FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Gil Cardon and Delphine Criscenzo
KBOO Station Co-Managers
KBOO Takes Stand for Love
PORTLAND, OR -The KBOO Foundation Board and its staff denounces violence and threats of violence in the Portland metro and reaffirms its commitment to resist hate with love. In response to:
- attacks on the MAX that resulted in the stabbing deaths of Rick Best and Taliesin Namkai-Meche, the wounding of KBOO volunteer Micah Fletcher, and the harassment of two young women
- a letter containing death threats to Good in the Hood president, Shawn Penney, and a threat of violence to the upcoming Good in the Hood event, June 23-25
- transphobic graffiti in a Beaverton school
- and a rise of Islamophobic, racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, and white supremacist rhetoric and actions in the Portland metro…
KBOO reaffirms its commitment to resist hate with love, ignorance with understanding, fear with courage, and despair with hope.
For nearly 50 years, KBOO Community Radio has devoted its broadcast frequencies, and more recently its web presence, to the diverse voices of our community. We must step up to be even more assertive in resisting oppression and our KBOO community is committed to respond to hate by understanding its systemic structure and taking courageous action.
In addition to broadcasting dynamic programming from diverse sources to engage Portland and the world with radical love, and supporting conversation about oppression within our own community, KBOO has developed a strategic vision for 2017-2020 “to deepen its internal and external connections to build "The Beloved Community."
The KBOO Foundation Board and its staff encourage the community’s organizations, businesses, schools, religious institutions, police forces, media outlets, and government offices to join us to consciously and actively reduce systemic oppression within their organizations. KBOO also encourages all individuals to attend the....
25TH ANNUAL GOOD IN THE HOOD
MULTICULTURAL MUSIC, ARTS & FOOD FESTIVAL
June 23 - 25, 2017
LIllis Albina Park (North Flint Street & Russell Street, Portland, OR 97227)
KBOO invites everyone in its listening area to partner with us and build the Beloved Community.
KBOO broadcasts at
90.7 fm in Portland
104.3 fm in Corvallis
91.9 fm in Hood River
and worldwide at www.KBOO.FM
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KBOO Community Radio's Mission: KBOO is an independent, member-supported, non-commercial, volunteer-powered community radio station. KBOO embodies equitable social change, shares knowledge, and fosters creativity by delivering locally rooted and diverse music, culture, news, and opinions, with a commitment to the voices of oppressed and underserved communities.
