A conversation with Canupa Gluha Mani (aka Duane Martin Sr.) from the Strongheart Civil Rights Movement about the declaration (pdf) earlier this month by the Lakota Indian Nation of independence and secession from the United States. He was a member of the delegation which delivered the official documents to the U.S. State Department. The Lakota Freedom Movement has extensive documentation related to the reasons for their action.
A look at the year in peak oil news with Steve Andrews from the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas, USA (ASPO-USA). Read the City of Portland's report (pdf) about negotiating the transition away from oil and methane.
Scott Ritter is the former UN inspector in Iraq. He was interviewed prior to his appearance in Portland on his US Tour of Duty. Event was sponsored by the American Iranian Friendship Council www.aifcpdx.org , KBOO Community Radio and others. For previous shows go to: www.voicesofthemiddleeast.com
An interview with historian Evan Siegel, Ph.D. (CUNJ), and Mazen Malek, Ph.D. local Palestinian activist on the death of Dr. George Habash leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), who died on January 26, 2008 at age 82. For previous shows go to: www.voicesofthemiddleeast.com
A discussion with Michael Mariotte, Executive Director of the Nuclear Information & Resource Service, about the possibility of a nuclear power relapse in the U.S., and around the world.
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 communities around them, as
well as part of the decision-making that shapes the future of their
Hope Shand, Research Director for the ETC Group and I discuss their new report
describing efforts by the ag-biotech industry to patent 'climate-ready'
genes which would theoretically allow our most common agricultural
crops to continue thriving in the warm future confronting us all.
Filmmaker ToddDarling's purchase of a smoke-belching snowmobile led to a cross-country odyssey to unravel the mysteries of deregulation in the Bush era. S.W. Conser talked with Darling about the resulting documentary A Snowmobile for George on the eve of its Portland premiere.
Words & Pictures visits the Stumptown Comics Festival and talks with award-winning web cartoonist Nicholas Gurewitch, creator of the outlandish and wildly popular comic strip The Perry Bible Fellowship.
Professor William Beeman, University of Minessota in an interview with Goudarz Eghtedari on the topic of saber rattling with Iran and threat of another war in the Middle East. The US elections democratic primaries and tough talks by Hillary Clinton, and much more.
David Malki ! talks about and performs readings from his popular webstrip "Wondermark" and his book from Darkhorse comics titled "Beards Of Our Forefathers" featuring new humorous essays and colleced strips from Wondermark.com
Words & Pictures welcomes guest Mike Konopacki, a labor cartoonist who collaborated with author Howard Zinn and historian Paul Buhle to create a comics version of Zinn's A People’s History of American Empire. S.W. Conser talks with Konopacki about the power of images to raise public consciousness and the challenges of mixing caricature with historical portrayals.
This past Friday the South Pacific island nation of Tonga crowned the fifth monarch of its modern history -- George Tupou [pron. too-poh] the Fifth. KBOO's Pacific correspondent Michael Gene Horowitz reports from Tonga on the upbeat political developments surrounding this historic event.
Reed Graduate, Andrew Pappone and his attorney Tom Nelson discuss his detention by the Israeli Defense Force when he left Palestine following completion of n internship with the Palestine Fair Trade Association. After he returned to the US he and his family faced harrassment by the FBI prompting him to hire civil rights attorney Tom Nelson.
Toronto Star, award winning journalist, Michelle Shepherd discusses her book Guantanamo's Child; The Untold Story of Omar Khadr. Khadr is a Canadian citizen who was a wounded fifteen year old when taken into custody by the US military in Afghanistan. He has spent the past six years in the Guantanamo Prison Camp and is on the governments short list to face a Military Tribunal. Ms Shepherd has covered his story since 2002 and interviewed others in his life extensively.
The Guantanamo Tribunal of Salim Hamdan concluded. Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files; The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison talks about what we learned.
The first US War Crimes Tribunal since WWII concluded this past week with the sentencing of Salim Hamdan. Author of The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison, Andy Worthington talks about some of the lessons to take away from it.
S.W. Conser talks with Jacques Boyreau, curator of the SuperTrash Film Festival, about overlooked cinema and Portland's festival culture. Jason Leivian joins the conversation to discuss the gallery show of Supertrash poster art currently at Floating World Comics in downtown Portland.
Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews guest Andy Worthington, author of TheGuantanamo Files: The Stories of The 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison.They discuss the trial of Salim Hamdan, a driver for Osama Bin Laden. What did we learn from this , the first United States war crimes trial since WWII. More from Andy Worthington can be found at www.andyworthington.co.uk/
Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews George Lakoff on his new book, "The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century Politics with an 18th Century Brain."
Words & Pictures celebrates 65 years of the UPA animation studio with rare audio clips and stories from the people who were there. Guest Jack Heiter helped animate Mister Magoo, Roger Ramjet, and the forgotten 1960's classic Gay Purr-ee; and animation historian Tee Bosustow is the son of UPA director Stephen Bosustow, who co-founded the studio in the wake of the 1940's Disney strike.
Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Jane Mayer about her new book The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals. The book reveals how a small group of extremists inside the White House the Pentagon and the CIA took over America's policy on prisoners and their treatment following 911.It documents how rendition and torture became standard procedure throughout CIA "black sites", at Guantanamo and US military prisons abroad.
Eric Lichtblau is the Justice Department beat writer for the New York Times newspaper. He and his partner in writing, Jim Risen were the recipients of the 2006 Pullitzer Prize fpr national reporting for their story that revealed the secret, warrantless wiretapping program of the National Security Agency. He talks about the Bush Administrations secret actions to rewrite or circumvent Civil Liberty protections most Americans consider the bedrock of our freedom.
His compelling and important book is Bush's Law; The Remaking of American Justice
Stephen Soldz is a psychoanalyst, psychologist and faculty member at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. He is a founder of the Coalition for an Ethical Psychlogy and organization leading the struggle to change the American Psychological Association policy on participation in abusive interrorgations. He discusses with host Linda Olson-Osterlund the role psychologists have played in the use of torture by the U.S. Military and Intelligence agencies and the current struggle inside the American Psychological Association to end this role.
You can visit his blog Psyche, Science, and Society and at the web site Psychoanalysts for Peace and Justice
Andy Worthington the author of The Guantanamo Files; The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison hosted by Linda Olson-Osterlund gives an update on Guantanamo. Who's still there and what is happening to them now. They also talk about the important role of the prisoners, lawyers, civil liberty activists and independant media in bringing this story to light.
For more from Andy Worthington go to andyworthington.co.uk
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bill Plympton pays a return visit to his hometown of Portland as his new short Hot Dog premieres in Mike Judge's upcoming Animation Show (beginning Oct. 26 at Cinema 21). Bill's latest animated feature Idiots and Angels opened to critical acclaim this spring at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be arriving in Portland theaters in early 2009.
Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews author Jean Phaelzer about her book Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans. From the Gold Rush in the 1840's through the Civil War and into the early 1900's Chinese faced brutal purges and roundups throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her book chronicles this history and the courageous story of Chinese resistance. Their are important parallels for taday and the roundups of Mexican immigrants across our country.
Just in time for the 2008 election, investigative reporter Greg Palast has published a comic book, Steal Back Your Vote, with the cooperation of Robert Kennedy Jr. and cartoonists Ted Rall (America Gone Wild), Lloyd Dangle (Troubletown), and Lukas Ketner (Witch Doctor). KBOO's S.W. Conser talks to Greg and the comic artists about steps that citizens can take to counteract voter fraud and suppression.
In aftermath of the 9-11, many Islamic Charities and foundations became targets of FBI raids and investigations. Al-Haramin was the first such institution in Oregon to be targeted. I have interviewed Tom Nelson who represented Al-Haramin in their law suit against the Federal government. Thomas Nelson is a local lawyer who is active with several cases dealing with Civil Rights affected by 9-11.
Andy Worthington Author of The Guantanamo Files: The stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison talks with host Linda Olson-Osterlund about the most recent developments at Guantanamo and what difference the upcoming Presidential election will make to the prisoners there. www.andyworthington.co.uk/
Words and Pictures presents a compilation of Pacific Northwest cartoonists reading from their works. Guests include Carol Lay, Charles Burns, Jim Woodring, Bob Rini, David Malki, and John Callahan.
Author and Lecturer Naomi Wolf is interviewed by We The People contributor Linda Olson-Osterlund and then opens up to listener calls. The dicussion includes her travels around the country warning of the rapidly closing democracy in the United States and what she believes has been a Coup by the Bush administration. She calls on the public to take immediate actions to fight for democracy.
