Movement for Racial Justice

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Uprising

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2020 at 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Lauren Regan, Attorney and Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Defense Center in Eugene. Regan reflects on the recent Black Lives Matter protests and police responses, as well as tactics of resistance in the movement against policing.  Photo cou... Read more

Trump and the Military

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Garett Reppenhagen, National Director of Veterans for Peace. They discuss how to stop Trump's efforts to stay in power and do it in part by enlisting the force of the U.S Military to suppress its own citizens. Listen to Pat Scanlon sing about Extremi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 22, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris Hosts this Episode of The Old Mole which includes, Trump and the Military: Bill Resnick interviews Garett Reppenhagen, National Director of Veteran's for Peace. They discuss how to stop Trump's efforts to stay in power and do it in part by enlisting the for... Read more

Dockworkers strike against racism

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
David Porter, a seasoned dockworker in Portland, a union leader and member of the African American Longshore Coalition, talks with host Jamie Partridge about his union's historic Juneteenth strike against police brutality and systemic racism. Read more

Rev. Dr. Maria McDowell encourages faith communities to come to terms with their history in order to support the movement for racial justice

Airs at: Thu, 06/18/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Churches and faith communities have long been places for people to gather, share, and even mobilize in support of common causes. In the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and '60s, churches played a large part in fueling and organizing for change. This is not so differen... Read more

Voices from Portland's Protests for Racial Justice

Airs at: Fri, 06/19/2020 at 11:30pm
Produced for:  Juneteenth Special
The past three weeks have seen unprecedented nightly protests in Portland and across the country, calling for transformative change in the way policing is carried out in our society. Young black activists have led the movement in Portland, beginning with this May 29th rally... Read more

Accomplishments that Oregon protests for racial justice have achieved in the past three weeks:

In Portland: 6/8 Police Chief Jamie Resch resigns 6/11 Don’t Shoot PDX is successful in a lawsuit to temporarily ban tear gas 6/16 Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announces early retirement; Mike Schmidt (elected in May) will replace him for t... Read more

Juneteenth Special on 06/19/20

Airs at: Fri, 06/19/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Juneteenth Special
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Juneteenth Special

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Buscando America on 06/16/20

Airs at: Tue, 06/16/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  En la primera sesión de Corazón del Sur la rapera Nina Uma nos comparte la cultura de Bolivia frente al intento por cerrar el Ministerio de Cultura en este territorio andino.  Xochitl Garnica denuncia como fue agredida por un grupo de patriotas en el capitolio de Salem.... Read more