Activism

Harrison Bergeron - An Individual with Courage and Strength

Airs at: Fri, 02/22/2019 at 10:00am - 10:15am

Produced for: Valley Views

Join Host Dale Holiday as she shares elements of the futuristic world where “everyone is equal” as portrayed in Kurt Vonnegut’s short story, “Harrison Bergeron”. She examines this fictional society and suggests that the same dynamics create the group think mentality in ... Read more

Tish Hinojosa, Live on Movin' On

Airs at: Fri, 02/15/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Movin' On

We are thrilled to welcome long time folk, country, singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa to KBOO for some live music and talk. Tish will be performing tonight in the Portland Folk Music Society 3rd Friday concert series. Read more

Voices from the Edge of City Hall

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

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 challenge ahead at City Hall. While I have no doub... Read more

Sanho Tree

Airs at: Sun, 02/17/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week we talk with guest Sanho Tree, longtime drug policy reformer and Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, about White House drug policy, harm reduction, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden. Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Wendy Willis

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2019 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

Our In Depth guest today is Wendy Willis, author of the new essay collection, These Are Strange Times, My Dear: Field Notes from the Republic, from Counterpoint Press. Wendy is a Portland-based writer, poet, and lawyer. She’s published two books of poetry, and her work ... Read more

The unbearable whiteness of being in black- and red-face, with monthly co-host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 02/13/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Locally-based Dineh (Navaho) and Yankton Dakota writer Jacqueline Keeler has been writing and fighting against racist mascots and stereotypes for years and she's pretty sick of it. But she keeps being called back into the fray, most recently invited to Cincinnati to d... Read more

Partnership for Safety and Justice, YOUtH

Airs at: Wed, 02/13/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The RadioActivist

Today, on the Radio Activist, hosts Lisa Loving and Suzanne LaGrande will interview Deputy Director Shannon Wight and Amy Davidson, Crime Survivor Program Director from the Partnership for Safety and Justice. In the second half of the hour, we'll be speaking with S. Re... Read more

Spending time with Sasha Buchert, staff attorney with Lambda Legal.

Airs at: Tue, 02/12/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Preference

Sasha is a former KBOO news volunteer and program host, who left town to work with the Transgender Law Center in Oakland. She now serves as a staff attorney with Lambda Legal, and is host of the irregular Preference segment "Tell Us About the Law, Sasha." We're going to... Read more

Fighting Toxic Prisons Convergence 2019

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Adam Carpinelli will interview organizers from the Fighting Toxic Prisons (FTP) Convergence. FTP is a collaboration with the Abolitionist Law Center. FTP’s mission is to conduct grassroots organizing, advocacy and direct action to challenge the prison system that is pu... Read more

Anti-Fascist Struggle in Europe and Repression in Russia

Airs at: Mon, 02/04/2019 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Produced for: The Final Straw Radio

This week, we feature two segments on the show: an interview with a Russian anarchist about the recent ramping up of torture and repression by the FSB in Russia against anarchists and anti-fascists (00:14:13); and a chat with Patrick Strickland, author of "Alerta! Alert... Read more