Naomi Wolf, author of Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries isinterviewd for We The People by contributor Linda Olson-Osterlund. She talks about what she calls a coup by the Bush administration.
In Part 2 she answers calls from Kboo listeners and talks about actins taht can be taken to restore democracy in the United States.
For the first time ever, the US is deploying a military unit inside the United States. KBOO news reporter Jacob Anderson-Minshall speaks with an ACLU representative about the issues involved, especially the lack of information about why the unit was deployed and what it will be used for.
In just over a week, three transgender students were violently attacked on a Washington state university campus. LGBTQ students fear for their safety and argue the school administration has not responded quickly enough to the wave of attacks. Jacob Anderson-Minshall has more.
On the Thursday following Barack Obama's election as president, KBOO hosts Linda Olson-Osterlund and S.W. Conser discuss the future of civil liberties and foreign relations with guests Jay Stanley of the American Civil Liberties Union; Chris Toensing, Executive Director of the Middle East Research and Information Project; and Harpers Magazine Editor John R. MacArthur.
This is the first part of the hour long show in which Gender Blender hosts Rebecca Nay and Jacob Anderson-Minshall offer a tribute to Thursday’s Transgender Day Of Remembrance by addressing gender based violence.
This is the second part of an hour long show in which Gender Blender hosts Rebecca Nay and Jacob Anderson-Minshall offer a tribute to Thursday’s Transgender Day Of Remembrance by addressing gender based violence.
The Bush Administration dismantled the White House system for archiving e-mails and never put a new one in place as required by the Federal Records Act. The missing e-mails cover the period of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff's contact with the White House as well as the time period of the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame.
Last week a federal Court allowed an important lawsuit to to move forward in attempts to preserve these important records.
Words & Pictures travels north to Bellingham, Washington, to visit Canadian comics and animation wizard Michel Gagne, whose work runs the gamut from the abstract jazz-inspired film Sensology to concept design for Disney and Pixar.
Gagne's bewildering take on the Dark Knight for DC Comics (Batman: Spore) infuriated traditional superhero fans, and his recently unveiled project Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet breaks the mold for computer-based gaming. Recorded with the kind assistance of KUGS-FM Western Washington University.
The US Economic Crisis has affected many women across or great country, but how is it affecting women in other countries?
Join me, Bridget B., as I speak to women from Sweden, Amsterdam and Paris; each one expressing their views on the negative and even positive impact the US Economic Crisis is having on women in their country. The conversations were most insightful so listen to what my guests had to say as we discuss the US Economic Crisis and the impact it is having on their lives and the lives of other women in their country.
The Pdx Peace Coalition has called on the Portlland City Council to consider declaring Portland a Sanctuary City for GI resisters.
If passed the resolution would prevent Portland Police from executing Federal warrants for soldiers absent without leave from the Military.
The activists spoke of the toll that the wars in Iraq and Afghaniatan are having on soldiers and the courage it takes to refuse to go. Over 5000 veterans are expected to committ suicide this year alone.
For more than 40 years, maverick stop-motion animator Bruce Bickford has been constructing dreamlike landscapes and bringing them to life, gaining notoriety in the 1970's as the fertile mind behind the Frank Zappa films Baby Snakes and The Amazing Mister Bickford. The subject of an award-winning 2005 documentary, Monster Road, Bickford still works out of his Seattle studio and has just re-released his surreal magnum opus Prometheus' Garden, which screened at the recent SuperTrash Film Festival.
This past week has seen developments in several Civil Liberty issues, including the on-air admission of Vice President Cheney to the authorization of torture in an interview with the ABC news. His admission has led to even mainstream media asking if Cheney is a War Criminial. An ACLU press release repudiated Cheney and the Bush administration's torture policy and encourages individuals to sign a petition to close Guantanamo.
In other torture news the US Supreme Court issued a rulingmoving forward an important case charging Donald Rumsfeld and Generals in the chain of command with responisbility for their detention and torture in US custody at Guantanamo. In a pre-trial hearing the case of Omar Khadr took a step forward as attorneys for Khadr revealed their intention to put on the witness stand a soldier whose testimony casts further doubt on the governments case.
On January 26th, just six days after his inaugeration, President Obama
will face his first scheduled Guantanamo Tribunal. The trial of Canada born Omar Khadr
just 15 years old when captured by US forces following a firefight in
Aphghanistan is scheduled to begin. Michelle Shepherd, Toronto Star National Security writer, and author
Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Siddharth Kara author of the new book Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery. His book chronicles his
travels around the globe to investigate the business of sex slavery in the world today.
He brings us the stories of escaped slaves from Nepal to Albania and he details the
economics of one of the most profitable businesses in history.
S.W. Conser asks Chicago political consultant Don Rose what listeners can expect from the new Obama administration. Chicago's rich mix of rough-and-tumble precinct politics, racial and ethnic ferment, and grassroots activism on urban and human rights issues has deeply influenced Obama's political career to date. A longtime champion of progressive causes and candidates, Rose mentored Obama's chief campaign strategist (now senior advisor) David Axelrod, and has butted heads with chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
Our Backyard: KBOO's locally produced environmental series with Edison Carder. This edition: WiMAX, the newest "kid of the block" in world of wireless internet. Clearwire ( http://www.clearwire.com/ a Kirkland, WA company) is betting that Portland will fall in love with this newer, faster, system and that you'll even want it to replace your home internet connection. The only issue may be that there are those who believe it may actually be a health hazard.
For the first time in three decades, Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novelist Art Spiegelman (Maus) has gathered his early groundbreaking comics into one volume. The new edition of Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! includes a new graphic memoir opening a window into both a personal and cultural history of the late 20th century.
Art talks with S.W. Conser and Bill Dodge about comics as high art, breaking the media censorship of the Danish Muhammed cartoons, and creating picture books for children and grownups.
Stop-motion animator Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) spent more than three years bringing the Neil Gaiman story Coraline to the big screen. On the eve of Coraline's world premiere at the Portland International Film Festival, Selick sits down with S.W. Conser to talk about art, commerce, and the future of hand-crafted animation.
Behind the Screen is a new radio program covering independent filmmakers along with local screenings and festivals. In this pilot episode, Toni Tabora-Roberts gets a preview of the Cascade Festival of African Films from co-director Mary Holmstrom, and S.W. Conser talks with Coraline director Henry Selick on the eve of the film's opening night premiere at the Portland International Film Festival.
Bridget B.hosted the January 9, 2009 segment of Bread & Roses. She interviewed two local women writers, AnjalaEhelebe author of
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February marks the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran . One of the most significant events in the Middle East in the last half century, it dramatically changed the political balance of power in the region and created one of the US’s greatest foreign policy challenges. The revolution caught all the western intelligence agencies off-guard. The Shah’s monarchy, characterized by President Carter a year earlier as the Island of Tranquility , had disappeared and a revolutionary government unlike anything seen before had taken over the most valuable US ally in the Persian Gulf .
US-Iran relations have regrettably gone from bad to worse over the past 3 decades. During this same period, Iran has gained great influence in the region and is a major player in all Middle East arenas – Iraq and Palestine in particular. Many analysts of foreign affairs today agree that having a normal relationship with Iran is critical if the US goal for stability of the Middle East is to be realized.
Who was the real Che Guevara? Idealist? Revolutionary economist? Media icon? In the wake of anniversary celebrations and Hollywood blockbusters, Words & Pictures poses the question toSpain Rodriguez, author of Che: A Graphic Biography, during his appearance at the Wordstock literary festival. Himself an icon of the alternative comics scene, Spain has been an outlaw biker, political correspondent, and creator in the 1960's of the first underground comics tabloid, Zodiac Mindwarp, for the East Village Other.
Madame Prosecutor: Confronting Humanities Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity is the memoir of Carla Del Ponte, former Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals on Yugoslavia and on Rawanda. As the current Ambassador to Argentina for Switzerland she has been banned from talking about her own book due to its' allegedly inflammatory contents. In her job as chief prosecutor over the first International War Crimes Tribunals since WWII, she confronted the culture of impunity that allows leaders to incite and commit acts of Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing without fear of being held accountable.
Hala Gores is joined in the studio with special guest, attorney Tom Nelson. Bill Corcoran also joins the conversation by telephone from Washington DC.
