Activism

Pass the PRO Act to Win a Green New Deal

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2021 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

The Democratic Socialists of America national priority campaign is to push Congress to pass the PRO Act (Protecting the Right to Organize) to win a Green New Deal. Two local DSA labor activists, Hollie Oaks-Miller and Ted Bryan detail this transformative labor law legislat... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 22, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts today’s show which includes the following segments: Community-Engaged Policing: Bill Resnick interviews Elliott Smith and Taji Chesimet co-chairs of the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing. They’ll be discussing replacing police as first res... Read more

Iraq, Portland Police and the Feds

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers interviews Dan Handelman of Peace and Justice Works and Portland Copwatch about the 18th anniversary of the U.S. war on Iraq and the ongoing struggle to get the City of Portland to withdraw from the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Image courtesy of the Amer... Read more

Bills in Oregon Legislature create opportunity for changing police culture

Airs at: Tue, 03/09/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

A number of bills in the Oregon Legislature this session are aimed at addressing police accountability and changing police culture. KBOO's Ethan Sandweiss spoke with Maria Cahill, a volunteer from Pacific Northwest Family Circle, a group of Oregon and Washington familes... Read more

Beaver Taught Salmon To Jump

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Beavers have been called “Nature’s Engineers.” In fact, the Army of Corps of Engineers could learn a lot from beavers. Instead of re-engineering nature to serve narrow human interests, beavers engineer the natural environment to serve not just their own needs, but the needs... Read more

Colonialism, Exploitation, Patriarchy and Violence against Indigenous Women

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Colonialism, Exploitation of Indigenous Lands, Patriarchy and Violence against Indigenous Women. Desiree Hellegers talks with Lana Jack, Celilo Wyam activist/organizer and Director of the Columbia River Indian Center about the upcoming March 10 anniversary of the inundation... Read more

Amazon workers Organizing in Bessemer, Alabama

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Amazon workers Organizing in Bessemer, Alabama. Johanna Brenner interviews Adam Obernauer, Organizing Director for the Retail, Warehouse, and Department Store Union about the campaign to organize Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. A predominantly African Americ... Read more

Stop Line 3 actions

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Stop Line 3 actions. Jan Haaken talks with Extinction Rebellion PDX organizer Diana Meisenhelter about the national mobilization to support the Indigenous-led Stop Line 3 actions in Northern Minnesota, and why these actions are so critical in the fight against expansion of ... Read more

Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War - Ep 78 (Evergreen)

Airs at: Thu, 03/11/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

This is a evergreen episode. It was originally aired on September 7, 2020. It's here folks!! Danny's new book is out first thing tomorrow. You can find it right here at Heyday Books. For this episode, Danny and I broke down the book a bit, discussing the differences b... Read more

Women and Climate Justice

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Women and Climate Justice. Bill Resnick talks to Suzanna Kassouf, a leader and very active in Portland’s Sunrise Movement that has rapidly grown across the U.S. and world, attracting young people. In the U.S. Sunrise went to the U.S. Congress, met with lawmakers, issue... Read more