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Voices from the Edge on 06/03/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Jo Ann & Dave discuss police accountability, and the U.S. Supreme Court's June 1 decision regarding Miranda rights.  Open lines. About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions ... Read more

Portland Gay Bashings

Airs at: Thu, 06/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
There was a Gay Bashing Discussion Forum held at the Q Center located at 4115 N. Mississippi Avenue in response to several bias crimes committed against queers over the weekend... The queer community and the local city officials had a roundtable discussion to address the is... Read more

Portland Gay Bashings

Airs at: Thu, 06/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Over the Memorial Day weekend there have been a number of gay bashings affecting Portland's queer community and on June 2nd there was a discussion forum held at the Q Center to discuss the issue... Here's the audio from the news report... Read more

Roosevelt Rough Riders Oral History Project

Airs at: Wed, 06/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
Solomon Barr, host of the program, introduced us to the Oral History Projects. Students in this class did interviews with Portlanders, and then edited the interviews, wrote and recorded the scripts, and put the show together. Briana interviewed Lisa Loving, Dorian interview... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 05/27/2010

Airs at: Thu, 05/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Coffee, Tea and VOE: A talk with Coffee Party PDX's Kristy Alberty and Common Cause Oregon's Nate Gulley The Tea Party has captured the imagination of America's media industry if not the American people, lending it clout that far surpasses its numbers. Tea Party pressure ... Read more

Conspiracy Theories: 9/11

Airs at: Wed, 05/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
KBOO Youth Collective member Taliesen talks about government involvement in the events of September 11, 2001 for our show on Conspiracy Theories. Read more

Michelle Alexander; THE NEW JIM CROW: MASS INCARCERATION IN THE AGE OF COLORBLINDNESS

Airs at: Thu, 05/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Interview with the author of the stunning new book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Michelle Alexander is a legal scholar, who has who has worked in an impressive array of positions related to racial justice and civil rights. In her importa... Read more

San Francisco City Hall Uprising 50 years ago

Airs at: Thu, 05/20/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng speaks with Portland resident Burton White about the San Francisco City Hall Uprising in 1960, 50 years ago this week. Both Fagereng and White were arrested at the San Francisco City Hall. They were part of a group of people protesting the House Un-America... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 5/20/10

Airs at: Thu, 05/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Oregon Primary Election 2010 About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge... Read more

Black Panther Class

Airs at: Wed, 05/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Each monday night for the past eight weeks, people have gathered at Portland State University to learn about the history of the Black Panther Party. However it is not a regular, for-credit class. It is a free class offered through Students for Unity, and it is open to the pu... Read more