Mr. Corcoran is President of American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) and just returned from a visit to Gaza where he had an opportunity to assess the devastation of Israel's assault on the people of Gaza. ANERA was incorporated in 1968 to help ease the suffering of Palestinian refugees after the Arab-Israeli War of 1967. It has become one of the largest American non-profits working solely in the Middle East for 40 years. In fiscal year 2008, ANERA delivered more than $50 million worth of donated medicine and medical supplies into Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon.
Hosts S.W. Conser and Bill Dodge sit down with Don Hertzfeldt, award-winning filmmaker and co-founder (along with Mike Judge) of the touring festival The Animation Show. A young animator who embraces the pre-digital tools and techniques of the previous century, Don plunges his simply-drawn yet evocative characters into such poignant, bizarre, and hilarious short films as Everything Will Be Okay and I Am So Proud of You.
Bridget B. here, on this edition of Bread and Roses, I had the pleasure of interviewing Della Rae, Founder/Director of DonorsResource.organd Janna Mock-Lopez, President and Publisher of Oregon Family Media.
DonorsResource.org is an online hub that connects people who want to give in-kind donations with non-profits that need them. Oregon Family Media publishes Goodness Magazine, which focuses on the positive accomplishments of people within our local community.
A February, United States Supreme Court Ruling has sent rumbles through Indian Country. The ruling in Carcieri v. Salazar handed down by the Roberts court throws into dispute the sovereignty of land recovered by tribes not recognized before the 1934 enactment of The Indian Reorganization Act. The decision turns on its head over 70 years of legal interpretation by the courts and by the Department of the Interior. The Narrangasett Tribe inside Rhode Island are the immediate losers in the case but have vowed to fight what they see as the " latest attempt at Judicial Termination" referring to the illegal state dissolution of the tribe in 1810.
Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews London based Journalist, Author and Human Rights activist Andy Worthington. He has released the most comprehensive list of all of the men who have been locked in Guantanamo. How they were picked up, what they were accused of, if they have been released and what's happening to them now. They also discuss the treatment of Guantanamo prisoners under the Obama Administration.
Political Prisoners and Israeli War Crimes in Gaza - Guests Mr. Jaber Wishah, the Deputy Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza, and Yonatan Pollack, an organizer with Anarchists Against the Wall, join hosts William Seaman and Wael Elasady.
Mayor Sam Adams has declared April to be Portland Comics Month in honor of the strong base of independent talent making their home in Oregon. Mike is joined by comics artist and PNCA instructor Neal Skorpen, who is leading a collaborative workshop at Stumptown on The Instant Graphic Novel.
S.W. Conser interviews artist, author, filmmaker, and culture-jammer John Law about his explorations of off-limits structures, his history with San Francisco's prankster brigades The Suicide Club and Cacophony Society, and his co-founding of the Burning Man Arts Festival.
John's short story collection The Space Between, based on his lifelong fascination with bridges, has just been published by Furnace Press, and his documentary Head Trip follows a trio of iconic giant Doggie Diner heads on a cross-country odyssey.
The Obama Department of Justice has put forth a claim of
“Sovereign Immunity” in a motion to dismiss in the domestic
spying case of Jewell v. NSA. The lawsuit brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the National
Security Agency for spying on tens of thousands of citizens
without a warrant, during the Bush Administration. The
spying utilized the telecom company AT&T's fiber optic
network to access the communications of unsuspecting
Americans. The claim of Sovereign Immunity is unprecedented
Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Ronault L.S. Catalani, author, poet immigrant rights attorney and the the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Affairs Coordinator. In his evocative new book Catalani also known as "Polo" writes a series of essays from familiar cafes. Each one gives a new and startlingly intimate experience of one mans life as an immigrant. The interview springboards from the book to the political forces underpinning his experience of "ethnic Cleansing" to the effects of those forces in the life of refugees today. The wide ranging discussion touched on the value of war crimes tribunals to the camaraderie immigrants from different cultures find in each others company.
This week Hala Gores and William Seaman welcome New York University Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and History, Zachary Lockman, to the program for a discussion of Zionism. Zionism is broadly understood as the movement supporting the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people. In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 3379 declaring that Zionism is a form of racism. Is Zionism inherently racist? What role has Zionism played, and what role does it continue to play, in the Palestine-Israel conflict? Join us this Friday for a discussion of Zionism on ONE LAND, MANY VOICES with our special guest, Professor Zachary Lockman. 56:12 minutes (25.73 MB)
Joanna is the founder of the local animation society ASIFA-Northwest, and Joan is the Academy Award-winning creator of the films Creation and Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase. Their fiercely independent visions can be seen this Thursday evening at the Hollywood Theatre screening Words Worth a Thousand Pictures: Contemporary Animation about Language.
The home foreclosure crisis has created a booming industry of firms promising to stop foreclosure. A growing number are flat out scams. To counter the predators, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services held a home preservation event at the Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. More than 500 people received trusted advice from non-profit counselors, bank representatives and attorneys. For more on this we turn to KBOO reporter David Rosenfeld.
Bridget B. here, and this edition of Bread & Roses was all about The Importance of Mother's Day; it's actual meaning and how you can get involved to make a difference. Given that this show fell right before Mother's Day, or on Mother's Day in other countries, I wanted to bring to your attention the what, why, when and by whom Mother's Day was conceived, what it has become over time and what you can do to re-direct this day back towards its original meaning.
A short story by Seattle cartoonist Jim Woodring about the wonders of childhood and the mysteries of the great wide world is brought to the radio airwaves by director S.W. Conser and the One Take Pony players: David Chelsea, Zoe Loranger, Emily Young, and Mike Russell.
Portland artist Arnold Pander has teamed up with Brother Jacob to create projects as diverse as nightclub murals and erotic short films shot in infrared. The Pander Brothers' latest releases are the independent film Selfless, an identity theft-themed thriller with an existential twist, as well as the self-published graphic novel Tasty Bullet, about an energy drink with strangely alluring properties.
The Family an underground shadowy organization of Fundamentalists, influencing US and World governments for decades. My guest, Jeff Sharlet contributing editor for Harpers and The Rolling Stonewent inside their training camp for young men , Ivanwald.
It’s leader, Oregonian Doug Coe, a spiritual counselor toformer dictator Suharto of Indonesia and at times to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
An interview with Professor Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University on Iranian elections and future of the Islamic Revolution.
Born on June 15, 1951 into a working class family in the south-western city of Ahvaz in the Khuzestan province of Iran, Hamid Dabashi received his early education in his hometown and his college education in Tehran, before he moved to the United States, where he received a dual Ph.D. in Sociology of Culture and Islamic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.
Independend scholar and author, Norman Finkelstein, is the guest on this edition of ONE LAND, MANY VOICES, with special guest hosts, Wael Elasady and Peter Miller.
There will be a FREE discussion: Rules of the Road: Bicyclists' Rights & Responsibilities, happening TONIGHT, from 6 – 8 pm, at the White Stag Block Buildings, located at 70 NW Couch Street in Portland. An avid cyclist, U of O Law professor Caroline Forell will survey the current legal rights and responsibilities of Oregon cyclists, paying special attention to recent legal changes and proposals 2:07 minutes (1.94 MB)
The Sierra Club of Portland will be holding its 3rd Thursday Potluck Picnic in the Park TONIGHT, from 6 – 8:30 pm at Laurelhurst Park in Portland, in the picnic area near Area F, accessible from SE Ankeny and just west of the Pond. There will be pizza and beverages but please bring an item to share- such as a salad, cupcakes, fruit. In the spirit of sustainability, please bring your own plate, fork, and cup to avoid disposables. Activists in the Portland area can get to know each other and there will be a brief presentation on the upcoming Oregon Coast Climate walk -- come find out about Sierra Club's role in addressing climate change, particularly in coastal communities who are some of the first to feel the impacts.
Join the World Affairs Council of Oregon for Music and Movie Under the Stars TONIGHT. Music starts at 6:30, the film begins at dusk and will be held at Washington Park Amphitheater. Washington Park is located at 600 SW Kingston Ave in Portland. The featured film will be Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a film directed by Woody Allen. As you wait for night to fall, you can put on your dancing shoes for La Guardia Civil. Bring a picnic dinner and a friend to this FREE event. More information at worldoregon.com 503-274-7488.
