Bread and Roses

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Every Friday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

 

Bread and Roses is a collective of women-identified radio activists. We offer feminist public affairs programming. We give voice to those working for social justice and equity, globally and locally. We strive to challenge systems of oppression. All this, and we have fun!

Bread and Roses highlights the achievements of women artists, activists, athletes, scholars and innovators. We strive for programming excellence and collaborative efforts, providing access and training to women.

 

Topic tags: 
Gender, Women, Youth, Class, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Community Building, Activism
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

Bread and Roses on 04/29/11

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
With a career that spans more than five decades, Gloria Steinem has been at the forefront of feminism for nearly all of the modern movement's existence. Bread and Roses host Nico interviews the iconic feminist activist and journalist about the past, present and future of fe... Read more

Bread and Roses on 04/22/11

Airs at: Fri, 04/22/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Mothers battle for Mother Earth: How 'ordinary' women are saving the planet Arrested more than 50 times- most recently at BP's London headquarters-- Texas mom and fisherwoman Diane Wilson shares her journey from quiet fisherwoman to unstoppable activist and her new book "Di... Read more

Mothers battle for Mother Earth

Airs at: Fri, 04/22/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Mothers battle for Mother Earth: How 'ordinary women' are saving the planet: Arrested more than 50 times-most recently at BP's London headquarters- Texas mom Diane Wilson shares her journey from quiet fisherwoman to unstoppable activist willing to chain herself to Union Car... Read more

Bread and Roses on 04/15/11

Airs at: Fri, 04/15/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Join a conversation with Zari Khodaparast Santner, the only female director of Portland's Bureau of Parks & Recreation. She is retiring after nearly 30 years. She began her studies in her native Iran and concluded them at Harvard. In addition to her paid work she is also we... Read more

Zari Santner: Beauty as Public Service

Airs at: Fri, 04/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
A conversation with Zari Khodaparast Santner, the only female Director of Portland's Bureau of Parks & Recreation. She is retiring after nearly 30 years. She began her studies in her native Iran and concluded them at Harvard. In addition to her paid work she is also well kn... Read more

Bread and Roses on 04/08/11

Airs at: Fri, 04/08/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
 Art of Activism: The nuke crisis in Japan has galvanized anti-nuke sentiment around the world. But the No Nukes movements isn't new. What became of the mass protests, the music- the art of activism? Musician/activists from Emma's Revolution join us to take a look back-and ... Read more

Art as Activism

Airs at: Fri, 04/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Japan's nuclear crisis has galvanized anti-nuclear sentiment around the world. But the anti-nuke movement isn't new. What became of the music, the protests, the art of activism of years' past? What does/did activism achieve? Where do we go from here? The musicians of Emma's... Read more

Bread and Roses on 04/01/11

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Let's Talk about Sex! What happens when we avoid talking about sex at home? In our schools? In our communities? How do music videos of young women as sex objects impact a teen girl's image of herself? Join Bread and Roses host Ashley Thirstrup this Friday, April 1st at ... Read more

Bread and Roses on 03/25/11

Airs at: Fri, 03/25/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Feminist 'Campfire Girl' celebrates 25 years of activism: Singer/poet/activist/traveller Michelle Shocked was "discovered" by the music industry after bootleg recordings of her songs at a Texas campfire—recorded on a walkman—became a global hit. Over the years Michelle Shoc... Read more

Bread and Roses on 03/18/11

Airs at: Fri, 03/18/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tara Dorabji is a Tri-Valley CAREs board member and for 5 years before that, she was the Outreach Director and and a Community Organizer to head the youth and campus outreach effort. Tri-Valley CAREs is an activist organization in response to the Lawrence Livermore National... Read more