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Earth Day 2012 Conference: The Next Seven Generations

KBOO is co-sponsoring this exciting conference, featuring workshops, art and ceremony. When? Friday, April 20, 2012, 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Registration opens at 5:00 pm) Saturday, April 21, 2012 , 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Registra... Read more

A "Juneteenth" rememberance: confronting racism in Oregon

June 19th marks the 144th anniversary of the landing of federal troops in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and finally bring slavery to an end throughout the United States. "Juneteenth" has not only become a day to commemorate the end of slavery ... Read more

Roadmap to Apartheid Film Screening March 18, 2013 at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland

American United for Palestinian Human Rights, Friends of Sabeel, and KBOO Radio invite you to attend a screening of the award winning Documentary film Roadmap to Apartheid.Monday March 18th 7:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre.In this award-winning documentary, the first-tim... Read more

New hosts join Yiddish Hour

 From Portland's Jewish Review: Portland’s Yiddish Hour has three new co-hosts—Ed Kraus, Liz Schwartz and Barry Lavine. Yiddish Hour airs on KBOO 90.7 FM radio every Sunday from 10 to 11 a.m. Launched in 1979 by Jack Falk, the show has brought Jewish music and culture t... Read more

Good on yer, McClatchy

 Throughout the prolonged surreal turn that has been the Bush Years, McClatchy News Service has been one of the few print media outlets to practice a consistently high level of journalism. The work of two McClatchy reporters was profiled in Bill Moyers' seminal documenta... Read more

Robot Movies! June 4! Run!

Dennis Nyback used to own and run the Clinton Street Theater.  He is a complete film nut, and a collector of off-beat cimema.  He also has some of the finest bad taste west of John Waters. He returns to Portland with films from time to time, and he is back with robot mov... Read more

Checking in on the Oregon Legislature

Closing the budget gap. Reviving Oregon's economy. Saving public services. These are just some of the issues Oregon lawmakers are facing this session. How is Oregon's 2009 legislature tackling these challenges? Is change in the wind in Salem? Jo Ann and Dave take a look ... Read more

Regarding the June 24th Board Meeting

There's recently been an unprecedented amount of time set aside for public (member) input regarding the staff policy issues, beginning with multiple hours of a special meeting May 4th, and the replacement of an entire regular board meeting agenda on June 3rd with public ... Read more

Reese Erlich ~ Conversations with Terrorists

KBOO is a proud media sponsor for Reese Erlich's lecture: January 28th, 2011 at 7 PM Multicultural Center, Smith Memorial Union Building Portland State University Reese Erlich, renown investigative journalist and foreign correspondent, will present his latest book "Conversat... Read more

Make your own economic incentive

(partial script for today's program) Forming co-ops to deal with Depression II   Before I say anything else, let me just give you a point to ponder: The seven-plus trillion spent by the Fed, the Treasury, and Congress so far to bail out the very rich, without oversight or... Read more