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Last week on Full Circle we heard from two women from the organization “Soul Of My Soul”. They recently had a theater cancel their screening of the Palestinian film, “Where Olive Trees Weep”. The cancellation came after heavy pressure from Zionist organizations based mainly on the East Coast who targeted the theater and Livermore government officials. Then in the second half of the show, we’ll speak with organizers of the FLACC 2024 Festival, El Grito Por Thawra; A Cry For Revolution. This is a festival of dance, art, music and poetry. There will also be workshops, ofrendas and solidarity.

On this episode of Full Circle We’ll got an update on the Golden Gate 26, the protesters that earlier this year blocked traffic on the Golden Gate bridge demanding a ceasefire in Palestine. Also Contra Costa County is considering a guaranteed basic income. We'll hear from Loren Dalbert, the Program Manager at RCF Connects about what GBI is about and how you can add your voice. And to close out the show, First Voice graduate, Channa Wilson is back on the KPFA airwaves with an interview with Co-Directors of the film “Salmon People: Preserving A Way Of Life.

Last week on Full Circle we kept our eyes and ears on Palestine and Lebanon. We also checked in with the Quinto family out in Antioch. Their loved one, Angelo Quinto was killed by Antioch police in 2020, they were back in court today. On this episode of Full Circle, we’ll hear from the student led day of action for Palestine marking one year of genocide. We’ll hear from the actions held in Berkeley CA. Then later, we’ll get a short update on the Quinto family’s day in court..

This week on Full Circle we keep our eyes and ears on Palestine and Lebanon. And we also check in on some news out of the city of Antioch. On tonight’s show. We get an update on the upcoming week of actions here in the Bay Area marking 1 year of the aggression on Gaza. We’ll be speaking with a representative of Q.U.I.T, Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism for that update. Then later, CA is in the news again making positive changes. The city council just passed Just Cause for Eviction adding that to the list of tenant protections along with Anti Harassment and Rent Control. We’ll hear from the activists at the signing ceremony. And, Antioch just hired a new City Manager, this comes with the specter of racism and a DOJ investigation that was launched after racist comments were posted on social media, including one post calling for the return of hanging to the town square. We’ll hear from the new City Manager herself as she was officially hired and introducing herself to the public.

This week on Full Circle we turn our attention to Lebanon and we also check in on some local events from the past couple weeks. On tonight’s show, we hear from the “All Out for Lebanon" rally in San Francisco. We’ll also hear from the “Julian Assgage is Free" celebration that was held in Berkeley last week. Later we’ll hear from the ILWU local 6, they have walked off the job at Georgia Pacific in Antioch, one of Antioch’s largest employers. And we’ll close out the show with some sound from the 10 year anniversary memorial for Pedie Perez, the unarmed young man who was killed by Richmond police in 2014.

Tonight on Full Circle we will be in conversation with two of the

musicians from the upcoming John Coltrane tribute concert. We’ll talk to upright bassist & bandleader Dewayne Oakley. And vocalist Bryant “Mr. B” Bolling. We’ll also hear live music from our guests who are inspired by John Coltrane. All that, and we’ll be asking for your support for this important media outlet, KPFA.

Last week on Full Circle we continued to keep our eyes and ears on Palestine. On last week’s show, we heard from a recent senate briefing, titled, Gaza, Public Health & Healthcare Access. The hearing featured the voices of doctors and healthcare workers who recently worked in Gaza. We also heard from Nora Barrows Friedman of the Electronic Intifada as she was in conversation with Rashid Khalidi, professor of Arab studies at Columbia University. Recently, Youtube censored the Electronic Intifada, preventing their weekly livestream from being aired on Youtube, we’ll hear from her EI Co-Founder Ali Abunimah on that censorship.

This week on Full Circle, as the attempted genocide on Palestinians continues in Gaza and the West Bank we check in on a couple of local events. On tonight's show, we speak with Fatinah, an organizer with Unmute Humanity. She’ll speak about an upcoming webcast series, Voices Of Palestine and the upcoming 7th episode focusing on Muhammad Bhar the young Palestinian man with autism that was mauled to death by an Israeli military attack dog. We’ll also learn about the upcoming Picnic for Palestine, happening Sunday in Moraga. And to close the show, we hear the weekly news round up from this week's Electronic Intifada

This week on Full Circle, as the attempted genocide on Palestinians continues in Gaza and the West Bank we check in on the anti Palestine or anti genocide movement laws that are being passed around the country and especiall here in California. And as rents continue to rise and evictions continue in California post pandemic, we check in on Antioch, the city just moved forward with a just cause for eviction ordinance

On tonight’s show, we speak with a representative of a coalition of organizations including CAIR, AROC, Central Coast Anti War Coalition, The UC Students Association, Teach Palestine, the Filipino American Educators Association of CA, The Dolores. Huerta Foundation and Jewish Voice for Peace. And to close the show, we hear voices from the Antioch City Council and community as together they move to pass a Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance.

This week on Full Circle, as the devastation continues in Gaza we check in with Palestinians and members of Jewish Voice For Peace and get their thoughts on what did and didn’t happen at the DNC as it relates to Palestine. We’ll host a roundtable discussion on how the DNC treated the genocide in Gaza with Palestinians and Jewish Voice For Peace