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Terran Connally on May Day 2012 Events Around Portland

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick has Terran Connally of the Portland Liberation Organizing Council, which has grown out of the Occupy movement, to talk about events and expectations for May Day 2012 in Portland. They consider the potential for this May Day to be the single greatest concerted a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 30th May Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Norm Diamond and Abigail Singer co-host today's special May Day Old Mole, which focuses on the Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and events expected for May Day. We hear: Norm talk with labor journalist and historian, Steve Ear... Read more

Steve Early on Lawrence Strike centennial symposium

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Norm Diamond talks with Steve Early, who attended a symposium in Lawrence Massechusetts about the Lawrence Strike of 1912 (here's a PDF of the schedule). They talked about why there is renewed interest in the Lawrence Strike, even as it was nearly erased from labor history ... Read more

We Speak Mural Project 20th Anniversary

Airs at: Tue, 04/17/2012 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

Guest host Kathleen Stephenson spoke with Linda Sawaya, Seidel Standingelk and Carol Matsuyoshi, local artists and activists involved in events surrounding the 20th anniversary of the WE SPEAK MURAL PROJECT, talk about the history of the project and the current installation... Read more

Dr. Laila Amine on Arab immigration and Race relations in France

Airs at: Fri, 04/13/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Dr. Laila Amine on Arab immigration and race relations in France. Bread and Roses' host Del Criscenzo asks Laila, her compatriot, about the history of French Imperialism and Arab immigration to France. They discuss racism and race relations in their country as well as Maghr... Read more

Supporting Insecure Communities

Airs at: Mon, 04/09/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

The constant threat of deportation makes the lives of immigrants insecure. CAUSA, Oregon's immigrant rights organization, is holding an Insecure Communities Forum this Friday, April 13, at 7 pm at the First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 13th Avenue in Portland. Erica Steinbau... Read more

Catherine Chung: Forgotten Country

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: APA Compass

Kushlani DeSoyza chats with Catherine Chung, author of Forgotten Country. Forgotten Country is Catherine's debut novel and she uses her own history to write the pieces of the tale of two sisters, and how this relates to Korea's past. Read more

South Asian American Digital Archive

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: APA Compass

Sarika Mehta spoke with Samip Mallick, founder and president of the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) about the importance of archiving our communities' histories. They also discussed lesser-known histories of the first wave of South Asian immigrants into Washing... Read more

API Communities in Multnomah County: Panel Discussion on Racial Disparities

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: APA Compass

The Coalition for Communities of Color published a thorough report in 2009, detailing the staggering disparities in racial minorities in Multnomah County. Last month, they developed another report specific to Asian Pacific Islander (API) Communities and the severe inequali... Read more