Activism

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Bridges to Education inside the Prison Walls

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Ginny Parham with the Bridges to Life, a faith-based restorative justice program for incarcerated men and women that provides a platform for life-changing transformation. Starting in one prison in Richmond, Texas, with 41 inmate graduates in 1999,... Read more

Third Congressional District challenger Albert Lee advocates for economic justice and has the lived experience to back it up

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  For 23 years, Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District has been represented by the same man. This election cycle however, Albert Lee is challenging Representative Earl Blumenauer in the 2020 Democratic Primary for Oregon’s 3rd District. Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District co... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour December 23rd, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier hosts the Episode of the Old Mole which includes: Ecological Revolution: John Foster teaches at the University of Oregon, writes a lot including The Robbery of Nature and the Return of Nature. He edits the journal Monthly Review, making it into a go to sou... Read more

Interview with Broadcast Union and Schools Union leaders

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Ikesha Owens is president of the Oregon Public Broadcasting workers union, SEIU local 503, whose members are in a fierce struggle against a union busting employer.   In the second half of the show, we interview Belinda Reagan, president of the Portland Federation of School ... Read more

Demonstrators show their discontent at rallies on the eve of impeachment

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2019 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Pro-impeachment rallies were held in nearly every state Tuesday night, drawing over 200,000 demonstrators. In Portland, at least 600 people showed up downtown on the banks of the Willamette, to call for President Trump’s impeachment and removal. KBOO’s Theresa Mitchell ... Read more

The Never Ending Saga of Tacoma LNG

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Nearly four years ago, as they were defeating the world's largest methanol refinery proposed for their port, activists in Tacoma found out that a large Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) distribution hub and storage facility was also being planned at the Port. Once they defeated the ... Read more

Radical Hospitality, Culinary Breeding, and Fruit Trees

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
The December show will get you thinking about serving others, plant breeding, and when to plant your next fruit tree. On the show, Dinae Horne will talk about what it’s like to go from running a restaurant to running the meal program at St Francis Dining Hall. Lane Selman o... Read more

Municipal Broadband PDX seeks to make internet a public utility

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Internet service providers rank among the lowest in customer satisfaction. But what if internet access worked like a public utility, like electricity or water? That's where Municipal Broadband PDX comes in. They are an advocacy organization pushing for broadband in Port... Read more

Rural Community Building with Martha Verduzco and Katie Cook

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Rural Roots Rising
Rural Community Building features Martha Verduzco with Hood River Latino Network in the Columbia River Gorge and Katie Cook with Rural Voices in Gilliam County. From organizing marches and resource fairs to creating publicly accessible childcare, this episode emphasizes a c... Read more

Will the Feds take over Wapato to warehouse the houseless?

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Join the 3rd Wednesday Portland Assembly crew as they take a deeper look at signals by the Trump Administration indicating that their “solutions to the homeless issue” may be nothing more than incarcerating homeless people. Will Wapato be a model? Among the many bad sig... Read more