Women

February 22, 2010 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

This edition of the Old Mole Variety Hour is hosted by Denise Morris. It deals with making energy locally, the racial, gender and class politics of the Southern plantation household, Alice Munro's latest book, a novel by Nobel Prize winning Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, an... Read more

From the Plantation to the Workplace

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

What really went on between black women slaves and their mistresses on the plantations? Thavolia Glymph, author of the prizewinning book Out of the House of Bondage: The Transformation of the Plantation Household, talks with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier about how black w... Read more

Women in Haiti: strength in spirit and culture

Airs at: Fri, 02/19/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Haitian-Canadian author Myriam Chancy clarifies the richness and spirit of Haiti, especially that of women. "There's great strength one can take from these women...Our history tells us it is possible to survive, to have a will, despite how Haiti is portrayed. Our culture, o... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 02/18/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

What's next in the Aaron Campbell case? Also, an interview with Oregon Attorney General John Kroger Tuesday night, Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to over 1,000 Portlanders at Maranantha Church about the "execution" of Aaron Campbell, the most recent victim of a police shoo... Read more

Midwifery and the Politics of Birth

Airs at: Fri, 02/12/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Normal 0 Hosts Nicole Vulcan and Ashley Thirstrup examine the issue of birth rights, the home birth issue, and efforts nationwide to see that families have a choice when it comes to how they bring their children into this world. They talk with two advocates work... Read more

Signs of Change

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Tonight on Circle A Radio, we’ll take you on an audio tour through the art exhibition: Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now. Hundreds of posters, photographs, video, and audio representing more than forty years of activism, political protest, and social j... Read more

Will Aaron Campbell's death finally bring police accountability to Portland?

Airs at: Thu, 02/11/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Will Aaron Campbell's death finally bring police accountability to Portland? A Multnomah County grand jury this week found no criminal wrongdoing by Portland police officer Ronald Frashour in the Jan. 28 fatal shooting of Aaron Campbell. The death of an unarmed young ... Read more

The Clinic That Wouldn't Be Stopped

Airs at: Thu, 02/11/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: A Deeper Look

Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette, will open it's eagerly awaited and much protested regional center on NW Martin Luther King Blvd in Portland this Valentines Day. Guests, Liz Delapoer marketing director for the organization and Roey Thorpe of Planned Parenthood... Read more

Art and Activism

Airs at: Fri, 02/12/2010 at 12:00am

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Art and Activism: with Special guests- Aishah Shahidah Simmons, award-winning independent feminist filmmaker, writer, international lecturer, and activist and Darlene, a.k.a. Blacque Butterfly, poet & performer, youth worker, event host, and organizer. For more info on... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/04/10

Airs at: Thu, 02/04/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Haiti, Race and International Adoption The arrest of 10 American Baptists for attempting to take children out of Haiti without permission has rekindled the debate over international adoption. Many Americans believe the plight of Haitian children more than justifies removal ... Read more