Activism

People of Red Mountain dig in against proposed lithium mine in Nevada

Airs at: Wed, 10/27/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Thacker Pass, or Peehee mm’huh, is sacred land to the Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone, and critical wildlife habitat. It is the site of a proposed lithium mine by Lithium Americas, a Vancouver, Canada-based company. They want to mine 5,000 acres using an open pit... Read more

Kaiser Nurses Ready to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 10/25/2021 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Hannah Winchester and Sarina Roher, local leaders of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP), explain why their members recently voted 96% to authorize a strike against Kaiser Permanente and how the community can support safe staffing and quality he... Read more

Recovery center offers supportive vaccine clinics to community

Airs at: Fri, 10/22/2021 at 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

About 67% of Oregonians have gotten at least one dose of their vaccine so far. OHSU predicts that the state could reach herd immunity by the end of December if current vaccination and infection rates continue. But vaccination efforts are still underway, and experts say i... Read more

Unmitigated Opinion Hour

Airs at: Fri, 10/22/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: Squirrels Know

Join Ender Black on an unmitigated opinion hour! On this day and age, we certainly have enormous blessings, left to right. Our phones and computers can connect us to the world, and we are all potentially quite able to achieve whatever we want. The possibilities are limitles... Read more

Iron Tribe Network

Airs at: Mon, 10/25/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Iron Tribe emerged from the vision of two men as they served time in Oregon prison. Upon release from prison they fulfilled their commitment to develop an innovative and effective transitional housing solution for others re-entering their communities after involvement with... Read more

Labor Radio on 10/18/21 - Eviction Resistance

Airs at: Mon, 10/18/2021 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Hosts Michael Cathcart and Elliott Gilliland take a look back at the end of the federal government's eviction moratorium, and what Congress and local governments have done since to help keep working and unemployed Americans in their homes. They also share information about ... Read more

The Forest Service Takes Bark's Advice

Airs at: Mon, 10/25/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Over the summer, the Mt. Hood National Forest Service proposed cutting trees along over 200 miles of roads within the 2020 Riverside Fire area. Bark, a community organization who has trained hundreds of volunteers about the basics of forest policy and saved tens of thousan... Read more

Open phone lines with host Paul Roland

Airs at: Wed, 10/20/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Call in with your comments or questions! On next week's show, we'll talk about the growing Indigenous-led resistance to the proposed lithium mine in Nevada just south of the Oregon border. Thacker Pass, or Peehee mm’huh, is sacred land to the Northern Paiute and West... Read more

A World Without Police: Interview with Geo Maher

Airs at: Thu, 10/21/2021 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

If police are the problem, what’s the solution? Geo Maher's new book, A World without Police, offers concrete strategies for confronting and breaking police power, as a first step toward building community alternatives that make the police obsolete. Surveying the post-prot... Read more

Future of Climate and Food

Airs at: Wed, 10/20/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Food Show

A conversation with Raj Patel, Anna Lappe, and Bill McKibben about food, climate change, and combatting climate anxiety. This converstation was presentented by the Kent Memorial Library’s Morris Lecture Series on September 9. Bill McKibben is an author and founder of 3... Read more