Sample and learn from over thirty exhibitors at Portland’s inaugural fermentation festival, TONIGHT, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, at the Billy Frank, Jr. Conference Center, located at 721 NW 9th Ave in Portland. This event, which includes special guest Sandor Ellix Katz, author of Wild Fermentation, is open to whatever you want to bring -- fermented food and drink to share, products to sell, recipes, cultures etc. Or don't bring anything at all -- just come and enjoy some late summer skill sharing, talking, eating and drinking of all sorts of tasty food and drink. More information at ecotrust.org
Author and anti-slavery activist Kevin Bales is interviewed by host Linda Olson-Osterlund about his new book The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today, co-authored with historian Ron Soodalter. Bales' earlier book on modern slavery, Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy was nominated for a Pullitzer Prize and is largely responsible for shining the international spotlight on this subject. He is the President of the organization Free The Slaves in Washington D.C. In this interview he uses real examples to talk about the different types of slavery that are found throughout our nation. How slaves are hidden among us. Sometimes in the fields or forests but often in urban settings. From household slaves, who often face the most brutal and longest lasting enslavement to construction workers brought in after a disaster.
Learn about Human Trafficking and Slavery in Oregon from the voices of those who's jobs have them confront this modern day horror every day. Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviewed Deputy Kieth Bickford chair of the Oregon Human Trafficking Taskforce, the organization tapped to help bring together the myriad number of federal, state and local agencies involved in combating trafficking. Oregon is a West Coast destination city and trafficking hub for sex trafficking of underage minors.
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art presents its 7th Annual Time-Based Arts Festival, presented from September 3-13, 2009 with visual art installations running until October 18.
Janine Blaeloch of the Western Lands Project talks about questionable practices in use when agencies such as the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and members of Congress, transfer ownership of public lands to private hands.
If you're concerned about justice for indigenous nations and peoples here in the pacific northwest, then come help plan several awareness raising events TONIGHT, 5:30 PM at the PSU library, located at 1875 SW Park Avenue in Portland. Who should come? Anyone who wants to promote justice locally. More information at http://www.pdx.edu/events/
Lyn Moelich interviews screenwriter, producer, teacher and obcessive cook Tod Davies about her new book Jam Today (a dairy of cooking with what you've got).
An interview with Dr. Hadi Ghaemi of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about the situations in Iran in aftermath of the elections fraud and people uprising.
Tonight the Sierra Club will be hosting, “Paradise Faded: The Fight for Louisiana”, a film that analyzes the causes, effects, and solutions to wetland loss in coastal Louisiana, and illustrates the unique culture and ecology that are disappearing along the base of the Mississippi River as the federal government continues to stall restoration. There will be a Q & A discussion: moderated by former Delta Chapter Chair and Gulf Coast resident Leslie March. Red Beans and Rice will be served at 6:30 pm, the film starts at 7 at 1821 SE Ankeny Street in Portland. More information about this FREE event at 503-319-1986.
Laura Calvo sits in for Carla Remy hosting OutLoud. Calvo speaks to representatives from Portland State University's Queer Resource Center (QRC), the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and Portland's Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Cyclists of any stripe are invited to attend "Your Rights, Bikes and the Police," a seminar conducted by a local attorney and members of Portland Copwatch, TONIGHT, 7 PM at Citybikes Annex, located at 734 SE Ankeny, that's 1 block South 8th & Burnside, near KBOO radio. Do you have to carry ID when you ride? What do you say when an officer asks to search you? If you've ever wondered, come to this seminar and get answers to these and many other questions! This is a free event but hurry, space is limited, so a reservation is required by calling 503-236-3065 NOW, that's 503-236-3065. Portland Copwatch is a project of Peace and Justice Works.
Each of us is a member of numerous circles of influence, such as the workplace, neighborhood, club or organization, school, center of faith, or extended family. This provides a natural arena for the work of a person who wants to be an agent of change to create a more sustainable culture. The Center of Earth Leadership if offering FREE six-session classes "How to Be an Agent of Change in Your Circle of Influence". Classes run Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays starting at 7:00pm, typically in downtown Portland. More information or to register please contact Emily at 503-227-2315 or visit the web at earthleaders.org
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Multnomah County Department Directors and Chair, along with MANA de Portland, are pleased to host a reading, Q&A session and book signing by Latina author Michele Serros TONIGHT, 7 p.m., at the Milagro Theatre, located at 525 SE Stark Street in Portland. This event is free and open to the public. For more information visit the web at www.milagro.org
Special thanks to Trillium Shannon for her invaluable production help, as well as Jenka Soderberg and Mimi Villarqui for their excellent translation skills.
A reminder that Vancouver for Peace meets every Thursday from 4:30-5:30 pm for its Peace & Justice Vigil. All are welcome; meet across from the Vancouver Community Library at 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd. in Vancouver, WA. Bring your with signs! More information at vancouverforpeace.org
Comics artist Josh Neufeld met and talked with survivors of Hurricane Katrina while volunteering with the Red Cross in 2005. The result of these conversations is the graphic chronicle A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge, a critically-acclaimed collection of first-person accounts from the Crescent City's various cultures, races, income groups, and neighborhoods. S.W. Conser spoke with Josh during the 2009 Wordstock Literary Festival.
Special thanks to Emily Young for her invaluable production help on this program.
Three of Mercy Corps' most experienced field workers from around the globe will share their first-hand perspectives in a public event TONIGHT….doors open at 6:15pm, panel begins at 7pm, at the Mercy Corps global headquarters, located at 45 SW Ankeny Street in Portland--enter through the Mercy Corps Action Center at 28 SW 1st Ave. Moderated by Mercy Corps CEO, the panelists – working in some of the world’s toughest places including Iraq and Guatemala – will discuss how crises like war and natural disasters can turn into opportunities for long-term progress.
The Waypost presents: the 2006 dystopian science fiction-thriller film and graphic novel exhibit, “V for Vendetta” showing TONIGHT, starting at 6:00 pm. The Waypost is located at 3120 North Williams Avenue in Portland. There will be a sliding scale entry fee, with all proceeds benefiting the grand opening of Northstar Infoshop, a worker-owned bookstore and community center opening in Portland in 2010. More information at www.thewaypost.com
Radical Women presents: Native American Heritage Month: Lakota Woman, Siege at Wounded Knee A depiction of Mary Crow Dog’s radicalization during the 1973 uprising of her tribe on a South Dakota reservation. This film will be shown TONIGHT, 6:30pm at the Bread & Roses Center, located at 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland (on Tri-Met lines #4 and #72). There will be a light meal with a vegetarian option available at 6:15pm for a sliding scale donation. For more information or to arrange childcare, call 503-240-4462. All genders welcome. www.radicalwomen.org
Jeff Sharlet, contributing editor to harpers Magazine, joins host Lilnda Olson-Osterlund to talk about a Small but powerful movement of evangelist Christians concentrated in the Officer Corps who are committed to converting the US Military. Sharlet's May 2009 cover story for Harpers titled Jesus Killed Mohammed: The Christian Crusade to Convert the US Military, revealed this movement who see their service in the Military as their "Mission Field". With leadership at the highest levels of all of our Armed Forces these men put their commitment to their religon above their oath to uphold the Constituion.
Every year dozens of individuals are brutally murdered because they are transgender or simply perceived as gender variant. Rather than decreasing, the number of these deaths has increased in the last few years, possibly as a backlash against gay-marriage legislation.In order to memorialize those who have died for their gender presentations, activists founded the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th.This year, Oregon Governor Kulongoski proclaimed the day a statewide day of remembrance; and the entire month of November has been dedicated to transgender awareness.
In this episode of Gender Blender, co-hosts Jacob Anderson-Minshall and Laura Calvo spoke to the organizers of some of those events including:Allison Cleveland, Executive Director of Eugene’s Gender Center and a key player in eliciting the governor’s proclamation; Natalia from Portland State University’s Queer Resource Center, which is sponsoring the local Transgender Day of Remembrance events, including a concert by trans musicians Katastrophe and Athens Boys Choir (aka Katz); and queer performer Peterson Toscano who will be presenting his one-man play, “Transfigurations—Transgressing Gender in the Bible,” Thursday, November 19th at the Epworth United Methodist Church, 1333 SE 28th Street in Portland.
Journalist, historian and now Film maker, Andy Worthington joins host Linda Olson-Osterlund on A Deeper Look to discuss his new documentary, Outside The Law: Stories From Guantanamo. Co-directed with Polly Nash this powerful film focuses on Three detainees and their journey to Guantanamo and for two of them their release. Please tune in to hear about the film and a clip featuring Omar Deghayes talk about hisimprisonment. And don't miss Worthington on the decisons of the Obama administrations to move some prisoners to the United States for Trial while keeping others at Guantanamo to face Military Commissions.
