Civil Rights/Human Rights

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 spo... 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 HEAV... Read more

Chilean protests continue, millions demonstrating in the streets

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2019 at 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Since Friday, social unrest has been mounting in Chile, with millions nationwide protesting in the streets. Last week, students started protesting fare hikes on the subway system, the second in two weeks. These demonstrations sparked more unrest, with unions across t... Read more

10 TRIPP-P 6Oct2019

Airs at: Fri, 10/18/2019 at 11:45pm - Sun, 10/31/2021 at 11:45pm

Produced for: TRIPP-P

In the 10th episode, TRIPP-P hosts Cory Elia & Lesley McLam discuss: *several articles detailing the recent violence against the unhoused community (including the murder of four people in NewYork City), *the lack of bathrooms in the City of Portland, *the Joker movie, *... Read more

Labor Radio on 10/21/19

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Michael is joined once again by new co-host Elliott Gilliland for a two-part discussion of recent developments in the labor movement and news stories that need to be heard by the working class. Part 1 In the last few years, the Pacific Northwest has been a hotbed fo... Read more

On-air protest

Airs at: Fri, 10/18/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Pacific Underground

You’re tuned in to Pacific Underground. In solidarity with the multiple generations of KBOO POC programmers and volunteers who have asked for systemic and cultural change at KBOO, we bring you week one of our on-air protest. We stand in solidarity with KBOO’s POC cau... Read more

Positive Charge! PDX: Organizing for a Kinder World

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2019 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: The RadioActivist

Today on The Radio Activist, Suzanne LaGrande talks to Rhona Feldman, Ruthie Matinko-Wald, and Bonnie Berg, members of Positive Charge! PDX about their efforts to create the peace and kindness they want to see in the world. Positive Charge! PDX is a local volunteer group... Read more

Positive Charge! Pdx: Organizing for a Kinder World

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2019 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: The RadioActivist

Today on The Radio Activist, Suzanne LaGrande talks to Rhona Feldman, Ruthie Matinko-Wald, Ruthie Matinko-Wald, members of Positive Charge! PDX about their efforts to create the peace and kindness they want to see in the world. Positive Charge! Pdx is a local volunteer g... Read more

A Talk with Joshua Wright of Liberation Literacy

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Join host Isabelle Sinclair for a discussion with Joshua Wright of Liberation Literacy, who, while still incarcerated in Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI), helped found their inside/out reading group in 2016. Joshua has also worked with numerous other organi... Read more

The Global Drug War

Airs at: Wed, 10/16/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

Discussions in the US about drugs these days are typically about either the marijuana industry or about opioids. We tend to have a very US-centric focus when it comes to drugs. Sure, other nations supply some drugs, but we rarely think about the impact of drug war on oth... Read more