Immigration

City Council on renaming a street to Cesar Chavez

Airs at: Fri, 11/23/2007 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

The Portland City Council took testimony on renaming a major street in honor of César Chávez. KBOO’s Andy Seaton has the report. Read more

Student deported while renewing driver's license

Airs at: Tue, 11/20/2007 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

On Friday a young college student was arrested when she went to the Department of Motor Vehicles in Hillsboro to renew her drivers license. KBOO reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund has more. Read more

Upcoming Topics

We reserve the right to change our minds, but just in case you're wondering, we are probably going to cover these topics in the next few months... and this is not in order by date or anything. --Grace Paley Birthday Celebration and Memorial Party --The Native American Occupa... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 3, 2007

Airs at: Sun, 09/02/2007 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In this Labor Day show, Bill Resnick and Bill Smalldone discuss the power of the German working class since World War II; Tom Becker reviews the history of Labor Day; Luz Maria Gordillo reads a short story about Mexican family whose father has crossed the border to work; an... Read more

ICE vigil

Airs at: Wed, 08/22/2007 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Immigrations and Customs Enforecement, also known as ICE, arrested Elvira Arellano and deported her on Sunday. Elvira has been a leader in the immigrant rights movement and a mother of a ten year old. Last night, Elvira found her influence once again rippling across the na... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 6, 2007

Airs at: Mon, 08/06/2007 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Today's show, hosted by Norm Diamond, features an discussion between Bill Resnick and Chris Phelps about the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) then and now. They compare student activism of the 1960s with what's going on today. Then Norm Diamond interviews novelist... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Sun, 07/29/2007 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

This program deals with themes of life, death, and survival: Zombie movies as a symptom of too much death-production; killing and dying in the modern military; surviving without shelter on the streets of Portland; the risks of death and rape crossing the border; and the hop... Read more

PSU Domestic Violence Conference

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2007 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Portland State University, in collaboration with the Bradley Angle House and Healing Roots Village, is expanding and reprioritizing the domestic violence dialogue and awareness. Yvette Maranowski attended this weekend's annual conference and has the details. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 2, 2007

This program, hosted by Luz María Gordillo, discusses immigration and labor, reviews Michael Moore's film "Sicko," and considers a National Health Care System. Frann Michel comments on issues being discussed at the US Social Forum in Georgia. Read more

Day Laborer's Press Conference

The organization of day laborers in Portland, known as Voz or ‘Voice’, held a press conference and rally yesterday to protest the way immigration raids have affected the immigrant community. Romeo Sosa of Voz was one of the speakers at the rally. Read more