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Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement is History

Produced for:  Evening News
Portland's neighborhood system and commitment to public participation has been nationally recognized for decades.  Back in nineteen seventy four (1974) neighborhood-level participation was formalized with the creation of the Office of Neighborhood Associations. In nineteen... Read more

Global is local Climate

Airs at: Mon, 10/22/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Weve been told that were at a crossroads in the fight against climate change, and that we need to act fast to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. But even before the dire warning issued by scientists, organizers across the world have been fighting climate change and thi... Read more

Assange Facing Extradition Pressure

Airs at: Thu, 10/18/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Julian Assange, the editor of the expose site WikiLeaks, is facing pressure from the US, according to Ecuadorian officials. They say negotiator are pressuring him to agree to demands, designed to provide an excuse to remove him from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Fid... Read more

Court Rules In Favor of Groups Suing EPA

Airs at: Thu, 10/18/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Earlier this week, a federal court ruled in favor of groups that sued to force the Environmental protection agency to protect columbia basin salmon and steelhead. Columbia riverkeeper brought the suit along with other conservation and trade organizations. The decision a... Read more

The STRUGGLE

Airs at: Fri, 10/19/2018 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  The Struggle
Join us for the premier of KBOO's newest local public affairs program. Community organizer Alyssa Pariah will speak with Teressa Raiford, of Don't Shoot Portland.   Read more

Presidio 27 - Randy Rowland

Airs at: Fri, 10/19/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Marvin is joined by fellow Vietnam veteran Randy Rowland with his story of GI's leading the sitdown protest known as The Presidio Mutiny. A personal account by a participant of the Presidio mutiny, a sitdown protest of soldiers in military prison against the killing of a... Read more

Episode 67. It Takes A Village To Raise A Kid ft. MissLopezMedia

Airs at: Tue, 10/16/2018 at 12:00am - Tue, 10/23/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
TUNE IN this week because we’ve got a kickass guest who is on her grind to make this world better for the next! @misslopezmedia is an activist, artist, and will most definitely let you catch these hands if necessary! We’re talking about politics, hometowns, and picking her ... Read more

Mitch McConnell Inspires KBOO News Poet

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    KBOO news poet dan raphael has a new muse—Mitch McConnell. Listen to find out why. Read more

Election Forum Focused on Marginalized Communities at Sentinel Hotel

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
        The Coalition of Communities of Color held an election forum today at the Sentinel Hotel. KBOO’s Sam Bouman was there and has this report. Read more

Fortress On A Hill

Every fourth Thursday from 9:00 am - 10:00 am   The United States has become synonymous with empire and endless war, American troops sit in 70% of the world's countries, and yet, most Americans don't know that.  The military is joined disproportionately by a 'warrior caste... Read more