Women

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The War on Women #Me Too Edition

Airs at: Fri, 10/20/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Something amazing has happened, the lid is starting to peel off the repression of of exactly what is sexual harassment  and what is acceptable behavior in the face of it. Woody Allen says he's afraid of a "witch hunt", what an interesting term, some women like actress Mayim... Read more

MSF "Forced from Home" Exhibition Starts Today in Pioneer Square

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Starting today and running through October 22, the international medical aid group Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) will be holding a free, interactive outdoor exhibition in Pioneer Courthouse Square called "Forced from Home," which invites you to see ... Read more

Positively Revolting Hosts an Open Forum

Airs at: Fri, 10/13/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
And we figured you might be in that same small boat with us.  What's on your mind? Could it be: active and looming climate change writ large threat of nuclear war the current occupant of the white house openly questioning major media's right to report facts that differ... Read more

The Case of Robyn Drown

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Emma Lugo speaks with film maker Mary Knight about her film about the case of Robyn Drown, a current inmate at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville.  The film screening will be held at the 2017 Women in Prison Conference in Portland on October 21 & 22nd.  ... Read more

Up & Over

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  What can you personally do to help vulnerable people during the harsh winter months? Our guest is Up and Over founder Javonnie Shearn, who was this year appointed by the governor to the Board of Directors at the Oregon State Hospital. We'll be talking about Up and Over's... Read more

Animator Kathy Zielinski

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this encore episode, we're joined by Kathy Zielinski, the pioneering artist and filmmaker who's been called "The Queen of Animated Villains" for helping bring to life such characters as Ursula the Sea Witch in The Little Mermaid and Jafar in Aladdin. Wbile visiting P... Read more

New Queer & Trans writing: talking with Tobi Hill-Meyer and Gabby Rivera

Airs at: Tue, 10/10/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We'll spend time with educator, activist, and writer Tobi Hill-Meyer. She's a founder of the Gender Justicve League, a transgender civil & human rights organization in Washington, as well as an author of two children's books... and her work includes sex worker rights, AIDS ... Read more

Fannie Lou Hamer

Airs at: Mon, 10/09/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, spoke words that are all too relevant today. Mrs Hamer would have turned 100 years old on October 6th 2017. Today on Making Contact, youll hear archival recordings, and excerpts from a powerful new film featuring Fannie Lou Hamers co... Read more

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

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