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Colombia - La Lucha Sigue

Airs at: Wed, 01/04/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
On October 12th, 2011, Congress passed the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.  The fight against the FTA, by trade unionists, small farmers, Indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, and human rights activists was lost after 5 years, but the struggle continues.  On this program... Read more

Interview with Youth Film Makers from Outside In about their screening on Jan. 30th.

Airs at: Thu, 01/19/2012 at 12:00am
For the second year in a row Outside In's Guerilla Theatre youth have created films about issues that are important to them. Young filmmakers, who have experienced homelessness, participated in an intensive film internship in an effort to inspire and educate their peers and... Read more

Right 2 Dream Too talking about their homeless families' encampment on a fenced streetcorner

Airs at: Wed, 01/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving   First snowstorm of the year, and host Lisa Loving spends the hour with Ibrahim Mubarak, Derrick Shelton, and Shasta Leming from Right 2 Dream Too talking about their homeless families' encampment on a fenced streetcorner on NW Burnside Street in P... Read more

Portland Shelters Face More Cold Weather

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Portland is experiencing unusually cold weather and snow is forecast for the weekend. For an update on how homeless shelters are managing, KBOO’s Joe Meyer spoke with Brian Merrill of the Portland Rescue Mission.   Read more

More Talk Radio on 01/09/12

Airs at: Mon, 01/09/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Host Cecil Prescod speaks with Angela Martin, Executive director of Economic Fairness Oregon, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to consumer protection and fair lending laws. They will discuss a financial system built to work for the people, not against them ... Read more

Evening News - Occupy Portland - 11/13/2011 Part 4 of 4

Airs at: Sun, 11/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The deadline has come and gone.  After a brief skirmish with protesters, Portland Police seem to retire from the field…or is it all part of a cunning plan…?  As a helicopter hovers overhead, the thinning number of occupiers are faced with a new challenge.  Hear KBOO’s cover... Read more

Evening News - Occupy Portland - 11/13/2011 Part 3 of 4

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The deadline has come and gone.  After a brief skirmish with protesters, Portland Police seem to retire from the field…or is it all part of a cunning plan…?  As a helicopter hovers overhead, the thinning number of occupiers are faced with a new challenge.  Hear KBOO’s cover... Read more

Evening News - Occupy Portland - 11/13/2011 Part 2 of 4

Airs at: Sun, 11/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The deadline has come and gone.  After a brief skirmish with protesters, Portland Police seem to retire from the field…or is it all part of a cunning plan…?  As a helicopter hovers overhead, the thinning number of occupiers are faced with a new challenge.  Hear KBOO’s cover... Read more

Do we really have a choice? Abe sizes up the 2012 presidential election.

Airs at: Tue, 01/10/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor   It's the mating call of the Naderites: there's no difference between the Democrats and Republicans. They're both corporate parties; the only difference lies in how far right-of-center they lie. But there is a difference. It's not as stark as most pro... Read more

The Music and Future of Occupy

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Clayton Morgareidge talks with our radical musicologist, Brad Duncan, about the music and future of Occupy. As the cold months drive people indoors, the music helps keep the movement alive, but also as Brad points out by the end the re-surgence in small-scale printing and ... Read more