Civil Rights/Human Rights

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

Dramatic Increase in Hate Crimes, Southern Poverty Law Center Reports

Airs at: Fri, 09/29/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

The Southern Poverty Law Center has recently documented a dramatic increase in hate and bias crimes nationwide. It's also very surprising that the Pacific Northwest has seen some of the more crazy increases in the U.S. A December article in the Statesman Journal noted that ... Read more

Sex: The Illustrated History

Airs at: Mon, 10/02/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

John R. Gregg is an historian, a writer, researcher, educator, and traveler. He has had a lifelong fascination for the beliefs and practices of peoples worldwide. He has taught World Civilization, Anthropology, American History, and Native American History and Culture, at t... Read more

Sojourner Truth Radio

Airs at: Fri, 09/29/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

In the United States, we are now getting little to no information from main stream media "or even U.S.-based alternative media "on the devastating impact of Hurricanes Maria and Irma on Saint Croix, Saint John, and St Thomas, all three part of the US Virgin Islands; or o... Read more

Puerto Rico Still Without Power, Country's Power Company Deep in Debt

Airs at: Thu, 09/28/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

There are many barriers that face the relief efforts in the growing crisis in Puerto Rico. One of which includes their already huge debt crisis. A lot of the debt is owned by American Hedge Funds on Wall Street. One of the hedge funds owns the debt of the Puerto Rico Power ... Read more

General Joseph Dunford Opposes Military Trans Ban

Airs at: Wed, 09/27/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

General Joseph Dunford, who is the nation's highest-ranking military officer, told the Senate on Tuesday that he does not support the plan to ban transgender people from the armed forces. The head of Joint Chiefs of Staff said that they believe that if any person meets the ... Read more

Charlie vs Goliath

Airs at: Thu, 09/28/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Film Show

For this special membership-drive edition of The Film Show, we're joined by Charlie Hardy — onetime priest and senatorial candidate — and filmmaker Reed Lindsay. Charlie's quixotic fight against big money in politics is immortalized in Reed's documentary Charlie vs Goli... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Steven and Jennifer Cook of One Portland

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

Since a new president took office in January, coincidentally enough, incidents of racism, sexual harassment, and xenophobia seem to be on the uptick in Portland. One local businessman, Steven Cook, co-owner of the bar Church on NE Sandy Boulevard, aims to reverse that alar... Read more

Rallying Against Rumors of War

Airs at: Wed, 09/27/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

ACTIVISTS TELL FERC TO PROTECT PEOPLE, NOT POLLUTERS...HEADLINES ON HEALTHCARE, BLACK LIVES MATTER AND MORE... This week in DC, our healthcare remains on the line as well as our right to clean water, clean air and our right to not live under the threat of war. We hear v... Read more