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An Interview with D Pei Wu

Airs at: Fri, 07/28/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
  Our interview with organizer D Pei Wu is finally here for your ears! D is an organizer and former head of Jobs with Justice in Portland. We talk to them to find out about their journey in organizing and find out why the labor movement is important to them.  Read more

Extra-Judicial Murders in the Philippines

Airs at: Sun, 07/23/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
Last week the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US House of Representatives examined the thousands of murders as well as other human rights abuses being committed by the Government of the Philippines and its current president, Rodrigo Duterte. The witnesses testifie... Read more

Activists Say No New Korean War, No Old Korean War and No THAAD Missile System

Airs at: Wed, 07/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  On this show, we hear voices of Koreans, Korean Americans and anti-war activists who say no new war on the Korean Peninsula, a final end to the old Korean war that is officially still going on, and no deployment of the THAAD missile defense system, which critics say is r... Read more

Yellow Terror: The Collections and Paintings Of Roger Shimomura

Airs at: Tue, 07/11/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
  Eric Bartels speaks to artist Roger Shimomura. In his signature Pop Art style, Shimomura's paintings uncover and challenge the role of the media and material culture to define the American norm while establishing the perpetual Other. The exhibition features five of Shim... Read more

Calling out facism and calling in activism

Airs at: Fri, 07/07/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
We speak with activist Jacob Alejandro from Direct Action Alliance to talk about calling out facism in a time of divisive politics and divided communities. How do we sustain activism and how do we call communities together to fight white supremacy? We also talk about how t... Read more

Warmongering against North Korea

Airs at: Fri, 07/07/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
             Lyn and guest co-host Linda Olsen Osterlund will be talking with Christine Hong Associate Professor at USC Santa Cruz and executive board member of the Korea Policy Institute, about her piece "The Long, Dirty History of US Warmongering in North Korea" for The ... Read more

Summertime Fun!

Airs at: Fri, 06/30/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Summer in the Pacific NW, nothing like it! And the fun has just begun . . . Pedalpalooza is wrapping up this week and Oregon Country Fair is looming! We'll kicking it off by exploring fun HAD and fun to COME, with a recap of THE premiere regional festival experience: What ... Read more

Activism, resistance, and some poetry

Airs at: Fri, 06/23/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
  How do we sustain activism and resistance in a time where political division and bigotry have become the norm? In our continuing exploration of finding sustainable answers, we talk to activist D Pei Wu about their work and try to get some insight about what path towards ... Read more

Full Audio--Forum on Outcomes of Portland Police-DOJ Settlement

Produced for:  Evening News
This is the full audio from the June 14, 2017 Community Forum on the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL) Outcomes Report, which evaluated the effects of PPB's compliance with the 2012 Department of Justice-City of Portland settlement agreement. DOJ found that PPB sh... Read more

Community Forum on Outcomes of Police-DoJ Settlement

Airs at: Thu, 06/15/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Last night, June 14, 2017, community stakeholders met at Maranatha Church in NE Portland for a forum on the Outcomes Report issued by the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL). The report, available here, is the third of its kind since a settlement was reached between... Read more