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Erika Wurth, Native poet and professor, on "Indian Trains"

Airs at: Fri, 03/16/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Native Poet Erika Wurth discusses her first collection of poems Indian Trains. Bread and Roses' host Del Criscenzo interviewed Erika a year ago after one of her poetry readings in Bloomington, IN. Erika T. Wurth is Apache, Chickasaw and Cherokee. She was born in Los Angeles... Read more

Crow's Shadow Institute

Airs at: Tue, 03/13/2012 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

Host Eva Lake speaks with guests from Crow's Shadow Institute in Pendleton, co-founder James Lavadour, master printer Frank Janzen and Interim Director Melissa Bob Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts is a nonprofit organization aimed at providing opportunities for Native A... Read more

Amy Chua: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: APA Compass

Amy Chua, professor at Yale Law School and author of the critically-acclaimed Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, is now on her paperback tour, which began here in Portland. She joined Sarika Mehta at our KBOO studio to reflect on the past year's reaction to her book, the proc... Read more

Coltan and The Congo

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Tonight we talk about conflict minerals, the historic exploitation of Congo and the role that Western nations and multi-national corporations continue to play in the exploitation of the resources of Africa. We hear from many people, including Aaron Hall, from the enough ... Read more

International Day in Solidarity with Leonard Peltier

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Leonard Peltier of the Anishinabe A NISH IN ABE and Lakota Nations, is a long time Native Activist and member of the American Indian Movement. He has spent over 35 years as a political prisoner. Tonight on Circle A Radio, we talk about the International Day in Solidarity ... Read more

Bill Bigelow on banning Rethinking Columbus and critical pedagogy in Arizona

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with writer and Portland-area teacher, Bill Bigelow, about how his book "Rethinking Columbus" was removed from Tuscon-area schools because it violates Arizona Law concerning teaching ethnic studies in Public Schools. Bill Bigelow explains how the crack-do... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 6th

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole, which because of membership drive breaks shows up as being about30% shorter than normal. We hear about the crack-down on ethnic studies in Arizona, about what's going on in Jobs with Justice, and a review of The Intuitionist. In the middle... Read more

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