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July 14, 2017 Finding Home: Displacement and Homelessness from Cape Town to California
[1]Needa Bee, Oakland-based housing advocate; Messiah Ali, Oakland resident; Tom Waldman, Director of Communications, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; Flora Harris, C-3 Program Director, St. Joseph Center; Chyheeb Joseph, Outreach Worker, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; Riyaadh Najaar, pigeon racer who was relocated during Apartheid; Delia Adrian and Shahied Mizenheimer, District 6 residents; Jane Roberts , Blikkiesdorp resident.
Credits
Host: Monica Lopez
Producers: Monica Lopez, Marie Choi, RJ Lozada, Anita Johnson
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
Contributing Producers: Tony Andrews, Kimon de Greef, Anita Johnson, Monica Lopez
More information
St. Joseph Center
https://stjosephctr.org/ [2]
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
https://www.lahsa.org/ [3]
“City of Oakland Clears Out The Village Homeless Encampment”, Sam Lefebvre
https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/tk-web/Content?oid=5104385 [4]
Wikipedia Page on Blikkiesdorp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blikkiesdorp [5]
[1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/displacement.jpg
[2] https://stjosephctr.org/
[3] https://www.lahsa.org/
[4] https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/tk-web/Content?oid=5104385
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blikkiesdorp
1 hr
July 07, 2017 Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation” (Encore edition)
Is whitelash enough of an explainer for the rise of president-elect Donald Trump?
Is it rigorous enough to blame the people who didn’t show up to vote for our impending collective struggle under this administration?
On this edition of Making Contact, we rebroadcast a speech contextualizing the election results from Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University, and author of “From Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation.” Dr. Taylor had recently received death threats after a speech she had made at the Hampshire College graduation. From Dr. Taylor’s vantage point, the torrent of legitimized hate as consequence to President Trump is a threat that needs to be stopped by everyone. Fox News obtained Dr. Taylor’s speech, clipping from it and re-presenting it to their audiences. Soon after, Dr. Taylor received a barrage of threats on her life and her family, forcing Dr. Taylor to cancel several speaking events immediately following her speech.
Featuring:
Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, Assistant Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University
Credits
Host: R.J. Lozada
Producers: Monica Lopez, Marie Choi, RJ Lozada, Anita Johnson
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
Special thanks to KPFA for hosting and recording Dr. Taylor’s speech.
More information
Book: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
Video: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Naomi Klein, Resisting Trump’s Shock Doctrine
Podcast: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Black Lives Matter and Black Liberation, Who Makes Cents?
“Achieving Black Liberation: A Conversation With Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor”, Truthout
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “What About Racism”, Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “How We Get Free”, Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “Black Faces in High Places”, Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “No More Eric Garners”, Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “Organizing Fergusons”, Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “Poverty and the Tailspin of Culture”, Jacobin
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9 min
July 07, 2017 Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation” (Encore edition)
[1]Is whitelash enough of an explainer for the rise of president-elect Donald Trump?
Is it rigorous enough to blame the people who didn’t show up to vote for our impending collective struggle under this administration?
On this edition of Making Contact, we rebroadcast a speech contextualizing the election results from Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University, and author of “From Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation.” Dr. Taylor had recently received death threats after a speech she had made at the Hampshire College graduation. From Dr. Taylor’s vantage point, the torrent of legitimized hate as consequence to President Trump is a threat that needs to be stopped by everyone. Fox News obtained Dr. Taylor’s speech, clipping from it and re-presenting it to their audiences. Soon after, Dr. Taylor received a barrage of threats on her life and her family, forcing Dr. Taylor to cancel several speaking events immediately following her speech.
Featuring:
Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, Assistant Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University
Credits
Host: R.J. Lozada
Producers: Monica Lopez, Marie Choi, RJ Lozada, Anita Johnson
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
Special thanks to KPFA for hosting and recording Dr. Taylor’s speech.
More information
Book: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation [2]
Video: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Naomi Klein [3], Resisting Trump's Shock Doctrine
Podcast: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Black Lives Matter and Black Liberation, Who Makes Cents? [4]
“Achieving Black Liberation: A Conversation With Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor” [5], Truthout
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “What About Racism” [6], Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “How We Get Free” [7], Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “Black Faces in High Places” [8], Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “No More Eric Garners” [9], Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “Organizing Fergusons” [10], Jacobin
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, “Poverty and the Tailspin of Culture” [11], Jacobin
[1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Black_Lives_Matter_protest.jpg
[2] https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/778-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation
[3] https://youtu.be/7yH1Id_WAgA
[4] https://whomakescentspodcast.com/2016/04/01/episode-20-keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-on-black-lives-matter-and-black-liberation/
[5] http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/35103-achieving-black-liberation-a-conversation-with-keeanga-yamahtta-taylor
[6] https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/03/black-lives-matter-slavery-discrimination-socialism/
[7] https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/10/black-lives-matter-freddie-gray-civil-war/
[8] https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/05/baltimore-uprising-protests-freddie-gray-black-politicians/
[9] https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/12/no-more-eric-garners/
[10] https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/11/organizing-fergusons/
[11] https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/03/poverty-and-the-tailspin-of-culture/
1 hr
June 30, 2017 The Draft, Duty, and Dissent: G.I. Resistance to War
It was the 1960s ” and throughout the United States, opposition to the War in Vietnam was growing. The Draft forced young men to make a choice about their own participation in the war. And many chose to resist.
Over the course of the war, 2.6 million went to fight in Vietnam. More than 15 million were exempt or disqualified from military service. And over 200,000 officially defied the draft. Today, the US military is made up of those who enlist. What does it take ” in the absence of an official draft ” to build resistance to war and empire among the very people charged with fighting for it?
Featuring:
Draft Resistors: Bruce Cutler, Bruce Dancis, Joseph Gerson, Larry Gossett, Pete Knutson, Mike Rotkin, Phil Stahlman, and Sam Yamashita. Camilo Mejia, former Staff Sergeant, Iraq Veterans Against The War.
Credits:
Host: Marie Choi
The Draft and The Vietnam Generation Producer, Video Editor, Director: Beth Sanders
Camilo Mejia speech Recordist and Video Editor: Charles Jenks
Special thanks to the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice and to Camilo Mejia for allowing us to share it.
Producers: Monica Lopez, Marie Choi, RJ Lozada, Anita Johnson
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
The speeches were originally recorded and produced by Carly Forbes for Migrant Matters, a Rabble.ca podcast.
Photo Credits: flickr
For More information
The Draft and the Vietnam Generation http://www.thedraftproject.com/
Iraq Veterans Against the War https://ivaw.org/
VIDEO SERIES: IVAW Winter Soldier Testimonies on Racism and Dehumanization of the Enemy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbfL8eaF7kQ&list=PLC184F50861366AE3

