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Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s... Read more

Portlanders rally against PGE plan to cut down trees in Forest Park

Airs at: Thu, 04/17/2025 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Portlanders rallied outside of City Hall on Wednesday, April 17th in opposition to a decision by the City Hearings Officer to allow Portland General Electric to move forward with a plan that would cut down at least 400 trees in Forest Park. KBOO’s Lexus Ponce reports. Read more

Building the World We Believe In

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In these disturbing times as we watch democracy crumble and wonder whom the oligarchs will go after next, how do we ground ourselves in the work we need to keep doing? First they come for the immigrants, then international students and now FBI agents are showing up at th... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 2, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episide which includes   U of O hunger strikes in support of Gaza:  Since early May, students on university campuses across the US have launched hunger strikes in solidarity with the people of Gaza who have suffered starvation after two months of... Read more

U of O hunger strikes in support of Gaza

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Since early May, students on university campuses across the US have launched hunger strikes in solidarity with the people of Gaza who have suffered starvation after two months of Israel blocking food from entering the Strip. Strikers are using their bodies as a tactic... Read more

Melting ICE: Join La Resistencia!

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Rufina Reyes, Executive Director for La Resistencia, an organization based in Washington State fighting for immigrant rights, shutting down the NW detention center in Tacoma, WA and abolishing ICE.     For more information: https://laresistenc... Read more

Emergency Workplace Organizing and Workers Organizing Workers

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The "Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee" and "Workers Organizing Workers" are both projects of the Democratic Socialists of America to train and mentor workers wanting to organize a union at their workplace or get a new job in a strategic industry to organize a uni... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 26, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On this week's show, hosted by Desiree Hellegers, we bring you: Genocide in Gaza: On May 2, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded public hearings into what Israel’s obligations are regarding allowing United Nations agencies to work in the Palestinian ... Read more

Bat World Sanctuary

Airs at: Fri, 05/23/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
Are you curious about bats? You've come to the right place! Amanda Lollar, Founder and President of Bat World Sanctuary, shares with "That Vegan Show" the importance, intelligence, and unique abilities of bats from her vast experience of rescuing and caring for bats. Bat... Read more

Zenith Gets Its Hearing

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On May 12, The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality held a public hearing, where over 300 people testified against DEQ approving Zenith Energy’s draft Air Contaminant Discharge Permit. This is the last permit Zenith needs to expand its dangerous fuel facility in No... Read more