Faith/Religion/Spirituality

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Love & Justice: Cornel West

Airs at: Fri, 05/19/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
  From Tamir Rice to Akai Gurley the names of African American men and boys killed by police keep piling up. The lack of a grand jury indictment in the Michael Brown case in Ferguson sparked a protest movement with signs and shouts of “Hands Up. Don’t Shoot” and “Black Li... Read more

Mindfulness in Education and Economics

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
What if we brought mindfulness to schools and Buddhism to economics? Clair Brown teaches at Cal Berkely and is the author of Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science. Caverly Morgan is the founder of "Peace in Schools," the first for credit high sc... Read more

Interview: Mercy Corps' South Sudan Director

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
The United Nations on Monday declared that 1 million children have fled from conflict and famine in South Sudan. According to a joint press release from the UN Children’s Fund and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, another million children are displaced within the coun... Read more

Radio Free Palestine: 69 Years of Nakba

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2017 at 10:00am - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Radio Free Palestine
Here are the archives from the special day of programming: --7am The Armenian Genocide (107 years), the ethnic cleansing of northern Syria, the Balfour Declaration and Sykes-Picot (100 years), the creation of Saudi Apartheid (85 years), the Nakbah and creation of Israeli Ap... Read more

Radio Free Palestine

On May 15, 2019, GRC affiliates and Pacifica stations (like KBOO in Portland and WPFW in DC) will host in partnership with radio stations and producers across 5 continents Radio Free Palestine (RFP), a live radio marathon. KBOO will be airing RFP from 8am to 9pm PST.    Read more

Trump's religious freedom order and the Queer Doc Festival

Airs at: Tue, 05/09/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
    We'll be sitting down with ACLU of Oregon staff attorney Kelly Simon to talk about Prexy Trump's 'religious freedom' order, issued last week. Is it as bad as expected? More nuanced? How might it play out? We're going to explore these questions, and more, with Kelly.  ... Read more

Riffs, Rhythm, Rhyme and Ramadan

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
When we hear the word theology, we may think we are going to engage in esoteric reflections about divinity and the afterlife.  But theology at its best is not about God or gods, but about life and its meaning and the myths that drive us.   Arthur Dewey is professor of theol... Read more

Embrace Festival in Portland, May 4-6

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Starting tonight, Portland will play host to the Embrace Festival at the Art Museum in Southwest Portland, which will go until Saturday night. It is a many-faceted event focusing on spirituality and community. KBOO reporter John Schuck spoke to Deshna Ubeda, the event’s dir... Read more

Executive Order Takes Aim at Johnson Amendment

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Today is the National Day of Prayer in the US, and the president marked the occasion by releasing an executive order that aims to weaken a longstanding law against politicking by religious groups. The so-called Johnson Amendment—named after then-Senator Lyndon Johnson—pr... Read more

Mother's Day Behind Bars

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Pat Rumer from the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ) to discuss the annual road trip and vigil to support mothers and families affected by detention. “Answering the call of faith… Radical Accompaniment in difficult times”   Sat... Read more