Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Understanding Homelessness

Airs at: Fri, 09/02/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  Understanding Homelessness is a show that illuminates the underlying causes of homelessness, explains systems that perpetuate it, explores innovative solutions, and shares stories from those with lived experiences. Portland State University Associate Professor Dr. Marisa... Read more

Roe On The Rocks: Episode 5 Barriers in Tennessee (continued)

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2022 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Roe on the Rocks
  Roe on the Rocks is a 30 minute 8 part series. The "Roe on the Rocks" podcast, executive produced by KBOO's Claire Rischiotto, takes a look at how Oregon, a state with some of the most progressive abortion laws in the nation, will be impacted if Roe is overturned by the... Read more

The Tougaloo 9, with former member Joseph Jackson Jr

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Sojourner Truth Radio
  Guest host Gabriel San Roman interviews Joseph Jackson Jr., who formed part of the Tougaloo 9. The Tougaloo Nine were a group of African-American students at Tougaloo College, who participated in civil disobedience by staging sit-ins of segregated public institutions in ... Read more

Why Arizona Matters: GOP Extremism & "Great Replacement" Hysteria

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
  American Standoff, live in-station, with host Jackeline Keeler.  In this episode, we will take a look at how Trump's Big Lie is gaining ground in Arizona, a battleground state that host Keeler has covered and which includes a large part of the Navajo Nation, of which she... Read more

Empowered Haiti streetgangs, Farmworkers Pilgrimage for human rights

Airs at: Wed, 08/31/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  U.S. is still wreaking havoc in Haiti as street gangs are empowered by decades of failed U.S. policies. And the deportations continue. Also WE CONTINUE OUR DRUM-BEAT FRONT LINE COVERAGE OF THE FARMWORKER PILGRIMAGE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.  89.3 KPFB Berkeley, CA Released 08-... Read more

Changing Portland's City Government Encore

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program aired originally on August 1, 2022 This November Portland voters will have an opportunity to vote on a complex measure that would amend the city charter in some drastic ways. The changes include rank voting, expanding the city council to 12 members who would... Read more

Conversation with educator Hodari Davis about the future of schools and prisons

Airs at: Tue, 08/30/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Hard Knock Radio
  We start off our show with a speech from KRS-One about the state of schools and how critical thinking has been replaced with memorization. Later we hear from Hodari Davis who speaks about how and why schools and prisons in America are intertwined. Released on 08-29-2022... Read more

Red Hamilton on queer issues

Airs at: Tue, 08/30/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Community activist Red Hamilton describes the involvement of queer people of color in the fight against white supremacy and police brutality in Portland.  -- Out-FM is a weekly progressive queer show on listener-sponsored, noncommercial WBAI/Pacifica Radio.  -- Relea... Read more

2020 Portland Protests Flashback: Unsafe to Protest? Realities Behind the Portland Picture

Airs at: Tue, 08/30/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Keeping Democracy Alive
  Originally aired on 09/11/2020 -- We've seen it on the nightly news: the police, the tear gas, the fires, and the wall of moms. Our guest today, David Rovics is in Portland and he explains that the city's police protected the far right thugs as brother cops, just not of... Read more

Howard Zinn - "Three Holy Wars"

Airs at: Tue, 08/30/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The conventional view of U.S. wars follows a formulaic line: We are innocent victims of unprovoked attacks. The sleeping giant wakes and reluctantly goes to fight. All military action is imbued with benevolent intentions: human rights, democracy, and liberty. There are p... Read more