VIDEO: Camilo Mejia on GI Resistance to the War in Iraq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q290evMczw
Please call us if you carry us-510-459-8558-and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.
The post The Draft, Duty, and Dissent: G.I. Resistance to War appeared first on KPFA.
9 min
June 30, 2017 The Draft, Duty, and Dissent: G.I. Resistance to War
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It was the 1960s " and throughout the United States, opposition to the War in Vietnam was growing. The Draft forced young men to make a choice about their own participation in the war. And many chose to resist.
Over the course of the war, 2.6 million went to fight in Vietnam. More than 15 million were exempt or disqualified from military service. And over 200,000 officially defied the draft. Today, the US military is made up of those who enlist. What does it take " in the absence of an official draft " to build resistance to war and empire among the very people charged with fighting for it?
Featuring:
Draft Resistors: Bruce Cutler, Bruce Dancis, Joseph Gerson, Larry Gossett, Pete Knutson, Mike Rotkin, Phil Stahlman, and Sam Yamashita. Camilo Mejia, former Staff Sergeant, Iraq Veterans Against The War.
Credits:
Host: Marie Choi
The Draft and The Vietnam Generation Producer, Video Editor, Director: Beth Sanders
Camilo Mejia speech Recordist and Video Editor: Charles Jenks
Special thanks to the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice and to Camilo Mejia for allowing us to share it.
Producers: Monica Lopez, Marie Choi, RJ Lozada, Anita Johnson
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
The speeches were originally recorded and produced by Carly Forbes for Migrant Matters, a Rabble.ca podcast.
Photo Credits: flickr
For More information
The Draft and the Vietnam Generation http://www.thedraftproject.com/ [2]
Iraq Veterans Against the War https://ivaw.org/ [3]
VIDEO SERIES: IVAW Winter Soldier Testimonies on Racism and Dehumanization of the Enemy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbfL8eaF7kQ&list=PLC184F50861366AE3 [4]

