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Interview with Nate Gartrell on the Richmond, Vallejo, and Oakland Police Scandal (audio/mpeg 16.8MB)
On October 13, Bay Area News Group reporter Nate Gartrell broke the story that the chiefs of the Richmond, Vallejo, and Oakland police departments became involved in a family dispute regarding the daughter of Richmond police chief Bisa French and Oakland police sergeant Lee French. Bisa French has been placed on administrative leave and investigations are open in all three East Bay police departments. On October 19, Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks interviewed Gartrell about the news on...
Posted: Fri, Nov 5, 2021 7:01pm PDT
Oakland Grand Lake Theatre Rally for Julian Assange (audio/mpeg 2.2MB)
Julian Assange's extradition appeal is scheduled for October 27th and 28th, and with the Yahoo News bombshell that the CIA plotted to kidnap or kill him still making waves, activists around the world are standing up and demanding that the U.S. drop the charges. The hearing is scheduled for October 27 and 28. KPFA's Ann Garrison reports....
Posted: Sun, Oct 24, 2021 10:22am PDT
Everything you wanted to know about the George Floyd Uprising (but were afraid to ask) (audio/mpeg 48.8MB)
Audio recording of the 'Everything you wanted to know about the George Floyd Uprising (but were afraid to ask)' talk on June 3rd, 2021 in Oakland, CA...
Posted: Thu, Jun 24, 2021 1:04pm PDT
New Music Release By Lynda Carson (audio/mpeg 14.2MB)
New Music Release By Lynda Carson...
Posted: Sun, Nov 29, 2020 6:33pm PST
Full audio of press conference (audio/mpeg 29.9MB)
(audio 43:25)
Note that delivery trucks and forklifts from a business a few doors down create background noise near the early part of the press conference.
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Posted: Mon, Nov 2, 2020 11:56pm PST
Oakland Police Banned from Using Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets, Grenades at Protests (audio/mpeg 98.3MB)
Interview with Walter Riley, civil rights attorney with the National Lawyers Guild, on the June 18, 2020 temporary restraining order banning Oakland police from using tear gas, rubber bullets, flash bang grenades and other "battlefield weapons" during current Black Lives Matter protests....
Posted: Mon, Jun 29, 2020 5:28pm PDT
Front Line Advocates Speak Out About Homelessness Crisis and COVID-19 in Oakland (audio/mpeg 58.5MB)
On April 9, homeless advocates held an online Town Hall to speak out about the crisis faced by Oakland's curbside communities during the coronavirus pandemic. Over 100 people watched and/or participated. Questions from the media were taken at the end of main panel discussion....
Posted: Thu, Apr 9, 2020 9:09pm PDT
True / False - Interview with Negativland's Mark Hosler (audio/mpeg 83.6MB)
Interview with Mark Hosler, founding member of Negativland, on politics, music, Negativland's newest album "True False" (2019) and 40 years of art activism....
Posted: Thu, Mar 5, 2020 10:26am PST
KPFA Rally 2/12/20 (audio/x-wav 831.2MB)
This is the audio of the 2/12/20 rally....
Posted: Thu, Feb 13, 2020 3:28pm PST
Anti War Action Strategies for Future...12-4-19...126 Barrows UCB (audio/mpeg 260.9MB)
Maxina Venture, Soul (Susan B. Rodriguez), David Miller, Edward Hasbrouck and Liam Curry discussed the legacy of past and present anti-war actions and strategies to consider for the future...(2 hr.)...
Posted: Wed, Jan 15, 2020 2:04pm PST
Full audio of December 24 press conference (audio/mpeg 16.6MB)
(audio 23:59)
Video from outside after press conference below....
Posted: Thu, Dec 26, 2019 8:35pm PST
Full audio of press conference (audio/mpeg 22.0MB)
(audio 31:52)...
Posted: Thu, Dec 26, 2019 3:13am PST
Full audio of press conference (audio/mpeg 50.9MB)
(audio 1:14:02)
Note that a small portion of Needa Bee's response to the city's statement on mass arrests is missing (indicated by a short tone), the text of ...
Posted: Thu, Dec 26, 2019 12:22am PST
Walter Riley speaks about the threads between historical housing resistance and today (audio/mpeg 5.2MB)
(audio 14:53)...
Posted: Mon, Dec 16, 2019 1:40am PST
Michael Diehl, DJ Adversary w/ Natasha Copsresent...2012 (audio/mpeg 67.1MB)
...a fond farewell to Michael Diehl...host for many years of Liberation of the Wretched...4th Berkeley Liberation Radio DJ to die this year...joining Christopher Stanley (Lexxx), Melinda Rogers (Natasha) and Paul Griffin (Captain Fred)...tearing up the BLR studio w/ Natasha Copsresent in April 2012 w/ laughter and punk rock memories from 924 Gilman...(1 hr. 13 min.)...
Posted: Sat, Oct 5, 2019 12:50pm PDT
Hard Knock Radio, July 18, 2019 — full episode (audio/mpeg 68.6MB)
(audio 59:59)
Data-Tracking of Corrupt Police Officers; Queer California: Untold Stories; and True Skool
We speak with journalist Dave Id about creating ...
Posted: Thu, Jul 25, 2019 5:59pm PDT
Hard Knock Radio on the Police Files Project and Police Accountability in California (audio/mpeg 13.9MB)
Host Davey D speaks with Dave Id about the current state of police accountability in California and the need for the Police Files database to track violent and corrupt cops, as well as the district attorneys and politicians who enable them. Excerpt from Hard Knock Radio, July 18, 2019....
Posted: Thu, Jul 25, 2019 5:59pm PDT
7-6-19 Julian Assange and Press Freedom forum (audio/mpeg 232.7MB)
Wikileaks: the Global Fourth Estate author Nozomi Hayase and award winning reporter Ann Garrison defended Julian Assange at last Saturday's 'Suds, Snacks and Socialism' at the Starry Plough...(142 min.)...
Posted: Mon, Jul 8, 2019 9:14pm PDT
People's Park 50th Anniversary Rally and Concert - April 28, 2019 - Yukon Hannibal speaks (audio/mpeg 34.1MB)
This is the opening act of the second People’s Park 50th Anniversary rally and concert, the drumming circle. Long-time People’s Park resident/activist Yukon Hannibal speaks out on the shocking and tragic gun murder that occurred just two days before the event. The spoken work is spontaneous, emotional, and powerful. It provides good background to the current culture and political problems the park residents deal with, and the grief everyone who knew him has.
(18 min.)...
Posted: Sat, May 4, 2019 7:40pm PDT