Education

Interview with Mark Baumgarten, author of Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2012 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

Erin Yanke interviews Mark Baumgarten, author of the book Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music. Mark will be reading in Portland July 12th, 7:30pm, at Powells Books on Burnside. The reading and book signing will be followed by a K Records tribut... Read more

Cory Lira on Fat Activism and the "Obesity Crisis"

Airs at: Fri, 06/22/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Cory hails from Portland, Oregon. She is a queer fierce fat femme, a cultural worker and educator. Her cultural work predominantly focuses on intersectionality and visibility within identity politics and social justice. Cory specifically dedicates her time to issues of fat ... Read more

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Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

20th Anniversary of the Watts Gang Truce Pt. II Carlos Chavez presents part two of the Watts Gang Truce Anniversary program on Political Perspectives. Part one aired last week with a powerful panel discussion titled, Pioneers in Peace. It featured voices from "Freewa... Read more

Dave King on Jobs and the Climate

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Dave King, a local activist and organizer of the upcoming mini-conference on Jobs and the Climate, being held at the Musicians Union Hall. They talk about the various ways that creating an ecologically sustainable world, addressing climate and other... Read more

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Airs at: Wed, 06/13/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the historic Watts Gang Truce in Los Angeles. In April of this year the Watts Community came together to celebrate and discuss what they learned from this important event. Carlos Chavez produces the opening panel discussion for that eve... Read more

Obama Stops Deportations of Young Immigrants

Airs at: Fri, 06/15/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Normal 0 President Obama today announced an end to deportations of undocumented immigrants eligible for the congressional DREAM Act. The DREAM Act provided a path to citizenship for young immigrants who meet certain conditions, although it failed to pass Congress. O... Read more

Koreen Brown on culturally responsive and relevant instructional practices.

Airs at: Fri, 06/08/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Koreen Brown discusses the importance of providing cultural and racial equity to Portland Public School's students experiencing significant mental health concerns as well as the findings of her academic research on Mexican American males counter stories of educational succe... Read more

Queer Culture Radio

Airs at: Thu, 06/07/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Out Loud

On tonight's show, we welcome comedians, Oregon Safe Schools & Communities Coalition, and spoken word artists. Our first segment features Belinda Carroll and Sandra Valls, who are both performing at the Pride Comedy Showcase on June 14. June is Pride month, and there are ma... Read more

Who Builds Your City???

Airs at: Wed, 06/06/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Have you ever thought about who builds your city? Sharon Maxwell is a local construction contractor who just won the contract to help renovate and build out Portland Community College's Cascade Campus on North Killingsworth Street. How many other Black women have achieved t... Read more

Itafari Foundation

Airs at: Thu, 05/31/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Vicky Trabosh, co-founder of the Itafari Foundation talks about a fundraiser Friday, June 1st, for this local nonprofit organization that works to help communities in Rwanda. The event, Building Hope and a School Brick by Brick is Friday, June 1st at 7PM (Doors open at 6) a... Read more