War/Peace

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MLK's Message of Non-Violence

Airs at: Sun, 01/18/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Will the US ramp up the war in Afghanistan?  If so, a major, but often overlooked, part of Martin Luther King's message will be scorned -- his rejection of militarism and hyper-nationalism.  This article by Robert Griffin appeared in Common Dreams, and is read here by Tom B... Read more

Movie Moles: "Frost/Nixon"

Airs at: Sun, 01/18/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Laurie Mercier review and fact-check the current film Frost/Nixon.  They review the real history of the famous interviews, and ask whether getting public officials to confess their crimes is as important as seeing what's wrong with the structures ... Read more

King's Vision for Obama

Airs at: Sun, 01/18/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
"What Would King Tell Obama?"  In this article by Michael Honey, read here by Tom Becker, we are reminded that Dr. King's message of non-violence applies to the violence of poverty and economic inequality, and to military interventions.  Honey's piece appreared on the websi... Read more

MLK Tribute Day

Airs at: Sun, 01/18/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
A preview of today's 24th Annual Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "Keep Alive the Dream." The celebration airs live until 7:00pm when Hard Knock Radio will provide more coverage. Listen to the live audio stream here Also Yugen Rashad speaks with local people who ... Read more

Film unveils story of Liberian women's peace movement

Airs at: Thu, 01/15/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
"Pray the Devil Back to Hell" tells the amazing and  inspiring story of Liberian women who helped stop the Civil War in Liberia. We speak to Director Gini Reticker who has chronicled the stories of heroic women, not only in Liberia, but also Ghana, Rwanda and Morrocco. Lear... Read more

Crisis in Gaza and Local Response

Airs at: Thu, 01/15/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Host Ani Haines speaks with Nael Saker about the upsurge of violence in Gaza. Nael Saker works with the Arab American Cultural Center of Oregon.  While he is now a U.S. citizen, Nael is originally from Gaza City, where his brother and sisters still live. International pressu... Read more

Day 20 of Israel's attack on Gaza (includes report on disruption of Tzipi Livni's press conference)

Airs at: Thu, 01/15/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A total of 45 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Friday; bringing the number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing Israeli offensive to one thousand, one hundred sixty seven, including three hundred seventy children and eighty five women. At least 5200, i... Read more

boycott Israel!

   This is the video I referred to on air.  It is gory.   http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-802851144676245446&ei=9mVtSfPeLISa-wHv86Fz&q=Gaza+war+crimes&hl=en&emb=1       I could start with the easy prediction: Propaganda mindsets will prevail in 2009. Thus, instead o... Read more

Debate on the Role of Israel in the Gaza Crisis

Airs at: Wed, 01/14/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
On the Jan 15 Radiozine, KBOO hosts a two part program on the crisis in Gaza. First, a debate on the role of Israel in the crisis. Then, an update on what's happening there.  This is part one.  Bob Horenstein, the Communications Director of the Jewish Federation of Portland... Read more

Update on Gaza

Airs at: Wed, 01/14/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
On the Jan 15 Radiozine, Jenka Soderberg host a two part program on the crisis in Gaza. This is part two - an update on the situation in Gaza, from Rami Almeghari in Maghazi Refugee Camp outside Gaza City.  She also speaks with Pennie Quinton in Nablus, where a 'Safe Place ... Read more