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Ex-Offenders & Employment after Banning the Box

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Oregon’s “Ban the Box” law, H.B. 3025, went into effect in January 2016.  Oregonians no longer have to check the box on job applications that asks about previous convictions.  Last year President Obama "banned the box" on federal-government employment applications and almos... Read more

Controversal changes are proposed for Portland's police accountability system

Airs at: Wed, 08/10/2016 at 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Theresa Mitchell’s full-length interview with Dan Handelman of Copwatch. Two panels at the center of what city officials call the police accountability system in Portland are set to be merged without their approval. In a murky process already drawing significant community ... Read more

A Conversation about Solitary Confinement

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Carlos Chavez interviews Phil Stockton with Big House Kite on his upcoming event, "Within These Walls", a town hall conversation about the nature and state of solitary confinement in Oregon and the U.S. today.  The event will include a panel of state legislators, past membe... Read more

Autism & the Criminal Justice System, Part 1

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Emma Lugo hosts a roundtable discussion at on the subject of Autism and the Criminal Justice System from the perspectives of people deeply engaged in raising awareness and advocating for people who are diagnosed within the spectrum and for those who love and support them.  ... Read more

Through Our Own Eyes Episode 5: Peoples Working Party and Prisons Part 1

Produced for:  Through Our Own Eyes
Through Our Own Eyes is made possible by contributors like yourself. Every contributor will receive a postcard from Boriken with our gratitude. If you enjoyed this program and would like to support it click here. Be sure to follow us on Blogger and Facebook. PALANTE! SIEMPR... Read more

This Side of Freedom

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline, host Doug McVay interviews Anthony Papa. Mr. Papa is an artist, writer, freedom fighter, noted advocate against the war on drugs and co-founder of the Mothers of the New York Disappeared. Mr. Papa’s stinging opinion pieces about the drug war ha... Read more

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor – Black Lives Matter

Airs at: Tue, 07/26/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is assistant professor in the department of African American Studies at Princeton University. Her articles appear in CounterPunch, In These Times, Black Agenda Report, Jacobin, International Socialist Review and The Guardian. She is the author of ... Read more

“The Numbers,” Portland’s Forgotten East Side

Airs at: Wed, 07/27/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  This Live episode of Profiles explores the history of East Portland, as well as the impact of the current gentrification process on communities of color in "the Numbers" and highlights the creative efforts of residents to foster East Portland as a place where neighborhoo... Read more

Peltier Justice Ride

Produced for:  Radiozine
  KBOO volunteer Christopher Francisco is traveling and providing KBOO updated news and broadcasts with the Peltier Justice Ride 2016, a group riding from Oregon to Washington, DC, July 12-24, 2016.   The ride is dedicated to creating awareness of the injustice Leonard Pel... Read more

KBOO News InDepth: Paul Anthony on Race and Poverty at PPS

Portland Public School Board Director Paul Anthony recently filed a federal complaint against Portland Public Schools for racial inequities. In this evening's News In Depth, mr Anthony speakes with KBOO’s Don Merrill about his motivation and his plans for change.    Produc... Read more