Activism

Lighting A Candle

Airs at: Wed, 03/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

This week, exclusive audio from the 62nd annual session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, featuring interventions from representatives of Switzerland, the UN's Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, and the International Network of People Who Use Drugs. Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Roger McNamee

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2019 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: News In Depth

In a New Yorker profile of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg last September, Evan Osnos writes: “If Facebook were a country, it would have the largest population on earth. More than 2.2 billion people, about a third of humanity, log in at least once a month. That user base h... Read more

Voices from the Edge of City Hall

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

This program aired originally on February 18, 2019 On the eve of her swearing in as Portland's first Black woman city council member, JoAnn Hardesty wrote to her supporters: "On Wednesday, January 2nd at 9 AM, I will be officially sworn into office and take on the great ... Read more

It Takes A Village To Build A Heart/Be A Panty Droppa ft Gio of Real Talk PDX

Airs at: Tue, 03/19/2019 at 12:00am - Sun, 03/31/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: Village Vibes Podcast

We're keeping it moving this week with a very special guest: @gio_t of Real Talk with PDX_GT podcast! He is dropping allllll the panties in and out of the studio (just listen, you'll understand), all whilst telling and showing the world what real growth looks like. We're al... Read more

The Students Climate Strike

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with local students who helped organize last Friday’s (March 15) Student Climate Strike here in Portland. In Part One, we hear from Solomon Duke, senior at Franklin High. He is a founder of the Portland Youth Climate Council and one of the organizers of ... Read more

More Talk Radio on 3/18/2019

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Cecil and Celeste talk to members of the Portland Gray Panthers to discuss needed changes to TriMet's practices, policies, and fares. Read more

Labor Radio on 03/18/19 - The #NewEraHatsOff Campaign

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Is America's Pastime Crushing Labor Unions? Host Michael Cathcart tells the story of the fight to halt New Era Cap Company's plan to shutter their long-standing unionized factory in upstate New York in order to shift production of Major League Baseball (MLB) hats to a n... Read more

Wednesday Talk Radio

Airs at: Wed, 03/06/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Organizing for Social Justice

Airs at: Wed, 03/20/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The RadioActivist

Today on The Radio Activst, Lisa Loving and Suzanne LaGrande talk with social justice consultant and spiritual leader Rabbi Debra Kolodny, and Will Layng, Executive Director of Jobs With Justice about their work organizing for social justice. Rabbi Kolodny has worked to h... Read more

End Prison Slavery: The Free Alabama Movement

Airs at: Mon, 03/11/2019 at 4:00pm - Fri, 03/15/2019 at 5:00pm

Produced for: The Final Straw Radio

End Prison Slavery: The Free Alabama Movement Download This Episode (Sean Swain: 4min 47sec) This week we air two interviews about the struggle of Alabama activist and prisoner Kinetic Justice. Kinetic, aka Robert Earl Council, conducted a 6 day hunger strike because he w... Read more