Voices from the Edge

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Every Thursday from 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Progressive talk radio from a grassroots perspective

About the program …

Community dialogue is important. Voices from the Edge lends a KBOO microphone to informed guests you might not hear anywhere else. With an hour to invest, the call-in format engages listeners in meaningful conversations about crucial issues like racial disparity, government accountability, environmental justice and politics on local, state and national levels. Join lively discussions about concerns that are important to you and our community. Together we’ll make Oregon and our nation a better place for a larger number of those living here.

About the host

Jo Ann Hardesty is a Portland City Commissioner and Principal Partner at Consult Hardesty. She serves as a subject matter expert on a myriad of issues and is available as a speaker, facilitator and campaign planner. A long-time voice for Portland's under-represented communities and a leader in the struggle against racial and economic injustice, Jo Ann was three times elected to the Oregon legislature and for many years Executive Director of Oregon Action. She’s been called on by the City of Portland to help re-write the City Charter and organizes those on the downside of power to pursue their interests from the local to the federal level. She is particularly committed to leadership development and in holding those in power accountable.

Join the conversation …

Join the conversation every Thursday morning from 8-9 a.m. by calling 503-231-8187. Keep the conversation going after the program at our blog at kboo.fm/voicesfromtheedge.

 

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12th Annual NAMI Walk interview w/Wendy Sample & Pam Dunham

Airs at: Thu, 04/03/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Join Wendy Sample, Pam Dunham and me tomorrow as we discuss the state of mental health care. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, In 2012, there were an estimated 9.6 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. with Severe Mental Illness, representing 4.1 p... Read more

Greg Palast & the Exxon Valdez Oil disaster 25 years later.

Airs at: Thu, 03/27/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Join Greg Palast and me this week as we discuss the 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster. Greg Palast directed the investigation of fraud charges against Exxon and BP in the grounding of the Exxon Valdez—which spilled 11+ million gallons of oil. As a lead investiga... Read more

Interview with Ezekiel Edwards with the National office of the ACLU irt Marijuana Arrest Report

Airs at: Thu, 03/20/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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In June 2013 the ACLU released a report Marijuana in Black and White Report, which looked at Marijuana sentencing laws state by state and recommendations for sentencing reforms. Join me and Ezekiel Edwards, director of our Criminal Law Reform Project, ACLU as we discuss the... Read more

OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon Transit Justice Campaign; upcoming activities, Know Your Rights

Airs at: Thu, 03/13/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Join Lisa Loving as she guest host Voices from the Edge this Thursday March 13, 2014 from 8:00am-9:00AM as she talks with OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon’s upcoming Know Your Rights training and an update on their Transit Justice Campaign. Nicole Johnson is the Youth Orga... Read more

Portland Police Target Black Hip Hop Performers and COPP program targets houseless for police action

Airs at: Thu, 03/06/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Last Saturday, Blue Monk’s Blues nightclub was overwhelmed with Portland Police and Portland Gang Enforcement officers because the Police stated one of the performers was a known gang member and police expected a large gang presence at the event. Did Portland Police create ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/27/14

Airs at: Thu, 02/27/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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What’s Being Done about Wage Theft around the Country

Airs at: Thu, 02/20/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Host Jo Ann Hardesty speaks with Rebecca Smith from the National Employment Law Center about what’s being done about wage theft around the country,  Wage theft is the widespread and illegal practice of not paying workers for some or all of their work. It happens when employ... Read more

Robert McChesney on "Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America"

Airs at: Thu, 02/13/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Host Jo Ann Hardesty speaks with professor and author Robert McChesney about "Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America," which he co-wrote with John Nichols. "Dollarocracy" concludes that the money-and-media election complex does not just... Read more

Greg Palast on His Latest Investigations

Airs at: Thu, 02/06/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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To kick off KBOO's Winter 2014 Membership Drive host Jo Ann Hardesty speaks with investigative journalist Greg Palast, author of the New York Times bestseller The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, as well Democracy and Regulation and Armed Madhouse;and Vultures' Picnic: In Purs... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 01/30/14

Airs at: Thu, 01/30/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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