Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Radical Re-envisioning of Life on a Hot Planet

Airs at: Mon, 06/21/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Richard A. Smith, a historian of modern China, and also an environmentalist activist who co-founded the organization System Change Not Climate Change. His writings include two books: China’s Engine of Environmental Collapse and Green Capitalism: the ... Read more

Human Rights and Dignity for People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 06/16/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The International Network of People Who Use Drugs organized a side event at the recent UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, entitled “The Right to Rights: How do we get there for People who Use Drugs.” On this edition of Century of Lies we hear from two of th... Read more

Inside Washington Co: Racism (part 2)

Airs at: Wed, 06/09/2021 at 9:00am - 9:30am
This week, we offer part two of our discussion on racism in Washington County, with community activist Hector Hinojosa and an expert panel. In part two, we focus on the pandemic uncovering racist inequities, issues of social justice, activism, and consider what lies ahead. ... Read more

Celebrating the Thin Green Line

Airs at: Mon, 07/12/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program first aired on April 19, 2021 For nearly two decades communities across the Pacific Northwest have been fighting off multiple efforts to turn the region into a fossil fuel export hub. Today we’ll look back at the successes of what Eric de Place with Sightli... Read more

Portland's Industrial Sacrifice Zone

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program originally aired on March 29, 2021   Before European settlers transformed the north reach of the Willamette River, near its confluence with the Columbia, it was a braided river of shallow channels and islands rich in biodiversity. Today the area is designat... Read more

Decolonizing Drug Policy

Airs at: Wed, 06/02/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
Harm Reduction International recently organized a panel discussion entitled “Decolonizing drug policy: Dismantling racism and colonialism through drug policy reform.” We hear from some of the speakers including Kojo Koram, a writer, attorney, and lecturer in law at the Birk... Read more

Bonus Episode: no. NOT EVER

Airs at: Fri, 05/28/2021 at 7:00am - 7:15am
Produced for:  It Did Happen Here
Kate Boyd and Cristien Storm of the Seattle-based collaborative group If You Don’t They Will discuss “no. NOT EVER”, an interactive, immersive presentation of cultural resistance to white nationalism practiced by rural and suburban groups in the Pacific Northwest throughout... Read more

George Floyd: A Year Later

Airs at: Thu, 05/27/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  On May 25, 2020, George Floyd took his last labored breaths, while Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck. What happened that night reverberated around the world. One year later, we reflect on how George Floyd’s death galvanized a racial justice movem... Read more

Abolition and Political Prisoners

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Saudia Durrant with the Abolitionist Law Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Saudia Durrant is a racial justice organizer with the Abolitionist Law Center. For more information: https://abolitionistlawcenter.org Read more

Thousands march in downtown Portland in support of Palestinians

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  On Saturday, Portland joined with cities all over the world to rally in support of Palestinians. Last week Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, halting the eleven days of attacks that have killed at least 248 people in Gaza, including 66 children. Twelve people in Isr... Read more