Activism

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Frog Ferry

Airs at: Mon, 01/31/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  The Portland metro area is a land of water at the confluence of two of the major rivers in the Pacific Northwest. The Chinookan People, who lived along the Columbia and Willamette Rivers before European contact, were master canoe builders, and the rivers were their highw... Read more

City Workers Ready to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2022 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Portland City workers have overwhelmingly authorized a strike.  Jacob Brostoff, Alex Pierro and Chris Flanary, City workers in the Office of  Community and Civic Life, Bureau of Transportation, and Housing Bureau, share their reasons and expectations about a strike of City ... Read more

The Gap: For-profit COVID testing, Newberg Recall, Charter Review Survey and Unspoken Communication

Airs at: Fri, 01/21/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start with a news roundup for the week. We follow up on the Oregon Department of Justice investigation of the Center for COVID Control, a for-profit coronavirus testing site whose results have been called into question. Then, ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 24, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Social Democracy in Germany: Surprising all the experts, the German Social Democratic Party rose from the dead to win the German national election in September of last year, promisin... Read more

Oregon Outcast

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Many of us look back at previous generations and wonder what they could possibly have been thinking – about slavery, or sexism, or environmental destruction, or many other issues. But what can we learn – today – from people who spoke out against injustices like that when th... Read more

Jordan Cove Victory Update

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For 18 years communities across Southern Oregon fought an existential struggle to stop the massive Jordan Cove LNG export terminal that was proposed for Coos Bay and its accompanying 36" fracked gas pipeline that would have traversed 230 miles across four counties, crossing... Read more

A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays by Marc Bookman

Airs at: Thu, 01/20/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy." -- Martin Luther King On today's episode, we welcome Marc Bookman, author of the new book A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays from T... Read more

Red Lodge Transition Services

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Trish Jordan with Red Lodge Transition Services. Red Lodge is a Native American led organization that provides culturally focused programs for women released from jail, prison or treatment.  For more information:  www.redlodgetransition.org   Read more

In Memoriam

Airs at: Mon, 01/17/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
June Jordan was a widely published Jamaican poet and playwright who was recognized for her lifelong commitment to political activism and human rights. Her poetry is fierce and pulls no punches in its exploration of issues related to gender, class, and race identity. She was... Read more

"That Vegan Show" - The Raven Corps interview

Airs at: Fri, 01/28/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
Claire Howe is Executive Director (though she much prefers the title "Mother Raven") at The Raven Corps, a youth-led, consistent anti-oppression nonprofit organization for activists between the ages of 15 and 22. The Raven Corps is a growing community of young change-makers... Read more