The Community Alliance of Tenants is Oregon's only tenant controlled, renter's rights organization. They’re hosting a fundraiser Art Party on Friday, December 4th at P:EAR located at 338 NW 6th Avenue in downtown Portland. There’ll be music, beverages and, most importantly, art for sale with a sliding scale admission. All of the money goes to supporting CAT and the work they do for the tenants of Oregon. More information at oregoncat.org
Jo Ann and Dave talked about the recent demonstration by the Portland Police Association, in which the association expressed a vote of no confidence in Chief Sizer and Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman following the latter's decision to suspend Officer Chris Humphreys for excessive use of force against a 12-year-old girl.
Nearly half a century ago, the UPA animation studio was a haven for misfit geniuses struggling to create relevant cartoon films in the face of political and cultural repression. Gambling the future of the company on an hourlong television special featuring their most popular recurring character, they created a wildly successful holiday classic.
Fourteen Oregonians died last month in five murder-suicides and one attempted murder suicide. Why this sudden outbreak now of men using guns to murder their spouses, ex-spouses and themselves when domestic violence homicides in Oregon have been on the decline? In 1997, 22 domestic violence homicides took place in Multnomah County alone. In recent years, the state average has been eight murder-suicides a year. Is it the economic climate, a lack of social services, or deep-rooted cultural issues?
This week on Voices from the Edge, Jo Ann and Dave talk with Jennifer Warren, LCSW, a counselor with Portland's Men's Resource Center/Women's Counseling Center since 1998. She specializes in domestic violence intervention and recovery, and has worked extensively with men and women arrested for domestic violence. Join us in this discussion about what's behind domestic violence murder-suicides, how the problem is being addressed and what needs to be done to stop the violence.
Dr. Don Thieman, a former medical director at Regence Bluecross Blueshield of Oregon says people have nothing to fear in the current push to reform healthcare. By and large those in government have our interests at heart much more than people in the insurance industry, he said. Thieman spoke with KBOO reporter David Rosenfeld about the profit-driven healthcare system and how the current reform bills in Congress represent just the beginning of turning our system around. For a partial transcript of this interview click here.
Do you want to have a say in what happens to the Memorial Coliseum site? Vision into Action is developing a concept for this site which will be submitted to the City and the Portland Development Commission in January as part of the formal design competition. You're invited to a presentation about the initial concept and a chance to provide feedback. This event will be held TONIGHT, from 6:30 to 8:30pm, at the Center for Intercultural Organizing, located at 700 North Killingsworth Street in Portland. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP to viacoalition@gmail.com with "Memorial Coliseum Input Meeting" in the subject line.
Voices from the Edge host Dave Mazza invited listeners to lead the conversation on issues they felt important. Among the topics discussed were the U.S.'s failure to support strong carbon reduction goals at the Copenhagen conference, the ongoing environmental threats of LNG terminals and pipelines proposed for the Oregon coast, and the importance of local activism.
The Mount Tabor Theater is hosting "Food Jam" '09 every weekend in December. A celebration of music and community - A Food drive and an art raffle to benefit the Oregon Food Bank. Bring your canned food and your open heart to any show on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday this month. Mt. Tabor Theatre is located at 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland. Volunteers will be in the lobby of the theater with more information. Help the hungry this winter. More information at 503-407-5961.
Syncopated is a new anthology of non-fiction "picto-essays" created by a broad range of contemporary comics artists, including Alec Longstreth and Sarah Glidden, who join host S.W. Conser to discuss this unique storytelling form.
From urban chickens and beekeeping to year-round food gardening, fermentation and preservation, City of Portland’s Urban Growth “Bounty” will be offering over 70 classes throughout 2010. More than 700 local residents learned how to transform their yards into “urban farms,” preserve their harvest and keep chickens and bees thanks to the last year’s classes. The overwhelming response has led to a tripling of course offerings for the 2010 with an expanded roster. Classes for all skill levels are offered from February through November and held at locations all over the city. On-line registration is available at http://www.portlandonline.com/bps More information at 503-823-4225.
On January 26, Oregonians will be asked to decide how the latest chapter in the state's long-running tax wars will turn out. Opponents of two tax increases approved by the legislature in 2009 succeeded in collecting enough signatures for a referendum on what are now Measures 66 and 67. The former would raise the state income tax rate on those earning more than $125,000 per year while the latter would increase the minimum corporate tax. Supporters of the measures say vital public services are at stake. Opponents say raising taxes during a recession will only make matters worse.
Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Graham Annable now makes his home in Portland, where he recently drew storyboards for the film Coraline. A leader in the new generation of indy cartoonists, Graham brought together the team behind the comics compilation Hickee, and now brings a graphic sensibility to the short-story form with his critically-acclaimed Book of Grickle.
OPEN LINES discussion on Supreme Court ruling regarding campaign finance limits and other current issues on the top KBOO Listeners' minds....
Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a place to engage in meaningful talk about racial disparity, government accountability, environmental justice, local and national politics, and other crucial issues of the day. Jo Ann and Dave bring you guests you won’t hear on other talk radio programs and conversation about making Oregon and the nation a better place.
Come dance, watch performances, have drinks, at a Salsa/Tango fundraiser for the earthquake victims of Haiti. This event will be held TONIGHT, from 9:30 pm to 2 am at PEAR, located at 338 NW 6th Avenue, in downtown Portland. Suggested donation and sliding scale at the door. More information at 503-560-1266. www.pearmentor.org
Yemen, Cruise Missiles,The Christmas airline Bomber and Guantanamo "detainee's". What do they have to do with each other? Join host Linda Olson-Osterlund and guest Andy Worthington author of The Guantanamo Files and co-director of the powerful new documentary Outside The Law: Stories From Guantanamo. Tune in for the most up to date information with a focus in on the detainees and their ties if any to terrorism.
“First Families Voices” will launch the Clark County Historical Museum’s 2010 First Thursday series: African American families who settled in Vancouver, Washington during World War II will tell their life stories in the voices of today’s young people. The event will be held TONIGHT, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark County Historical Museum, located at 1511 Main Street in Vancouver, Washington. Free and open to the public. More information at 360-993-5679 cchmuseum.org 2:07 minutes (1.46 MB)
Portland artist and self-styled "war junkie" Joe Sacco has carved out a niche in the publishing world for his war reportage comics. For twenty years Sacco has plunged into global hot spots to bring back detailed graphic stories of civilian bystanders. His books include Safe Area Gorazde, Notes From a Defeatist, and Palestine, which won him an American Book Award and led to a Guggenheim Fellowship. His latest book Footnotes in Gaza takes us back to the Palestinian refugee camps to reveal first-hand accounts of a massacre that was officially suppressed for fifty years.
This VALENTINE'S DAY give the most precious gift we can offer others: the Gift of Empathy―in a step by step skill-building workshop, TONIGHT, from 6pm - 9pm at the TaborSpace Coffee House, located at SE 55th Ave. and Belmont Street. Facilitated by Stuart Watson: Family, Neighborhood and Divorce Mediator. Try your luck and just show up, or pre-register to reserve your spot. You'll find the registration link on the KBOO web site. There is a sliding-scale requested contribution at the door. More information at 503-453-6694
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette, will open it's eagerly awaited and much protested regional center on NW Martin Luther King Blvd in Portland this Valentines Day. Guests, Liz Delapoer marketing director for the organization and Roey Thorpe of Planned Parenthood Advocates join host Linda Olson-Osterlund to talk about the hadf ought opening, about the services offered and the protests. They also talk about current threats to reproductive health care in Oregon and in the Nation.
The Quest Center for Integrative Health brings the community together for Nutrition Night, TONIGHT, 6:00 pm, at 2901 East Burnside Street, in Portland. Learn about healthy cooking and eating. At 7:00 pm, be sure to join the Community Meeting, to get a chance to provide input on Quest Center's programs & services and learn more about the expansion. Both meetings are FREE. More information at (503) 238-5203 www.quest-center.org
The Portland Center for Public Humanities, Northwest Film Center, and PSU Graduate Literary Organization presents: Frank Black and Carl Wilson: A Conversation About Modern Music The FREE presentation will be held TONIGHT, 7 p.m. at the Someday Lounge (21+), located at 125 NW 5th Ave. in Portland. [Frank Black writes and plays music as a solo artist and as a member of Grand Duchy and The Pixies. Carl Wilson is a Toronto-based music editor for The Globe and Mail and the author of Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste.] Please note this is for ages 21+. More information at 503-725-9662 or visit the web at publichumanities.pdx.edu
On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme court took another step in the long - and many say misguided - journey to granting corporations personhood under the U.S. Constitution. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a five-member majority of the court increased the ability of corporations to use their wealth to influence our electoral process. Recent polling shows that more than 75 percent of Americans think the ruling further weakens our democratic institutions and the power of people to govern themselves.
