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Voices from the Edge 05-19-11 How well do we support those with mental illness?

Airs at: Thu, 05/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
How well do we support those with mental illness? An estimated 137,000 Oregonians suffer from serious mental illness and nearly 39,000 children live with serious mental health conditions. How well do we support these individuals and their families? Oregon's public mental h... Read more

Rural Organizing Project in Bend

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
The Rural Organizing Project held its annual rural caucus on May 7th, in Bend Oregon.  On ths episode of Circle A Radio, we will listen to speeches from the event, hear participants in the march on Representative Greg Walden’s office, and talk to individual members of Rural... Read more

Free-For-All in the kabuki theater that passes for American political discourse

Airs at: Tue, 05/17/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor   It might seem hard to believe, but the kabuki theater that passes for the American political discourse has been even stranger of late than it usually is. Abe and Joe survey the absurd state of the empire, while Joe shares a laundry li... Read more

Gay & Grey Pdx Expo at Friendly House on May 21

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Dan Johnson speaks with Mya Chamberlain, Senior Programs Coordinator for Friendly House, Jo Hamilton and Sharon Messerschmidt, two long time members of the Gay & Grey community and Max Micozzi Jones, chair of Gay & Grey Pdx Expo and a veteran in fighting for the right... Read more

Grace Lee Boggs: The Next American Revolution

Airs at: Fri, 05/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Andrew Yeh talks with longtime civil-rights activist Grace Lee Boggs about her new book with Scott Kurashige, The Next American Revolution. Read more

"All Labor Has Dignity" -- the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Michael Honey about All Labor Has Dignity, a book of speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on economic justice. Honey edited the book. People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was to ... Read more

Keaton Otis Memorial

Airs at: Wed, 05/04/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Keaton Otis was shot and killed by Portland police on May 12, 2010, after he was pulled over by police at Northeast 6th and Halsey in Portland. He was 25. Tonight on Circle A Radio we’ll talk with Fred Bryant, father of Keaton Otis, and Geoff, part of Fred’s support network... Read more

Elaine Brown

Airs at: Wed, 04/20/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Tonight on Circle A Radio, we feature the former Chairman of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown.  Brown is author of the books “A Taste of Power” and “The Condemnation of Little B”.  She’s the cofounder of Mothers Advocating Juvenile Justice and The National Alliance for... Read more

Pro and Con for the two educational bond measures on the May 2011 ballot.

Airs at: Tue, 05/03/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Portland Public Schools has two bond measures on the May ballot. One would provide funds to update and renovate Portland's aging public school facilities, while the other would provide funds to prevent teacher layoffs and preserve vulner... Read more

Left and the Law: death penalty and Troy Davis

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan and Mike consider the case of Troy Davis, a man who is on death row for his contested involvement in the murder of an off-duty police officer 20 years ago. Mike talks about the way this case reveals a fetish of the letter of the law over the spirit of justice, while Jan... Read more