The Morning Mix

The Morning Mix – January 18, 2011

The threat to Social Security with California Alliance for Retired Americans, Michael Lyons and Hene Kelly.  Also, Amit Pendyal, new mgr KPFA, and a tribute to Doug Edwards deceased long-time KPFA jazz programmer.  Hosted by Anthony Fest and Adrienne Lauby.  


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The Morning Mix – January 17, 2011

Tara talks to Dolores Huerta, life time civil rights activist, then we go live to Arizona, for a report from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day March as a federal holiday from KPFA’s La Onda and Flashpoints crews.   Also Karina Foote from the Family Education & Resource Center of Oakland and a report from … Continued


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The Morning Mix – January 14, 2011

Aeeshah Clottey, Board President of the Attitudinal Healing Connection of Oakland http://www.ahc-oakland.org, Associate Prof Karen Chapplel on well-designed small housing units http://communityinnovation.berkeley.edu, and the Jazz Heritage Center of San Francisco. http://www.jazzheritagecenter.org  Hosted by Leslie Stovall.


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The Morning Mix – January 13, 2011

Peter Phillips interviews Luke Hiken and Marti Hiken, National Lawyers Guild, Topic: Politics in the US court system, litmus tests for judges, corporate ownership of the judiciary.  Tiny: AKA: Lisa Gray-Garcia with Poetry in Resistance—Inside the Prison Industrial complex.  Peter Phillips interviews Peter Byrne: Investigative Journalist on conflicts of interest in the UC Regents and … Continued


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The Morning Mix – January 12, 2011

Cesar Cruz of the Homies Empowerment Project http://us.ymcaeastbay.org/news helps bring at-risk youth together to break bread. He talks about the need and potential of these efforts. Five young men and DJ Quest from the Horizons DJ Project www.horizons-sf.org/programs/dj_project play some beats and talk about their work with Gary Baca. Modern -day slavery abolitionist, Christina Hebets, … Continued


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The Morning Mix – January 11, 2011

San Francisco Homeless advocate Tommi Avicolli Mecca www.avicollimecca.com talks about San Francisco’s Interim Mayor Process which gave the job to Ed Lee. Adrienne Lauby discusses Jerry Brown’s new budget plan with Jessica Rothhaar of the Health & Human Services Network. www.hhsnetworkca.org/ As Illinois gears up to repeal the death penalty. Anthony Fest talks to Mike … Continued


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The Morning Mix – January 10, 2011

A discussion of Saturday’s Tucson tragedy, which killed of 6 people & injured 14 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Renée Saucedo, Director fo the SF Day Laborer Program and Salvador Reza, Coordinator for Arizona’s Puente Movement, talk to Tara Dorabji. www.sfdaylabor.org http://puenteaz.org In response to Governor Jerry Brown’s release of his proposed state budget, … Continued