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Court Case Tackles Infiltration of Activists in WA

Airs at: Thu, 04/06/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In the case of Panagacos v Towery, US Army Force Protection Division employees at Fort Lewis in Washington State have appealed a state order. The order denies motions to dismiss 1st and 4th Amendment claims brought against them by Olympia-area activists. The activists say ... Read more

Non-Violent Protest Under Attack

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Alycee Lane from The Article 20 Network to KBOO.   Alycee is an Oakland, California-based writer and author of Coming in From the Cold, a blog exploring political issues through the prism of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence. ... Read more

The Plot to Kill King

Airs at: Thu, 04/06/2017 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, Ray entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the... Read more

Transformation & Success After Prison

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Anna Debenham.  Anna works with prisoners at the Columbia River Correctional Institution in Portland as a life skills educator in collaboration with Phoenix Rising Transition Services.  They have created a series of programs for prisoners that are... Read more

(Mostly Black) Citizens Barred from Portland City Council: Six Arrested

Airs at: Thu, 03/30/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Six people were arrested yesterday, outside of City Council Chambers in downtown Portland, Oregon. Citizens were assembled to draw attention to the Portland police killing of 17-year-old Quanice (Kwa-niss) Hayes and lack of transparency surrounding that case. when support... Read more

10 Steps to End Mass Incarceration in America

Airs at: Thu, 03/30/2017 at 8:00am - Fri, 03/31/2017 at 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
   Howell Woltz speaks from personal experience. He was arrested, illegally denied bail, and unlawfully held for seven years by the U.S. Government, though never convicted in or by any court of jurisdiction. Woltz vividly illustrates each of his suggested reforms with rive... Read more

Cannabis and Spirituality

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Stephen Gray is the author of Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally. On October 1st 2015, Oregon joined Washington and Colorado as the third state to legalize recreational use of cannabis. Now that it is easy as going to one of th... Read more

Trevor Aaronson and Joe Meyer Discuss Mo is Shy

Produced for:  Evening News
I checked out Trevor Aaronson's book, 'Terror Factory' from the Sarasota Library on my Mom's card. I was particularly interested in Mr Aaronson's coverage of the Mohamded Mohamud case here in Portland. I covered the trial for KBOO News and several things about the case seem... Read more

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 va... Read more

Seeking Justice for Quanice Hayes

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
On February 9th 2017 in Northeast Portland, a 17 year old child, Quanice Derrick Hayes was shot three times, twice in the chest and once through the head at point blank range.   He was shot and killed by Portland Police Officer Andrew Hearst.    The family of Quanice Hayes... Read more