COVID19

U.S. sanctions on Iran further impairs COVID-19 response

Airs at: Thu, 03/19/2020 at 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Iran is ranked third worldwide in terms of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic after China and Italy, but has largely been ignored by Western media. The situation in Iran is exacerbated by sanctions by the United States, which have crippled the Iranian economy, including the... Read more

Why Unionize ?

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Adrienne Enghouse, president of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, returns to Labor Radio to talk union. How can we help young people organize and fight for transformative changes at work? How will organizing change as the economic recession and Co... Read more

PDX COVID19 Mutual Aid

Airs at: Thu, 03/19/2020 at 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Local community organizers have created a group called Portland COVID 19 Mutual Aid. You can join the group on Facebook, or sign up to volunteer or to ask for help. On the KBOO website, you can go to kboo dot fm slash covid 19, and look for the Resource list. There you w... Read more

Community Supported Agriculture, Food Forests, & Cookbooks

Airs at: Wed, 03/18/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Food Show

We’re all stuck at home trying to slow the spread of COVID 19. Our lives are disrupted and most things are closed including restaurants, bars, and the KBOO studio. Given these strange circumstances, this Food Show episode discusses strategies to address community food secur... Read more

Katie Hopkins | Britain's Most Hated Person

Airs at: Tue, 03/17/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Open Air

Katie Hopkins is relatively new to us in the US. However, in the UK Katie is known for being Britain’s most hated person due to her unapologetic outspoken views, she does not conform to PC convention. Katie has admitted that her opinions have made her unemployable in the ... Read more

Oregon #COVID19 Resource List

To add resources to this list, email [email protected] Advocacy & Mutual Aid Efforts Link Type PDX Covid19 Mutual Aid Facebook group shorturl.at/cuKM8 Local group forming to support community members with free ... Read more

Mutual Aid in Time of Pandemic

Airs at: Wed, 03/18/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

3rd Wednesday co-host Sara from Portland Assembly joins Paul to talk about the PDX Covid-19 Mutual Aid Network and other efforts to provide direct assistance with shopping and other forms of collective self-help. At least two Facebook groups have sprung up recently to pr... Read more

Buscando America on 03/17/20

Airs at: Tue, 03/17/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Conversación con Noris Lara sobre vejez y programas para evitar violencia en Oregon. Escucha la poética de Mirtha Luz Pérez Robledo con Cantos de resurrección. Más allá de la muerte, el amor. En Voxes que Luxan Isabel Bermejillo, integrante de la escuela de autodefensa Muta... Read more

The Well-read Red

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

A reading from a recent blog by social critic Mike Davis, author of the 2005 book, The Monster at the Door: the Global Threat of Avian Flu, a prescient examination of pandemics in the context of late-stage capitalism. Davis’s piece was recently published on the Haymarket Bo... Read more

COVID19 Info for KBOO Volunteers

KBOO volunteers: We want to first thank you for your support as we implement some operational changes in response to the COVID-19 state-wide mandate issued by Governor Kate Brown on 3/12/20. As a result, our collective decision is to practice social distancing necessary to... Read more