Activism

What Will the Future Hold Now?

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
While we continue to slog through the Covid Pandemic and the end of the Trump era, it’s hard not to think about what the future holds. And it’s even harder to imagine what that future may even be like after the dramatic changes we’ve been through during this trying year of ... Read more

The Gap: It Did Happen Here Podcast

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Erin Yanke, the executive producer of the new podcast It Did Happen Here. It's an independently produced podcast that documents the fight against racist white skinheads in the 1980’s and 90’s. We learn about how the... Read more

Disability Justice with Shanya Luther director of Among Friends

Airs at: Fri, 12/04/2020 at 9:30am - 10:00am
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Thanksgiving Day: Reminder of Native America

Airs at: Thu, 11/26/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
On this show, I have prepared a hand-picked compilation of powerful songs and mini-lectures designed to help you remember about Native America, the meaning of the ancient peoples and ways, and the unmistakable importance of bringing a lot of it to the public eye given the s... Read more

Petition to demilitarize Portland Police advocates end of military-style training and weapons on the force

Airs at: Tue, 11/24/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  A local petition to demilitarize the Portland Police has been gaining traction, with signers including veterans groups, faith-based communities and environmental advocates.  KBOO's Ethan Sandweiss spoke with Alison Cole, the petition's administrator about what demilitar... Read more

Ep 117. It Takes A Village To Make It Through Another Week

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2020 at 12:30am - Mon, 11/30/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
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Flipping the Script on the Prison Industrial Complex

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews members of Oregonians Against Slavery and Involuntary Servitude (OASIS).  This group is committed to changing the language of the Oregon Constitution to formally ban slavery and involuntary servitude of incarcerated persons.  For more information... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop: Episode 09 with Jodi Darby

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
Jodi Darby Jodi Darby is a media artist, activist and educator specializing in experimental video and photography.  Her work reflects an interest in re-purposing history, mapping the changing North American landscape and finding beauty in that which has been discarded and ... Read more

Six months of Black Lives Matter protests in Portland inspires reflection

Airs at: Tue, 11/24/2020 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Wednesday marks six months since the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Six months later, protesters continue to gather each day to press for racial justice. Charlie Westley is an organizer who has been protesting daily and she reflected on her experience wit... Read more

Giving Back to PDX: Giving Tuesday 2020

Airs at: Tue, 12/01/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
KBOO is grateful to be a part of Willamette Week’s Give Guide for the 5th year in a row. This year on Giving Tuesday we want to embody the spirit of community giving by using the airwaves to highlight nonprofits featured in this year's Give Guide. KBOO Station Co-manager Ce... Read more