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Council Reacts to Citizen Feedback on Police Oversight Proposals

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Wednesday, August 9, the Portland City Council reconsidered three police oversight proposals that prompted a long and angry public hearing last Thursday. Council uncharacteristically took a lot of that testimony into consideration in the intervening week: --A proposed P... Read more

Vancouver Oil Terminal Protest

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO reporter Tom Flynn spoke with Cher Tso, who was speaking on behalf of an organization known as Shut Down Fossil Fuels. The group staged a demonstration in downtown Vancouver, Washington, on Monday to influence Governor Jay Inslee to reject the proposed Tesoro Savage oi... Read more

Left & the Law: Criminalizing the BDS Movement

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their series The Left and the Law, attorney Mike Snedeker and the Old Mole's Jan Haaken discuss the attempt in congress to  outlaw support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against goods made in the occupied West Bank, and how the attempt is backfiring, ... Read more

Christina Vanorder: issues facing incarcerated women

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Emma Lugo is joined by Christina Vanorder, formerly incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, to discuss inside to outside transition issues.  Vanorder successfully ran for State House in Oregon and she will discuss her life in Coffee Creek, her release, and ... Read more

Sex, Sex Work, and the City; and the Prexy lashes out at trans people.

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
    This week, I'll be talking with local sex worker activist and frequent Preference guest Red. We'll discuss how sex, sex work, sociality, and safety play out in urban environments. The starting points for our conversation: our own experiences, and Samuel Delany's essay... Read more

Portland's Resistance: CHIEF CONCERN

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund welcomes Greg McKelvey and James Ofsink of Portland's Resistance to discuss proposed policy changes within the Portland Police Bureau and renegotiating it's Federal settlement with the Justice Department. On July 30th Portland's Resistan... Read more

Italy to Send Naval Boats to Libya in Attempt to Stop Influx of Immigrants

Airs at: Wed, 08/02/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Italy's parliament has approved a plan to send naval boats to Libya in efforts to stop the influx of immigrants crossing the Mediterranean. They claim that the chief objective is to help the Libyan coastguard target people smugglers.  Italy, along with Greece, is the main r... Read more

Trump Suggests Police Can Be More Rough on Suspects

Airs at: Tue, 08/01/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Saturday, Portland police released a statement stating "our officers are expected to treat everyone with respect even if they are a suspect."  This comes in response to President Trump's suggestions to New York police on Friday that they do not have to remain respectful ... Read more

MacLaren Youth: Inside & Out

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Carlos Chavez sits down with youth at MacLaren Youth corrections for an intimate discussion about their experiences transitioning through the juvenile justice system. They talk about the ongoing changes within corrections that they’ve faced during those years as well t... Read more

Protesters Interrupt Police Swearing-In Ceremony

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This morning, the Portland Police Bureau swore in 13 new officers and two professional staff at the downtown Portland Building. The ceremony was interrupted briefly by protesters who called out the police, and Chief Mike Marshman in particular, for failing to prevent seven ... Read more