VIDEO: Camilo Mejia on GI Resistance to the War in Iraq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q290evMczw [5]
Please call us if you carry us-510-459-8558 [6]-and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.
[1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/8525983904_2377fabcd0_b.jpg
[2] http://www.thedraftproject.com/
[3] https://ivaw.org/
[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbfL8eaF7kQ&list=PLC184F50861366AE3
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q290evMczw
[6] https://kpfa.orgtel:%28510%29%20459-8558
1 hr
June 23, 2017 Liberation Theology: A March to Freedom
Liberation Theology: A March to Freedom explores the conceptual framework of “liberation theology” — a branch of Theology developed by Catholics and Christians looking to examine the church’s role in society, to address the socio-political and economic realities of the oppressed.
We will examine why Liberation Theology, with its focus on political activism and resistance, is resonating with communities hungry for social justice during these trying times.

Featuring:
Pastor Michael McBride, Reverend Cheryl Denise Ward, Reverend John Helmiere, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and many others.

Credits:
Host: Anita Johnson
Producers: Anita Johnson, Yuko Kodama, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Thykulsker
Special Thanks to Prison Radio for assistance with the Mumia interview.

For More Information:
Pastor Michael McBride
The Way Christian Center
Reverend John Helmiere
Reverend Cheryl Denise Ward
Mumia Abu-Jamal
http://www.prisonradio.org/store/products/faith-our-fathers
The post Liberation Theology: A March to Freedom appeared first on KPFA.
5 min
June 23, 2017 Liberation Theology: A March to Freedom
[1]Liberation Theology: A March to Freedom explores the conceptual framework of “liberation theology" -- a branch of Theology developed by Catholics and Christians looking to examine the church's role in society, to address the socio-political and economic realities of the oppressed.
We will examine why Liberation Theology, with its focus on political activism and resistance, is resonating with communities hungry for social justice during these trying times.
Featuring:
Pastor Michael McBride, Reverend Cheryl Denise Ward, Reverend John Helmiere, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and many others.
Credits:
Host: Anita Johnson
Producers: Anita Johnson, Yuko Kodama, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Thykulsker
Special Thanks to Prison Radio for assistance with the Mumia interview.
For More Information:
Pastor Michael McBride [2]
The Way Christian Center [3]
Reverend John Helmiere [4]
Reverend Cheryl Denise Ward [5]
Mumia Abu-Jamal [6]
http://www.prisonradio.org/store/products/faith-our-fathers [7]
[1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/liberation-theology.jpg
[2] http://pastormikemcbride.com/about/
[3] http://www.thewayberkeley.com/
[4] https://valleyandmountain.org/about/leadership
[5] http://www.cherylwardministries.com/about_us
[6] http://www.prisonradio.org/
[7] http://www.prisonradio.org/store/products/faith-our-fathers
30 min
June 16, 2017 Sacrifice Zones – Part 2
Since 2003 a rash of proposals have surfaced in communities throughout the Northwest to export vast amounts of fossil fuels to Asian markets via Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. If these plans go through the Northwest would become home to the largest oil terminal in North America, the largest coal export facility in North America, and the largest methanol refinery in the world.
As the fossil fuel industry turns up its pressure to turn the Pacific Northwest into a fossil fuel export hub, a Thin Green Line stands in its way.
This week we present Part Two of Sacrifice Zones by Barbara Bernstein. It’s the last episode in a two-part series on the pressure to transform a region of iconic landscapes and environmental stewardship into a global center for shipping fossil fuels. Bernstein investigates how proposals for petrochemical development in the Pacific Northwest threatens the region’s core cultural, social, and environmental values.
Credits:
Sacrifice Zones was written, narrated and produced by Barbara Bernstein.
Sacrifice Zones was funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Puffin Foundation.
Original music was composed and performed by Barbara Bernstein, Floating Glass Balls, and Anna Fritz.
Special thanks to Dan Serres, Eric de Place, Carol Newman, Peter Seigel, Steve Early, KMUN Coast Community Radio, Melissa Marsland, Jerry Mayer, Jan Zuckerman and Bill Bigelow.
Making Contact Host: Monica Lopez
Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker

