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Feminism for the 99%

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Cinzia Arruzza talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about Women's Strike USA and the book/pamphlet Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto which she co-authored. They discuss the Women's Strike happening this Friday, March 8 in cities around the world, including Portland. Arruz... Read more

Rayquan Borum Trial Begins + Scaling Up Climate Resistance

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2019 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Final Straw Radio
Rayquan Borum Trial Begins + Scaling Up Climate Resistance This week we’re sharing two interviews. You can download it here. First up, Bursts spoke with glo merriweather and jamie marsicano, two supporters of Rayquan Borum, a young black man accused by Charlotte PD of kill... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 25

Airs at: Wed, 03/06/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
Kris Gowen Interview | Vicky Mazzone - One Nation Under Song: My Karaoke Journey Through Grief, Joy and America Another Read Through, 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland OR  March 8th.  NOTE: this event starts at 6 p.m., not 7 p.m. as previously stated.  Kris will be readin... Read more

International Women's Day/March/Strike

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Friday, March 8th is International Women’s Day.  As faithful Mole listeners may recall, the holiday has its origins in class struggle and socialist politics of the early twentieth century In New York, “in 1908, 15,000 women garment workers, the majority of them immigran... Read more

Oregon's Clean Energy Jobs Bill

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
More than a decade ago, Oregon began putting laws on the books to limit global warming pollution, but every time a bill is proposed to cap carbon emissions while growing a clean economy and job market, it has been blocked by major polluters' clout. This year, the state legi... Read more

Organizing for Social Change

Airs at: Wed, 02/27/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
On the RadioActivist this week, Lisa Loving and Suzanne LaGrande interview Dara Snyder and Seemab Hussani. Organizer and educator Dara Snyder will talk with us today about  her work as a community educator with the YMCA of Greater Oregon, and some of the ways in which she ... Read more

Civil Society Versus the Drug War

Airs at: Sun, 03/03/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we continue our look at the upcoming annual meeting of the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs and hear from representatives of civil society organizations discussing the global war on drugs and the need for reform. On today's program we hear from Zara Snapp with Ac... Read more

Buscando America on 02/26/19

Airs at: Tue, 02/26/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
El Q Center reunió a decenas de personas en el Town Hall para hablar sobre los ataques que la comunidad LGBTQ ha estado recibiendo en los ultimos días en Portland. La ayuda humanitaria se ha convertido en un delito en los Estados Unidos,  escucha en estrevista a Paige Coric... Read more

Made in L.A.: a Documentary

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Made in L.A., an Emmy Award-winning documentary film, will be shown on Sunday, March 3rd at the Clinton Street Theater, 7-9:30 pm, as part of Portland Democratic Socialists of America’s movie night series. Made in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity and th... Read more

Immigrant Rights

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Larry Kleinman, co-founder of PCUN, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Oregon’s farmworker union. Over the last five years PCUN has transitioned to new day-to-day leadership, as Larry, while still advising and working in Woodburn, has worked o... Read more