Civil Rights/Human Rights

Reproductive Health Equity Act

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel discusses the recent success of the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which will ensure that Oregonians, regardless of income, citizenship status, gender identity, or (mostly) type of insurance, have access to the full range of preventive reproductive health s... Read more

Juan Ramirez Stands Up

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2017 at 4:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

Juan Ramirez is a multi-media producer and free-lance journalist. He describes himself as a Mexican born, South Central Los Angeles raised DACA recipient. He also works at the Migrant School in Hillsboro, Oregon school district and has dedicated his free time aligning himse... Read more

Accidental Activism.

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2017 at 10:45am

Produced for: Evening News

Emily Gorcenski a data scientist discovered activism by accident. Zeloszelos Marchandt spoke with Emily recently and here is what she had to say. 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

Cornel West: The Radical Democratic Tradition

Airs at: Tue, 07/11/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Recorded in Portland, OR on October 27, 1995. Throughout history there have been individuals who have challenged conventional wisdom and have stretched societal limits. Collectively they constitute the radical democratic tradition. A sterling example of this lineage is ... Read more

Think Globally, Act Locally

Airs at: Sun, 07/09/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week: the Oregon Legislature has passed a bill to force law enforcement to begin addressing racial profiling, and which also reduces simple possession of some drugs from a felony to a misdemeanor; plus the Oregon Justice Resource Center has released a guide on organizi... Read more

Matthew Fox: A Creation Spirituality Journey

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

This is an encore podcast of my conversation with Matthew Fox that I previously released in November 2016. Matthew Fox. Silenced by the Vatican for his views, left the Catholic priesthood in the early 1980s. Matthew Fox is a theologian and activist who has written over 30 ... 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

Always With Us? What Jesus really said about the poor

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Politicians like to misquote Jesus to slash programs for the poor. Republican congressman, Roger Marshall of Kansas misused a quote from Jesus to support his program to reduce healthcare benefits for the poor. This is from the article on Stat from March 3rd, 2017: “Just li... Read more