Activism

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Family of Quanice Hayes and Supporters Rally Outside East Precinct

Airs at: Tue, 02/13/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    The family of Quanice Hayes recently announced that they will be suing the city of Portland, as well as the police officers involved in shooting Quanice just over a year ago, on February 9, 2017. The Hayes family has also been active at the grassroots level over the l... Read more

Sullivan's Gulch Feels Pressure from Loss of Parking Space

Airs at: Wed, 02/14/2018 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    KBOO News speaks with Sullivan's Gulch resident Roberta Larch on the subject of parking in one of Portland’s older neighborhoods, which is feeling the pressures of new development and city zoning plans. Read more

The Best in Protest Music Part II

Airs at: Fri, 02/16/2018 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
 Part II of the  best in Protest Music will be deconstructed and celebrated,  where  we agitate for social change with music and political commentary . We will honor the Protest Music in the  Blues by highlighting the contribution of Josh White , who injured his hand and h... Read more

Wednesday Talk Radio, with regular monthly co-host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 02/14/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Just back from a nine-day trip to North Dakota to write two in-depth pieces for High Country News, Keeler will talk with host Paul Roland about the case of Red Fawn and the other on-going federal defentants stemming from the No DAPL movement) and of Olivia Lone Bear a... Read more

The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism

Airs at: Wed, 02/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today we spend the hour with historian, author and activist Gerald Horne and his new critically praised book, The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in Seventeenth-Century North America and the Caribbean. Headlines on... Read more

Buscando America on 02/13/18

Airs at: Tue, 02/13/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Desde la Ciudad de México, escucha lo que sucedió en la visita del Concejo indígena de Gobierno y María de Jesús Patricio Martínez por la UAM Xochimilco. Además, Alfredo Fuentes entrevista a Matias Trejo co-fundador del Instituto de Cultura Oregoniana - ICO. Read more

Senate Immigration Debate Begins: Larry Kleinman

Airs at: Tue, 02/13/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Bill Resnick welcomes PCUN's co-founder Larry Kleinman to the KBOO studio to discuss the history of the fight for immigration rights and today's resistance movements.   from the New York Times: Senate Begins ‘Wild’ Week of Debate on Immigration, Outcome Unknown With th... Read more

Jim Page and Protest Music

Airs at: Mon, 02/12/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In the second of a two-part interview, Desiree Hellegers interviews legendary Seattle folk singer, song-writer and activist Jim Page about justice, gentrification, songwriting and music as a tool of resistance. Read more

Necessity Defense

Airs at: Mon, 02/12/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Mike Snedecker discuss the moral necessity defense and how it has been used in civil disobedience cases, including the recent prosecution of climate activists known as the "valve-turners" who shut down five pipelines carrying tar sands crude oil. Photo court... Read more

Trump - The Age of Mendacity: David Cay Johnston

Airs at: Tue, 02/13/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  An ultra-rich New York real estate tycoon and celebrity TV star is the 45th president of the United States. He puts America First by ignoring the world and pulling out of the Paris climate accord, undermining the Iran deal and recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. H... Read more