Activism

Saving the USPS

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers talks with Jamie Partridge, of KBOO's own Labor Radio. Jamie Partridge is also a retired postal worker, a labor activist, and a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers. He talks with Desiree about the fallout from the appointment of Trump ... Read more

Civil Liberties and Protest in the Time of COVID

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

The House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties recently held a Democratic Roundtable on “The Bill of Rights in the Balance: The Deployment of Federal Troops Against the American People.” On this week's installment of Prison Pipeline we hea... Read more

Badges Beyond Borders w/ Stuart Schrader - Ep 74

Airs at: Sat, 08/15/2020 at 6:30am - Sat, 08/22/2020 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Stuart Schrader stops by the podcast to discuss his book, "Badges Without Borders: How Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing", along with the recent protests against police brutality, the massive changes in policing that came out of the fight for civil righ... Read more

Freedom Now w/Uhuru Sasa: Cultural Programming Inside

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Adam Carpinelli interviews the wife of a member of Uhuru Sasa, an African-American Cultural Club based at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, Oregon. The club's mission is to develop the members through culture, vocation and education. Read more

Black demonstrators in Portland talk about their message being hijacked

Airs at: Thu, 08/13/2020 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

The trajectory of Black Lives Matter protests in Portland has been a varied one. Since the introduction of federal agents last month, some have argued that the protests have gotten off message. They say that focus shifted away from the fight for racial justice, just when... Read more

North Portland Tenants Collective works to preserve low income housing from demolition

Airs at: Thu, 08/13/2020 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

In the midst of a pandemic when many are struggling to pay for rent, local developers are planning to demolish what has been called the Flanders Home, located at 2124 NW Flanders St, within the upcoming year. In its place, they plan to build a 19 unit apartment complex w... Read more

Presswatch on 08/13/20

Airs at: Thu, 08/13/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Here's a lovely KBOO podcast for you. Teressa Raiford graciously agreed to an interview despite her ferocious schedule, so you get to hear from the founder of Don't Shoot Portland, an activist who has spread the power of knowledge, and courage, and caritas, to benefit ever... Read more

Seattle Cruise Control

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Cruise ships are three times as polluting as airplanes, spew carcinogenic and other toxic particles from their smokestacks, and pump sewage and fuel oil contaminants into the ocean. Yet the Port of Seattle is largely dependent upon the cruise ship industry and is now planni... Read more

Buscando America on 08/11/20

Airs at: Tue, 08/11/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

En esta edición escucha Voces ke Luxan presentando a Thefi Piedrahita realizadora audiovisual desde Bogotá Colombia. Corazón del Sur expone el análisis de Maria Galindo cofundadora del colectivo anarco-feminista ‘Mujeres Creando’ sobre el mensaje presidencial de Jeanine... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 10, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 08/10/2020 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: The Insurgency and its Future: Mole bill Resnick talks to Emory Mort Portland activist and our street historian, who has been to over 50 BLM Protests over the last two months, and you c... Read more