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JUNK RAFT

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
News media brought the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”—the famous swirling gyre of plastic pollution in the ocean—into the public consciousness. But when Marcus Eriksen cofounded the 5 Gyres Institute with his wife, Anna Cummins, and set out to study the world’s oceans with ... Read more

Coos River Estuary Intervenes in Jordan Cove FERC Proceedings

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for Evening News
On Wednesday, the Coos River Estuary filed a motion to intervene in the permitting process for the Jordan Cove Energy Project. The motion was filed as part of proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC. Jordan Cove is a proposed terminal for lique... Read more

Prison Breakdown

Prison Breakdown explores the past, present, and potential futures of mass incarceration, blending cutting edge academic research with the perspectives of people with direct experience with the criminal justice system.  Host Nicole Solomon Lindahl coordinated a college prog... Read more

November Social Justice Events

Updated Sunday, November 26. Portland Resistance Calendar is a collection of social justice events in the Portland area, and sometimes, within driving distance. This post is specifically for events that are in the month of November 2017 (and perhaps even later).   Links h... Read more

White Rage

Airs at: Fri, 11/24/2017 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for Valley Views
Reading the publisher’s 1 page review of the value of the book. The author has pitched it as an introductory book for White people who want to understand how we got to the Black/White animosity in the US. And who want to fight racism but don’t know how or where to start. Read more

Dry Farming: Guests Amy Garret

Airs at: Fri, 11/17/2017 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for Valley Views
  Dry Farming is a long-proven method for growing crops with little to no irrigation. What exactly is this valuable process, and why haven’t we heard about it? Guests Amy Garret uncovers the mystery.     Read more

I Can't Breathe: MattTaibbi

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2017 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for Presswatch
  Matt Taibbi, journalist with Rolling Stone and author of Insane Clown President, returns to Presswatch the discuss his new book I Can't Breathe. About  I CAN’T BREATHE: A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous kil... Read more

The Demise of Columbus Day and the Rise of Indigenous Peoples Day

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  LA Says Goodbye Columbus Day...Cary Watters and co-host Amory Zschach highlight the story and also discuss this within the context of Portland making the change in 2015 and the overarching momentum built in other cities. Read more

ACLU wins a fight for transgender care in prison; and talking LGBTQ History Month with GLAPN

Airs at: Tue, 10/31/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Preference
We welcome Kelly Simon of ACLU-Oregon to discuss the case of Michalle Wright. As the Associated Press reported last week, "The state prison system in Oregon will provide a transgender inmate with hormone therapy, bras and women's underwear and will consider transferring her... Read more

Transitioning from the Prison Industrial Complex

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Harry Olsen with Phoenix Rising Transition Services.  This non-profit is based in the Portland area and is comprised of former prisoners, prisoners and community members working toward the transformation and success of people as they rejoin the co... Read more