For More information:
Sightline Institute
350.org Seattle
350.org PDX
Audubon Society of Portland
Audubon Washington
Climate Solutions
Columbia Riverkeeper
Earthjustice
Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the San Juans
The Lands Council
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Sierra Club Washington State Chapter
Sierra Club Oregon Chapter
Washington Conservation Voters
Washington Environmental Council
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
The post Sacrifice Zones – Part 2 appeared first on KPFA.
5 min
June 16, 2017 Sacrifice Zones – Part 2
[1]Since 2003 a rash of proposals have surfaced in communities throughout the Northwest to export vast amounts of fossil fuels to Asian markets via Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. If these plans go through the Northwest would become home to the largest oil terminal in North America, the largest coal export facility in North America, and the largest methanol refinery in the world.
As the fossil fuel industry turns up its pressure to turn the Pacific Northwest into a fossil fuel export hub, a Thin Green Line stands in its way.
This week we present Part Two of Sacrifice Zones by Barbara Bernstein. It’s the last episode in a two-part series on the pressure to transform a region of iconic landscapes and environmental stewardship into a global center for shipping fossil fuels. Bernstein investigates how proposals for petrochemical development in the Pacific Northwest threatens the region’s core cultural, social, and environmental values.
Credits:
Sacrifice Zones was written, narrated and produced by Barbara Bernstein.
Sacrifice Zones was funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Puffin Foundation.
Original music was composed and performed by Barbara Bernstein, Floating Glass Balls, and Anna Fritz.
Special thanks to Dan Serres, Eric de Place, Carol Newman, Peter Seigel, Steve Early, KMUN Coast Community Radio, Melissa Marsland, Jerry Mayer, Jan Zuckerman and Bill Bigelow.
Making Contact Host: Monica Lopez
Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker

For More information:
Sightline Institute [2]
350.org Seattle [3]
350.org [4] PDX
Audubon Society of Portland [5]
Audubon Washington [6]
Climate Solutions [7]
Columbia Riverkeeper [8]
Earthjustice [9]
Friends of the Columbia Gorge [10]
Friends of the Earth [11]
Friends of the San Juans [12]
The Lands Council [13]
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility [14]
Sierra Club Washington State Chapter [15]
Sierra Club Oregon Chapter [16]
Washington Conservation Voters [17]
Washington Environmental Council [18]
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility [19]
[1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Vancouver-tracks-CU.jpeg
[2] http://www.sightline.org/
[3] http://350seattle.org/
[4] https://350pdx.org/
[5] http://audubonportland.org/
[6] http://wa.audubon.org/
[7] https://www.climatesolutions.org/
[8] http://columbiariverkeeper.org/
[9] http://earthjustice.org/
[10] https://gorgefriends.org/
[11] http://www.foe.org/
[12] http://sanjuans.org/
[13] https://landscouncil.org/
[14] http://www.oregonpsr.org/
[15] http://www.sierraclub.org/washington
[16] http://oregon2.sierraclub.org/chapter
[17] https://wcvoters.org/
[18] https://wecprotects.org/
[19] https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonPSR/
30 min
June 09, 2017 Sacrifice Zones – Part 1
Since 2003 a rash of proposals have surfaced in communities throughout the Northwest to export vast amounts of fossil fuels to Asian markets via Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. If these plans go through the Northwest would become home to the largest oil terminal in North America, the largest coal export facility in North America, and the largest methanol refinery in the world.
This week we present Part One of Sacrifice Zones by Barbara Bernstein. It’s the first in a two-part series on the pressure to transform a region of iconic landscapes and environmental stewardship into a global center for shipping fossil fuels. Bernstein investigates how proposals for petrochemical development in the Pacific Northwest threatens the region’s core cultural, social, and environmental values.
Credits:
Sacrifice Zones was written, narrated and produced by Barbara Bernstein.
Sacrifice Zones was funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Puffin Foundation.
Original music was composed and performed by Barbara Bernstein and Floating Glass Balls.
Special thanks to Dan Serres, Eric de Place, Carol Newman, Peter Seigel, Steve Early, KMUN Coast Community Radio, Melissa Marsland, Jerry Mayer, Jan Zuckerman and Bill Bigelow.
Making Contact Host: Monica Lopez
Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
For More information:
Sightline Institute
350.org Seattle
350.org PDX
Audubon Society of Portland
Audubon Washington
Climate Solutions
Columbia Riverkeeper
Earthjustice
Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the San Juans
The Lands Council
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Sierra Club Washington State Chapter
Sierra Club Oregon Chapter
Washington Conservation Voters
Washington Environmental Council
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
The post Sacrifice Zones – Part 1 appeared first on KPFA.
5 min

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