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The Occupy Wall St. movement marches on. Abe and Joe survey the landscape.

Airs at: Tue, 10/25/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Occupy Wall St. continues in New York, Portland and around the globe. Can this outpouring of economic populism elicit real and lasting change? Abe and Joe take your calls. Wanna Help?  Visit Occupy Portland           Read more

Live from Occupy Portland Encampment: Where do we go from here?

Airs at: Thu, 10/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
Hosted by Jo Ann Hardesty and Dave Mazza - Live from Occupy Portland Encampment!!! Occupy Portland enters it second week of sustained action in downtown Portland this Thursday. What started as a 10,000-participant protest in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests... Read more

Occupy Portland, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy The World!!!

Airs at: Tue, 10/18/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris. Joe reports on the popular Occupy Portland encampment, including phone calls from Sandy Polishuk, one of our Elder Activists working on-site in whatever capacity seems appropriate at the time, and from Jimmy, one of the Volunteer Coordinators. There is ... Read more

KBOO Radio @Occupy Portland Encampment 2011

  Click here for the Occupy Portland Radio show, airing on 90.7 FM every 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month from 6 -7 pm  From on-the-scene reporting, in-depth interviews, on-air broadcasts of needs during the encampment, music, and much more...KBOO was there, is there, a... Read more

Northwest Permaculture Convergence: Finding Common Cause

Airs at: Wed, 09/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Radiozine
 Host Sue Supriano speaks with Jan Spencer, organizer of the Northwest Permaculture Convergence, which will be held October 13 - 16 in Portland and the Columbia County Fairgrounds [St. Helens]. The theme is "Finding Common Cause." Jan Spencer has lived in New York, Texas, ... Read more

Addressing Transportation in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
Host Cecil Prescod discusses transportation issues in Portland with Dave Wetzel  from England. As well as being President of the Labour Land Campaign (www.LabourLand.org), Dave Wetzel FCILT is CEO of 'Transforming Communities' the transport, housing, land tax consultancy he... Read more

UK Rising

Airs at: Wed, 08/17/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
  We talk with Zita Holburne from BARAC - Black Activists Rising Against Cuts - in the UK. You'll also hear from anti-fascist organizer Weymann Bennett and family members of people who have died in police custody in Britain, organizing for justice and police accountability... Read more

Foreclosures and a look at the top economic issues out of the Oregon legislative session

Airs at: Wed, 07/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Economic Fairness Oregon's Communication Director, Saadia McConville updating us on the struggle by Tim Collette, a local soldier whose parents' home is being foreclosed, and a look at the top economic issues out of the Oregon legislative session. H... Read more

Voices from the Edge 07-14-11 Walking with the homeless

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
Walking with the homeless Oregon's homeless struggle every day for food and shelter. They also struggle with the wounds of child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. Oregon Housing and Community Services' one night homeless count last year, identified 1,684 homeles... Read more

Illegal Drug Impact Areas aka Drug Free Zones

Airs at: Wed, 05/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Right To Survive
On 4-20-11, the city of Portland reinstituted the Drug Free Zones, amidst concerns about racial profiling, and misappropriation of funds.  Read more