Activism

Oregon Post-Fire Logging Gone Rogue

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

We are still a long way away from recovering from last year's wildfires in Western Oregon. But if the damage and dislocation those fires wreaked was not traumatic enough, now the Oregon Department of Transportation is carrying out systematic clearcutting along the scenic wa... Read more

Oliver Stone's Heaven and Earth w/ Tom Secker - Ep 93 (Evergreen)

Airs at: Thu, 05/13/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Tom Secker joins us to discuss the third and final film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy, Heaven And Earth. "Le Ly (Hiep Thi Le) lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army... Read more

Buscando America on 05/11/21

Airs at: Tue, 05/11/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Foto: Cultura Colectiva. En este programa recordamos a Bruno Avendaño, joven desaparecido un 10 de mayo de 2018 en Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, con un par de paisajes sonoros de la radialista mixteca Griselda Sánchez. También hablamos con Pedro Sosa, director de Immigrant Rights Pr... Read more

The Gap: Liberation in Practice with APANO and new terms for old ideas

Airs at: Fri, 05/07/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: The Gap

On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Bea Yeh Ogden, the Event & Community Space Manager for the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) about their Liberation in Practice series this month. Ogden walks us through the development of the worksho... Read more

Jordan Cove's Looming Demise

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

For nearly 17 years Oregonians have been fighting to stop the massive Jordan Cove LNG export terminal from being built on Coos Bay, as well as its companion 229 mile pipeline that would cross much of Southern Oregon. In the past year, this struggle has begun to pay off. On... Read more

Lithium Mining's Unforeseen Consequences

Airs at: Mon, 07/05/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Lithium, the lightest metal on earth, is a key element in the effort to combat climate change. Since lithium ion batteries are far lighter than other batteries and hold a charge for much longer, they are an important component of solar and wind energy systems, storing energ... Read more

HB2002-Transforming Justice 2021

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

In April, Partnership for Safety and Justice, Oregon’s leading public safety and criminal justice reform organization, discussed bills currently before the Oregon legislature. We’ll hear excerpts from their webinar “2021’s most transformative policies: the bills to watch an... Read more

May Day 2021

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

May Day 2021. Jan Haaken talks with Taylor Gibson about May Day events this year, highlighting a picnic and march in support of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, or PRO Act, passed by the House in Congress but up against considerable odds in the Senate. G... Read more

Paul Robeson

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Luisa Martinez interviews Sharon Rudahl, artist and writer of A Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson: Ballad of an American. Rudahl was commissioned by Rutgers University Press to create the novel both as a way to honor Robeson, a Rutgers alum, and to make a biography of hi... Read more

Defund/Divest with 350pdx

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie Mercier speaks with Sue Palmiter, who is co-leading the Defund/Divest team with 350PDX, about an upcoming Climate Justice Q&A with Oregon’s State Treasurer on Wednesday, May 5, 7:00 pm. The State Treasury invests $118 Billion, mostly PERS monies, with a portion of... Read more