Civil Rights/Human Rights

KEEP PORTLAND HOUSED

Airs at: Thu, 10/05/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Tune in to Voices from the Edge talk radio today, Lisa Loving is in for JoAnn A Hardesty. Our guests are organizers with Portland Tenants United, speaking on yesterday's City Council meeting. Read more

CAUGHT at Artists Repertory Theatre with Director Shawn Lee

Airs at: Tue, 10/10/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Host James Dixon talks with Shawn Lee - the director for Caught which is being produced at Artist's Repertory Theatre. Caught is a show centered around a Chinese dissident artist that combines visual art and live theatre installations. Caught is presented in partnership wit... Read more

Trump Oversees Puerto Rican Recovery Efforts, Insensitive Throughout 'Praises'

Airs at: Wed, 10/04/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

Trump had recently visited Puerto Rico to oversee recovery efforts from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. However, he had made relatively insensitive comments. One of which included him saying that the people 'didn't need flashlights' despite nearly 90% of the island was st... Read more

Iraq Veteran Labelled 'Hero' After Rescuing Victims from Shooting Carnage

Airs at: Tue, 10/03/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

An Iraq veteran named Taylor Winston was labelled a 'hero' after he rescued people from the Las Vegas mass shooting and took them to the hospital. As soon as the gunman had opened fire on the crowd below the hotel room, Winston had immediately run off to try and get some he... Read more

Pacific Underground meets Whitenoise Project and GABRIELA Portland!

Airs at: Fri, 10/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Pacific Underground

According to Wikipedia, Filipino-American Heritage Month, has been celebrated since 1988. If it has been around nearly 3 decades, then why don't many people-API-identified or otherwise-- seem to know about it or acknowledge it? This month we're centering Filipinx voices i... Read more

This is a Black Spatial Imaginary: Sharita Towne

Airs at: Tue, 10/03/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

As an artist, Sharita Towne’s interests lie in unpacking the inherited struggles of past burdens and in affording collective catharsis. Through collaboration, stereo-photography, printmaking, video, and community art projects, she’s worked at memorials in Germany; in the... Read more

Red October: The Russian Revolution

Airs at: Tue, 10/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

The upheaval and regime change in Russia in 1917 “shook the world” in the words of journalist John Reed. In place of the feudal czarist monarchy came radical revolutionaries. A civil war ensued pitting former regime elements against the communists. In addition, a number ... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 8

Airs at: Wed, 10/04/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The Politics of Living

October 4, 2017 Sharon "Shay" Knorr - actor, writer, producer, director and storyteller - talks about her latest project, entitled "Solo Speak" with Inessa Anderson. Sharon is developing a monthly story show called "Nevertheless, We Persist - Stories By Women". Ines... Read more

Library Ladies' Fall Reading Suggestions

Airs at: Thu, 10/05/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Looking for family-friendly programs and some curl-up-and-read ideas? Then our North Portland Library Ladies -- manager Kirby McCurtis and outreach/programming specialist SyNova Blackwell-- have ideas for you! From fall programs for all ages to must-read suggestions, the... Read more

Human Rights and Drug Policies

Airs at: Sun, 10/01/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs held an intersessional meeting September 26-28, 2017, to discuss the UNGASS outcome document. This week we listen to part of their discussion on human rights and drug policies and hear presentations from Zaved Mahmood, Rule of Law and D... Read more