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

marriage equality, people of color and the LGBT movement

Airs at: Wed, 12/03/2008 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
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  Proposition 8 was passed this November in California. It changed the state Constitution  to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman and eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry . We explore the issues of marriage equality, people o... Read more

Teaching Rebellion - Grassroots Mobilization in Oaxaca

Airs at: Tue, 11/18/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
  Tonite on Circle A Radio we’ll be featuring an interview with Melissa Mundt and Gustavo Vilchis, recorded on Oct. 28th.  They joined us at the KBOO studios during their West Coast tour for “Teaching Rebellion”, a book that features first hand stories, and photography from... Read more

Sex Workers, Risk Reduction, and 82nd Avenue

Airs at: Wed, 11/05/2008 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Prostitution-free zones designated by the City Council under Chapter 14B.30. The zones were areas in  which police had probable cause to believe a person committed prostitution  as defined in Section 14B.30.030 of city code. Offenders could be banned from the zone for a  tw... Read more

NW APOC hosts Colored People's Resistance

Airs at: Tue, 10/14/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Cecily and Marlena of Northwest APOC, Anarchist People of Color, host the first episode of Colored People’s Resistance, NW APOC’s Media Arm. Read more

Best of Circle A Radio

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2008 at 12:00am
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In October 2000, Circle A Radio, began as an anti-authoritarian, feminist radio collective, broadcasting from KBOO, Portland.  On this show we feature highlights from the past 8 years, including the voices of Pam Africa, Lorenzo Komboa, Utah Phillips . We also talk to Percy... Read more

anarchists in america

Airs at: Tue, 09/16/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
We spoke to nine self identified anarchists from around the United States to learn more about anarchist thought, to discuss problems with anarchy and to take inspiration from our fellow anti-authoritarians. Read more

Deserted: Immigrants in the Desert

Airs at: Wed, 08/20/2008 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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  For years, people used to migrate into the united states through the cities. Then in the early 1990’s trade policies began to effect patterns of immigration, . The US began building walls, and sealing urban areas, pushing immigration routes to isolated and more desolate ... Read more

Community Organizers: New Born Tribes, and Imani Muhammad

Airs at: Tue, 08/05/2008 at 5:00pm
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 We feature 2 grassroots projects respnding to concrete needs in our community. We speak to many members of the New Born Tribe Cultural Center, 3525 NE MLK in Portland, and then to organizer Imani Muhammad, of the Peace and Unity Festival, which takes place  Saturday Aug 9t... Read more

Freedom Archives

Airs at: Tue, 07/15/2008 at 5:00pm
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We took at field trip to the Freedom Archives in San Franciso. The Freedom Archives contains 8000 hours of audio and video recordings documenting social justice movements locally, nationally, and internationally from the 1960s to the present. The Archives features speeches ... Read more

Bananas!

Airs at: Tue, 07/01/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Bananas are a fruit native to the tropical region of Southeast Asia and Australia. Today, they are cultivated throughout the tropics. Bananas are among the most widely consumed foods in the world, and are grown in at least 107 countries. Transnational fruit companies  and supe... Read more