Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Medical Cannabis in the US and the UK

Airs at: Sun, 03/10/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, medical cannabis in the US and the UK. We talk with the president and co-founder of Patients Out of Time, Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN, CARN, about their national clinical conference coming up April 11-13 in Tampa, Florida; and we hear a UK govern... Read more

It Takes A Village To Bring Life To People ft. Ronnie a.k.a. BeSpeak

Airs at: Tue, 03/05/2019 at 12:00am - Sun, 03/31/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
Happy Tuesday Folx! Y’all know what it is.. we have a new episode!! We have a VERY special guest this week. @ronnie_aka_bespeak stopped by the studio and schooled us on how to be a creator in pdx, discussing his music and incredible ability to lift up his community. Take no... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 25

Airs at: Wed, 03/06/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
Kris Gowen Interview | Vicky Mazzone - One Nation Under Song: My Karaoke Journey Through Grief, Joy and America Another Read Through, 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland OR  March 8th.  NOTE: this event starts at 6 p.m., not 7 p.m. as previously stated.  Kris will be readin... Read more

International Film and Animation

Airs at: Thu, 02/28/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  The Portland International Film Festival is a venue for showcasing not just visiting directors but local filmmakers as well.  We're joined by two celebrated Portland documentarians: Irene Taylor Brodsky, the director of Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements, and ... Read more

The Heather McCoy Show on 02/28/19

Airs at: Thu, 02/28/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  The Heather McCoy Show
  Heather will discuss the recent reports of attacks on LGBTQ people with Portland Mercury reporter Blair Stenvick.  Then she welcomes organizers behind the event Our Streets! A Community Safety Day.  Lastly she welcomes Liz Martinez from Freedom for Immigrants to discuss ... Read more

Organizing for Social Change

Airs at: Wed, 02/27/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
On the RadioActivist this week, Lisa Loving and Suzanne LaGrande interview Dara Snyder and Seemab Hussani. Organizer and educator Dara Snyder will talk with us today about  her work as a community educator with the YMCA of Greater Oregon, and some of the ways in which she ... Read more

Civil Society Versus the Drug War

Airs at: Sun, 03/03/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we continue our look at the upcoming annual meeting of the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs and hear from representatives of civil society organizations discussing the global war on drugs and the need for reform. On today's program we hear from Zara Snapp with Ac... Read more

Buscando America on 02/26/19

Airs at: Tue, 02/26/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
El Q Center reunió a decenas de personas en el Town Hall para hablar sobre los ataques que la comunidad LGBTQ ha estado recibiendo en los ultimos días en Portland. La ayuda humanitaria se ha convertido en un delito en los Estados Unidos,  escucha en estrevista a Paige Coric... Read more

Immigrant Rights

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Larry Kleinman, co-founder of PCUN, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Oregon’s farmworker union. Over the last five years PCUN has transitioned to new day-to-day leadership, as Larry, while still advising and working in Woodburn, has worked o... Read more

Noelle Hanrahan: update on Mumia Abu-Jamal

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James speaks with Noelle Hanrahan, founder of Prison Radio and a journalist who has recorded and broadcast commentaries by Mumia Abu-Jamal since 1992.  Noelle talks about Philadelphia in the racially-charged 1970s where Mumia made his name as a writer and journalist. ... Read more