Civil Rights/Human Rights

"Human Beings with 5 Fingers" Reporter Going To Standing Rock

KBOO is proud to support Standing Rock and to bring this message to you from KBOO reporter Christopher Francisco, Dine' (Navajo). Christopher is producer and host of Human Beings with 5 Five Fingers on KBOO.FM. Recently, Christopher reported from the Peltier Justice Ride ov... Read more

QTPOC Talk on 09/20/16

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: QTPOC Talk

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Fall 1-hour Special

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae presents a fall membership drive one-hour edition of Stage & Studio. First up we feature with Alexis Tidwell (Crystal), Johari Nandi Mackey (Chiffon) and Ebony Blake (Ronnette) who make up the dynamic trio chorus in Little Shop of Horrors at Portland Center Stage. We... Read more

Lies, and the Concept of a Post Truth World

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Have you dear listener been having trouble believing what you hear or read lately, or wondering why some of our fellow citzens are lapping up what seems to be impossible and contradictory stories as truth? Well, Ari Rabin-Havt and Media Matters wrote a book, Lies Incorpora... Read more

Indigenous Activist Tom Goldtooth on More Arrests in North Dakota and Excerpts from Greg Palast's New Film

Airs at: Wed, 09/14/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Today on Flashpoints: More arrests in North Dakota in defense of mother Earth. We'll speak with Tom Goldtooth, a Native American environmental activist. And we air excerpts of the documentary film by Greg Palast, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Read more

Building a Movement Inside & Outside: Reflections on September 9th

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Adam Carpinelli will interview national, local and regional organizers from groups like Black Lives Matters, Anarchist Black Cross and the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee about organizing for the September 9, 2016 call for a national prisoner strike. Organizers wi... Read more

North West Intersex Action League; and the housing needs of trans people.

Airs at: Tue, 09/13/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Preference

We'll chat this week with Carrie Cantrell, one of the founders and moderators of the North West Intersex Action League, who works as an activist-at-large through speaking, writing, and community organizing. NWIAL exists to find, support, enrich, and empower people who have ... Read more

Gilli Smyth

Airs at: Fri, 09/09/2016 at 10:00pm - Sat, 09/10/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: La Ruleta

Magical moon witch visionary, humble and powerful poetress, holy mistress, enchanting soul and enveloping spirit, the core of Gong, the half apple, half orange, pineapple, banana dreamer. Endless words cannot describe this woman, a genius on her own terms, who left this co... Read more

Who Owns/Controls the African Body?

Airs at: Thu, 09/08/2016 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: guess who's coming to radio??!!

As long as there have been humans, there has been struggle; however, 2016 has been a year of immense loss, and a new generation of ideological polarization. Clearly this is purposeful (since those who create the narrative profit off of this polarization). There are those ... Read more

Steven Hill on "Expand Social Security Now! How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve"

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Steven Hill about his new book "Expand Social Security Now! How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve." He exposes the six biggest myths and lies about Social Security. The myths are 1. Social Security is going bankrupt.... Read more