Bread and Roses

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Every Friday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

 

Bread and Roses is a collective of women-identified radio activists. We offer feminist public affairs programming. We give voice to those working for social justice and equity, globally and locally. We strive to challenge systems of oppression. All this, and we have fun!

Bread and Roses highlights the achievements of women artists, activists, athletes, scholars and innovators. We strive for programming excellence and collaborative efforts, providing access and training to women.

 

Topic tags: 
Gender, Women, Youth, Class, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Community Building, Activism
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KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

PDX author Liz Prato on her debut short story collection and Sisterhood in the writing world.

Airs at: Fri, 07/24/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Bread and Roses features Portland author Liz Prato on her debut short story collection, BABY'S ON FIRE, and Sisterhood in the writing world. Special guest: Laura Stanfill, Founder and Publisher of Forest Avenue Press, a national press based in Portland, OR. Liz Prato's debu... Read more

Learning About Yourself and Positively Impacting Our Youth

Airs at: Fri, 07/17/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Listen in on two different conversations we will be having this week on Bread and Roses. We will first talk with Travis Stovall of E-Rep (http://erep.com/) to learn about how we can discover our innate core values and how we are “hard-wired”.    Then we will talk with Joe B... Read more

A Change is Gonna Come: What You Need To Know About Police Profiling in Oregon And House Bill 2002

Airs at: Fri, 07/10/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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“As the male officer’s hands went across my body, all I could wonder was ‘Why me?’” I asked him—begged and pleaded in fact for both to tell me—but my cries for answers fell on deaf ears. I felt violated, humiliated, and threatened for my life.” – Lisa Haynes, a 4’10” Africa... Read more

Kitchen Table Conversations with the Bread and Roses Collective

Airs at: Fri, 06/26/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tune in for the first in a series of "Kitchen Table Conversations" with the Bread and Roses collective. Host Mary Postlethwaite interviews two Bread and Roses collective members, Jordyn Michelle and Delphine Criscenzo, about who they are, their feminist ideas and their invo... Read more

Passion to Purpose: What is it and how do you get there?

Airs at: Fri, 06/19/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tonight on Bread and Roses, we have a conversation with Adolph Evans about exploring our passions and pursuing our dreams to live a life of purpose where the ride is more important than the destination. Adolph will share insights and tips and will answer your questions Live... Read more

Bread and Roses on 06/12/15

Airs at: Fri, 06/12/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Susi Newborn, Early Greenpeace Movement Activist and Author of the Memoir, A Bonfire in my Mouth

Airs at: Fri, 06/05/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Bread and Roses welcomes Susi Newborn, early Greenpeace Movement activist and author of the memoir, A Bonfire in my Mouth: Life, Passion and the Rainbow Warrior. Susi Newborn staged her first direct protest action before she was even in Kindergarten. She pressed her small b... Read more

The Noble Foundation - Building Financial Futures

Airs at: Fri, 05/29/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tune in to Bread and Roses for a conversation about building financial futures. Mary Postlethwaite welcomes the Noble Foundation, a Vancouver non-profit organization whose mission is "to inspire individuals and families of all ages to gain the knowledge, confidence, and pow... Read more

First Generation College Graduates and Post Graduation Plans

Airs at: Fri, 05/22/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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This Friday, on Bread and Roses we have a conversation with two young Black women about their college experience and their plans post-graduation. One is the first generation to attend an institution of higher education and one has seen her parents, grandparents and great-gr... Read more

Lost Family

Airs at: Fri, 05/15/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tune in this Friday for a conversation about reuniting with lost family members. Host Mary Postlethwaite will talk with her daughter Mirjum who was adopted out as a child about being estranged and their incredible reunion. We will hear testimonies from other young women who... Read more