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About First Voice Apprenticeship

First Voice Apprenticeship is an apprenticeship program at KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley and is designed to provide comprehensive broadcast, technical, and administrative skills training in radio. First Voice also aims to build and strengthen community and empower our participants to find their voice and tell their stories. The First Voice program is based on community building, a collaborative work environment and passing on our skills and stories. We focus on bringing women and people of color into media and work in partnership with Pacifica community radio station KPFA and other community media outlets, both locally and nationally. The First Voice Apprenticeship Program is currently 18 months. Everyone is required to spend one business day each week working at KPFA, as well as two class nights. The dayshift is a three hour shift and apprentices do administrative and production tasks. The dayshift runs on an intergenerational group learning model, with each phase teaching the next, and integrates service to the station, skills acquired in classes, motivation and leadership.

F.C. 10.12.18: A Gender Expansive Conversation

Posted on October 12, 2018

  ACTION NOTES:  Last day to REGISTER to VOTE in the 2018 Midterms is OCTOBER 22, 2018.  Already registered?  This year, in particular … don’t be too sure!  Visit Vote.org to check your registration!  Check frequently.  Check often!  Check, like, … Continue reading →

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F.C. 10-5-18: UPDATES, WRAP-UPS AND MUSIC

Posted on October 5, 2018

This hour of Full Circle marks the end of our Fall Fund Drive — but not the end of our work here at KPFA.  We will continue to bring you uninterrupted programming covering the most pressing issues of this day. … Continue reading →

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Full Circle 09/28/2018 The first 9-11 “Special Circumstances”

Posted on October 2, 2018

On tonight’s show, we are remembering September Eleventh, and since I’m sure you heard enough about what happened in New York, we are going to talk about what happened in Chile on September Eleventh of 1973. On this show … … Continue reading →

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Full Circle 9.21.18 DOLORES. Rebel. Activist. Feminist. Mother.

Posted on September 21, 2018

Tonight, we honor one of the most influential labor activists of the 20th century: Dolores Huerta. Legendary civil rights leaders and co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, Dolores Huerta has dedicated over 60 years to la lucha. Tonight we … Continue reading →

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Full Circle 09-14-18 Restore Oakland

Posted on September 14, 2018

At a time when gentrification and development for capital gains are taking over all major U.S. cities, there remain people and communities committed to doing things differently. Saru Jayaraman, Zach Norris, and Liam Chinn have always been those people and … Continue reading →

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Full Circle 9.7.18: Prison Strike 2018

Posted on September 7, 2018

  Prisoners nationwide are on strike. Their demands? To be treated as human beings. Tonight we discuss the ongoing, nationwide prison strike with activists supporting efforts of people on the inside. We speak with Cole Dorsey of Oakland IWOC, Maru … Continue reading →

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FC 8-31-18 : Community Gardens for Healing and Social Justice

Posted on August 31, 2018

Welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine. Produced by apprentices of the First Voice Media Action Program… On tonight’s show you will hear all about gardening: Community gardening Not-for-profit gardening And the burgeoning organic food movement Stay tuned… … Continue reading →

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