Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Rethinking 'Back to Normal' in the Pandemicine

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Organizers of events need to take COVID precautions into account and make clear their provisions for safer access, disability solidarity, and community health & safety. Frann Michel explains, and recommends the Guide to Practicing Inclusion in the Time of COVID from the ... Read more

Shutting Down the NW Detention Center

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Adam Carpinelli interviews Maru Mora with La Resistencia about updates on the shutting down of the NW detention center in Tacoma, WA.  The effort has been an ongoing struggle for many years and has been making headway.  More information:  https://laresistencianw.org W... Read more

Drugs and the Death Penalty

Airs at: Wed, 03/29/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Drugs and the Death Penalty. Harm Reduction International released a new report, The Death Penalty for Drug Offenses: Global Overview 2022. On this edition of Century we speak with the lead author, Ajeng Larasati, Human Rights Lead at HRI. Read more

PDX Progressive Talk Radio

Hosted by Moses Ross Engineered (post production) by Sherry Morisch  We are a public affairs progressive leaning talk show that shines a light on the issues and work to build consensous regarding solutions and community action. Created almost 12 years ago as an opinion tal... Read more

Attack on Educators: Part Two

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks to Jesse Hagopian, the second part of an interview examining the right wing effort across the country, led by Florida, to sanitize school curriculums – from pre-K through higher ed – of anything that offends them, particularly examinations of Black Histor... Read more

Legislative Update with Glenna Hayes, Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator with UCP

Airs at: Fri, 04/07/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Glenna Hayes, Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator with UCP Connections and UCP Mentors:  503-777-4166 UCP=United Cerebral Palsy TRANSCRIPT Musical Intro:  Caught in the Fire by Klergy, sound of like a deep whale call and a femm voice "ooo"ing JG:  Good morning.  This is Di... Read more

Interview with Dr Edwin Nichols

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, March 27th 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Dr Edwin Nichols of the People's Institute about ending the School to Prison Pipeline.  Dr. Nichols was the first African-American Center chief at the National Institute... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 27, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Dreaming An-Other World: We haven’t heard much about the EZLN of southern Mexico recently, but they’ve been active. In this episode of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond updates... Read more

Human Rights and Reform at the UN

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Reform at the UN. The sixty-sixth session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs was March 13 through 17 in Vienna, Austria. At this year’s session, the voices of people from the global south, of indigenous people from all over... Read more

The Current Wave of Trans Hate Legislation

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2023 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Please join us for Transpositive on KBOO Community Radio on Tuesday, March 21st as we discuss the current wave of hate legislation being introduced across the country targeting trans kids.  Over 400 individual pieces of legislation have been introduced in over 36 states inc... Read more