Circle A Radio

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Erin Yanke
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KBOO
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Local, national and international issues focusing on those who are not allowed a voice

Circle A covers local, national and international issues, focusing on the voices of communities who, for political reasons, are not allowed a voice in the mainstream media.

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The Circle A Radio Collecitve created programming for KBOO from 2000 - 2013. The Circle A Radio Collective included members Kaylene Chassie, Jodi Darby, Marlena Gangi, Shizuko Hashimoto, BreAna Loranger, Cecily Rodgers, Trillium Shannon, Honna Veerkamp and Erin Yanke.

Topic tags: 
Activism, African American, Arts/Culture, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Community Building, Education, Elders, Gender, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, History, Housing/Homelessness, Humor, Immigration, Indigenous, Law/Court/Crime, LGBTQ, Media, Music, Police, Prison, Race, War/Peace, Women
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

Interview with Author Sara Marcus

Airs at: Wed, 10/06/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Sara Marcus, author of "Girls To The Front" a history of Riot Girl joins journalist BreAna Loranger in the studio for a conversation about her book, her experiences being on tour, and keeping the spirit of Riot Girl alive. Sara Marcus will be reading at In Other Words Books... Read more

Raze The Walls

Airs at: Wed, 09/15/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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As Portland sees an increase in local police violence, it is  important to consider the broader context of modern state repression.  The Ad Hock committee to connect the dots is taking on this challenge by organizing a one day mini-conference called Raze The Walls on Octobe... Read more

Anti LNG Pipeline Activists Across Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 08/18/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Currently, there are two proposed Liquefied Natural Gas pipelines, both of which  would run from Astoria through farmlands of Western Oregon east through the Mount Hood national Forest to connect with an existing pipeline that runs from Canada to California.  Tonight on Cir... Read more

Marilyn Buck RIP... and the state of Political Prisoners in the US

Airs at: Wed, 08/04/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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On July 15, 2010, Marilyn Buck was released from the federal prison medical center in Carswell, Texas. Tonight on Circle A Radio, we planned to celebrate the release of Marilyn Buck with many voices of her supporters. While working on the show, another political prisoner Ca... Read more

The D - US Social Forum 2010

Airs at: Wed, 07/21/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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This June, the US Social Forum took place in Detroit, Michigan.  Circle A Radio brings you audio from this massive convergence of movement elders, social justice activists, and community organizers from all over the United States and the World! This program features Sophia... Read more

Summer Reading!

Airs at: Wed, 07/07/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tonight on Circle A Radio we have a summer reading program, with people who run bookstores, and bookgroups, printers, and of course, readers sharing what they’re reading. We'll talk with Jordi and Shanti from Northstar Infoshop, Maile Speakman of the Portland Feminist Read... Read more

Oscar Grant, Police Brutality, and our Alternatives to the police

Airs at: Wed, 06/16/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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On this program, you’ll hear from: John Langly from the Red and Black Cooperative Café in Portland http://redandblackcafe.com/ George Chiccariello-Maher, from Oakland and Erinn Carter, from Los Angeles. They are active in the struggle for justice for Oscar Grant. http://www... Read more

Take Back the Land - National Month of Action

Airs at: Wed, 05/19/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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This month, local organizations all over the country are taking action as part of the national Take Back the Land movement.  Local Action Groups are educating, organizing and taking direct action to support families facing eviction; to open empty, foreclosed homes for peopl... Read more

Portland Anti Racist Action

Airs at: Wed, 05/05/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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March 27th in Downtown Portland a well known anti racist activist was shot in an assassination attempt by local neo Nazis . In Vancouver BC the house of an anti racist activist was bombed after he had organized a rally in March that drew hundreds of anti-Nazi protestors, an... Read more

Greek Anarchists and the Insurrection of Dec, 2008

Airs at: Wed, 04/21/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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On March 21th, Greek anarchists Ce Ce and Tasos from the VOID Network in Athens, along with Peter, an American who has been living in Barcelona, Spain for the last four years, spoke about the Greek uprising of December 2008 at the Blackrose Collective   Peter is also the au... Read more