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Kent State Massacre Anniversary

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Hundreds of students, survivors and supporters gathered today on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio – forty seven years after US National Guard soldiers killed four students protesting the Vietnam War. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with some of them about their memo... Read more

Executive Order Takes Aim at Johnson Amendment

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Today is the National Day of Prayer in the US, and the president marked the occasion by releasing an executive order that aims to weaken a longstanding law against politicking by religious groups. The so-called Johnson Amendment—named after then-Senator Lyndon Johnson—pr... Read more

MacLaren Youth: Artistic Expressions

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Carlos Chavez hosts with a focus on artistic expression within the Oregon Youth Authority at MacLaren Youth Corrections. Students share their talents and speak on the how the arts help them to cope, give voice and freedom. https://www.oregon.gov/oya/pages/facilities/maclare... Read more

Mother's Day Behind Bars

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Pat Rumer from the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ) to discuss the annual road trip and vigil to support mothers and families affected by detention. “Answering the call of faith… Radical Accompaniment in difficult times”   Sat... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Affect Conf

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 5:45pm - Wed, 05/24/2017 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
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Margot Black of Portland Tenants United on Rent Control

Airs at: Wed, 05/03/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:45pm
  KBOO's Joe Meyer speaks with Margot Black of Portland Tenants United about tenants' rights including: 1) The state-wide ban on rent control 2) C. Hales as an effective lobbist for trailer park land owners 3) Today's Portland City Council 4) M Black's own trajectory thr... Read more

Answering the Call of the Soul in Times of Trouble and Disorder

Airs at: Fri, 05/05/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
        We are so very pleased to once again have author, mythologist and storyteller Micheal Meade as our guest on Positively Revolting. To say the times we live in are topsy turvy nightmare is an understatement, they are troubling and sometimes energizing, staying grounde... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 3

Airs at: Wed, 05/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
On today's show: Dennise Kowalczyk talks with author Wendy Sachs about women making big changes in their careers.  Wendy Sachs is the author of "Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers." Charlotte Fatal talks with cancer survivor Angela Majumd... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 1, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 05/01/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this edition of the Mole for May 1, International Workers' Day. We hear --  1.  Bill Resnick talks with Rand Wilson of Labor for Bernie (LfB) and Our Revolution about the central role labor must play in contemporary politics. 2.  Two talks from the Port... Read more

From the Portland Climate March

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Voices from Saturday's People's Climate March in Portland, including PCUN organizer Marisol Ceballos, speaking on the links between organizing for climate justice and just working conditions for Oregon farmworkers. Photo Credit:  SirRound [at] hotmail.com Read more