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Yes for Police Accountability Campaign launch outlines benefits of new oversight system

Airs at: Wed, 09/23/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth, we listen in to the launch of the Yes for Police Accountability Campaign. The campaign is about 26-217, and if passed, the ballot measure would create a new police oversight body by amending the City Charter. The new oversight boar... Read more

Steve Poikonen, cohost of Slow News Day / the Free Assange online vigil series - Ep 79

Airs at: Wed, 09/23/2020 at 6:30am - Wed, 09/30/2020 at 6:30am
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
Steve Poikonen, host of Slow News Day and co-host of the Free Assange online vigil series, joins us for a discussion on all things Julian Assange (FYI: this was recorded before the recent hearings on Julian’s extradition from the U.K.)  We discuss Steve’s view of NAFTA-driv... Read more

Buscando America on 09/22/20

Airs at: Tue, 09/22/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  Este programa fue dedicado al auge de las movilizaciones feministas en México, debido al clima de hartazgo y violencia generalizada. Hablamos con Obeja Negra rapera y promotora cultural, así como con Cynthia Martínez chelista y el defensor de derechos humanos del Colecti... Read more

Police Reform

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Seemab Hussaini with the Council on American Islamic Relations and Brown Hope about the work of the Portland police reform network. They discuss why police reform is so important and what is necessary for it to happen as today is perhaps the best cha... Read more

Buscando America on 09/15/20

Airs at: Tue, 09/15/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En este programa hablamos sobre el apocalipsis climático y los devastadores incendios que arden en la costa oeste. La Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos en CDMX es ahora la Casa de Refugio “Ni Una Menos”. y el Consejo Indígena y Popular de Guerrero - Emiliano Zapata lle... Read more

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty on reducing police terror

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2020 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  "[It] depends on that officer's perception of the call that they're on. I also know that ... community members have been trained to make the calls sound as scary as possible to get a quicker police response." Before Jo Ann Hardesty was a Portland City Commissioner, she s... Read more

17 TRIPP-P 23Aug2020

Airs at: Sun, 08/23/2020 at 12:00am - 12:15am
Produced for:  TRIPP-P
TRIPP-P is back! Sorry it took so long.   With the arrival of COVID-19, we were unable to access the fabulous studio resources of KBOO Community Radio, but instead gathered together some equipment to keep the show going. We apologize if the quality is not as good as we c... Read more

The far right, white supremacy, and the police, with ex-FBI agent Mike German

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Mike German is a former FBI agent and a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program. From the Brennan Center's website: The Brennan Center's Liberty & National Security Program seeks to ensure that the U.S. government respects hu... Read more

What's Going On... (Part 3)

Airs at: Tue, 09/01/2020 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  Vinyl Pajama Party
As the world deals with the Pandemic, Social Injustice, and other Challenges, Brian hands over the Vinyl Pajama Party to "Halley" - KBOO'S Semi - Automated DJ. She has a thought-provoking show for your own listening party; whatever  meaning that holds for you. © 2020 pa... Read more

Silent Voices

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers interviews playwright and activist/organizer Donna Hayes about her new play Silent Voices, which depicts the stories of nine people--including her grandson Quanice Hayes--who were killed by Portland Police. They talk also about her role in organizing the P... Read more