Activism

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Surveillance on the Pipeline - A Legal Perspective

Airs at: Mon, 10/07/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Two months ago the Guardian reported that opponents of the Jordan Cove LNG terminal and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline were under increasing surveillance by local law enforcement and the FBI. This came as little surprise to many activists who have suspected that their phone... Read more

Portland Climate Strike

Airs at: Fri, 09/20/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Portland middle and high school students left the classroom September 20th and took to the streets for a Global Climate Strike. Portland student activists are aiming to raise awareness about the issue and call on city leaders to end fossil fuel burning and other forms of... Read more

Oregon Community Media: YOUTH ACTIVISM

Airs at: Wed, 10/02/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Oregon Community Media
  Oregon Community Media - Independent community radio and media working in collaboration to better serve Oregon. OCM is composed of over 20 local and independent community broadcasters. All share a commitment to community service and to keeping  local voices alive on the ... Read more

Stop Zenith holds 60 hour vigil

Airs at: Thu, 09/26/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Portland groups have been holding a vigil this week beginning 7 am Tuesday, September 24th and ending at 7 pm on Thursday, September 26th, in protest of Zenith Energy Co. They call their effort "Stop Zenith," and the protesters raise concerns about the ethics and safety ... Read more

Interview with Feminist Activist and Author Jenny Brown

Airs at: Tue, 10/01/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Jenny Brown is a feminist organizer with the National Women's Liberation and the author of a number of titles, including most recently, "Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now." Brown was also involved in the campaign to make Plan B, the morning after pill, availabl... Read more

Alex Vitale: The End of Policing

Airs at: Mon, 09/30/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick talks with Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, about how how popular police reforms fail to address the problems of--let alone the reasons for--over-policing. Vitale will be speaking Friday, Oct 11, 2019 6pm – 9pm at Portland State University, Smith... Read more

Oregon Funeral Resources and Education - an Interview with Keelia Carver and Holly Pruett

Airs at: Mon, 09/30/2019 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  An interview with Keelia Carver, bereaved mother (Maupin, OR) and Holly Pruett, Life-Cycle Celebrant & Home Funeral Guide (Portland, OR) about death care and their online resource Oregon Funeral.org. In Oregon, no one is required to purchase the services of a funeral dire... Read more

The Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics

Airs at: Wed, 10/02/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Wednesday Talk Radio's first Wednesday focus on mental and emotional health and healing, cognitive liberty and neurodiversity. Guests include Jordan Weiss, newly appointed treasurer of the Portland Psychedelic Society, field mycologist and educator and Lydia Lutsyshyna, ... Read more

Buscando America on 10/01/19

Airs at: Tue, 10/01/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta emisión escucharás  Nomadxs con Indira Valey,  artista multidisciplinaria que acaba de estrenar su nuevo disco Yemas.  En Krónikas de Viaje, Karen Torrente habla sobre los 43 normalistas de Ayotzinapa a  5 años de su desaparición forzada.  La tira cómica argentina ... Read more

Holding the Thin Green Line Part One

Airs at: Fri, 10/04/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
As the fossil fuel industry increases pressure to turn the Pacific Northwest into a fossil fuel hub, a Thin Green Line stands in its way. Now that communities across the region have stopped numerous coal and oil projects, the industry is pushing even harder to build the Wes... Read more