Civil Liberties

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Palestinian Christians speak in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2009 at 12:00am
Christians around the world are gathering to prepare for Christmas. But in Bethlehem, where the Christian religion began, the population lives under a military occupation, and surrounded by a Wall. Two Palestinian Christians, one from Nazareth, and one from Bethlehem, spok... Read more

The State of Oregon's Juvenile Justice System

Airs at: Wed, 12/23/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Today's topic is a recent report by  Crime Victims United of Oregon called The State of the Multnomah County Juvenile Justice System.  Joining us today are two representatives from Crime Victims Oregon.  In studio is Steve Dole, and joining us by pho... Read more

Health Care Reform, and Citizen Soldier's Study on the Mental Health of our Soldiers

Airs at: Tue, 12/22/2009 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris It's an end-of-the-year grab bag as Abe and Joe toss around a number of hot topics, and then hand them off to callers. On the docket are the health care 'reform' bill, a study from Citizen Soldier on the mental health of our soldiers, and... Read more

Barbara Ehrenreich and Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Joe Uris interviews columnist and author Barbara Ehrenreich about her latest book, Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. She suggests that the  invasion of Iraq and the economic crisis may be connected to American self... Read more

Portland's Transgender Day of Remembrance

Airs at: Tue, 12/22/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
On November 20th, 2009.  Portlanders gathered at Portland State University for the 11th annual (nationally) Transgender Day of Remembrance.  Speakers include, Jenn Burleton, Executive Director of TransActive, Tash Shatz, student presenter and activist, Kendall Clawson Execu... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Open Mic

Airs at: Thu, 12/17/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Voices from the Edge host Dave Mazza invited listeners to lead the conversation on issues they felt important. Among the topics discussed were the U.S.'s failure to support strong carbon reduction goals at the Copenhagen conference, the ongoing environmental threats of LNG ... Read more

Lakota Nation: Two Years of Secession

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
December 21, 2009  marks the second anniversary of the announcement that  the Lakotah Nation was unilaterally withdrawing from treaties they signed with the federal government of the United States. Garry Rowland from Wounded Knee was one of the delegates that made the trip ... Read more

The Portland Plan - Strategic Long Range Planning

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Host Erik Jorgensen leads a discussion of the Portland Plan, the strategic plan for the city's next 25 years. The focus will be the community response to the Phase I workshops.  Joining Erik will be Steve Dotterrer, Chief Planner, and Joe Zehnder, Principal Planner for the... Read more

Queer Open House & Recruitment for The Other Team, Queer Youth Radio Show

Calling all Portland area youth:: do you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning or are an ally to the queer community? KBOO is hosting two open houses for The Other Team recruitment: Sunday Dec 20 from 3-5 pm and Monday Dec 28 from 5-7 pm. We need YOU... Read more

Voices from the Edge: What's behind Oregon's domestic violence murders-suicides?

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Fourteen Oregonians died last month in five murder-suicides and one attempted murder suicide. Why this sudden outbreak now of men using guns to murder their spouses, ex-spouses and themselves when domestic violence homicides in Oregon have been on the decline? In 1997, 22 d... Read more