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Dear Friends – Thank you for your support of CommUNITY Radio KNSJ and Activist San Diego! This is the last day to make a 2022 Tax-Deductible Donation

LOCAL AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA IS OUR STRENGTH

As we approach the end of another year in America, one thing is clear. We’re grappling with a lot. Democracy is in peril. Gun violence, antisemitism, racially-motivated hate crimes, and the wealth-gap are all on the rise.  The rampant spread of misinformation throughout our increasingly corporatized digital media platforms, means that now more than ever, independent media is critical to the democratic discussion. This is why KNSJ matters.

In our nine years on the air, KNSJ has featured live debates between candidates for City Council and the Mayor’s office, live productions from rallies for climate action, labor rights, civil rights, the PRIDE parade, and the Women’s March. We have more science and environment-based programs than all the other stations in San Diego County combined.

The service we provide to our listeners doesn’t stop at our Public Affairs programming. KNSJ is continuing to develop the best independent music programming schedule you’ll find in the entire county. Night in and night out, listeners who tune to 89.1 FM or stream online at knsj.org will hear an incredibly eclectic array of music that will not be found on any of the corporately-monopolized stations that dominate the airwaves.

In 2023, KNSJ hopes to relocate to a bigger and better studio, strengthen our terrestrial signal, continue to expand our locally-produced programming schedule, and strengthen our ties to the community through live-music events and youth-based radio-production opportunities.

This holiday season, we hope that you will consider contributing to the cause of Social Justice community radio in San Diego County by becoming a member of KNSJ. Your tax-deductible donation will not only help KNSJ accomplish our goals, but will also help to counteract the dangerous spread of misinformation throughout the digital landscape with the type of truth-telling that only independent media can provide. We thank you for your continued support and wish you a happy New Year,
Your friends at KNSJ

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KNSJ DJs and Volunteers
Martin Eder
Marie Johnson
Tim Taylor
Carson Young
Casey Hickenbottom
Darla Bardeli
Tony McDaid
Jay Jayakumar
Todd Urick
Rob Andrews
Misty Lizarranga
Brian Shrader
DJ Marko Mystic
Paul Georgeades
Jenny Western
Brandy Bell
DJ Solid Rock
Matt Parker

Kelsey Barry
DJ Super Rob
James Call
Jeff Lehton
Robyn Adriance
Flavorless Flav
DJ Pnutz
Art Martin
Handsome B. Wonderful
Mike Aguirre
Miriam Raftery

Mitch Murphey
Angela DeJoseph
Clare Gamber
Gail Stewart
Jake Christie
Keith Langhorn
Olijah Robinson
Patricia Law
Paul Roth
Sonja Robinson
Stacie Hankinson
Susan Taylor

VOLUNTEER
We can always use volunteers in all areas including, social media, film, meeting the public to tech, news reporting and grassroots citizen journalists, studio work from production to on-air! No experience needed. All ages from youth to —? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A LOCAL SHOW? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Call 619-283-1100 for more information or email us at info@knsj.org
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Activist San Diego
PO Box 5631
San Diego, CA 92165
United States

Medea Benjamin On Talk of the Town Live with Mike Aguirre Saturday at 11am

Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK. She is also co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange, the Peace in Ukraine Coalition, Unfreeze Afghanistan (which advocates for returning the $7 billion of Afghan funds frozen in U.S. banks), ACERE: The Alliance for Cuba Engagement and Respect, and the Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban Doctors Campaign.

Medea has been an advocate for social justice for 50 years. Described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday, and “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by the Los Angeles Times, she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide.

She is the author of ten books, including Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection, and Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Her most recent book, coauthored with Nicolas J.S. Davies, is War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict.