The Community Housing Resource Center will be holding a free Mortgage Default Orientation TONIGHT, from 5-6PM. These are for anyone experiencing hardship with their mortgage. This workshop will be held at 2700 NE Andresen Road, Suite D-3, in Vancouver, WA. More information at For information, contact 360-690-4496 X105 or visit the web at homecen.org The Community Housing Resource Center is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency.]
One month after Portland police officer Ronald Frashour fatally shot Aaron Campbell, the Portland City Council is still struggling with growing community anger over the unarmed man's death. Demonstrations, a high profile visit by Rev. Jesse Jackson - as well as an upcoming March 14 visit by national civil rights activist Rev.
Host Lyn Moelich discusses how to optimise your health with LAc Jeanette Dodge and Chiropractic Physican Susan Gray. They also hear form our local Heralist's Grace Hague and Zale Chadwick.
Radical Women will be holding its Monthly Meeting TONIGHT, 6:30 pm at the Bread and Roses Center, located at 819 N. Killingsworth Street (on Tri-Met lines #44 and #72). The meeting will include updates on the fight against privatization at Portland State University, defending reproductive rights on Martin Luther King Blvd, and plans for celebrating International Women’s Day. Meal is available at 6:15 pm for a sliding scale donation and the meeting is free and open to all genders. More information at (503) 240-4462.
The appointment of Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler as state treasurer last Tuesday churned county and state political waters this week. Wheeler, appointed by Governor Kulongoski to fill the vacancy created by State Treasurer Ben Westlund's death, is now better positioned to advance up the ladder of statewide offices. At the county level, meanwhile, his departure has set off a scramble for his and County Commissioner Jeff Cogen's seat - Cogen throwing his hat in the ring to be the county's top executive. What will Wheeler's departure mean for residents of Oregon's most populous county? Jo Ann and Dave look at what's ahead for the candidates and county residents.
Your participation is critical at the Multnomah County Healthy Community Budget forum on TONIGHT! At the forum you have the chance to directly communicate with County officials about how the County should prioritize funding for its programs and services related to community health and livability next year. The forum will be held tonight from 6-8pm, in the Multnomah Building Boardroom, located at 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland. Free parking, children’s activities, and refreshments will be provided. Public transit is also readily accessible. Learn more at www.multco.us/portal/site/OCI
Guests, Cynthia Brix and William Keepin, authors of the new book Women Healing Women: A Model of Hope for Oppressed Women Everywhere join host Linda Olson-Osterlund to discuss The Maher Project. It is a sanctuary for women and children abused or abandoned. Founded by Sister Lucy Kurien it is located in Pune, India. The center is interfaith and and rejects caste in both it's philosophy and in all of it's activities while providing safe shelter, education and healing of the body mind and spirit.
Come hear talented musicians Kate Beeman and Elliot King play to raise funds for Portland's non-profit Teras Interventions and Counseling, TONIGHT, from 9 – 11:00 pm. This benefit show AND BAKE Sale will be held at the Laughing Horse Book Store, located at 12 ne 10th ave, Portland. There is a suggested donation at the door, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. More information at 503-236-2893
In the runup to April Fools' Day, host S.W. Conser welcomes the creators of some of Portland's quirkier film screenings. Mike Shkolnik previews the sixth annual Faux Film Festival at the Hollywood Theatre, while Vortex, Nevyn, and Crystal of the Human Canvas Project talk about their film/performance collage of video, live audio, and movement.
S.W. Conser talks with Jeremy Franklin-Ross of Seattle's agit-prop art collective Department of Culture about the Portland debut of Smash Putt. Is it a touring interactive art exhibit or an industrial-demolition-style miniature golf course? You be the judge.
This fall, Portlanders will decide whether to continue their experiment with voter-owned elections. The question becomes more relevant in the wake of Citzens United vs. Federal Elections Commission, a recent Supreme Court ruling that removed bans on corporate campaign spending. This week, Jo Ann and Dave talk with Common Cause Oregon's Janice Thompson about the upcoming referendum on voter-owned elections and what else needs to be done to fix our ailing electoral process.
The Portland Plan: Equity, Civic Engagement & Quality of Life Technical Action Group, would like to invite you to the: Action Area Work Session TONIGHT from 6:00-8:00 PM at The Portland Building, located at 1120 SW 5th Avenue – 2nd Floor, Room C. The staff will be sharing a first draft of objectives that set the direction for how to address where Portlanders want to be in the future in regards to overall Equity, Civic Engagement and Quality of Life. Your review and comments on this initial work will help them make revisions and prepare for the next round of public workshops set for late April and May. If you want to learn more about the Portland Plan, visit the web at PDXPLAN.com or call 503-823-6806.
Poor record of President Obama when it comes to Israeli’s violation of Human Rights and an analysis of the Islamic non-violence movements. An interview with Professor Stephen Zunes, University of San Francisco.
Professor Zunes is the author of scores of articles for scholarly and general readership on Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, international terrorism, nuclear nonproliferation, strategic nonviolent action, and human rights. He is the principal editor of Nonviolent Social Movements (Blackwell Publishers, 1999), the author of the highly-acclaimed Tinderbox: U.S.
Iranian government on Thursday celebrated its 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution while mass protests continues. Violent suppresions of the demonstrators related to the Green Movement was apparent all over the country. I talked with Professor Ahmad Sadri about the prospects of a resolution to the 8 month unrests in Iran with a look at Iran's recent nuclear maneuvers and challenges for the Obama Administration.
Ahmad Sadri is Professor of Sociology and James P. Gorter Chair of Islamic World Studies at Lake Forest College. He received his BA and MA degrees at the University of Tehran and his PhD from the New School for Social Research.
Robert Hillary King is visiting Oregon with his new autobiography, From the Bottom of the Heap: The Autobiography of Black Panther Robert Hillary King. He will be speaking TONIGHT, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, at Legal Research Center, Law School Campus, Lewis & Clark College, located at 10015 Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard in Portland.Robert King’s story of surviving 29 years in solitary confinement as a member of the Angola 3 is one of inspiration, courage, and the triumph of the human spirit. Reception and refreshments to follow, and this event is free and open to the public. More information at 503.334.6492
Author, Lisa J. Shannon joins host Linda Olson-Osterlund in the Kboo Studio to talk about her new book,A Thousand Sisters: My Journey Into The Worst Place On Earth To Be A Women. In 2005 Lisa saw an episode of the Oprah show depicting the plight of women in the conflict in The Congo where rape had affected the lives of over fifty percent of the women fleeing the fighting. That show changed Lisa's life forever. She founded Run For Congo Women, raising funds to sponsor Congolese women through Women For Women International, then traveled to the eastern Congo to meet the women she sponsored.
The Digital Divide Archive for April 9th on KBOO 90.7 Fm.
Dave DeAngelis speaks with Michael German of the ACLU. Michael is National Security Policy Counsel with the ACLU Washington Legislative Office, and a former FBI agent who specialized in domestic terrorism cases. Michael will discuss the constitutionality of the TSA's new full body image scanners.
Rebecca Yeaman interviews Michael Dorsey, Professor at Dartmouth College. He'll explain what carbon credits are, how countries cheat, and the resulting environmental injustice of polluting on poor countries.
President Obama's Nuclear Posture Review and the success of the policy with regards to the Middle East, an interview with Dr. Flynt Leverett, New America Foundation, Director, Iran Initiative, Senior Research Fellow, American Strategy Program and Director, Geopolitics of Energy Initiative
The first-ever summer Youth Olympic Games will be held in Singapore from Oct. 12-25. Some 3,600 athletes, ages 14 to 18, will compete in 26 sports. Iran's girls' squad was to be among the six teams competing in the girls' soccer competition.... No longer.
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ruled that the Iranian girls may not play while wearing the hijab.
