Activism

Mutual Aid in Portland

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In this time of viral epidemic and lockdown many Portland groups are appealing for help, including the workers in our medical care and hospital systems for personal protective equipment, and the poor, the elderly, the houseless for life necessities. Bill Resnick speaks with... Read more

Building Power in a Pandemic: Labor Notes conference

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

The biennial Labor Notes conference, which usually attracts thousands of rank and file union activists to Chicago, was held online last week. In this episode of Labor Radio we hear from Al Bradbury, Labor Notes director; Stacy Davis Gates, vice-president of the Chicago Tea... Read more

Squirrels Know on 04/24/20

Airs at: Fri, 04/24/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: Squirrels Know

Another day in Quarantine, and my duty is tell you of things you probably have no idea about. This is GenZ New Thought, preparing you for our Fifth World being born :) Read more

Fateful elections ahead, with guest Norman Solomon

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Today's guest Norman Solomon is a long-time activist and media critic (and one-time Portlander) who was a pledged Bernie Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. A long-time associate of the media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (... Read more

Episode 7: Darrell Grant & Alexander Gedeon

Airs at: Thu, 04/23/2020 at 3:30pm

Produced for: Anything But Ordinary

When we recorded this episode of the Anything But Ordinary podcast with critically acclaimed composer and jazz pianist Darrell Grant and experimental opera director, songwriter, and performer Alexander Gedeon a few months ago, the world looked very different, and we were... Read more

Trump's War on the Environment Using the Pandemic as Cover

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

While the world is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the nuclear and fossil fuel industries are keeping busy trying to slip through their latest devious plans. But activists are on to them, even from their socially distanced locations. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk... Read more

Ep 105. It Takes A Village To Install A Bidet

Airs at: Tue, 04/21/2020 at 12:00am - Sun, 05/31/2020 at 12:00am

Produced for: Village Vibes Podcast

Buscando America on 04/21/20

Airs at: Tue, 04/21/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Gritos de auxilio desde los centros de detención de Otay Mesa CA. y Tacoma WA. Las deportaciones de Estados Unidos no cesan y no entienden de controles sanitarios. En la sesión 5 de Pateando Piedras reportan Franco y Torrente sobre el contexto del movimiento social en Chi... Read more

Earth Day Fifty Years Later - Rebroadcast

Airs at: Tue, 04/21/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

On April 22, 1970, millions of people around the world mobilized to celebrate the first Earth Day, helping to kickstart the modern environmental movement. On this episode of Locus Focus, we talk with Denis Hayes, who coordinated the first Earth Day – as once again, all arou... Read more

Jails and COVID-19

Airs at: Wed, 04/22/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century of Lies, a discussion about COVID-19 and jails, specifically Rikers Island in New York, featuring Marcus Brown, an individual recently released from Rikers; New York State Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley; Tahanee Dunn, Prisoner Rights Attorney with the Bro... Read more