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RESCUING THE ISOLATED AND DISPLACED

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
  Most of the world simply has no health care... vast tracts of land and vast populations of people don't have doctors - or at best must make great efforts to reach medical care. In addition, masses of displaced people and refugees - over 100,000,000 at last count - desper... Read more

Hello Vancouver! with Don Orange

Airs at: Thu, 10/26/2017 at 12:30pm - Fri, 10/26/2018 at 12:00pm
Produced for:  Hello Vancouver
Host Temple Lentz speaks with Don Orange, candidate for Commissioner of the Port of Vancouver. As of air date, Don Orange has received $290,000 in in-kind contributions from Washington Conservation Voters, who are opposed to the proposed oil terminal at the Port of Vancouve... Read more

Mindfulness in Education and Economics (ENCORE)

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
What if we brought mindfulness to schools and Buddhism to economics?   Clair Brown teaches at Cal Berkely and is the author of Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science.  Caverly Morgan is the founder of Peace in Schools, the first for credit high sc... Read more

#Reform17 Part Two

Airs at: Sun, 10/22/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
Our special coverage of the Drug Policy Alliance's 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference #Reform17 in Atlanta, Georgia, continues with interviews with Nazlee Maghsoudi from the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy; Steve Rolles from the Transform Drug ... Read more

Report: Portland Police Training Pulls Punches When It Comes to De-Escalation

Airs at: Thu, 10/19/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Tuesday, KBOO reported on a report released October 3 by the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL), the body tasked with assessing the city's compliance with the terms of a settlement reached with the US Department of Justice. The settlement was reached after the ... Read more

Hello Vancouver with Kris Greene

Airs at: Thu, 10/19/2017 at 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  Hello Vancouver
Host Temple Lentz speaks with Kris Greene, candidate for Commissioner of the Port of Vancouver. As of air date, Greene has received $370,000 in direct contributions from Tesoro and Savage, the oil companies doing business as Vancouver Energy LLC, who want to build the natio... Read more

Local Group to Deliver Aid to Puerto Rico--Event this Saturday

Airs at: Tue, 10/17/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Puerto Rico is still suffering the consequences of Hurricane Maria and the somewhat haphazard government aid efforts. Ninety percent of the island is still without power, and clean water is near impossible to find, not to mention fuel to boil questionable water. A group of... Read more

Citizens Respond to Latest COCL Report on Police Reform

Airs at: Tue, 10/17/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Compliance Officer and Community Liaison (COCL) is the body tasked with independently assessing the city's compliance with a 2012 Settlement with the US Department of Justice. The settlement (pdf) was reached after years of community agitation over excessive force by po... Read more

Labor Radio on 10/16/17 - Interview w/ Portland City Council candidate

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
  The Candidates Speak Host Michael Cathcart sits down with Philip J. Wolfe, candidate for Portland City Council seat #2.   Connect with Michael on Twitter @MichaelBCath (Show starts at timestamp: -29:15)  Read more

MSF "Forced from Home" Exhibition Starts Today in Pioneer Square

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Starting today and running through October 22, the international medical aid group Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) will be holding a free, interactive outdoor exhibition in Pioneer Courthouse Square called "Forced from Home," which invites you to see ... Read more