Activism

PSU says campus cops won't have guns; Disarm PSU celebrates a hard fought victory

Airs at: Tue, 08/18/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

"Even when you're working in a basement, and you're hungry, and you're tired, and you aren't getting paid, and you're 19, and you're in your undergrad, and you feel stupid and like nothing you do matters -- it does matter, if you can stay vigilant and stay consistent ... Read more

KBOO Street Team: Weekend Protest Report

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

On tonight's KBOO News In-Depth, KBOO News' street reporting team was out this last weekend reporting from the streets of Portland. In today's News in Depth, the team shares their report and collected audio including: -Friday night's protest in North Portland where Por... Read more

Perspective: Use It Or Lose It

Airs at: Wed, 08/19/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

On this edition of Free Culture Radio we speak with Haven Wheelock, syringe services coordinator for Outside In and one of the chief petitioners for Oregon Ballot Measure 110, about harm reduction, overdose prevention, and decriminalizing people who use drugs; and we hea... Read more

What's Going On... (Part 2)

Airs at: Tue, 08/18/2020 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

PDX Black Youth Movement, Waz Wu, Black Resilience Fund

Airs at: Wed, 08/19/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Food Show

This episode features inspiring interviews with: Kai Ingram, organizer with PDX Black Youth Movement @pdxblackyouthmvmt Waz Wu, blogger and graphic designer @wazwu Cameron Whitten, co-creator of the Black Resilience Fund @blackresiliencefund The PDX Black Youth Moveme... Read more

Saving the USPS

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers talks with Jamie Partridge, of KBOO's own Labor Radio. Jamie Partridge is also a retired postal worker, a labor activist, and a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers. He talks with Desiree about the fallout from the appointment of Tru... Read more

Civil Liberties and Protest in the Time of COVID

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

The House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties recently held a Democratic Roundtable on “The Bill of Rights in the Balance: The Deployment of Federal Troops Against the American People.” On this week's installment of Prison Pipeline we ... Read more

Badges Beyond Borders w/ Stuart Schrader - Ep 74

Airs at: Sat, 08/15/2020 at 6:30am - Sat, 08/22/2020 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Stuart Schrader stops by the podcast to discuss his book, "Badges Without Borders: How Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing", along with the recent protests against police brutality, the massive changes in policing that came out of the fight for civil r... Read more

Freedom Now w/Uhuru Sasa: Cultural Programming Inside

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Adam Carpinelli interviews the wife of a member of Uhuru Sasa, an African-American Cultural Club based at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, Oregon. The club's mission is to develop the members through culture, vocation and education. Read more

Black demonstrators in Portland talk about their message being hijacked

Airs at: Thu, 08/13/2020 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

The trajectory of Black Lives Matter protests in Portland has been a varied one. Since the introduction of federal agents last month, some have argued that the protests have gotten off message. They say that focus shifted away from the fight for racial justice, just w... Read more