Circle A Radio

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Hosted by: 
Erin Yanke
Produced by: 
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

High School for Recording Arts Portland

Airs at: Wed, 04/07/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Imagine a high school where art, music and culture are natural components of education rather than stand alone subjects. Where community is unified through celebration of arts and artistic expression. A school where parents and students openly communicate with teachers beca... Read more

Victims of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

Airs at: Wed, 03/17/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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 Tonight we are talking about the animal enterprise terrorism act and the Green Scare, with Bob Bloom, defense attorney for one of the AETA 4, Jude from the Scott and Carrie Support Committee, and Tom  from EWOK, Earth Warriors are Okay. The Coalition to Abolish the AETA s... Read more

The House of Sound

Airs at: Wed, 03/03/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tonight we hear about the House of Sound and it’s vibrant history as a community and cultural space from community members, and former employees and customers: Clifford Walker, Mel Renfro, Ken Dickson, David Dawson, Yugen Rashad, Cleo Smith, Billy Holt, Woodrow Wilson, Jr.,... Read more

Signs of Change

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tonight on Circle A Radio, we’ll take you on an audio tour through the art exhibition: Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now.  Hundreds of posters, photographs, video, and audio representing more than forty years of activism, political protest, and social  j... Read more

Right 2 Survive & Circle A Radio Go to San Francisco to protest for Affordable Housing and Civil Rights

Airs at: Wed, 02/03/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tonight you’ll hear from some of the Portlanders who participated in the movement building trip to San Francisco  to protest for Affordable Housing and Civil Rights, as well as some of the people they met along the way.  We’ll also update you on the current situation in the... Read more

Clifford Walker

Airs at: Wed, 01/20/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Clifford Walker has been asking for several years "why don't we remove the symbols of racial oppression from our currency?". "I would never have drawn my sword in the cause of America, if I could have conceived that thereby I was founding a land of slavery." - Marquis de L... Read more

Squatting Ban in the Netherlands

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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For the last three years a ban on squatting has been in preparation in Dutch politics. A new act that is to ban squatting in the Netherlands passed through parliament on October 15th, 2009. Despite strong critique from the High Court, the union of city councils and even the... Read more

Lakota Nation: Two Years of Secession

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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December 21, 2009  marks the second anniversary of the announcement that  the Lakotah Nation was unilaterally withdrawing from treaties they signed with the federal government of the United States. Garry Rowland from Wounded Knee was one of the delegates that made the trip ... Read more

Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, 10 years after Seattle...

Airs at: Wed, 12/02/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Monday, November 30th, marked the tenth anniversary of the “Battle of Seattle”, when tens of thousands of social justice advocates, rank and file labor, and environmentalists came together to shut down the World Trade Organization’s ministerial meetings in Seattle, Washingt... Read more

Circle A Radio on 11/27/09

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2009 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Air Cascadia and Flashpoints are off today. Instead we'll hear a special program from Circle A Radio on "Homelessness." Circle A producers visited several sites in Portland where homeless folks gather to talk to them about their experiences. Read more