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People’s Conference for Palestine; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Biko Eisen-Martin

This week marks eight full months of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. On today’s show, we’ll hear audio from the People’s Conference for Palestine, a gathering that took place on May 24-26 where 3,500 organizers came together to coalesce the movement for Palestinian liberation and to identify next steps. We’ll hear from conference organizers with the … Continued


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Congressional inaction threatens victims of U.S. nuclear testing, and UC Davis students speak out from Palestine encampment

A major bill providing some redress for some victims of U.S. nuclear testing, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, is set to expire on June 7th, 2024 unless House Speaker Mike Johnson brings it up for a vote. But simply extending the existing compensation law would be a gross injustice, since it excludes Downwinder … Continued


Israel carried out a series of bombings over the weekend, burning families and children alive in tents and then striking a second displaced persons camp last night. On this show, we air a short clip from the People’s Conference for Palestine, held in Detroit from Friday, May 24, 2024 to Sunday, May 26, 2024. BreakThrough … Continued


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Ancestral Healing from Syria to the Sinai; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Leroy Moore

We’re joined on today’s show by the author of a brand new book that ties cultural survival to earth-based knowledge. In The Land in Our Bones: Plantcestral Herbalism and Healing Cultures from Syria to the Sinai, Lebanese ethnobotanist, sovereignty steward, and cultural worker Layla K Feghali offers a layered history of the healing plants of … Continued


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Jewish Biden Appointee Lily Greenberg Call Resigns in Protest; Plus Abolitionist Demands of the Student Intifada – Spring Fund Drive Special

Today is the 230th day of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.  Here on KPFA, we’ve been covering that violence itself as well as the US’s apparent unending blank check for Israel’s war machine that comes across in weapons transfers, cash, and political support. But even within the Biden Administration, distress in our country’s support for … Continued


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Returning Home to Our Bodies w/ Abigail Rose Clarke – Spring Fund Drive Special

On todays show, some more healing justice for your life and for the world.  Activist, author and somatics professional Abigail Rose Clarke joins us to discuss her new book Returning Home to Our Bodies which reminds us that truly meaningful embodiment practice nurtures our relationships among self, nature, and community. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $100 – … Continued


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Environmental Warfare in Gaza – Spring Fund Drive Special

Since 2014, the bulldozing of Palestinian lands by the Israeli occupation forces has been complemented by unannounced aerial spraying of military herbicides, extending the reach of Israeli violence into the realm of chemical warfare. Today, the spraying has destroyed entire swaths of arable land in Gaza, forcibly changing a once-lush Palestinian landscape, and providing the … Continued


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International Court of Justice Hears South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel

In this hour of special coverage, we hear the end of the International Court of Justice hearing, listening to South African lawyers arguing the genocide case against Israel. Then, we go to analyst guests George Bisharat, Khury Peterson-Smith, and Barry Trachtenberg for analysis and reflection. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $100 and receive a black zippered sweatshirt celebrating … Continued