Civil Rights/Human Rights

Century Of Lies for June 19 2016

Airs at: Sun, 06/19/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week: We hear from Jesce Horton, Charlo Greene, and Leland Berger at the Minority Cannabis Business Association; plus the US Senate Homeland Security Committee hears about harm reduction, supervised injection facilities, and heroin maintenance treatment. Read more

Episode 002: Human Trafficking Sergeant Discusses Domestic Sex Trafficking

Airs at: Tue, 09/08/2015 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Produced for: Justice Hope Freedom

Molly McDade-Hood, Multnomah County, Human Trafficking Sergeant discusses the issue and sex trafficking and domestic sex trafficking. She talks about pimps, victims, buyers and more. Click here to listen to Episode 002! Read more

Our Toxic Air: We can do better!

Airs at: Wed, 06/22/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Recovery Zone

Breathing the air in Portland has been compared to drinking the water in Flint, Michigan, and Multnomah air has been ranked 58 out of 3,200 counties nationwide for the dubious distinction of causing cancer. A growing movement of concerned community members is demanding t... Read more

Justice Hope Freedom

Purpose: Justice. Hope. Freedom. Learn about the issues of sex trafficking & exploitation and where this issue intersects with other societal ills such as violence, abuse, poverty, gangs, etc. Here I will highlight individuals and organizations that are working to bring ju... Read more

Interview with Israeli activist Dalit Baum about Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)

Airs at: Fri, 06/17/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Dalit Baum: Israeli Feminist Scholar to Speak in Portland June 17th on BDS: Is it an Important Social Justice Movement or a Dangerous Threat? In advance of her talk in Portland Friday evening June 17th, KBOO spoke with Dalit Baum, PhD, Israeli researcher, scholar, feminist ... Read more

Guantanamo Prisoner, Teachers Strike in Chiapas and the Election Fraud Bulletin with Greg Palast

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Today on Flashpoints: After nine years, a little known Guantanamo prisoner is finally given a limited chance to plead his case. Teachers on strike in Chiapas! We'll feature a live report from the ground. And we feature our weekly Election Fraud Bulletin with Greg Palast. Read more

Safer Spaces: A Community Discussion on Public Drug Use, Health, and Community Safety

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Open drug use is a public health issue in Portland. Overdose deaths and hepatitis C rates have increased because people who inject drugs do not have a safe place to use. One approach to dealing with these issues that's shown a great deal of success is the establishment of s... Read more

Evening News on 06/13/16

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

Tonight's newscast features students from the Portland State University Student Union reacting to this weekend's massacre in a Florida nightclub. Read more

Angelica Pray~A Song for My Brother

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Mindi Griffiths interviews Angelica Pray, a singer/songwriter from Portland, Oregon, whose unique style is described as “musique for self-governed gelfling-gangster hybrids”. She is also a non-violent communications teacher with Oregon Prison Project at Coffee Creek Correct... Read more

Cornel West – On the Road to Freedom

Airs at: Tue, 06/14/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Cornel West has taught at Princeton, Harvard, Yale and the University of Paris. He is now teaching at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He has been called "the preeminent African American intellectual of his generation." With his preacher-like cadences and passiona... Read more