Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Buscando America on 11/05/19

Airs at: Tue, 11/05/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta emisión hablamos sobre las precarias condiciones que se viven en los centros de detención con las activistas y defensoras Maru Mora Villalpando y Colleen Flynn. En krónicas de Viaje, Karen Torrente contextualiza el conflicto chileno desde los años 90´s. Foto: La Res... Read more

Immortal Technique talks new album, Afghanistan and this activist moment

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Immortal Technique is an indigenous hip hop artist and revolutionary, known for his raw, highly-political lyrics. He is performing this evening at 8 p.m. at the Hawthorne Theater. KBOO’s Tammy Habteyes spoke to Immortal Technique about his life, work and perspective on ... Read more

Local Folks Podcast Season 3: Helping The Homeless, Episode 2

Airs at: Fri, 11/01/2019 at 7:00pm - Mon, 11/01/2021 at 7:00pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
Before I started this project, I was aware that there were homeless people in my community, but even though I would see folks collecting cans, or come across their camps at various locations around town, I had no understanding of what their daily lives were really like. In ... Read more

Locked In

Airs at: Wed, 10/30/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, part one of our conversation with John Pfaff, JD, PhD. Dr. Pfaff is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the author of Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform. Read more

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Airs at: Tue, 11/12/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We spend time today with organizers of one of Portland's Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) events. TDOR is Wednesday, November 20th.   Per GLAAD:  "Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor... Read more

Unsettling Truths: A Conversation with Independent Presidential Candidate Mark Charles

Airs at: Wed, 10/30/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Dine'/Dutch-American speaker, writer and presidential candidate Mark Charles was recently in Portland for Indigenous Peoples' Day and a campaign event. He sat down with host Paul Roland to talk about his campaign, his new book, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumani... Read more

Buscando America on 10/29/19

Airs at: Tue, 10/29/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Especial sobre el estallido social en Chile con la opinión y denuncia de los artistas chilenos Valentina Peralta y Elias Escafi. En Krónicas de Viaje un recuento de lo sucedido a diez días de haberse iniciado un levantamiento multitudinario contra el gobierno de Sebastián P... Read more

Talking with Pauline Park, trans activist and writer.

Airs at: Tue, 10/29/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Pauline Park, activist and author, is one of our favorite people to talk with on Preference. We've chatted in the past about censorship and queer community; and about LGBTQ solidarity with Palestinians. This week, we look forward to talking with Pauline about being an adopt... Read more

Local Humanitarian Reem Ghunaim teaches the world about peace

Airs at: Thu, 10/24/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Reem Ghunaim is the Executive Director for Rotarian Action Group for Peace. Soon, she plans to travel to Geneva, Switzerland, to speak at Geneva Peace Week, a gathering of global peacebuilding groups and UN representatives. KBOO's Annette Newell and Althea Billings spoke... Read more

Ep 95. LIVE! From The MOMENTOUS:MERCATUSPDX Magazine Launch

Airs at: Thu, 10/24/2019 at 9:00am - Thu, 10/31/2019 at 10:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
Back in April, we were given the privilege of interviewing incredible creatives, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and innovators involved with the Mercatus PDX​ magazine launch at the Momentous event (Elevating, Connecting, & Celebrating Entrepreneurs of Color). We had HEAVY H... Read more