Activism

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

Airs at: Mon, 01/09/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Obama Break with Netanyahu's Settler Expansion Too Little, Too Late; Trump and his Cabinet Nominees Pose a Grave Threat to Civil Liberties; Rising ocean temperatures due to climate change are bleaching & killing many of Earths vital coral reefs. Featuring Richard Silver... Read more

Positively Revolting with Linda Tirado

Airs at: Fri, 01/06/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Please join us for a great conversation with Linda Tirado, author of Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America. Are the poor really to blame for the selection of Trump? We say NO. To join in the conversation call 503-231-8187 Like us on Facebook where you can find us... Read more

The Assassination of Sister Maura

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Sister Maura Clarke, a Catholic nun and three other women were assassinated by the El Salvadoran government in December 1980. This was a government supported by the United States. What did Sister Maura do that resulted in her violent death? Under the context of Vatican II, ... Read more

Are Local Law Enforcement Agencies Closing Ranks?

Airs at: Thu, 01/05/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

JoAnn discusses a proposal to combine the Multnomah County Sheriffs and Portland Police Bureau under the authority of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s office. She'll review the report on Multnomah County Jails that came out late last year. Also a discussion of the last t... Read more

Seeking Peace on Earth: A PEACE TALKS RADIO Special

Airs at: Fri, 01/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Water World

Water World is off....instead we present Peace Talks Radio's annual compendium of highlights from the past year's programs including reducing political polarization, the neuroscience of peacemaking, how meditative practices help school kids, the humanitarian work of Doct... Read more

Valentine's Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Incarceration often prevents, families, friends and lovers from spending Valentine's Day together so Prison Pipeline hosts wanted to create a way to use the KBOO airwaves to connect people through messages of love. On the day before Valentine's Day Prison Pipeline will host... Read more

VOICES OF RESISTANCE FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL: BLACK POWER AT 50 IN DC

Airs at: Wed, 01/04/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Todays program includes the fifth and final part of our series Black Power: 50 Years in DC, 1966-2016. The Black Arts Movement is our focus today and features our interview with fiber artist and cultural activist Januwa Moja, who has exhibited her wearable art throughout... Read more

Alternative Radio: Medea Benjamin

Airs at: Tue, 01/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Medea Benjamin is a renowned peace activist and social justice advocate. She travels around the world and documents human rights violations. She's co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK. She is the recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize from the Fellows... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 2, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this first episode of the Old Mole for 2017 and we hear: 1. Carrie Cantrell talks about her experience as an Intersex person and the work she does around the issue. 2. Frann Michel shares an article about sustainable activism that can prevent despair. 3.... Read more

The Future is Now!

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker, in contrast with his own self-confessed pessimism, shares Tom Barnard's article from Counterpunch about the opportunities for positive political change in the face of the incoming Trump administration. Photo Credit: http://uthmag.com/hope-the-answer-to-a-perfe... Read more