Latino/Hispanic

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Immigrant Latino Wood Framers Organize for Power

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The Portland area carpenters union, UBC local 1503, is throwing their weight behind an immigrant workers organizing drive.  Marcus Rodriguez,  a carpenter and organizer with local 146, and Jason Sheckler, vice president of local 1503, will discuss the opportunities and c... Read more

Milenio / Books to Prisoners

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Milenio is an organization that facilitates the involvement of Latinos at all levels of public decision-making and politics. Milenio strives to improve education outcomes, advocate for immigration reform, incarceration, women's rights, LGBT rights, political innovation a... Read more

Spinning the wheel of fortune

Airs at: Fri, 04/14/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 04/15/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
  VJ is sitting in for Alejandro this week, spinning La Ruleta to see what we end up with...¡buena suerte! Will it be silky? Crunchy? Picosa? Dulce? Crujiente? Jugoso? Grasiento? Blando? Salado? Balanced? Off-center? The Wheel knows, and only when we spin it will we k... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for April 3, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker is the host of this episode of the Old Mole, and it includes these segments: Union Activist Mark Dudzic talks with Bill Resnick about Medicare for all and the role of Unions in making it happen.  Laurie Mercier and Thomas A. Saenz discuss the intensification... Read more

Aggressive ICE Raids

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Recent aggressive raids and detentions of immigrants by ICE  (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), how they are different from those during Obama regime, how Latino and immigrant communities are reacting, and how to mobilize allies in support of immigrants. Laurie Merci... Read more

Positively Revolting Solidarity with Immigrant Communities

Airs at: Fri, 03/31/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
With immigrant communities facing increasing hate crimes, harassment, and deportations, Ani and Lyn talk with community members about furthering support and solidarity between non-immigrant and immigrant communities. Our guests will be Francisco Aguirre, who lived in sanc... Read more

Cesar Chavez Day Special Programming

Airs at: Fri, 03/31/2017 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
This Friday, 3/31, is the birthday and nationally-recognized holiday (since 2014) to acknowledge UFW founder and farm labor organizing champion, Cesar Chavez.   KBOO will be airing Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta speeches from our archives, and from those of sister sta... Read more

Gaby Moreno: Live on KBOO!

Airs at: Wed, 03/29/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Intersections Radio
  Since moving to Los Angeles from her native Guatemala, singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno has achieved remarkable success as a musician. She has been nominated for an Emmy and won a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist. She has released four albums, toured with singers Tracy C... Read more

La Ruleta

Airs at: Fri, 03/24/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 03/25/2017 at 12:00am
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Evening News: A Soundbite Summary of Immigrant Oppression in Oregon - 2017 on 03/21/17

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Monday, March 20th, activists, families, and supporters from the general public turned out in Woodburn, Oregon to collectively demand that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leave the state of Oregon. KBOO's Canaan Schlesinger compiled a selection of clips from ... Read more