Activism

Climate Change and the New Agenda in Portland's Public Schools

Airs at: Wed, 09/28/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Recovery Zone

Nearly 100% of climate scientists report that climate change is happening and happening because of human activity, but the public consensus on climate change is still split about 50-50. Denial continues to be persistant and pervasive, as deniers cite "zombie sceptic theo... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for September 19, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick hosts this membership drive episode, on which we hear these segments: • Teressa Raiford of Don't Shoot Portland discusses current challenges to Oregon’s criminal injustice system • Mike Snedeker, a death penalty lawyer, comments on the connections between ... Read more

The State of Hate!

Airs at: Thu, 09/22/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Host Jo Ann Hardesty leads a discussion of recent hate crimes in Oregon and around the nation. Read more

"Human Beings with 5 Fingers" Reporter Going To Standing Rock

KBOO is proud to support Standing Rock and to bring this message to you from KBOO reporter Christopher Francisco, Dine' (Navajo). Christopher is producer and host of Human Beings with 5 Five Fingers on KBOO.FM. Recently, Christopher reported from the Peltier Justice Ride ov... Read more

STOPPING LNG IN CLATSOP COUNTY

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Originally Broadcast on August 1, 2016 For twelve years residents of Clatsop County (in the NW corner of Oregon) battled proposals to build massive Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminals near the mouth of the Columbia River. On April 15, 2016, the last of these proposals wa... Read more

EcoFilm and the Pillars of Portland

Airs at: Thu, 09/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Film Show

In this special membership-drive episode of The Film Show, Jenn Chavez previews the Portland EcoFilm Festival with director Dawn Smallman and documentarians Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz, who have produced The Real Dirt on Farmer John, Queen of the Sun, and the new film Se... Read more

Bizarre State of Politics Today

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

Joe Uris hosts a discussion of the importance of community radio in this bizarre political time. Read more

Carrie Newcomer, The Beautiful Not Yet

Airs at: Sun, 09/18/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Carrie Newcomer is a songwriter, recording artist, performer, and educator. She has released 15 albums. She was on Progressive Spirit when it was called Religion For Life a couple of years ago when her album "A Permeable Life" and its companion book, "A Permeable Life: Poem... Read more

Bread and Roses on 09/16/16

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Tonight, we talk to award-winning independent media artists Barbara Bernstein and Elaine Velazquez who run The Media Project. They collaborated on a new documentary focusing on food, environmental, and racial justice called Gaining Ground. GAINING GROUND is a feature-le... Read more

Aurora Levins-Morales, nationally known Puerto Rican-Jewish feminist, author and activist

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Host Dennis Bernstein devotes the entire show to an interview with Aurora Levins-Morales, nationally known Puerto Rican-Jewish feminist, author and activist, who is planning to travel the US in her mobile radio station, talking about the confluence of ecology, health and... Read more