Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Dispatches from Anarres: Tales in Tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin

Airs at: Thu, 12/09/2021 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
Today on Jonesy, we we pay tribute to arguably Oregon’s greatest writer, Ursula K. Le Guin. I’m sure Ken Kesey would have loved to arm wrestle her for the title, but I think he’d lose. Ursula was not only a brilliant and prolific author, but an activist for the environment ... Read more

"The Head Follows The Heart"

Airs at: Wed, 12/08/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Part one of a conversation with Shaun Shelly, the Policy, Advocacy and Human Rights Manager for People Who Use Drugs for the nonprofit organization TB HIV Care and chair of the South African Network of People Who Use Drugs; plus, we speak... Read more

The Gap: Private Businesses filling in Government Gaps

Airs at: Fri, 12/03/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss two interesting articles that came out this week, with a common theme: private businesses filling in where local government has gaps. First we discuss Willamette Week's Ridwell article. (Find our talk with Ridwell's GM... Read more

Abolishing the Detention Center Industrial Complex

Airs at: Mon, 12/06/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Maru Mora with La Resistencia, an organization based in Washington state, whose primary goal is to shut down the Northwest Regional ICE Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington.   More Information: http://laresistencianw.org Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 6, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 12/06/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Ecological Equity: Most U.S. North Americans support climate action but manage to repress the knowledge that saving a habitable planet from climate roasting will require international coo... Read more

Buscando America on 11/30/21

Airs at: Tue, 11/30/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En este episodio escucharás sobre las actividades de Loud and Strong un evento conmemorativo al Día de la Eliminación de la Violencia a la Mujer que se llevó a cabo en Arizona State University donde presentamos el documental MORADA sobre la Okupa Cuba Monumenta Viva en CDMX... Read more

Rebroadcast of Part 1: "This Is Not for You" by Portland activist Richard Brown

Airs at: Thu, 12/02/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
    Richard Brown is a Portland community activist and photographer who has spent decades working to bridge the divide between police and the Black community.  This Is Not for You: An Activist's Journey of Resistance and Resilience traces how and why Brown became an engaged... Read more

The Case for Matthew Baker Jr

Airs at: Mon, 11/29/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, November 29th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Damita Bishop, Kalyn Womak and Angie Lanier about the case for Matthew Baker Jr. Matthew Baker Jr. is an innocent man who has spent five years in jail without a t... Read more

Justice For All

Airs at: Wed, 12/01/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Pablo de Greiff, Director of the Transitional Justice Program at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice of the School of Law at New York University, and Collette Flanagan, CEO and Founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, discu... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 29, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 11/29/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole Variety Hour, which includes the following segments: COP 26: Last week on the Old Mole Bill Resnick interviewed Tina Gerhardt, a researcher and environmental journalist who observed this month’s international United Nations C... Read more