Activism

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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

Morality, safety, and food production in a changing world

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2020 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Today we get to speak with Matthew Cooper, an organizer for Compassionate PDX, about Fur Free Friday and the campaign to ban the sale of new fur goods in Oregon. Then we hear from Dr. Michael Gregor on the relationship between animal agriculture and recurring pandemics. Read more

Buscando America on 11/24/20

Airs at: Tue, 11/24/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Tuvimos el honor de conversar con Ysabel Omega desde Lima Perú, para hablar de sus 20 años de carrera musical representando el lado femenino del reggae. También festejamos el nacimiento del EZLN hace 37 años  y escuchamos el conversatorio Autonomía: corazón del pueblo, orga... Read more

Senators push for investigation into unpaid labor in rehab centers

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin formally requested an investigation from the Government Accountability Office into federally funded rehab programs that use unpaid labor from people seeking addiction treatment.  Reporting done by Reveal showed that at least 30... Read more

KBOO Webinar: U.S. Middle East policy

With the end of a devastating four years of Trump Middle East policy, what does the new Biden administration offer? While he may overturn some of the worst aspects of Trump policy, he will certainly maintain continuity with Obama's policies, which were disappointing. We'll... Read more

Coltan & The Congo, from Econvergence 2009

Airs at: Thu, 01/01/2009 at 12:00pm
  Coltan & The Congo, from Econvergence 2009 CD-2028 Read more

Political Prisoners

Airs at: Fri, 04/24/2009 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
The San Francisco 8 CD-1646 Read more

Filmmaker Jill Friedberg on 04/10/08

Airs at: Thu, 04/10/2008 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jill Friedberg's film "A Little Bit of So Much Truth"‘Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad’ A look at how an oppressed community can organize and overcome insurmountable odds to gain control of its government-run media in order to overthrow their corrupt governor. The documentary fo... Read more

Nadia Winstead Grand Jury Resister on 2/10/10

Airs at: Wed, 02/10/2010 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Nadia Winsted Grand Jury Resister CD-1660 Read more