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
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

Bread and Roses on 02/27/15

Airs at: Fri, 02/27/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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International Mother Language Day

Airs at: Fri, 02/20/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tune in this Friday as we celebrate International Mother Language Day with Bangladeshi Journalist, Monica Islam. UNESCO and the UN have recognized February 21st as a worldwide opportunity to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The date represents ... Read more

LIFESTYLES UNLUBRICATED

Airs at: Fri, 02/13/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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You can receive a FREE copy of LIFESTYLES UNLUBRICATED when you become a KBOO member, renew your membership, make a 1 time donation or increase your current donation right NOW! (you have untill the end of the drive! call 877 500 5266) Tune in this Friday for a very timel... Read more

GirlStrength and Under Our Skin

Airs at: Fri, 02/06/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Join host Ashley Thirstrup as she hosts instructors and girls of GirlStrength, a free community strengthening program offered through the Family Services Division of the Portland Police Bureau that primarily focuses on violence prevention. It’s designed to meet the developm... Read more

Burnt Tongue: A Dangerous Writers Live Reading

Airs at: Fri, 01/30/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Bread and Roses hosts a live literary event!   Burnt Tongue: A Dangerous Writers Reading We are joined in the studio by local authors:  Gigi Little, Kathleen Lane, Margaret Malone, Monica Drake and Domi J. Shoemaker. Burnt Tongue is a quarterly public literary event, cr... Read more

Diesel Pollution, a Threat to Public Health in Portland

Airs at: Fri, 01/23/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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This Friday on Bread and Roses we talk about the real impact of diesel pollution in our city of Portland. A petition created last year by Neighbors For Clean Air, a local non-profit working for air quality, declared “One of the most serious current threats to public health ... Read more

'Being Cowlitz-How One Tribe Renewed and Sustained Its Identity'

Airs at: Fri, 01/16/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Host Ashley Thirstrup interviews Christine Dupres about her new book, Being Cowlitz - How One Tribe Renewed and Sustained Its Identity.  It covers the history of her tribe's struggle for federal recognition and her own personal story of understanding and coming to embrace h... Read more

Our Future with Nuclear Power

Airs at: Fri, 01/09/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tune in this Friday for a conversation on Nuclear Power, the leaking Fukushima Daiichi plant and our future on this planet with anti-nuclear activist Mimi German of Radcast. Mimi will share important information about the current situation with Fukushima, the Columbia Gene... Read more

Dating in the Age of Social Media

Airs at: Fri, 01/02/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tune in this Friday for a round table discussion about dating in the age of social media from the perspective of straight, professional women in their 30s. We will talk about the challenges of dating online, the difficulties of establishing deeper, long lasting connections,... Read more

2014 Year in Review

Airs at: Fri, 12/26/2014 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tonight on Bread and Roses we take a look back at 2014. We talk about the National and local news and events that made 2014 as well as the amazing shows that the Bread and Roses collective has brought to you Friday after Friday in 2014, like we have since 1978. For 36 years... Read more