Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Airs at: Fri, 05/05/2023 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  Exclusive Special Programming for MMIW - Produced by Carmen Garnica - Edited by Ruth Parra         Read more

Defending the Good Samaritan

Airs at: Wed, 01/15/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Defending the Good Samaritan. Good Samaritan Laws shield people from prosecution when they call emergency services in the case of an overdose. Just because they’re shielded from being charged or prosecuted, does that mean they’re also shielded ... Read more

Keep Alive the Dream Documentary

Airs at: Mon, 01/20/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  MLK Day Special
  This is a special encore rebroadcast of the World Arts Foundation's documentary "Keep Alive the Dream," Originally broadcast on KBOO on MLK Day in 2022. This historical film directed by Elijah Hasan documents African-American communities in Oregon honoring the legacy of... Read more

Keep Alive the Dream Tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2025

Airs at: Wed, 01/29/2025 at 8:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  MLK Day Special
  The annual Keep Alive the Dream tribute is a cornerstone of Portland’s Black community celebrations. This year’s theme, "Keep Alive the Dream: Beyond Resilience to Empowerment,” sets the tone for a day of reflection, celebration, and unity. The event invites the communit... Read more

Human Rights and Drug Policies in an Evolving Global Paradigm

Airs at: Wed, 01/15/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Human Rights and Drug Policies in an Evolving Global Paradigm. The Sixth European Harm Reduction Conference was held recently in Warsaw, Poland. In one of the sessions, entitled “navigating human rights in drug policy reform,” panelis... Read more

Rebroadcast: Common Ground Puts Common Ownership of Land on the Agenda

Airs at: Thu, 01/09/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest is Jeff Strang from Common Ground OR/WA, talking about land ownership, wealth control, and taxes. He’s talking about a policy strategy for Oregon like in Alaska, where residents get money every year through a tax on the oil industry – except in Oregon it would be ... Read more

Ali Fitzgerald - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 01/09/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  As Syria struggles to emerge from decades of conflict, we revisit our November 2018 conversation with Drawn to Berlin author Ali Fitgerald. Drawn to Berlin follows Ali's encounters with Syrian youth, as she teaches comics workshops at a makeshift refugee center in German... Read more

Drug War in the Amazon Basin

Airs at: Wed, 01/08/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Drug War in the Amazon Basin. The Amazon basin and the tri-border region of Brazil, Colombia, and Peru have been particularly hard hit and transformed by the drug war. The Global Initiative on Transnational Organized Crime released a new report... Read more

Oil For Kisses ep 44 - VOICE YOUR DISGUST

Airs at: Sat, 01/04/2025 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Oil For Kisses
With this month's presidential administration taking charge yet again, I saw it fit to thematically address this worrisome scenario with the show this month. For OFK #44, I'm joined by longtime friend Jesse Novak to explore protest music of varying sorts over the past sever... Read more

Criminalizing Misfortune

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Kerry, Leon and Andrés who are currently receiving services at the Beaverton Shelter. They discuss the challenges that led them to homelessness, substance abuse and ultimately to find support to help them achieve their goals. They express their ... Read more