Civil Rights/Human Rights

Operation DrugsVote, "Cool Britannia," and Organizing People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 05/19/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century of Lies: a conversation with Mat Southwell, a UK-based drug policy reform activist who’s a Project Executive with the European Network of People Who Use Drugs (EuroNPUD). European Network of People Who Use Drugs Read more

Advancing Criminal Justice Reform Through a 21st Century Latinx Lens

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

LatinoJustice PRLDEF recently held a conference on the theme of Advancing Criminal Justice Reform Through A 21st Century Latinx Lens. One panel entitled Crimmigration was a discussion about the intersection between the criminal & immigration systems and how reform advoca... Read more

Bonus Episode: More Fighters

Airs at: Fri, 05/14/2021 at 7:00am - 7:15am

Produced for: It Did Happen Here

In this episode we hear from antiracist street fighters: Iran, Jackson, Pan and Tom. The four veterans recount their experiences fighting Portland neo Nazis, how it affected them and where we should direct our energy to continue the fight. transcript show notes Credits ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 17, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Norm Diamond hosts today’s episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Coronavirus Crisis in India: Patricia Kullberg speaks with Dr. Swati Birla about how Primer Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling BJT party set the stage for the coronavirus ca... Read more

Oliver Stone's Heaven and Earth w/ Tom Secker - Ep 93 (Evergreen)

Airs at: Thu, 05/13/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Tom Secker joins us to discuss the third and final film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy, Heaven And Earth. "Le Ly (Hiep Thi Le) lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese a... Read more

Human Rights and Drug Policy

Airs at: Wed, 05/12/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights recently organized a webinar entitled Human Rights In Action: Implementing the International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy. We hear from two of the speakers: Rodrigo Uprimny, a professor emeritus at the Na... Read more

Inequities Laid Bare

Airs at: Wed, 05/05/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction hosted a discussion recently entitled Inequities Laid Bare: Responding to Challenges of COVID-19 and Beyond. We hear from some of the speakers including Michael Nurse, a Harm Reduction Outreach Worker with the Black Coal... Read more

Despite "Settlement Agreement" with the DoJ, mentally distressed people continue to be killed by Portland cops

Airs at: Wed, 05/05/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Jason Renaud is a nonprofit consultant with over 35 years of open recovery from alcoholism. He’s a well-known public speaker and writer on recovery from alcoholism and the experience of people with mental illness, and is an active advocate for people who have fallen ... Read more

"This Is Not for You" by Portland activist Richard Brown

Airs at: Thu, 05/06/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Black Book Talk welcomes Richard Brown, author (with Brian Benson) of "This is Not For You: An Activist's Journey of Resistance and Resilience". Mr. Brown is a Portland community activist and photographer who has spent decades working to bridge the divide between polic... Read more

Rebroadcast of Part Two: "This Is Not for You" by Richard Brown

Airs at: Thu, 01/06/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

This is a rebroadcast of the second half of our June, 2021 interview with Portlander Richard Brown, author of This is Not For You: An Activist's Journey of Resistance and Resilience". In this segment, he discusses the process of writing and publishing his memoir. Mr. ... Read more