Bread and Roses

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KBOO
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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 06/29/12

Airs at: Fri, 06/29/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Marjorie Cohn is the past president of the National Lawyers Guild and a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where she teaches criminal law and procedure, evidence, and international human rights law. She lectures throughout the world on human rights and US foreign... Read more

Cory Lira on Fat Activism and the "Obesity Crisis"

Airs at: Fri, 06/22/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Cory hails from Portland, Oregon. She is a queer fierce fat femme, a cultural worker and educator. Her cultural work predominantly focuses on intersectionality and visibility within identity politics and social justice. Cory specifically dedicates her time to issues of fat ... Read more

Desiree Helleger: No Room on her own

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Desiree Hellegers is Co-Director of the Center for Social and Environmental Justice, Associate Chair and Associate Professor of English at Washington State University, Vancouver. She is an active member of various advocacy organizations and her writing has appeared in such ... Read more

Toxic Beauty

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
The popularity of nail salons and beauty spas is very high. But how much of the beauty we buy is toxic? And what are the work conditions like behind the aroma-therapeutic fog? A conversation with Lisa Fu, Program Director for the Californian Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative... Read more

Bread and Roses on 06/15/12

Airs at: Fri, 06/15/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Portland Lesbian Choir 25th Anniversary Concert and Celebration! Tune in to hear all about this celebratory concert and the community achievements of the PLC. The concert Saturday June 23rd at 7:30 pm at the Scottish Rite Temple will feature songs ranging across the decades... Read more

Portland Lesbian Choir, 25 years of community activism!

Airs at: Fri, 06/15/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Portland Lesbian Choir members Sparky, Kai and Cindy remember the early years of the choir and its accomplishments over the years. They describe their exciting upcoming 25th anniversary concert celebration and after-party: Don't Stop Believing! Finally they discuss Oregon's... Read more

Bread and Roses on 06/08/12

Airs at: Fri, 06/08/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tune in this Friday to hear Koreen Brown discuss the importance of providing cultural and racial equity to Portland Public School's students experiencing significant mental health concerns as well as the findings of her academic research on Mexican American males counter st... Read more

Koreen Brown on culturally responsive and relevant instructional practices.

Airs at: Fri, 06/08/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Koreen Brown discusses the importance of providing cultural and racial equity to Portland Public School's students experiencing significant mental health concerns as well as the findings of her academic research on Mexican American males counter stories of educational succe... Read more

Bread and Roses on 06/01/12

Airs at: Fri, 06/01/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Bread and Roses welcomes GirlStrength, a local organization offering free comprehensive self-defense courses to girls throughout the Portland area. Their mission is to empower girls, demystify fear, and teach verbal assertiveness and physical self-defense skills. Since 200... Read more

Bread and Roses on 05/25/12

Airs at: Fri, 05/25/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Spanish Immersion School Program's funds are being cut in Portland! Hear from mother and community organizer Savannah Paz about the actions parents are taking to save their children's education on Bread and Roses Friday May 25th at 6pm. Back in February the city of Philadel... Read more