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Cesar Chavez Day Special Programming

Airs at: Fri, 03/31/2017 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
This Friday, 3/31, is the birthday and nationally-recognized holiday (since 2014) to acknowledge UFW founder and farm labor organizing champion, Cesar Chavez.   KBOO will be airing Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta speeches from our archives, and from those of sister statio... Read more

Gaby Moreno: Live on KBOO!

Airs at: Wed, 03/29/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Intersections Radio
  Since moving to Los Angeles from her native Guatemala, singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno has achieved remarkable success as a musician. She has been nominated for an Emmy and won a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist. She has released four albums, toured with singers Tracy Chap... Read more

La Ruleta

Airs at: Fri, 03/24/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 03/25/2017 at 12:00am
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Evening News: A Soundbite Summary of Immigrant Oppression in Oregon - 2017 on 03/21/17

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Monday, March 20th, activists, families, and supporters from the general public turned out in Woodburn, Oregon to collectively demand that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leave the state of Oregon. KBOO's Canaan Schlesinger compiled a selection of clips from va... Read more

Tomás & the Library Lady

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae talks with artistic director Stan Foote of Oregon Children's Theatre. He'll be joined by director Rebecca Martinez and actor Marcelino Hernandez from Tomás & the Library Lady. The show runs April 1st through 29th at the Winningstad Theatre. We'll hear about the play... Read more

Immigration Issues

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In the second of a two part segment, Desiree Hellegers interviews Ramon Ramirez, President of the Oregon farmworker union PCUN or Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos Noroeste, about organizing in the wake of recent ICE raids in Woodburn,  the ongoing impacts of Measure 88, and the ... Read more

Cacao and Fruit Tree Propagation

Airs at: Wed, 03/15/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
Like many people, I have an obsession with chocolate. Recently, obsession has extended to the main ingredient in chocolate: cacao. This month, I have Sebastian Cisneros, owner of Cocanú, on the Food Show to talk about chocolate making and cacao. I'll also be featuring a sho... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 13, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge will be our host and we will hear -- More about the impact of ICE raids in Woodburn and how US foreign policy drives immigration How to overcome disempowering skepticism about a better world Providing medical help to marginalized communities How prog... Read more

"ICE Out of Oregon" Rally

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Monday, March 6, people representing Portland’s and Woodburn’s immigrant communities rallied outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. KBOO Reporter Canaan Schlesinger has the story, with additional reporting by Pu Epstein.. Read more

Detainees: Mentally Ill & Undocumented Immigrants

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Disability Rights Oregon recently published a new report that finds individuals with mental illness held at Multnomah County Detention Center experience significant physical and mental harm. The report recommends steps that the jail should take to better meet the needs of p... Read more