Housing/Homelessness

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Right 2 Survive & Circle A Radio Go to San Francisco to protest for Affordable Housing and Civil Rights

Airs at: Wed, 02/03/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Tonight you’ll hear from some of the Portlanders who participated in the movement building trip to San Francisco  to protest for Affordable Housing and Civil Rights, as well as some of the people they met along the way.  We’ll also update you on the current situation in the... Read more

Support grassroots relief efforts in Haiti!

KBOO hosts an all-day on-air Fundraiser for Haiti on February 18th! Click here for more info on KBOO's Fundraiser for Haiti Click here for a list of upcoming benefits for Haiti in Portland | Click here for KBOO audio reports on the situation Haiti relief efforts: We have done... Read more

Kicked Out: Stories by Homeless LGBT Youth

Airs at: Tue, 01/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Normal 0 In her foreward to the new anthology Kicked Out--by current and formerly homeless LGBTQ youth-- Judy Shepard (mother of Matthew Shepard) notes that a disproportionate percentage of the youth on America's streets are there in part because they identify as les... Read more

Long Interview with Tommi Kicked Out Contributor

Airs at: Tue, 01/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
In her foreward to the new anthology Kicked Out--by current and formerly homeless LGBTQ youth-- Judy Shepard (mother of Matthew Shepard) notes that a disporportionate percentage of the youth on America's streets are there in part because they identify as lesbian, gay or tra... Read more

Interview with Tenzin From Kicked Out

Airs at: Tue, 01/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
In her foreward to the new anthology Kicked Out--by current and formerly homeless LGBTQ youth-- Judy Shepard (mother of Matthew Shepard) notes that a disporportionate percentage of the youth on America's streets are there in part because they identify as lesbian, gay or tra... Read more

Addition Audio from Ksen Kicked Out Contributor

Airs at: Tue, 01/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
 Earlier this week, Jacob Anderson-Minshall spoke Ksen a contributor from the new anthology Kicked Out, by current and former homeless LGBT youth.  While a short version of the interview is featured on the January 26th Outloud show, here is the extended interview with Ksen.... Read more

OPEN LINES discussion on Supreme Court ruling regarding campaign finance limits and...

Airs at: Thu, 01/21/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
OPEN LINES discussion on Supreme Court ruling regarding campaign finance limits and other current issues on the top KBOO Listeners' minds....Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about t... Read more

Life & Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

Airs at: Thu, 01/14/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
About the program…Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a place to... Read more

Oregon Activist in Jerusalem: part 2

Airs at: Thu, 01/14/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Yesterday, we heard from an Oregon activist who spoke of her experience protesting the apartheid Wall in Palestine.  Today, KBOO reporter Isobel Charle speaks with another Oregon activist who is currently based in Jerusalem. Read more

Squatting Ban in the Netherlands

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
For the last three years a ban on squatting has been in preparation in Dutch politics. A new act that is to ban squatting in the Netherlands passed through parliament on October 15th, 2009. Despite strong critique from the High Court, the union of city councils and even the... Read more