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Music Inside and Outside of Prisons

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews folks with the non profit organization Open Heart Open Minds speaking about their Outta Sight Outta Mind Music program at Columbia River Correctional Institution in Portland, Oregon More information: https://www.openheartsopenminds.org Read more

The Gap: Interview with Sisters of the Road and Talkin' Term Limits

Airs at: Fri, 08/11/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea interview Sisters of the Road Executive Director Kat Mahoney and Communications and Fundraising Director Justice Hager. We talk about their organization's work, how it fits into the local landscape, and what other non-profits ... Read more

The Age of Water Protectors and Climate Chaos

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What do sanctions against Venezuela have to do with the Dakota Access Pipeline? In this 2022 talk for the Portland chapter of DSA, Dr. Nick Estes (citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) lays out the geopolitical context of land-based indigenous challenges to the fossil fue... Read more

Apology from a Cop

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Teri Jacobs and civil rights attorney Juan Chavez with the Oregon Justice Resource Center.  Following the murder of George Floyd, protests erupted in many cities around the world. Independent photojournalist Teri Jacobs was documenting protests ... Read more

Glenna Hayes and John Griffiths about Build a Movement 2023

Airs at: Fri, 08/04/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
To contact Glenna Hayes and/or to sign up for the up-coming Build a Movement:  Glennah@UCPConnections.org      or  call or text  503-522-0409 Build a Movement is a group of self-advocates who have disabilities.  We meet to talk with each other about issues.  In our final m... Read more

Beyond Bars

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration. A new book has just been released entitled Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States. Featuring contributions from The Sentencing... Read more

Sonali Kolhatkar on Her New Book: Rising Up

Airs at: Thu, 08/03/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Beloved radio host and producer Sonali Kolhatkar, host of Rising Up with Sonali, talks about her new book and ways that racism impacts media today. Read more

Kent Ford and the "The Portland Black Panthers"

Airs at: Thu, 08/03/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  Portland is  widely regarded as a liberal bastion, and yet the 2010 census found it to be “America’s whitest major city.” Longstanding racial tensions led to the formation of a local branch of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s.  Based in the city’s Albina Distric... Read more

Democracy in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Portland is embarking on a great experiment, a pretty radical change in the how the city council and mayor operate, thanks to the Charter Commission and a 58% approval from the voters. But will it work to democratize city governance and can city elites be defeated in their ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 7, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Democracy in Portland: Portland is embarking on a great experiment, a pretty radical change in the how the city council and mayor operate, thanks to the Charter Commission and a 58% ap... Read more