Her articles appear regularly in outlets such as The Hill, Salon, CommonDreams and The Progressive. Her twitter handle is @medeabenjam

GIVING TUESDAY–SUPPORT KNSJ INDEPENDENT PUBLIC COMMUNITY RADIO

Friends,

As we approach the end of another year in America, one thing is clear. We’re grappling with a lot. Democracy is in peril. Gun violence, antisemitism, racially-motivated hate crimes, and the wealth-gap are all on the rise. The rampant spread of misinformation throughout our increasingly corporatized digital media platforms means that now more than ever, independent media is critical to the democratic discussion. This is why KNSJ matters. In our nine years on the air, KNSJ has featured live debates between candidates for City Council and the Mayor’s office, live productions from rallies for climate action, labor rights, civil rights, the PRIDE parade, and the Women’s March. We have more science and environment-based programs than all the other stations in San Diego County combined. The service we provide to our listeners doesn’t stop at our Public Affairs programming. KNSJ is continuing to develop the best independent music programming schedule you’ll find in the entire county. Night in and night out, listeners who tune to 89.1 FM or stream online at knsj.org will hear an incredibly eclectic array of music that will not be found on any of the corporately-monopolized stations that dominate the airwaves. In 2023, KNSJ hopes to relocate to a bigger and better studio, strengthen our terrestrial signal, continue to expand our locally-produced programming schedule, and strengthen our ties to the community through live-music events and youth-based radio-production opportunities. This Giving Tuesday, we hope that you will consider contributing to the cause of Social Justice community radio in San Diego County by becoming a member of KNSJ. Your donation will not only help KNSJ accomplish our goals, but will also help to counteract the dangerous spread of misinformation throughout the digital landscape with the type of truth-telling that only independent media can provide. Thank you for your support and donations. Donate Today (for as little as $24/year you can become a member!) knsj.org #knsj

EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE WINS 11 AWARDS FROM SAN DIEGO PRESS CLUB’S 2021 EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS

By Miriam Raftery

October 25, 2021 (San Diego) –  East County Magazine tonight received 11 awards in San Diego Press Club’s 48th annual Excellence In Journalism competition. The honors include three first place awards, recognitions for both our online news site and radio show coverage during the past year’s turbulent times.  ECM’s awards span a broad range of categories, including three of the four awards presented for breaking news. Since its inception in 2008, ECM has won 137 major journalism prizes. See more…

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Talk of the Town

Host Mike Aguirre ~ Saturday at 11am ~ repeats Mo-Fr 8am, Mo-Fr 4pm

Talk of the Town features discussions about politics, current events, history and contemporary subjects.  

The intent of the Talk of the Town talk show is to create an on-going dialog and debate on important issues of the day.  The show also includes live debates in public locations with audience participation.

Thom Hartmann Program

Thom Hartmann ~ Mo-Fr 11am-2pm

#1 Progressive Talk Show
#8 US Talk Host
7 million weekly listeners
280,000 YouTube Subscribers
180,000 Facebook Followers
135,000 Twitter Followers

NY Times Best Selling Author

East County Magazine

Produced and hosted by Miriam Raftery ~ Mo & Fr 5pm, Tu 9am, Sa 8am

https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/

“Award-winning nonprofit media in the public interest, serving San Diego’s inland region”

Too many voters haven’t got a clue—so East County Magazine is shedding light into those smoke-hazed back-rooms in Washington D.C. and Sacramento, enabling you to keep up with what your elected officials are doing – and decide whether or not they deserve your vote next election. You can also share your views on key issues with the handy tools we’ve provided. 

Democracy Now

Hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez ~ syndicated news program ~ Mo-Fr 7am & Mo-Fr 6pm, Sa 12pm

Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.  Democracy Now!’s War and Peace Report provides our audience with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S.corporate-sponsored media, including independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics and independent analysts. It hosts real debates–debates between people who substantially disagree, such as between the White House or the Pentagon spokespeople on the one hand, and grassroots activists on the other.

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Fr 9am, Sa 10 am, Sun 7 pm

The Ralph Nader Radio Hour is a weekly talk show broadcast on the Pacifica Radio Network, and is available as a podcast on iTunes. Ralph Nader is joined by co-hosts Steve Skrovan and David Feldman for a lively informative hour of interviews with some of the nation’s most influential movers and shakers, and thought provoking discussions of the weeks news.

