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Thanksgiving Day: Reminder of Native America

Airs at: Thu, 11/26/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
On this show, I have prepared a hand-picked compilation of powerful songs and mini-lectures designed to help you remember about Native America, the meaning of the ancient peoples and ways, and the unmistakable importance of bringing a lot of it to the public eye given th... Read more

Petition to demilitarize Portland Police advocates end of military-style training and weapons on the force

Airs at: Tue, 11/24/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  A local petition to demilitarize the Portland Police has been gaining traction, with signers including veterans groups, faith-based communities and environmental advocates.  KBOO's Ethan Sandweiss spoke with Alison Cole, the petition's administrator about what demili... Read more

Ep 117. It Takes A Village To Make It Through Another Week

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2020 at 12:30am - Mon, 11/30/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
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Flipping the Script on the Prison Industrial Complex

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews members of Oregonians Against Slavery and Involuntary Servitude (OASIS).  This group is committed to changing the language of the Oregon Constitution to formally ban slavery and involuntary servitude of incarcerated persons.  For more informat... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop: Episode 09 with Jodi Darby

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
Jodi Darby Jodi Darby is a media artist, activist and educator specializing in experimental video and photography.  Her work reflects an interest in re-purposing history, mapping the changing North American landscape and finding beauty in that which has been discarded a... Read more

Six months of Black Lives Matter protests in Portland inspires reflection

Airs at: Tue, 11/24/2020 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Wednesday marks six months since the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Six months later, protesters continue to gather each day to press for racial justice. Charlie Westley is an organizer who has been protesting daily and she reflected on her experience ... Read more

Giving Back to PDX: Giving Tuesday 2020

Airs at: Tue, 12/01/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
KBOO is grateful to be a part of Willamette Week’s Give Guide for the 5th year in a row. This year on Giving Tuesday we want to embody the spirit of community giving by using the airwaves to highlight nonprofits featured in this year's Give Guide. KBOO Station Co-manager... Read more

Morality, safety, and food production in a changing world

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2020 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Today we get to speak with Matthew Cooper, an organizer for Compassionate PDX, about Fur Free Friday and the campaign to ban the sale of new fur goods in Oregon. Then we hear from Dr. Michael Gregor on the relationship between animal agriculture and recurring pandemics. Read more

Buscando America on 11/24/20

Airs at: Tue, 11/24/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Tuvimos el honor de conversar con Ysabel Omega desde Lima Perú, para hablar de sus 20 años de carrera musical representando el lado femenino del reggae. También festejamos el nacimiento del EZLN hace 37 años  y escuchamos el conversatorio Autonomía: corazón del pueblo, or... Read more

Senators push for investigation into unpaid labor in rehab centers

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin formally requested an investigation from the Government Accountability Office into federally funded rehab programs that use unpaid labor from people seeking addiction treatment.  Reporting done by Reveal showed that at least... Read more