Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Afghanistan, Iraq, & Yemen: Finding Hope in Countries Devastated by U.S. Policy

Airs at: Wed, 09/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Join peace activist Kathy Kelly and host Lisa Loving for an hour on colonialism and nonviolence in the face of war, this Wednesday morning at 9. Back in the 1990s, Kathy was founder of Voices in the Wilderness, where she traveled with local activist Dan Handelman of Pe... Read more

LGBT Books to Prisoners, and author Robert Glück

Airs at: Tue, 09/25/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Today's Preference:    We'll be spending time today with Cabell Gathman (PhD, Sociology), an organizer of LGBT Books to Prisoners. LGBT Books to Prisoners is "a donation-funded, volunteer-run organization based in Madison, WI that sends books and other educational mate... Read more

#DisarmPSU Rally

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A rally and march was hosted today at Portland State University. The outcry comes after Jason Washington, a black man, was gunned down by PSU police officers James Dewey and Shawn McKenzie in late June. The mission of the event was to bring justice for Washington and pre... Read more

Reducing Harm, Saving Lives: California Assembly Bill 186

Airs at: Sun, 09/23/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies we look at California's Assembly Bill 186, which would allow the city and county of San Francisco to establish a supervised consumption facility that would prevent drug overdose deaths. Governor Jerry Brown has until September 30 to sign the ... Read more

"Fight for $15 " Embraces #MeToo Movement in Striking McDonalds

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Annelise Orleck, Professor of History, Dartmouth College and author of  WE ARE ALL FAST-FOOD WORKERS NOW:  The Global Uprising Against Poverty Wages" Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonalds workers staged a one-day strike at restaurants in 10 cities to pressure mana... Read more

Worker Cooperatives

Airs at: Fri, 09/21/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  A deep dive into the worker cooperatives movement: a broad selection of organizations, activists, and cooperatively-structured workplaces that advocate for and embody workplace and economic democracy. The 21st century has seen an explosion in interest around worker co... Read more

Clackamas County Transition Center

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James visited the Clackamas County Transition Center on Kaen Road in Oregon City, to speak with Brian Imdieke, manager of Community Corrections, Eric Anderson, supervisor of the Center, and clients currently being served by the Center. The Transition Center is... Read more

What Is the Feet to the Fire Campaign?

Airs at: Wed, 09/19/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    In the wake of the recent release of the autopsy report for Jason Washington, a 45-year-old man shot dead by PSU police officers in June, the seeming futility of seeking justice for police violence is again in Portland's public eye. The autopsy report comes just si... Read more

Sexual Assault Claim Against Kavanaugh

Airs at: Thu, 09/20/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Join Voices From the Edge guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund as she talks about President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, who is being accused of sexually and physically assaulting a 15-year-old girl at a party during his high school years... Read more

Press**Watch: Eat the Rich

Produced for:  Presswatch
President Trump is going to be really hard to get rid of.  There's a good chance he will win again in 2020.  How, you may ask?  Well, he's a triple threat:   1. He represents the super-rich, and they are very happy with him.  He has destroyed banking regulations put in... Read more