Civil Rights/Human Rights

Arbaeen, The Walk: A Conversation with Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

15 - 20 million people participate in the annual pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq to visit the shrine of 7th century martyr, Imam Husayn. Yet few in the West know about it. Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli has written the first book about Arbaeen in English. It is called Arbaeen: The... Read more

Israel and Saudi Arabia: Two bullies of the Middle East

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

While Saudi Arabia wages ruthless war on Yemen and beheads or otherwise dismembers its own dissidents, Israel continues its brutal onslaught of Gaza, suppresses internal dissent and hounds BDS activists around the world. Both get massive military aid from and work clo... Read more

Uprise Collective and Civil Unrest Bicycle Club

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The RadioActivist

Host Lisa Loving is joined live in Studio 2 by UPRISE Collective co-creators, Stephanie Roberson and Brianna Bragg. On October 18 they’re hosting What’s on The Ballot in OR: Working to Change the System. In the second half of the hour, our guests are The Civil Unrest Bicycl... Read more

Unions - You Don't Want to be Without Them Part 1

Airs at: Fri, 10/19/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am

Produced for: Valley Views

Join Host Dale Holiday as she converses with Carlos Lopez. Carlos is a City of Corvallis Employee and President of AFSCME Local 2975. AFSCME stands for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees – the nation’s largest and fastest growing public services ... Read more

Recovery Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

On this edition of Free Culture Radio, guest Sheila Vakharia, PhD, from the Office of Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance, joins host Doug McVay for part two of our look at recovery. Drug Policy Alliance Drug War Facts Read more

Oregon's Largest Prison on Lockdown Over the Weekend

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

ONE PRISONER MOVED TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI), Oregon’s largest and most remote prison, was placed on lockdown this weekend. According to a press release from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC), an prisoner assaulted a... Read more

Portlanders Protest Pinkwashing of Israeli Military

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

The first transgender officer in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) visited Portland last week, and his appearance was greeted by protesters opposed to the pinkwashing (using a positive association with the LGBTQIA+ community to distract from bad behavior) of the Israel... Read more

The Mental Health Association of Portland Holds Supportive Housing Conference

Produced for: Evening News

The Mental Health Association of Portland Holds Supportive Housing Conference KBOO's Joe Meyer covered the event and explored the value of public private partnerships. Voices include: US Rep Earl Blumenauer; Oregon State Reps Ron Nobel and Alissa Keny Guyer; vox pop fro... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for October 15th, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Densie Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes these segments: Bill Resnick speaks with Patricia Kullberg MD MPH about how premature disease, disability and death affects people of color, low income and immigrant communities in Portland, how the ... Read more

Live from the International Cannabis Business Conference Pt Three

Airs at: Sun, 10/14/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week, we talk with Adam Smith from the Oregon Craft Cannabis Alliance about marijuana, interstate exports, and inevitable federal legalization; plus, more from the recent Commission on Narcotic Drugs intersessional meetings in Vienna, Austria. Read more