Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee on 02/20/22

Airs at: Sun, 02/20/2022 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee
  Two hours honoring the musical contributions of Black Portlanders while also mourning the loss of North Williams Avenue and the unjust murder of John T Wiliams. Read more

Voter Suppression & the Unequal Power of the White Rural Vote

Airs at: Thu, 02/17/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
What does the Supreme Court's decision to allow Alabama to keep a new congressional district map that a lower court said violated the Voting Rights Act? What does it mean in the context of the outsized white rural vote's power in the electoral college?  This is the firs... Read more

Peter Hall Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Peter Hall is no stranger to Oregon politics.  He ran for House District 60 in 2006.  In 2014, Don Merrill interviewed him as he ran again.  In the meantime, he's become a City Council for the community of Haines and has joined the Oregon League of Cities.  Now, he's run... Read more

Ending the Overdose Crisis

Airs at: Wed, 02/16/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The British Columbia Association of People on Opiate Maintenance (BCAPOM), the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) and the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) broke the news that there were a total of 2224 drug poisoning deaths in BC in calendar year 2021. In resp... Read more

Racism, Stigma, Drug Policies and the Legacy of Apartheid

Airs at: Wed, 02/16/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
Racism, stigma, drug policies and the legacy of apartheid: a discussion between Shaun Shelly, Director of the South African Network of People who Use Drugs, and Justice Edwin Cameron, one of South Africa’s leading judicial figures and a former Justice of South Africa’s h... Read more

Transforming Justice 2022

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James speaks with Julianne Jackson and Talia Gad with Partnership for Safety and Justice.  PSJ is a member of The Transforming Justice Coalition along with Oregonians impacted by violence and the criminal justice system. The Coalition introduced SB1510, the Transfo... Read more

Interview with Terry Robinson an Innocent Man on Death Row - Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 02/14/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, February 14thth at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Terry Robinson, an innocent man on death row in North Carolina.  Sentenced to death over 20 years ago, Terry Robinson is a warm and engaging man who shares hi... Read more

Interview with Terry Robinson an Innocent Man on Death Row - Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 02/14/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, February 14thth at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Terry Robinson, an innocent man on death row in North Carolina.  Sentenced to death over 20 years ago, Terry Robinson is a warm and engaging man who shares hi... Read more

Patrick Starnes Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Patrick Starnes is a democratic candidate for Oregon governor in 2022.  He talked with Sam Bouman about his support for campaign finance legislation, balancing timber resources against the needs of timber communities and how he would repurpose Oregon's Kicker Fund to pay... Read more

Black History & Future Month Series: Master Artist Michael

Airs at: Fri, 02/11/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
In celebration of Black history and future Month KBOO is hosting a weekly series every Friday at 6pm throughout February! We’ll hear from black creators about a variety of topics ranging from arts, culture, abolition, media and more! This week I speak with Master Artist... Read more