Housing/Homelessness

West Coast Convergence for Climate Action

Airs at: Sun, 07/27/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Get This

Chris Andreae hosts a special program all about the West Coast Convergence for Climate Action, 8 days of Low Impact Living and High Impact Action with skill shares, sustainability demonstrations, direct action, community organizing, and entertainment. Read more

Hole in the Bucket: the Making of Alien Boy

Airs at: Wed, 07/09/2008 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Hole in the Bucket

Part 2 of 2 Interview with Jean-Pierre Dessou about poverty and homelessness in Togo, West Africa, and an interview with Brian Lindstrom, documentary film maker working on Alien Boy, a film telling the story of Jim Chasse, focusing on his last day, when Portland police stomped... Read more

Hole in the Bucket: Poverty in Togo

Airs at: Wed, 07/09/2008 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Hole in the Bucket

Part 1 of 2 Interview with Jean-Pierre Dessou about poverty and homelessness in Togo, West Africa, and an interview with Brian Lindstrom, documentary film maker working on Alien Boy, a film telling the story of Jim Chasse, focusing on his last day, when Portland police sto... Read more

Portlanders Tell City Council: Treat Homeless People Better

Airs at: Tue, 06/24/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Portlanders opposing the city’s treatment the homeless gathered at city hall yet again yesterday morning to testify before the City Council. The following is an excerpt from that testimony. Read more

Obama and McCain on the Economy

Airs at: Sun, 06/15/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Where do John McCain and Barack Obama stand on issues affecting jobs, health care, and income inequality? Economist Arthur MacEwan talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what's wrong with the economy, what needs to be done, and how likely the main presidential cont... Read more

Starlight Parade Cited by UPP

Airs at: Sun, 06/08/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Activists with the United Poor People's campaign issued citations to spectators of this year's Starlight parade. The action was to raise awareness of the citations issued to homeless people in Portland on a daily basis. Lawrence Bishop with the United Poor People in Portland... Read more

Interview with Author Erick Lyle

Airs at: Wed, 06/11/2008 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Hole in the Bucket

Erick Lyle is a writer, musician, activist, and zine editor, and most recently, author of On the Lower Frequencies : A Secret History of the City. THURSDAY, JUNE 26th, at 7pm Erick Lyle will be at Reading Frenzy, 921 Southwest Oak . Monday June 30th at 7:30pm he’ll be at ... Read more

Homeless Tie Themselves to Trees at City Hall

Airs at: Wed, 06/04/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Two protestors have tied themselves to trees outside of Portland's City Hall. The two are organizers with the homeless sit-in that was dismantled by Portland police two weeks ago. KBOO's Kyle Burris reports from in front of City Hall: Read more

The Portland Plan, Civic Engagement & the Village Building Convergence

Airs at: Tue, 05/20/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: People Rise Up

Building on the work of visionPDX, the Portland Plan is a citywide effort to guide the physical, economic, social, cultural and environmental development of Portland over the next 30 years. City Repair, among many projects, seeks to activate people to be part of the communit... Read more

Eric Sten's on housing the homeless

Airs at: Sun, 03/11/2007 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Hole in the Bucket

Eric Sten describes his successes in housing for the homeless Read more