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M. Louise Hunt - Dissent in an Age of Conformity

Airs at: Thu, 10/18/2018 at 8:15am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Off The Shelf
In this episode, we'll learn about the librarian whose opposition to the war caused a scandal in Portland, Oregon, during the spring of 1918, resulting in a barrage of negative media coverage as well as intense public condemnation. My guest, Dr. Kimberly Jensen, professor o... Read more

Episode 67. It Takes A Village To Raise A Kid ft. MissLopezMedia

Airs at: Tue, 10/16/2018 at 12:00am - Tue, 10/23/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
TUNE IN this week because we’ve got a kickass guest who is on her grind to make this world better for the next! @misslopezmedia is an activist, artist, and will most definitely let you catch these hands if necessary! We’re talking about politics, hometowns, and picking her ... Read more

EPISODE 67. It Takes A Village To Raise A Kid ft. MiissLopezMedia

Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
TUNE IN this week because we’ve got a kickass guest who is on her grind to make this world better for the next! @misslopezmedia is an activist, artist, and will most definitely let you catch these hands if necessary! We’re talking about politics, hometowns, and picking her ... Read more

Election Forum Focused on Marginalized Communities at Sentinel Hotel

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
        The Coalition of Communities of Color held an election forum today at the Sentinel Hotel. KBOO’s Sam Bouman was there and has this report. Read more

Fortress On A Hill

Every fourth Thursday from 9:00 am - 10:00 am   The United States has become synonymous with empire and endless war, American troops sit in 70% of the world's countries, and yet, most Americans don't know that.  The military is joined disproportionately by a 'warrior caste... Read more

US - Saudi War Crimes Against Yemen (ENCORE)

Airs at: Tue, 10/30/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  On February 3rd, 2018, Roots of Conflict and KBOO/Portland, co-sponsored a presentation at Portland State University called US-Saudi Coalition: Bringing Peace or War? In this episode you will hear from Yemeni activist, Aisha Jumaan and Mohammad al-Nimr, son of executed ... Read more

Interfaith Prayer Breakfast Tomorrow in Opposition to Measure 106

Airs at: Tue, 10/16/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  COALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND FAITH LEADERS JOINED BY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO OPPOSE CUTS TO ABORTION FUNDING Tomorrow, a prayer breakfast will be held as part of the campaign against Measure 106. Oregon has long been on the pro-choice side of the ab... Read more

LNG Coos Bay to Tacoma

Airs at: Mon, 10/22/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Before a plethora of proposals for coal and oil terminals starting popping up in the Pacific Northwest a few years ago, there was Liquid Natural Gas, or LNG. Intense public opposition to coal and oil terminals and trains prevented virtually all of them from being built. But... Read more

Israel and Saudi Arabia: Two bullies of the Middle East

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    While Saudi Arabia wages ruthless war on Yemen and beheads or otherwise dismembers its own dissidents, Israel continues its brutal onslaught of Gaza, suppresses internal dissent and hounds BDS activists around the world. Both get massive military aid from and work clo... Read more

Uprise Collective and Civil Unrest Bicycle Club

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Host Lisa Loving is joined live in Studio 2 by UPRISE Collective co-creators, Stephanie Roberson and Brianna Bragg. On October 18 they’re hosting What’s on The Ballot in OR: Working to Change the System. In the second half of the hour, our guests are The Civil Unrest Bicycl... Read more