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I Will Not Fear: Melba Beals of the LittleRock Nine

Airs at: Mon, 03/19/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for Progressive Spirit
  In 1957, Melba Patillo Beals, was one of nine African-American high school students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. She became a journalist, professor, author, and at the age of 52 adopted twin sons. In her book, I Will Not Fear: My Stor... Read more

Redefining Tacoma

Airs at: Mon, 03/19/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
Tacoma, Washington is one of the few cities in the Northwest where there is a long legacy of heavy industrial contamination. The fossil fuel industry plays a big role in the local economy, but Tacoma residents have also begun to fight back against further fossil fuel develo... Read more

Maru vs. ICE

Airs at: Wed, 03/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
  Maru Mora and Andrea Williams join Linda Olson-Osterlund to discuss the struggles of those who are facing deportation under Trump's regime. At the end of December, immigrant activist Maru Mora Villalpando received a letter from ICE putting her in deportation proceedings.... Read more

Vietnam: Joe Allen

Airs at: Tue, 03/13/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  All imperial systems attempt to reinvent the past, engineer history to suit their needs. The United States is no different. Vietnam is a perfect example. A war of aggression was transformed into a "conflict." It was "tragic" and a "mistake." At the other end of the spect... Read more

Guardians of the Amazon Rainforest

Airs at: Mon, 03/12/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
  Currently the indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest are in a struggle with worldwide multinational corporations that want to take over their lands for oil extraction, commercial palm oil, commercial agriculture, mining, and other massively destructive enterprises. ... Read more

Can You See the White? (Part 1)

Airs at: Fri, 03/16/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for Valley Views
Faith is a white woman who reflects on personal and societal events that shaped her life’s journey to racial justice and equity awareness.  I asked Faith to be on the show because she and I have had many conversations about race that may be inspiring to listeners.  I admire... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 12th, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 03/12/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes these segments: Bill Resnick interviews Marty Hart-Landsberg on the U.S. economy, trade policy and how to understand Trump's imposition of tariffs and what's the left's most effective discourse on trade. ... Read more

We Rise: Training for Liberation and Healing; and the Queer Town Hall

Airs at: Tue, 03/13/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Preference
Babatune Azubuike of Portland Enlace joins us to talk about Enlace's “We Rise: Training for Liberation and Healing,” a year-long cohort program for women-identified, transgender and gender non-conforming organizers and members of base-building organizations.   Then we'll ... Read more

Bread and Roses on 3/9

Airs at: Fri, 03/09/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Bread and Roses
We attended the Dont Shoot Portland International Women's Strike, and recorded content directly from the collective of mobilized women representing a movement for change in our city, country, and social consciousness when it comes to how we regard feminism and our intersect... Read more

US - Saudi War Crimes Against Yemen

Airs at: Fri, 03/09/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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