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Tigray Committee of Portland will hold demonstration to end ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia

Airs at: Thu, 01/07/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  In a region of Ethiopia, a war is being waged against the country’s own citizens in the northern region of Tigray. Government forces have attacked the ethnic minority that lives there and driven tens of thousands into neighboring Sudan as refugees since the war began ... Read more

Martin Luther King Day Celebration on KBOO

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2021 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Produced for:  MLK Day Special
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” A Tribute to the Life & Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, January 18, 2021 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Streaming on: www.worldartsfoundation.org, Open Signal, KBOO 90.7 FM,  This retrospective program draws from our organization's legac... Read more

Bail Funds in the Age of COVID & BLM Uprisings

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Amanda Trujillo with Portland Freedom Fund (PFF).  PFF is a volunteer-run abolitionist organization currently dedicated to reducing harms perpetuated against our Black, Brown and Indigenous neighbors by the criminal justice system through posti... Read more

Opposition to Interstate Urban Renewal Area expansion organizes "Postpone the Vote" campaign

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  On December 16th, Portland City Council heard testimony from community members urging them not to amend and extend the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area (ICURA). The district covers the area around I-5 in North and Northeast Portland, the majority of Portland’s h... Read more

Magic Forests After Fires

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
While much of the public, and many politicians, believe that high-severity fires destroy wildlife habitat and promote insect infestations, the science proves otherwise. But this false assumption that fire and insects are destructive to wildlife is providing the underlyin... Read more

Martin Luther King Day Celebration on KBOO

“Bridge Over Troubled Water” A Tribute to the Life & Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, January 18, 2021 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Streaming on: www.worldartsfoundation.org, Open Signal, KBOO 90.7 FM,  This retrospective program draws from our organization's legac... Read more

Buscando America on 01/05/21

Airs at: Tue, 01/05/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En el programa de esta semana no te pierdas el lanzamiento del nuevo sencillo de Batallones Femeninos, Aborta el sistema, un grito por el derecho a decidir desde México a Argentina. Estaremos platicando con las artivistas Obeja Negra, Amenic Mc Poetika Rap y SkaffoLaFaro... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 4, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today’s show is hosted by Norm Diamond and includes the following segments: In Memoriam: Denise Morris introduces this interview from the Old Mole archive in which Bill Resnick talks with Leo Panitch about the 2008 crisis of capitalism and what opportunities for socialism... Read more

News in Depth Special: Impact of Coronavirus Part 2

Airs at: Fri, 01/01/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  The KBOO Evening News is off this evening, and instead, we present to you: a look back at some of our favorite News in Depth pieces. Tonight, we will be reflecting on the disparate ways that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted our communities.  First, we hear about... Read more

The Gap: Preschool Organizing and Intentions for 2021

Airs at: Fri, 01/01/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Nat from PDX Childcare Labor Alliance about union organizing for early childcare educators and the recently passed Preschool for All Measure in Multnomah County. We learn about the trajectory of organising effort... Read more