Civil Rights/Human Rights

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 18, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Thom Becker is our host and presents the following pieces: 1. Korea scholar Martin Hart-Landsberg discusses the Trump - Kim Jong Un summit with Laurie Mercier 2. The Left & the Law team take up the legal challenge to the policy of taking children away from immigrant famili... Read more

Buscando America on 06/19/18

Airs at: Tue, 06/19/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

En este programa escucharás sobre la Política Zero implementada en la frontera de Estados Unidos en México que ha dejado miles de niños separados de sus familias. Además hablamos con Nelton Rivera activista de prensa comunitaria en Guatemala que nos habló de la Zona Cero qu... Read more

#OccupyICEpdx Vigil to End 'Zero Tolerance Policy' dividing families

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2018 at 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

A protest of around 200 people at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in southwest Portland yesterday did not end when the protest was over. Instead, a group of immigrant rights activists decided to set up an ongoing vigil outside of the ICE Processing facility... Read more

How You Can Help Fight Family Separation at the Border

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Lawyers, translators, donations, protest... from Slate.com: If you’re horrified by news of families being separated at the borders, here’s a bit of news you can use. First, the policy: It helps to be incredibly clear on what the law is, and what has and has not changed... Read more

Let's All Be Farmers

Airs at: Sun, 06/17/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week: Dr. Malik Burnett speaking about the social determinants of health, stigma, cultural competency, and medical cannabis; plus Tim Pate performs "Let's All Be Farmers". Read more

CymaSpace

Airs at: Fri, 06/15/2018 at 10:15am - 10:30am

Produced for: Intersections Radio

Chris Balduc is the Special Events Coordinator for CymaSpace and he's engaged in Cymatics....the art of making sound visible. Founded in 2014 by Myles de Bastion and run by dedicated volunteers, CymaSpace aims to creatively make music and sound more accessible to the de... Read more

Beaverton Oregon DMV Refuses Transgender People Service

Airs at: Fri, 04/20/2018 at 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Oregon became the first state to put a third gender option on its drivers license. The land mark decision was made possible by Jamie Shupe’s efforts as a transgender non binary person to take their case to the courts when the Oregon Department of Motor vehicles refused t... Read more

With co-host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 06/13/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Regular second-Wednesday co-host joins host Paul Roland to discuss critical issues in Indigenous North America. This week, she'll be talking about her trip to North Dakota, where she attended the sentencing of water protector Little Feather, among other things. She also ... Read more

Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities

Airs at: Wed, 06/13/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Today, a special one-hour interview with MIT professor of history, Craig S. Wilder. We discuss his book, "Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities." Professor Wilder reveals the all to hidden relationship between some of the countr... Read more

Inequality, Social Dysfunction and Misery

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker reads from an article in CounterPunch by Graham Peebles entitled Inequality Social Dysfunction and Misery which explores the debilitating consequences of extreme wealth inequality on the well-being of society in general, not only on the poor and disenfranchised. ... Read more