Celebrate local "Women and the Earth" this Saturday, April 17 at the Women's Business Showcase, at McMenamins Kennedy School, located at 5736 NE 33rd in Portland from 10am-3:30pm. There will be a silent auction, with 100% of the proceeds going to Friends of Trees. This is a great place to shop for unique & local products, find a new health practitionerjulee@gorgetours.com, see what local women in business are up to, get your palm read, get a massage, find a realtor, mortgage broker or photographer...and much more! This is free to the public and free parking is available. More information at (541) 806-1075
or email julee@gorgetours.com
On the April 20th episode of Gender Blender co-host Jacob Anderson-Minshall speaks with the Multnomah County Health Department representatives about the results of the 2009 LGBTQ Speak Out survey. The health survey gathered data from 843 respondends in the Portland metropolitan area, in order to educate health providers and policy makers developing a comprehensive agenda for wellness in the LGBTQ community. Learn what factors attributes to health within the LGBTQ community.
IRCO SUN Community Schools is sponsoring four free community screenings of “Papers” the movie, a story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status. There are approximately 2 million undocumented children who were born outside the U.S. and raised in this country. The first screenings will take place TONIGHT, 6:30 pm at Madison High School, located at 2735 NE 82nd Ave in Portland. More information at 503-916-5338.
Oxbow Springs in Cascade Locks is the target of Nestle Corporation's plans for bottling millions of gallons of water from the springs and from city well water. Listen, to find out about Nestle, their plans and the coalition to oppose them. Coming to you from the studio, guest, Julia Degraw, northwest organizer for Food and Water Watch, a non profit consumer organization discusses the potential environmental impacts of the bottling plant proposal and the steps that will be gone through before decisions are final.
Oregon Cartoon Institute founders Anne Richardson and Dennis Nyback are working with cultural organizations around the state to spotlight the historical importance of locally-grown animators and cartoonists. They're joined in the studio by musician Heather Perkins, OCI's artist-in-residence, who is composing an original concert piece inspired by Bugs Bunny and (Portland-bred) voice artist Mel Blanc.
One of the many perks about living in Portland is getting to enjoy the amazing restaurants we are beginning to be known for around the country. TODAY, Portlanders can now enjoy some of these restaurants while supporting the OHSU Partnership Project and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s HIV Day Center, by taking part in “Dining Out for Life”, a national event in its 2nd year in Portland. Participating restaurants will donate between 20%-30% of their proceeds from the sale of food and alcohol to the Partnership Project and the HIV Day Center. More information about and participating restaurants visit the web at diningoutforlife.com/Portland
Clergy Abuse: Can we hold the abusers accountable and heal the community?
Revelations earlier this month implicating Pope Benedict XVI in cover-ups of clergy abuse in Europe are just the latest developments in an issue that is rocking religious institutions to their foundations. It is dividing communities into those accused of blind faith and those labeled anti-church, while preventing reformers, clergy abuse survivors, and the faithful from moving forward. How can we shift the debate to address the underlying issues creating clergy abuse?
Clergy Abuse: Can we hold the abusers accountable and heal the community?
Revelations earlier this month implicating Pope Benedict XVI in cover-ups of clergy abuse in Europe are just the latest developments in an issue that is rocking religious institutions to their foundations. It is dividing communities into those accused of blind faith and those labeled anti-church, while preventing reformers, clergy abuse survivors, and the faithful from moving forward. How can we shift the debate to address the underlying issues creating clergy abuse?
Do you know what your rights are if you’re stopped by police? Most people don’t, and the consequences can be severe. From simple misunderstandings to illegal searches and excessive force, a bad police encounter can happen to anyone. But after watching 10 Rules for Dealing with Police, you’ll be more confident and better prepared to handle every kind of police situation. This FREE film is showing TONIGHT, 5:30 pm at the Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm 238 located at 1825 SW Broadway Ave in Portland. More information at 503-725-4556. Be sure to stay after the video for a panel discussion and Q&A with local legal professionals.
The Salem Progressive Film Series will show the documentary, “Good Food” TONIGHT at the Grand Theatre. Doors open at 6:15, film begins at 7 PM. The Grand Theatre is located at 191 High Street. NE, at the corner of Court and High Street, in downtown Salem. This documentary tours small family farms and orchards of the Pacific Northwest, and following the film will be guest speakers Karl Kupers from the Center for Sustaining and Natural Resources Advisory Committee and Steven Perkins, Owner, Baker, Cascade Baking Co. More information at salemprogressivefilms.net
This audio file is the membership drive version of R. Sikoryak's appearance on Words & Pictures. An expanded version of the interview will be added to the site soon.
On May 9th 2010 Islamic Republic of Iran executed five political prisoners at Evin, Tehran's notorious prison. At least four of the victims -- Farzad Kamangar, Ali Haydarian, Farhad Vakili, and Shirin Alam-Houli -- were ethnic Kurds. The fifth victim was Mehdi Eslamian.
Their court cases were heard behind closed doors. The work of their attorneys was constantly obstructed, or ignored altogether. Neither they nor the families of the victims knew about the executions until after they had taken place. Even the dead bodies of the victims have not been turned over to their families.
Kamangar's case, which attracted international attention, is particularly heart-breaking. He was 35 years old and married.
The Ecology of Leadership Adventure is a workshop as an introduction to the Ecology of Leadership (EOL) program - a blend of inquiry and skill development, self-awareness, and deepened nature connection with the principles of systems thinking and permaculture. Attendees will also develop new tools, routines, mindsets and skills to be more effective in manifesting what they see for themselves and their community. This workshop, a portion of The Village Building Convergence, will be held Friday, May 28th from 2 – 4pm at St. David's Church of Wales, located at 2800 SE Harrison Street in Portland. There is a sliding scale donation. More information atwww.cityrepair.org
Host S.W.Conser visits local do-it-yourself film screenings held in nontraditional settings, including a barbecue and double-feature night at the Watershed industrial arts community center hosted by Deadletter B, a monthly screening for cinephiles at Mother's Velvet Lounge curated by Paul Harrod, and Asher Loverdi's cockeyed Saturday Morning Cartoon show at the Waypost Cafe.
The time for immigration reform is now. Join a conversation on why and how with two leading women activists:
Pramila Jayapal, the founder and Director of OneAmerica, the largest immigrant advocacy organization in WA State. Pramila, an immigrant from India, has spent the last two decades working for social justice internationally and in the US. She participated in a march and action for immigration reform in Seattle this Thursday.
Tania Unzueta is the Co-founder of the Chicago-based Immigrant Youth Justice League and an organizer for the US Social Forum.
The Women's Health Network presents: the 2010 Thought Provoking Lecture Series: Women in Search of Beauty, the Nip & Tuck: Implications of Body Modifications. The Panel Presentations and a Q&A and Discussion is free and open to the public; no registration required. First come, first seated. The event will be held on Friday, June 4, 2010 from 8:00 A.M. - Noon at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, located at 5736 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland Oregon Parking in rear. Bike parking available. Take TriMet line #73. For more information call 971-673-0355
Jo Ann & Dave discuss police accountability, and the U.S. Supreme Court's June 1 decision regarding Miranda rights. Open lines.
About the program…
Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a place to engage in meaningful talk about racial disparity, government accountability, environmental justice, local and national politics, and other crucial issues of the day. Jo Ann and Dave bring you guests you won’t hear on other talk radio programs and conversation about making Oregon and the nation a better place.
Part of the day-long special programming on the Gulf oil disaster, this hour long forum examined the impact of oil spills on coastal and wetland habitats. Hosted by Jacob Anderson-Minshall, the forum began with Tracy Chapman's Rape of the Earth and featured:
Poet Kristin Berger will be the featured reader in the popular monthly open mic poetry reading series TONIGHT, 7 pm, at Cover to Cover Books, located at 1817 Main Street, in Vancouver, WA. She is the author of a poetry chapbook, For the Willing, and her non-fiction work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. For more information call 360-514-0358 or kristinberger.wordpress.com.
Party for the Dogs – a Benefit for Ananda Farm Sanctuary. Sponsored by Sweet Pea Vegan Bakery. Come enjoy music by Cars and Trains, a raffle, and art sale TONIGHT from 7 – 10 pm at 1205 SE Stark Street in Portland. More information at (503) 477-5916. Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of factory farming and to encourage a new awareness and understanding about "farm animals”, and has grown to become the nation's leading farm animal protection organization through rescue, education and advocacy efforts. http://farmsanctuary.org
Help clean up the largest oil spill in US history off the Gulf of Mexico, by dropping off your old shoes at Pie Footwear, located at 2916 NE Alberta Street in Portland. The Save Our Gulf: Shoe Recycling Drive for Oil Spill Clean-up runs through June 26. Pie Footwear will donate $1 per shoe collected to the national WaterKeeper Alliance for their front line efforts in the Gulf clean up. All leather shoes collected will be ground up and made into oil spill kits for the clean-up efforts. All other shoes will be recycled locally. More information at (503) 288-1999.
