Movement for Racial Justice

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Moral Revival

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks with Rev Dr. Liz Theoharis Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice and Co-Chair, with Rev William Barber, of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. They discuss the Poor People’s Campaign Moral Bu... Read more

Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health.

Airs at: Tue, 08/25/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
    Today, we'll be talking with Adrian Shanker, editor of the newly-released and critically-acclaimed book, Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health. Adrian is Executive Director of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, PA. An accomplished activist ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 24, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts the Old Mole which includes the following segments:   Will He Go? Bill Resnick interviews Lawrence Douglas, Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought at Amherst College about his book Will He Go?  Trump and the Looming Election Meltdown ... Read more

Library Workers Fight Layoffs

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Byrd and Cathy Camper, both librarians in the Multnomah County Library system and members of AFSCME local 88 talk about impending layoffs. In the midst of a pandemic, where some library workers are working from home, some in the building or out in the community, some on adm... Read more

Measure 110 - A conversation with Andy Ko of the Partnership for Safety & Justice

Airs at: Thu, 08/20/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Measure 110, an initiative to decriminalize drug possession and provide accessible drug treatment, was recently added to the November ballot in Oregon. Oregon ranks nearly last in accessibility to basic drug treatment, and current drug laws can make what should be consid... Read more

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt discusses policy amidst Portland protests

Airs at: Thu, 08/20/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Protests against police brutality have been ongoing in Portland for the last two and a half months. On August 11th, new Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced a policy intended to limit the types of charges pressed against protesters in Portland.  Sch... Read more

Voices from the Portland Black Lives Matter Protests

Airs at: Sat, 08/22/2020 at 3:00am - 6:00am
Audio recorded at the protests over the past couple of months in Portland. Read more

Taking Risks

Airs at: Wed, 08/19/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Rural Roots Rising
This month’s episode, Taking Risks highlights the voices of Suzanne Pharr, a renowned community organizer and movement elder, and Zachary Stocks, whose passion to make museums dynamic spaces accessible to everyone brought him into community organizing.    Find out when yo... Read more

North and Northeast Portland residents petition to demilitarize their neighborhood

Airs at: Tue, 08/18/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Residents of North and NE Portland are petitioning to end demilitarization in their neighborhoods. So far, the neighborhood call to action has gathered over 870 signatures out of the 1,000 signature goal. KBOO spoke with one of the organizers Otti Sabina and the demands ... Read more

PSU says campus cops won't have guns; Disarm PSU celebrates a hard fought victory

Airs at: Tue, 08/18/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  "Even when you're working in a basement, and you're hungry, and you're tired, and you aren't getting paid, and you're 19, and you're in your undergrad, and you feel stupid and like nothing you do matters -- it does matter, if you can stay vigilant and stay consistent and... Read more