: Reverend Arnold Townsend, Reverend Cecil Williams, and Dr. Nathan Hare. This year’s Love Life Week is particularly poignant as the … Continued

Special Broadcast

Alcatraz Indigenous People’s Sunrise Gathering — Thanksgiving 2023

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In this special broadcast, we present audio from this year’s Indigenous People’s Sunrise Gathering, a public event held annually on Alcatraz Island on Thanksgiving Day. The event seeks to honor the traditions of the indigenous peoples on a day normally devoted to giving thanks for the survival of early Jamestown’s white settler community. This day … Continued

Full Circle

Full Circle – November 25, 2022 – The Indigenous Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony

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On tonight’s Full Circle:

We commemorate 530 years of resistance to colonization by indigenous people of this Turtle Island
You’ll hear commentary on what the ‘Thanksgiving Day’ holiday means to indigenous people
You’ll hear sounds from the International Indian Treaty Council’s 43rd Annual Indigenous People’s Day Thanksgiving sunrise ceremony from Alcatraz

Hard Knock Radio

Angelic Troublemaker: Bayard Rustin and The Dark Side of Alcatraz

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On today’s program we honor Bayard Rustin, one of the most central figures in the African American struggle for Civil Rights and Freedom. Rustin was a pacifist, homosexual and practitioner of nonviolence who dedicated his life to racial equality, economic justice and ending warfare. And we speak with writer Kevin Epps about his new book … Continued