Evicted

  A couple months ago, KPFA brought you a documentary on day to day life in a homeless community in Oakland near Home Depot in Fruitvale called The Community of Grace. That was a community that was more or less self-organized: the people there set rules, enforced them, chose who to let move in, and … Continued


Making Contact

Making Contact – July 21, 2019

Covering the movements, issues and people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, RJ Lozada and Anita Jonhson. Sign up for program alerts and sneak peeks from Making Contact at http://ow.ly/1FkV30aq1z2


We speak with Rosa Clemente about her experience along the El Paso, Texas and Mexico border, the United States Immigration policy and the impact it’s having on migrants. Later we cover the Puerto Rican solidarity march in Oakland we speak with Pablo Paredes.   https://rosaclemente.net/biography-of-rosa-clemente/


The Hear and Now

The Hear and Now – July 18, 2019

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Host Derk Richardson covers a lot of musical ground in this episode: Birthday nods to Martha Reeves and Brian Augur, a Persuasions song featuring the late Jerry Lawson, the first song recorded by Elvis Presley (in 1953), favorite tracks from Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billie, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Kevin Welch, Jenna Mammina, Moby, Jenny Scheinman, … Continued


0:08 – Our hosts Cat, Brian and Mitch analyze the racist attacks by the President against freshman Congressional members Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MI), rep Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Rep Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY), collectively known as “The Squad.” We discuss reactions from Democratic leaders, including Nancy Pelosi, and the Squad, as … Continued