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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

Interfaith Prayer Breakfast Tomorrow in Opposition to Measure 106

Airs at: Tue, 10/16/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  COALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND FAITH LEADERS JOINED BY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO OPPOSE CUTS TO ABORTION FUNDING Tomorrow, a prayer breakfast will be held as part of the campaign against Measure 106. Oregon has long been on the pro-choice side of the ab... Read more

Protecting Potential Victims of Priest Abuse in Oregon

Airs at: Tue, 10/16/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
      With the recent retirement of high level members of the Catholic Church, and a spate of convictions and lawsuits of the priests in Oregon, the issue of sexual impropriety has returned to the spotlight.  Don Merrill talked with Tim Lemmon, president of the St. Louis... Read more

Israel and Saudi Arabia: Two bullies of the Middle East

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    While Saudi Arabia wages ruthless war on Yemen and beheads or otherwise dismembers its own dissidents, Israel continues its brutal onslaught of Gaza, suppresses internal dissent and hounds BDS activists around the world. Both get massive military aid from and work clo... Read more

Uprise Collective and Civil Unrest Bicycle Club

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Host Lisa Loving is joined live in Studio 2 by UPRISE Collective co-creators, Stephanie Roberson and Brianna Bragg. On October 18 they’re hosting What’s on The Ballot in OR: Working to Change the System. In the second half of the hour, our guests are The Civil Unrest Bicycl... Read more

Accessibility at OccupyICEPDX Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In the second of a two part-interview, Desiree Hellegers interviews deaf activist Philip J. Wolfe about the ground-breaking work of providing nearly continuous access to deaf and hard of hearing activists at OccupyICEPDX, and about the struggles that deaf and hard of hea... Read more

Buscando America on 10/16/18

Airs at: Tue, 10/16/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En la Ciudad de Salem se celebra la hispanidad en un evento del Instituto de Cultura Oregoniana. Vicky Falcón invita a la comunidad a participar. Patricia Vázquez llama estar informados en las próximas elecciones. Genevieve Roudané  habla sobre su documental  The Chunta qu... Read more

Oregon's Largest Prison on Lockdown Over the Weekend

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  ONE PRISONER MOVED TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT   Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI), Oregon’s largest and most remote prison, was placed on lockdown this weekend. According to a press release from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC), an prisoner assaulted a... Read more

Routine Sweep Finds Lax Security on Dept. of State Lands Website

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  PERSONAL INFO MAY HAVE BEEN ACCESSED BY "OUTSIDE PARTIES"   A “security vulnerability” was discovered last week at the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL). The vulnerability was found in an "internet-connected system" on October 8th during a routine security sweep, ... Read more

Oregon Housing Conference on Supportive Housing

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    The Mental Health Association of Portland hosted the Oregon Housing Conference on Supportive Housing in Portland today. ‘Supportive housing’ is housing for people with mental illness or addiction, usually including on-site clinicians and case workers. KBOO’s Joe Meye... Read more