TONIGHT, a nationwide effort on behalf of independent club’s will take place to benefit those directly affected by the Gulf Coast Oil Spill. We are all aware of the severity of this tragedy to the region and the global ecosystem. What many are unaware of, as the oil continues to gush, the Gulf Coast communities are quickly being devastated. In the spirit of Independence Day, indie venues across the US are donating 100% of door revenues to the fishermen of the Gulf Coast and the clean up efforts.
The summer 2010 Think & Drink happy-hour conversation brings together environmental historian Thomas Andrews, investigative journalist Rebecca Clarren, and OPB radio host Emily Harris, who will moderate the discussion about fossil fuel dependency and the future of energy TONIGHT, 6:00 pm at Rontoms, located at 600 East Burnside Street in Portland. This event is free and open to the public. Guests must be twenty-one and over. The happy-hour series, which sparks provocative conversations about big ideas, is sponsored by Oregon Humanities. More information at oregonhumanities.org.
Distinguished Professor of Education and Fugitive Days author Bill Ayers has teamed up with cartoonist and ex-Portlander Ryan Alexander-Tanner to adapt his groundbreaking education textbook into comics form. The result is To Teach: The Journey, in Comics. Host S.W. Conser asks Bill and Ryan about their struggles to translate mountains of text into narrative art (while avoiding Fox News cameras during the 2008 election); Bill's fights against the No Child Left Behind juggernaut; and the transformation of a famous mug shot into a cartoon icon.
Renowned climatologist Philip Mote will be the keynote speaker at a conference TONIGHT, 7:00 PM, at Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union Building ballroom , located at 1825 SW Broadway Avenue. Mote’s speech, titled, “Can We Solve the Climate Problem? Should We Even Try?,” will explore how scientific knowledge can be used to tackle some of the world’s most complex environmental and societal issues. Mote is director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute at Oregon State University and a leading scientist on the impacts of climate change. The event is free and open to the public. More information at (503) 725-2575.
Toronto Star, award winning journalist, Michelle Shepherd discusses her book Guantanamo's Child; The Untold Story of Omar Khadr. Khadr is a Canadian citizen who was a wounded fifteen year old when taken into custody by the US military in Afghanistan. He has spent the past six years in the Guantanamo Prison Camp and is on the governments short list to face a Military Tribunal. Ms Shepherd has covered his story since 2002 and interviewed others in his life extensively.
Just in time for the 2008 election, investigative reporter Greg Palast has published a comic book, Steal Back Your Vote, with the cooperation of Robert Kennedy Jr. and cartoonists Ted Rall (America Gone Wild), Lloyd Dangle (Troubletown), and Lukas Ketner (Witch Doctor). KBOO's S.W. Conser talks to Greg and the comic artists about steps that citizens can take to counteract voter fraud and suppression.
Author and Lecturer Naomi Wolf is interviewed by We The People contributor Linda Olson-Osterlund and then opens up to listener calls. The dicussion includes her travels around the country warning of the rapidly closing democracy in the United States and what she believes has been a Coup by the Bush administration. She calls on the public to take immediate actions to fight for democracy.
Naomi Wolf, author of Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries is interviewd for We The People by contributor Linda Olson-Osterlund. She talks about what she calls a coup by the Bush administration. 
Rhys Scholes spokesperson for Ted Wheeler discusses local races
The Bush Administration dismantled the White House system for archiving e-mails and never put a new one in place as required by the Federal Records Act. The missing e-mails cover the period of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff's contact with the White House as well as the time period of the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame.
Words & Pictures travels north to Bellingham, Washington, to visit Canadian comics and animation wizard Michel Gagne, whose work runs the gamut from the abstract jazz-inspired film Sensology to concept design for Disney and Pixar. 
Join me, Bridget B., as I speak to women from Sweden, Amsterdam and Paris; each one expressing their views on the negative and even positive impact the US Economic Crisis is having on women in their country. The conversations were most insightful so listen to what my guests had to say as we discuss the US Economic Crisis and the impact it is having on their lives and the lives of other women in their country.
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This past week has seen developments in several Civil Liberty issues, including the on-air admission of Vice President Cheney to the authorization of torture in an interview with the ABC news. His admission has led to even mainstream media asking if Cheney is a War Criminial. An 
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For the first time in three decades, Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novelist Art Spiegelman (Maus) has gathered his early groundbreaking comics into one volume. The new edition of Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! includes a new graphic memoir opening a window into both a personal and cultural history of the late 20th century. 
Stop-motion animator Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) spent more than three years bringing the Neil Gaiman story Coraline to the big screen. On the eve of Coraline's world premiere at the Portland International Film Festival, Selick sits down with S.W. Conser to talk about art, commerce, and the future of hand-crafted animation.
Behind the Screen is a new radio program covering independent filmmakers along with local screenings and festivals. In this pilot episode, Toni Tabora-Roberts gets a preview of the Cascade Festival of African Films from co-director Mary Holmstrom, and S.W. Conser talks with Coraline director Henry Selick on the eve of the film's opening night premiere at the Portland International Film Festival.
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Madame Prosecutor: Confronting Humanities Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity is the memoir of Carla Del Ponte, former Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals on Yugoslavia and on Rawanda. As the current Ambassador to Argentina for Switzerland she has been banned from talking about her own book due to its' allegedly inflammatory contents. In her job as chief prosecutor over the first International War Crimes Tribunals since WWII, she confronted the culture of impunity that allows leaders to incite and commit acts of Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing without fear of being held accountable.
A February, United States Supreme Court Ruling has sent rumbles through Indian Country. The ruling in 
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This week Hala Gores and William Seaman welcome New York University Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and History, Zachary Lockman, to the program for a discussion of Zionism. Zionism is broadly understood as the movement supporting the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people. In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 3379 declaring that Zionism is a form of racism. Is Zionism inherently racist? What role has Zionism played, and what role does it continue to play, in the Palestine-Israel conflict? Join us this Friday for a discussion of Zionism on ONE LAND, MANY VOICES with our special guest, Professor Zachary Lockman. 
The home foreclosure crisis has created a booming industry of firms promising to stop foreclosure. A growing number are flat out scams. To counter the predators, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services held a home preservation event at the Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. More than 500 people received trusted advice from non-profit counselors, bank representatives and attorneys. For more on this we turn to KBOO reporter David Rosenfeld.
Given that this show fell right before Mother's Day, or on Mother's Day in other countries, I wanted to bring to your attention the what, why, when and by whom Mother's Day was conceived, what it has become over time and what you can do to re-direct this day back towards its original meaning.
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An interview with Professor Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University on Iranian elections and future of the Islamic Revolution.
Learn about Human Trafficking and Slavery in Oregon from the voices of those who's jobs have them confront this modern day horror every day. Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviewed Deputy Kieth Bickford chair of the Oregon Human Trafficking Taskforce, the organization tapped to help bring together the myriad number of federal, state and local agencies involved in combating trafficking. Oregon is a West Coast destination city and trafficking hub for sex trafficking of underage minors.
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On January 26, Oregonians will be asked to decide how the latest chapter in the state's long-running tax wars will turn out. Opponents of two tax increases approved by the legislature in 2009 succeeded in collecting enough signatures for a referendum on what are now Measures 66 and 67. The former would raise the state income tax rate on those earning more than $125,000 per year while the latter would increase the minimum corporate tax. Supporters of the measures say vital public services are at stake. Opponents say raising taxes during a recession will only make matters worse.
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Will Aaron Campbell's death finally bring police accountability to Portland?
Host Lyn Moelich discusses how to optimise your health with LAc Jeanette Dodge and Chiropractic Physican Susan Gray. They also hear form our local Heralist's Grace Hague and Zale Chadwick.
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Host S.W.Conser visits local do-it-yourself film screenings held in nontraditional settings, including a barbecue and double-feature night at the Watershed industrial arts community center hosted by Deadletter B, a monthly screening for cinephiles at Mother's Velvet Lounge curated by Paul Harrod, and Asher Loverdi's cockeyed Saturday Morning Cartoon show at the Waypost Cafe.
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