Civil Liberties

Barbara Ehrenreich and Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Joe Uris interviews columnist and author Barbara Ehrenreich about her latest book, Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. She suggests that the invasion of Iraq and the economic crisis may be connected to American self... Read more

Portland's Transgender Day of Remembrance

Airs at: Tue, 12/22/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Out Loud

On November 20th, 2009. Portlanders gathered at Portland State University for the 11th annual (nationally) Transgender Day of Remembrance. Speakers include, Jenn Burleton, Executive Director of TransActive, Tash Shatz, student presenter and activist, Kendall Clawson Execu... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Open Mic

Airs at: Thu, 12/17/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Voices from the Edge host Dave Mazza invited listeners to lead the conversation on issues they felt important. Among the topics discussed were the U.S.'s failure to support strong carbon reduction goals at the Copenhagen conference, the ongoing environmental threats of LNG ... Read more

Lakota Nation: Two Years of Secession

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

December 21, 2009 marks the second anniversary of the announcement that the Lakotah Nation was unilaterally withdrawing from treaties they signed with the federal government of the United States. Garry Rowland from Wounded Knee was one of the delegates that made the trip ... Read more

The Portland Plan - Strategic Long Range Planning

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Host Erik Jorgensen leads a discussion of the Portland Plan, the strategic plan for the city's next 25 years. The focus will be the community response to the Phase I workshops. Joining Erik will be Steve Dotterrer, Chief Planner, and Joe Zehnder, Principal Planner for the... Read more

Queer Open House & Recruitment for The Other Team, Queer Youth Radio Show

Calling all Portland area youth:: do you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning or are an ally to the queer community? KBOO is hosting two open houses for The Other Team recruitment: Sunday Dec 20 from 3-5 pm and Monday Dec 28 from 5-7 pm. We need YOU... Read more

Voices from the Edge: What's behind Oregon's domestic violence murders-suicides?

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Fourteen Oregonians died last month in five murder-suicides and one attempted murder suicide. Why this sudden outbreak now of men using guns to murder their spouses, ex-spouses and themselves when domestic violence homicides in Oregon have been on the decline? In 1997, 22 d... Read more

2010 Olympic Resistance: Stolen Lives, Stolen Land

KBOO is proud to co-sponsor:2010 Olympic Resistance: Stolen Lives, Stolen LandWhen: January 3rd, 2010Where: Native American Resource Center @ Portland State UniversityTime: 4-9PMCost: FreeSetting the Record Straight, is a collective out of Portland, OR focused on promoting ... Read more

2010 Olympic Resistance: Stolen Lives, Stolen Land

KBOO is proud to co-sponsor:2010 Olympic Resistance: Stolen Lives, Stolen LandWhen: January 3rd, 2010Where: Native American Resource Center @ Portland State UniversityTime: 4-9PMCost: FreeSetting the Record Straight, is a collective out of Portland, OR focused on promoting ... Read more

Dianne Riley from the Coalition for a Livable Future on Race, Class, and Urban Planning

Airs at: Wed, 12/09/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Lisa Loving hosts a discussion about race, class and urban planning. Her guest is Dianne Riley of the Coalition for a Livable Future, talking about recent trends toward “racial isolation” in area schools and neighborhoods. Gentrification, segregated schools, poverty – do w... Read more