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Angry APA Minute by Simon Tam of the Slants

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Simon Tam talks about the challenges of trademarking his band The Slants' intentionally political name. Read more

Chinatown Dance Rock band "The Slants" talk about difficulties trying to trademark their name.

Airs at: Wed, 03/30/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Should the US Patent Office get to decide your racial identity? Lisa's guests are Chinatown Dance Rock band TheSlants on their struggle to name their band any damn way they please.     Read more

Somali Youth of Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 03/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
Skylar went to the fundraising and informational event hosted by the new group Somali Youth of Oregon. The Somali Youth of Oregon is a broad-based non-profit organization that values strong community support, leadership and empowerment for all. Thier mission:  To empower an... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-24-11 Oregon Legislature

Airs at: Thu, 03/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week, Jo Ann and Dave give us updates on what's happening in the Oregon Legislature.  Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of Oregon Action, and a long-time leader in the struggle for racial and economic justice. Dave Mazzais a free... Read more

Avel Gordley discusses memoir of her life as an Oregon activist, legislator and public servant

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with former Oregon State Senator Avel Gordley about her new memoir Remembering the Power of Words: The Life of an Oregon Activist, Legislator and Public Servant.  Avel Louise Gordly was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1996, ... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-17-11 A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts Kevin Mannix promised voters in 1994 that his Ballot Measure 11 establishing minimum mandatory sentences would create certainty in Oregon's criminal justice system. While the measure tripled the state's prison populatio... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-10-11 Wray Harris

Airs at: Thu, 03/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
How's the war economy working for you? That's the question many Americans will be asking on March 19, the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. U.S. policymakers have little to show for eight years of fighting in Iraq and nine years of war in Afghanistan other t... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-03-11 True Crime: Fact and Fiction about Oregon's Crime Rate

Airs at: Thu, 03/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  True Crime: Fact and Fiction about Oregon's Crime Rate Turn on the local news and most likely the lead story will be about crime. Its the rare elected official who won't suggest crime is overwhelming our public safety resources. Its little wonder that the maj... Read more

Actor and activist George Takei discusses civil liberties

Airs at: Fri, 03/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Actor and activist George Takei discusses civil liberties and the WWII internment of Japanese-American citizens. He was featured at the Japanese American Citizens League's Day of Remembrance. Read more

Angry APA Minute with Purvi Shah

Airs at: Fri, 03/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Poet and activist Purvi Shah shares an Angry APA Minute -- her poem entitled "The Enemy Within." Her book, Terrain Tracks, is published by New Rivers Press. Read more