Community Building

Treasures from the KBOO Archives, 1977: Art and the Black Artist

This December 12, 1977 episode of Black History (below) was KBOO Host Rosemary Allen's sixth and final show in her series on the program Black History, with producing support by Pascal Landa. The topic was Art and the Black Artist. It features outstanding members of the ... Read more

Bonus Content: More Geek Talk from Wizard World!

Airs at: Tue, 03/14/2017 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: A Radio Geekly

Happy Pi Day!! What better way to celebrate this nerdy holiday than grabbing a slice of your favorite sweet treat, and listening to some more chat from the ARG collective about Wizard World. Hear more audio directly from the convention floor, as well as a roundtable discuss... Read more

An Indigenous Economic Model: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Airs at: Tue, 03/14/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

The existing economic system in most countries is a kind of state capitalism. It produces enormous inequalities. Its extraction practices are environmentally destructive. Perhaps indigenous models provide a viable alternative. Chief Seattle was a Susquamish chief in what... Read more

Conflict is Not Abuse, on Preference Radio, March 14th

Airs at: Tue, 03/14/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Preference

. In 2016, author Sarah Schulman released her book 'Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair,' in which she attempts to re-work understandings of the difference between conflict and abuse, and how communities should be ca... Read more

Creating Communities of Conscience

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Progressive Spirit is now one hour! (Technically 54 minutes to accommodate top of the hour news). Both the 54 minute and 29 minute versions are distributed to stations each week. The longer version will go to podcast. Ask your local public radio station to carry Progr... Read more

Rose City Rip Hop on 03/10/17

Airs at: Fri, 03/10/2017 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Rose City Rip Hop

Magic. A renunciation of the global smart phone obsession. A distancing from generic hip hop. All this and more. Khalid sits down with local group Dead Phone Dummies, or DPD, to discuss their story, and bring forward a more intimate insight into the hippie-luddite attitude... Read more

Bread and Roses on 03/10/17

Airs at: Fri, 03/10/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

International Women's Day Special by Bread and Roses Since we believe a woman's place is at the head of the struggle, Bread and Roses presents stories of resistance from transnational women and non-binary agents of change. On International Women's Day, we counter the narra... Read more

Lincoln County Aerial Spray Ban Measure on May Ballot

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

A group in Lincoln County, Oregon, has put a measure on the May ballot that would ban aerial spraying of pesticides and herbicides. Lincoln County Community Rights wrote Measure 21-177, which also includes language reinforcing the rights of the community—that is, Lincoln Co... Read more

"ICE Out of Oregon" Rally

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

On Monday, March 6, people representing Portland’s and Woodburn’s immigrant communities rallied outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. KBOO Reporter Canaan Schlesinger has the story, with additional reporting by Pu Epstein.. Read more

Sacred Community and Social Transformation

Airs at: Fri, 03/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Beloved Community

Deshna Ubeda is the director of Progressive Christianity Dot Org. She is directing The Embrace Festival, May, 4, 5, and 6 in Portland. Similar to Burning Man, Beloved, and Wild Goose, the Embrace Festival will feature presentations, art, music, dance, community and food f... Read more