KPFA - The Morning Show

Morning Mix-Project Censored show is a Bohemian Grove special. Peter Phillips, Mickey Huff and Andy Roth will cover the history of the San Francisco  Bohemian Club. We will interview Chieko Shiina an activist and organic farmer and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Survivor visiting California sponsored by the No Nukes Action Committee. Chieko Shiina will be speaking at the Occupy Bohemian Grove protest July 14 regarding the Club’s long association with Nuclear energy.  Also, we will be in conservation with Don Eichelberger on the history of the Bohemian Grove Action Network and his work with Abalone Alliance. Steve Zeltzer will present work-week radio and we will end the show with interviews of Occupy activists and their plans for the Bohemian Grove protest this Saturday in Monte Rio near the Bohemian Grove in Sonoma County. The post The Morning Mix – The Project Censored Show appeared first on KPFA.

Peter Phillips in discussion with Richard Becker, the Western Region Coordinator of the ANSWER—Coalition, Act Now to Stop War and End Racism. Who are the  Global One-Percent Ruling Class and how do they maintain power in the world?  Is Syria the next NATO Target? Also a live update from the Occupy Caravan. And Steve Zeltzer’s Work Week Radio. The post The Morning Mix – Project Censored Show appeared first on KPFA.

Cesar Cruz of the Homies Empowerment Project http://us.ymcaeastbay.org/news helps bring at-risk youth together to break bread. He talks about the need and potential of these efforts. Five young men and DJ Quest from the Horizons DJ Project www.horizons-sf.org/programs/dj_project play some beats and talk about their work with Gary Baca. Modern -day slavery abolitionist, Christina Hebets, International Operations Director of the Not for Sale Campaign www.notforsalecampaign.org talks to Adrienne Lauby about human slavery as we discuss Human Trafficking Awareness Month.   The post The Morning Mix – January 12, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.

San Francisco Homeless advocate Tommi Avicolli Mecca www.avicollimecca.com talks about San Francisco’s Interim Mayor Process which gave the job to Ed Lee. Adrienne Lauby discusses Jerry Brown’s new budget plan with Jessica Rothhaar of the Health & Human Services Network. www.hhsnetworkca.org/ As Illinois gears up to repeal the death penalty. Anthony Fest talks to Mike Farrell, president of Death Penalty Focus www.deathpenalty.org and Liz Moran, an organizer with the Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. /www.icadp.org The post The Morning Mix – January 11, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.

A discussion of Saturday’s Tucson tragedy, which killed of 6 people & injured 14 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Renée Saucedo, Director fo the SF Day Laborer Program and Salvador Reza, Coordinator for Arizona’s Puente Movement, talk to Tara Dorabji. www.sfdaylabor.org http://puenteaz.org In response to Governor Jerry Brown’s release of his proposed state budget, coordinated rallies across the state demand a budget that raises revenues as ot protects families and jobs. We talk with Kim Kruckel, mother and organizer, and Deltrina Johnson, mother and childcare provider. Both are part of Parent Voices, Oakland. www.parentvoices.org UC Berkeley’s Professor Taeku Lee discusses the evolution of the current political environment & how political opinion is formed in an interview with Carmen Reed. His book, Mobilizing Public Opinion: Black Insurgency and Racial Attitudes in the Civil Rights Era is available from the University of Chicago Press. http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=3618738   The post The Morning Mix – January 10, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.

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Are P G & E’s Smart Meters smart? Or are we acting stupidly to accept this massive roll out of new technology in our homes and neighborhoods? We talk to local activists, Joshua Hart, director of Stop Smart Meters and Rebecca, who uses a pseudonym to talk about her electrosensitivity. Then, a mentally ill man in a wheelchair was shot repeatedly by rubber bullets last night by SF police police. Mesha Irizarry, whose son was killed in a similar incident, talks about it. Finally, we talk to Cathryn Couch, the director of Ceres, a unique organization that trains young people to cook, as it delivers free meals to people living with cancer. Adrienne Lauby co-hosts with Joy Moore.   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – January 5, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.

Anti war Activists Toby Blome and Cindy Sheehan discuss drone warfare in Afghanistan. Jean Quan is sworn in as the new mayor of Oakland. Interview by Gary Baca Education activists Andy Merrifield, California Faculty Association & Crystal Brown, the founder of the parent led group, “Educate Our State” discuss Governor Jerry Brown’s choices as he faces a $25 billion dollar budget deficit. Co-hosted by Adrienne Lauby and Anthony Fest.   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – January 4, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.

