Activism

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"This Is Not for You" by Portland activist Richard Brown

Airs at: Thu, 05/06/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Black Book Talk welcomes Richard Brown, author (with Brian Benson) of "This is Not For You:  An Activist's Journey of Resistance and Resilience".  Mr. Brown is a Portland community activist and photographer who has spent decades working to bridge the divide between police a... Read more

Rebroadcast of Part Two: "This Is Not for You" by Richard Brown

Airs at: Thu, 01/06/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
This is a rebroadcast of the second half of our June, 2021 interview with Portlander Richard Brown, author of This is Not For You:  An Activist's Journey of Resistance and Resilience".  In this segment, he discusses the process of writing and publishing his memoir.  Mr. Bro... Read more

The Gap: Fixing Taillights with CNBSeen and Measuring our successes

Airs at: Fri, 04/30/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Don Merrill, the founder of CNBSeen, a non-profit that aims to address over policing of marginalized groups by offering free taillight replacements. Broken tail lights are a common cause of vehicle stops by police, ... Read more

Disabled American Veterans group helps veterans find work and support through the pandemic

Airs at: Thu, 04/29/2021 at 4:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  There are hundreds of thousands of veterans in Oregon and Washington, many surviving with challenging disabilities and health conditions.  KBOO's Annette Newell spoke to Jeff Hall, with the group Disabled American Veterans, to find out more about programs to help them co... Read more

Finding the Mother Tree

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Is it possible that trees are sentient beings, rather than simply the source of timber and pulp? For decades forest ecologist Suzanne Simard has been exploring the complicated, interdependent communities that are forests. She discovered that trees communicate their vitality... Read more

Youth climate organizers plan strike at ODOT over proposed Rose Quarter I-5 expansion project

Airs at: Tue, 04/27/2021 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Youth from the Sunrise movement are planning a strike for transportation justice at the Oregon Department of Transportation on Wednesday, April 28th, related to the proposed Rose Quarter I-5 expansion. One organizer is Adah Crandall, a freshman at Grant High School. Cra... Read more

Buscando America on 04/27/21

Airs at: Tue, 04/27/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En honor al cumpleaños de Coretta Scott King recordamos a lacantante, autora, activista, líder por los derechos civiles y esposa de Martin Luther King.  También celebramos el Día de la Visibilidad Lésbica con el lanzamiento de Un Beso en la Alameda, la nueva canción de Ren... Read more

Greenfield Peace Scholars

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
The Greenfield Peace Scholarship is an anual scholarship program sponsored by the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility (OPSR).  The theme of this year’s scholarship is Art & Creation: Self Expression, Activism, and Social Change, and young Oregonians who identify as ... Read more

CAHOOTS-Alternative to Police as First Responders

Airs at: Thu, 04/29/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
CAHOOTS or Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets, provides mobile crisis intervention 24/7 in the Eugene-Springfield Metro area. Each team consists of a medic (either a nurse or an Emergency Medical Technician EMT) and a crisis worker with at least several years’ exp... Read more

Postal Workers Fight to Save the Service

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2021 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Jamie Partridge, retired letter carrier and organizer with Communities and Postal Workers United, details the difficult working conditions and mail delays of the past year, and outlines the coming struggles to save the postal service. Read more