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We are catching up on late posts. On the August 18th episode of Full Circle we heard from First Voice Graduate Sara Blanco as she stepped in to host KPFA’s Flashpoints, filling in for Dennis Bernstein. As contributing producer Sara Blanco covered Cluster Bombs being sent to Ukraine, with a a roundtable discussion with guests with first hand knowledge of what these and other Anti-Personnel Weapons do, and how they still affect people decades later. She also checked in with Reporter, Ziead Abbas, for an update about Jenin Refugee Camp and Palestine.

This week on Full Circle we will hear a short tribute to my cousin Tony, an Oakland native and beloved family man and football coach. Coach Tone as he was known passed away earlier this week. Then we will get an update on the fight to unionize Starbucks locations. I spoke with a SEIU local 1021 organizer. And we will close out the show with a new way of fighting crime, before it happens, we will hear sounds from the first graduating cohort of the Mayor’s Apprenticeship Program in Antioch.

(ICYMI) Last week on Full Circle we introduced our listeners to the Women’s Magazine show, which airs at 1pm on Mondays at KPFA, 94.1 fm. We’ll be enjoying more contributions from them in upcoming months. On this episode we hear:-The 4 producers [3 of whom are First Voice graduates] talk about their focus in producing for Women's Magazine and later in the show Lisa Dettmer interviews women whose films were shown in June’s Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco.

(ICYMI) Last week on Full Circle we shared two stories from two local communities. First, how the Antioch City Council just passed anti harassment and anti retaliation ordinances to protect tenants from negligent or abusive landlords. We also heard an interview from First Voice Graduate apprentice Sara Blanco that was a part of her time hosting the national show Flashpoints here on KPFA. She spoke with an employee of a Petaluma bookstore about how they found flyers containing hate speech placed inside books on their shelves..

(ICYMI) Full Circle and First Voice Media were out at the 16th Annual BH Brilliant Minds Juneteenth Celebration. We spoke to many different community folks and representatives of community organizations. Included in the show was John Burris, Civil Rights Attorney and Jeralynn Blueford of the Allan Blueford Foundation. Be sure to check out videos from the livestream on the First Voice Media Facebook page.

This week on Full Circle we will hear about three days of actions centering on the antioch police and the mounting text message scandal. On tonight’s show we’ll hear an update on a court case where the Racial Justice Act is being applied by attorneys. We’ll also hear an in depth interview with the family of Angelo Quinto as they prepare to launch the Angelo Quinto Foundation with an event called “End The Cover Up- Excited Delirium. We’ll also get an update on where and when local actions will be happening next week

(ICYMI) Last week on Full Circle we brought you sound from two of the wonderful community events that take place consistently in the Bay Area. First we’ll hear from attendees and participants at East Oakland’s Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival, including, The Black Operating Project, Friends of San Antonio Park, Phil Hutchins from the Eastside Arts Alliance collective. Then we’ll hear from organizations at the 2023 Berkeley Juneteenth festival, including, A Better Way, Easy Does It, Berkeley Black Repertory Group and Reparations Now.

Tonight on Full Circle, housing rights advocates from East County Regional Group (ECRG) and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment aka ACCE as they demand anti harassment protection and just cause for eviction. And later we’ll hear from a recent graduate of Ygnacio Valley high school as she, her family and supporters speak out about mistreatment from their principal after a violent attack in a high school bathroom left a young woman traumatized. We’ll also get a reaction from the MDUSD superintendent, Dr. Adam Clark

Tonight on Full Circle we celebrate Pride, with Pride In The Plaza. Pride In The Plaza is an annual event held in Concord California.The event is hosted by Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa. On tonight’s show we’ll hear sounds from the annual event including young poets of the Creatio Veritas slam crew and interviews with organizers and participants of the Pride In The Plaza event.

Tonight on Full Circle we celebrate Pride, with Pride In The Plaza. Pride In The Plaza is an annual event held in Concord California.The event is hosted by Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa. On tonight’s show we’ll hear sounds from the annual event including young poets of the Creatio Veritas slam crew and interviews with organizers and participants of the Pride In The Plaza event.