Civil Liberties

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Trump's religious freedom order and the Queer Doc Festival

Airs at: Tue, 05/09/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
    We'll be sitting down with ACLU of Oregon staff attorney Kelly Simon to talk about Prexy Trump's 'religious freedom' order, issued last week. Is it as bad as expected? More nuanced? How might it play out? We're going to explore these questions, and more, with Kelly.  ... Read more

What It Takes to Win: Kshama Sawant

Airs at: Tue, 05/09/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Kshama Sawant is a member of the Socialist Alternative. She was elected to the Seattle City Council in 2013. She is the first socialist to win a citywide election in Seattle since 1916. She was reelected in 2015. In times of despair and distress there may be the temptati... Read more

Women Activists Call on Trump to Initiate Regional Peace Talks with North Korea

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  "The United States, as I understand it, has made a precondition for talks with North Korea, that they must get rid of their nuclear weapons stockpile before talks can begin. For North Korea, as they view it, that's a nonstarter." – Christine Ahn, founder and internation... Read more

Kent State Massacre Anniversary

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Hundreds of students, survivors and supporters gathered today on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio – forty seven years after US National Guard soldiers killed four students protesting the Vietnam War. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with some of them about their memo... Read more

Executive Order Takes Aim at Johnson Amendment

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Today is the National Day of Prayer in the US, and the president marked the occasion by releasing an executive order that aims to weaken a longstanding law against politicking by religious groups. The so-called Johnson Amendment—named after then-Senator Lyndon Johnson—pr... Read more

Mother's Day Behind Bars

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Pat Rumer from the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ) to discuss the annual road trip and vigil to support mothers and families affected by detention. “Answering the call of faith… Radical Accompaniment in difficult times”   Sat... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Affect Conf

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 5:45pm - Wed, 05/24/2017 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
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Justice Deferred

Airs at: Wed, 05/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
This is a special KBOO program that we bring you to illustrate the story of a Portland citizen, whose relationship with the Portland Police Bureau and City of Portland bureaucracy spells out a tragic and very real dynamic present in our city. Citizen Justice Deferred is th... Read more

Transpositive PDX

Airs at: Tue, 05/02/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Part 3 of Trans Family and Friend Series 90.7FM KBOO Community Radio online at kboo.fm or transpositive.wordrpess.com This week on Transpositive co-host Jean Bryant and the collective will continue our Trans Family and Friends series with a look at the experiences of the ma... Read more

Eco-Social Justice on the Global Frontlines: Vandana Shiva

Airs at: Tue, 05/02/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Despite the position of the Trump administration, which has labeled climate change a “hoax” concocted by China, there is virtual universal unanimity that the Earth’s temperature is rising and that human activity is largely responsible. In the face of this crisis Trump is... Read more