Activism

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Time to Decriminalize the Use and Possession of Drugs

Airs at: Sun, 07/16/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: The DPA held a news teleconference to announce the release of their new report on decriminalizing drug use and possession in the US, so we hear from Neill Franklin, Executive Director of Law Enforcement Action Partnership, and Andrea Ritchie, a member of the Move... Read more

Hazel Newvelent discusses Comics For Choice

Airs at: Fri, 06/23/2017 at 3:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Hazel Newvelent, an artist for Comics For Choice, discusses the organization and it's purpose   Transcription of In Depth with Hazel Newvelent    >>Alright I have on the line Hazel Newvelent. She is the uh, a cartoonist and an editor for Comics For Choice. Welcome very ... Read more

Juan Ramirez Stands Up

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2017 at 4:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Juan Ramirez is a multi-media producer and free-lance journalist. He describes himself as a Mexican born, South Central Los Angeles raised DACA recipient. He also works at the Migrant School in Hillsboro, Oregon school district and has dedicated his free time aligning himse... Read more

Accidental Activism.

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2017 at 10:45am
Produced for:  Evening News
  Emily Gorcenski a data scientist  discovered activism by accident.   Zeloszelos Marchandt spoke with Emily recently and here is what she had to say. Read more

Activists Say No New Korean War, No Old Korean War and No THAAD Missile System

Airs at: Wed, 07/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  On this show, we hear voices of Koreans, Korean Americans and anti-war activists who say no new war on the Korean Peninsula, a final end to the old Korean war that is officially still going on, and no deployment of the THAAD missile defense system, which critics say is r... Read more

Organizing to End Mass Incarceration

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Public awareness and concern about over-criminalization and over-incarceration has grown significantly in recent years but much of that attention is focused in the wrong places. What happens at the national level tends to be in the spotlight much of the time, despite the fa... Read more

Cornel West: The Radical Democratic Tradition

Airs at: Tue, 07/11/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Recorded in Portland, OR on October 27, 1995. Throughout history there have been individuals who have challenged conventional wisdom and have stretched societal limits. Collectively they constitute the radical democratic tradition. A sterling example of this lineage is ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On the Old Mole today: An interview with Richard Smith, a China expert: Can China save what is loosely known as civilization?   An interview with Dan Handelman of Portland Copwatch about the Portland Police Bureau’s new draft policy on the use of force. A discussion of Or... Read more

Think Globally, Act Locally

Airs at: Sun, 07/09/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: the Oregon Legislature has passed a bill to force law enforcement to begin addressing racial profiling, and which also reduces simple possession of some drugs from a felony to a misdemeanor; plus the Oregon Justice Resource Center has released a guide on organizi... Read more

July 7-16 Portland Resistance Calendar

Airs at: Fri, 07/07/2017 at 5:00pm - Fri, 07/14/2017 at 5:00pm
TL;dl? Events, etc, I'm looking forward to Yellow Terror: The Collections and Paintings Of Roger Shimomura Exhibition Clinton Street Theater indie-go-go fundraiser* Don't be a Bystander! Second Saturday is for Social Justice Portland International Muslim Cultural Fest... Read more