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Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism

Airs at: Fri, 11/16/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
The Mutual Aid Disaster Relief (MADRelief) Training Team recently visited Portland for a presentation and workshop. Currently, MADRelief is on a national capacity-building and educational tour. They will explain how natural storms turn into unnatural disasters through dange... Read more

Positive Charge!

Airs at: Wed, 11/14/2018 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
  We are inundated by news of hate and intolerance in our newsfeeds, on the radio, and on TV on a daily basis. How can we deal with all this bad stuff without feeling helpless, depressed, and outraged? Two years ago, a group of women representing different religions, sexua... Read more

Election Forum Focused on Marginalized Communities at Sentinel Hotel

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
        The Coalition of Communities of Color held an election forum today at the Sentinel Hotel. KBOO’s Sam Bouman was there and has this report. 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

Recovery Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio, guest Sheila Vakharia, PhD, from the Office of Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance, joins host Doug McVay for part two of our look at recovery. Drug Policy Alliance Drug War Facts 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

The Old Mole Variety Hour for October 15th, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Densie Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes these segments:  Bill Resnick speaks with Patricia Kullberg MD MPH about how premature disease, disability and death affects people of color, low income and immigrant communities in Portland, how the ... Read more

On the Ground with Mutual Aid Disaster Relief in North Carolina

Airs at: Wed, 10/10/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  RESIDENTS STILL DEALING WITH AFTERMATH OF FLORENCE AS MICHAEL APPROACHES   Even as Hurricane Michael promises to inundate the eastern seaboard, residents in parts of North Carolina continue to struggle with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence last month. KBOO reporter ... Read more

Local Folks Podcast Season Two, Episode Four

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2018 at 6:00pm - Wed, 10/31/2018 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
Every day there are local folks – invisible to most of us – in my community who are working very hard to help low income people eat and heat their homes. In this episode we join them on a ride along as they pick-up post-dated commodities from a local supermarket, repack don... Read more

Harm Reduction and the Fight Against AIDS

Airs at: Sun, 09/30/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, live from the International Cannabis Business Conference in Portland, Oregon, we talk about the cannabis industry and social justice with Joseph Stovall II, an attorney and cannabis consultant from Maryland. Plus, we hear a presentation from Vi... Read more