Radio ECOSHOCK

Sunday 10am

Latest science, authors, issues – from climate change, oceans, forests, pollution, solar storms, the economy, and peace. Ready for re-broadcast, computer, iPod, or mp3 player. As heard on over 104 non-profit radio stations in 5 countries.Alex Smith - photo by Philip Smeltzer

Alex Smith – photo by Philip Smeltzer

About Alex Smith
Host of syndicated weekly Radio Ecoshock Show – the cutting edge with top scientists, authors and activists. Fourteen years on the air as of 2020. Previously a researcher for global environment group, print journalist, homesteader, world-traveler, and private investigator.

Native America Calling

Your National Electronic Talking Circle ~ Mo-Fr 10am

Native America Calling is a live call-in program linking public radio stations, the Internet and listeners together in a thought-provoking national conversation about issues specific to Native communities. Each program engages noted guests and experts with callers throughout the United States and is designed to improve the quality of life for Native Americans.

CODEPINK RADIO

Tuesdays 4pm, Thursdays 8am, Saturdays 3pm

CODEPINK Radio – Robust conversation with global grassroots peacemakers, from Yemen to Venezuela to Iran to right here in the U.S.

CODEPINK is a women-led grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.

Founded in fall 2002 as a grassroots effort to prevent the US war on Iraq, we continue to organize for justice for Iraqis, to hold war criminals accountable, and to end and prevent other U.S. wars and regime change efforts. We actively oppose U.S. sanctions on Iran, Venezuela, N. Korea, Cuba, and more, the continuing U.S. war in Afghanistan, torture, the detention center at Guantanamo, weaponized and spy drones, and the prosecution of whistle-blowers. We support Palestinian rights, diplomacy, and growing local peace economies. Our flagship campaign is Divest from the War Machine to divest from companies that derive their profits from U.S. military interventions, the global arms trade, and the militarization of our streets.

SOLITUDE CITY with Carson Young

Sundays 3pm, Mondays 8pm

Jazz on the radio Monday nights from 8-9 pm. Playing cuts from classic and contemporary artists who have contributed to, and expanded the form.

ACTIVIST SAN DIEGO – KNSJ

COMMUNITY HOLIDAY PARTY MONDAY 3-9PM DECEMBER 26

EVERYONE WELCOME, ALL AGES

MUJERES BREWHOUSE, 1983 JULIAN AVENUE, SAN DIEGO 92113

This is an outdoor free event with festivities, friendship, food and fundraising drawings with super prizes. Beer for sale at the bar. We are celebrating Activist San Diego’s 24 years of networking for social justice and almost 10 years of people-powered progressive radio, KNSJ at 89.1FM and streaming 24/7 at knsj.org. This is a fun family event. Come one come all so that 2023 will have one strong and consistent progressive voice to transform the social and political dalogue

in the greater San Diego and border region.

3-4 pm music, crafts, kids’ Karaoke

4-5 pm The ReEvolutionaary Poets’ Brigade

5-6 pm Special Guest Speakers, Coalition Spotlights

6-9 pm DJs Solid Rock and Flavorless Flav

We are also collecting new or gently used coats for a coat drive benefiting impoverished indigenous tribes and local community members experiencing hardship.

Special Dates December Only: La Pastorela

Playing for a limited time in the month of December!

Tuesday 7pm Dec 6, Saturday 5pm Dec 10, Tuesday 8am Dec 13, Friday 2pm Dec 16, Wednesday 4pm Dec 21, Saturday 6pm Dec 24, Sunday 9am Dec 25, Wednesday 7pm Dec 28, Sunday 10am Jan 1, 2023

Re:Work

The Clare Gamber Show

Clare Gamber introduces listeners to a variety of topics each week. Clare has over 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist working for the military as well as in private practice. Her unique perspective is highlighted as she conducts interviews on issues of mental health, religion and spirituality, scientific discoveries, aging, and even the local music scene. Guests include authors, scholars, and laypersons offering firsthand accounts of life as they know it. Tune in for a fun and fascinating listening experience!

Rising Up with Sonali

All woman run radio and TV show.

News & Analysis of Economic, Racial, Gender Justice and More.