The Youth Speaks program prepares for Martin Luther King Day. We hear one of the poems from the event. www.youthspeaks.org Recycling: from our garbage to someone else’s pain. Produced by Irene Flores As we start a new year, we read words from our ancestors and the natives of the U.S. Produced by KPFA’s Frank Sterling. Tri-Valley Cares files Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests and asks for special counsel to monitor FOIA requests. Adrienne Lauby talks to Scott Yundt. www.trivalleycares.org A montage of public opinion on recent release of government cables and other documents by Wikileaks. Hosted by Tara Dorabji and Carmen Reed.   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – January 3, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.

Host Leslie Stovall takes us into New Year’s Eve with a mix of music for 2011. The post The New KPFA Morning Show – December 31, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

Hosted by Peter Phillips from Project Censored. Sonoma State University researchers present their findings on immigration rights among the undocumented in Sonoma County. Findings support the conclusion that DUI check-points are a license for racial profiling. Immigration lawyer Richard Coshnear confronts the effects of detention by law enforcement. Researchers Norma Santiago and Savannah Keen discuss actions by immigration officials and their impact on human rights.   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – December 30, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

Alaskan Campaign worker, Paulette Schuerch, on Lisa Murkowski’s winning write in Senatorial race. Santa Rosa Vets give surprising responses to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Recently reelected Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, who survived tough re-election campaign to continue as a progressive leader of a poor multi-racial city traditionally dominated by a Chevron refinery. www.richmondprogressivealliance.net, www.richmondgov.com   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – December 29, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

We explore pedestrian safety on the streets of San Francisco with Elizabeth Stamp, Executive Director of Walk San Francisco. Alarming developments point to more clear-cutting in California’s forests. We talk to Paul Hughes of Forests Forever. www.forestsforever.org Why is Chromium 6 showing up in our tap water? We talk to Rebecca Sutton from the Environmental Working Group who broke the bad news. Pres. Obama gave working people a break with the new payroll tax law but Ruthanne Shpiner asks Paul Kleyman of New American Media if this is really such a good deal? Hosted by Anthony Fest and Adrienne Lauby.   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – December 28, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

Hosts Tara Dorabji and Carmen Reed speak with Felix Lee about the gang injunction in the Fruitvale area of Oakland. Courtney Supple explores an alternatives to police violence program in Australia. Tara talks to Jason Lyman of the S Kitchen, and Carmen talks about the Secure Communities Act with guest Gabrielle Hernandez.   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – December 27, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

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A look at the recent strikes by state prison inmates in Georgia with Isaac Ontiveros of Critical Resistance. The largest prison strike in history ended this week with Georgia’s inmates locking themselves in their cell for seven days in protest of a variety of poor conditions. Does caging and controlling people really make us safe? www.criticalresistance.org Then, a discussion of San Francisco’s MUNI public transit system with MUNI operations director John Haley and transit activist Sue Vaughn.. Hosts Anthony Fest/Adrienne Lauby.   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – December 22, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

Caroline Cox of the Center for Environmental Health discusses local lead testing with a focus on children’s products www.ceh.org. It’s the superfund anniversary and we talk about the Lawrence Livermore Nuclear Lab site with Scott Yundt, Attorney for Tri-Valley CAREs, www.trivalleycares.org. Finally, we talk about Heal Utah’s report on a renewable energy plan for the State of Utah. Could this be a blue print for the nation? With Arjun Makhajani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research http://healutah.org, www.ieer.org. Hosted by Tara Dorabji and Carmen Reed.   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – December 21, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

We talk to artists featured in Intersections for the Arts, current exhibit, “EcoArchive: Meditations on Time and Nature” then discuss the repeal of Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell policy with Retired Army Lt. Col. Molnar. Our radio activists report includes Carolyn Skar of Oakland’s Living Graveyard, Edith Briggs of Sebastopol Women in Black, Beth of Lake Merritt Neighbors for Peace (LMNOP) & Cynthia Papermaster of Code Pink. Everything spiced with music by: Kinsey Sicks from their, “Oy vey in a Manger: Christmas carols and other Jewish music. Hosted by Tara Dorabji and Adrienne Lauby Play list: Have yourself a Harried Little Christmas, Vanna White Christmas, Jingle Bells Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, & God Bless Ye Femmy Lesbians songs from Kinsey Sicks, “Oy vey in a Manger: Christmas carols and other Jewish music”   The post The New KPFA Morning Show – December 20, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

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