Housing/Homelessness

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Mental Health, Housing, and Quality of Life laws

Airs at: Wed, 02/09/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Right To Survive
R2S reporter Ibrahim Mubarak talks with Paul Boden from the Western Regional Advocacy Project, Sylvia from the streets, and Sylvia from NAMI Multnomah. Read more

Crystal Cooper from the 2010 Out 4 Life Conference

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Tonight we bring you Crystal Cooper. Crystal is a recovery mentor with Bridges to Change. She spoke about her job as a mentor at the 2010 Out 4 Life Re-entry Conference. On tonight's show we share with you the presentation she gave at the conference. Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-03-2011

Airs at: Thu, 02/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Historic agreement or hollow victory? The city's $5 million contract with the Portland Police Bureau Portland City Council ratified a three-year, $5 million contract with the Portland Policy Association this week. Mayor Sam Adams says "These are the most aggressive reforms... Read more

Voices from the Edge 01/27/11 Journalist Reese Erlich

Airs at: Thu, 01/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
The man who talked with terrorists: an interview with journalist Reese Erlich Ten years after George Bush launched his War on Terror, what most Americans know about our "enemies" in this war is what the Pentagon and State Department has told them. Veteran journalist Reese E... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 01-20-11 Guest Jim Middaugh from Metro

Airs at: Thu, 01/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
div { margin: 0px; } What's the future of public participation? A with Jim Middaugh about Opt In and other strategies for a more engaged community Oregonians like to think of themselves as actively involved citizens. Even though Oregonians tend to turn out for election... Read more

The Poverty of Police

Airs at: Wed, 01/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Right To Survive
Right 2 Survive brings a three part radio hour that confronts the brutal relation between the homeless, the police, and the upcoming Joint Terrorism Task Force proposal. 1. Ibrahim Mubarak interviews James on the recent police sweeps under the bridges.  He also talks with a... Read more

Voices from the Edge 01-06-11 Lawmakers & Lawmen

Airs at: Thu, 01/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Lawmakers and Lawmen: A conversation with State Senator Jackie Dingfelder about the upcoming legislative session and a look at Portland Police Chief Mike Reese's comments on police shootings Oregon starts a new year with a new governor and legislature. It also starts with ... Read more

Right 2 Survive: housing as a human right in PDX, and across US

Airs at: Fri, 01/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Guest host Trillium Shannon speaks with Right 2 Survive members about the systemic abuses that keep people from accessing housing in Portland and across the United States.  Right 2 Survive, or R2S, is an organization made up of Portland residents who are unhoused, formerly ... Read more

Homeless Veterans

Airs at: Wed, 11/10/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Right To Survive
This month R2S speaks with homeless veterans in the Portland area. Read more

The Rural Organizing Project: Roots and Wings Celebration

Airs at: Wed, 01/05/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
We put together a show based on interviews recorded during the Roots and Wings Celebration of the Rural Organizing Project on December 4, 2010. We included about 2/3rds of people who participated in the interviews, talking about the beginnings of ROP, how different individu... Read more