The RadioActivist

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Radioactivist - image from Pride Parade in Honduras
RadioActivist - kids hold the US flag in a parade
Hosted by: 
Lisa Loving, Suzanne LaGrande
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every 4th Wednesday from 9-10am

 

Join hosts Lisa Loving and Suzanne LaGrande and live guests from grassroots activist movements both near and far, speaking on what’s happening, what should happen next and where you come in. We’ll also hold a seat for new KBOO volunteers joining us in Studio 2 as they learn the ropes of media. Listen on KBOO Community Radio, 90.7FM in Portland, 91.9 FM Hood River, 104.3 FM Corvallis/Albany, plus 24/7 on the nimble and convenient KBOO Radio App for iphones and Androids

Please send in your activist events for the RadioActivist calendar read by real people live on the air. Send your items to lisa@kboo.fm. Late breaking events can be phoned into the fabulous, incredible KBOO Community Radio air room that morning during airtime at 503-231-8187.

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Topic tags: 
Activism
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
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In-it.com is waiting for your campaign to gather DIY video testimony and use it to push for social change

Airs at: Wed, 12/19/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
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What if someone created an online platform just for politically impacted communities at the grassroots to tell your stories of impact with an eye towards policy or social change? It’s here, it’s free, and it’s called In-it.com. Learn how it works with hosts Lisa Loving and ... Read more

Up and Over + StreetBooks: grassroots groups helping vulnerable people today

Airs at: Wed, 12/12/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Today on The Radio Activist, at 9am hosts Suzanne LaGrande and Lisa Loving interview youth educator and mental health advocate Javonnie Shearn about her current winter coat drive for teenagers, her work on the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and as vice chair of the ... Read more

The RadioActivist on 12/12/18

Airs at: Wed, 12/12/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Nasty Women Get Shit Done

Airs at: Wed, 11/28/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Nasty Women Get Shit Done PDX (NWGSD) emerged in Portland, Oregon in response to the 2016 presidential election results when friends gathered together to brainstorm ways to help their community and to actively resist the xenophobia, racism, misogyny, ableism, anti-LGBTQ, an... Read more

Laurel Airica, Word Magic

Airs at: Wed, 11/21/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Do the words we use shape how we think? Can changing our words change our way of perceiving and creating the world. Today on The Radio Activist, Suzanne LaGrande interviews Laurel Airica. She is creator of WordMagicGlobal, a mind-bending, paradigm-shifting re-introduction t... Read more

Poet, Organizer & Publisher Christopher Luna

Airs at: Wed, 11/21/2018 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
 Today on the Radio Activist, Christopher Luna speaks with Suzanne LaGrande about poetry and building communities through art-making. Christopher Luna is a poet, publisher, visual artist, writing coach, teacher, and editor, and the first Poet Laureate of Clark County from 2... Read more

Homeowners against the SW Capital Highway Expansion Project

Airs at: Wed, 11/14/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is planning to create sidewalks and bike lanes along both sides of SW Capitol Highway, with construction slated to start in spring of 2019. This would mean eliminating 306 trees and creating 12 foot retaining walls. Andrea Firpo, hom... Read more

Positive Charge!

Airs at: Wed, 11/14/2018 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
  We are inundated by news of hate and intolerance in our newsfeeds, on the radio, and on TV on a daily basis. How can we deal with all this bad stuff without feeling helpless, depressed, and outraged? Two years ago, a group of women representing different religions, sexua... Read more

The RadioActivist on 11/14/18

Airs at: Wed, 11/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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WomenFirst Transition & Referral Center

Airs at: Wed, 10/31/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Founder and president Shannon Olive chats with host Lisa Loving about why women who are exiting the prison system and coming home to their families and communities are at the heart of this new program.  Click here to find out more about their work.  Photo: WomenFirst Trans... Read more