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Rural Roots Rising

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Rural Roots Rising
Anyone Can Be An Organizer features Brenda Flores with Raíces in Stanfield, Umatilla County, Juan Navarro with Here to Stay in the mid-Willamette Valley, and Monica Pearson with Indivisible North Coast Oregon in Astoria, Clatsop County. We talked with each of them about ... Read more

Rural Roots Rising

Every 3rd Wednesday at 6:00pm - 6:30pm  Rural Organizing Project produces Rural Roots Rising, a monthly podcast by and for rural Oregonians who are creatively and courageously building stronger and more vibrant communities for a just democracy! This community media projec... Read more

Joe Hill

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
November 19th Marks the 104 year Anniversary of the death of Joe Hill, Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World. We honor Joe Hill this morning with a Phil Ochs tribute recorded live in Montreal 1966. Photo of Joe Hi... Read more

Climate Emergency

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Anais Tuepker, board member with 350 PDX, about the rally coming up at the State Capital on November 21st to push the Governor and legislature to take action on the climate emergency by denying a permit for Jordan Cove LNG. The rally will take place... Read more

Bolivia Uprising

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  On November 10, weeks after a hotly contested election, Bolivia's first indigenous president, Evo Morales, was forced to resign in what many observers have called a coup d'etat.  Since Morales was deposed, violent clashes have erupted around the country and and a righ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 18th, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Densie Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes: Bolivia Uprising: Dan Jaffee interviews Dr. Gisela Rodriguez, a Bolivian sociologist living in Portland, about the roots of the conflict in Bolivia, the record of Evo Morales and his MAS party, and what... Read more

From Beef Cattle Rancher to Animals Rights Activist and Rancher Advocate: Renee King-Sonnen

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2019 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  Today, we have an inspiring tale to share with you as Noah Bristol speaks with Renee King-Sonnen. Renee and her husband Tommy are former beef cattle ranchers, who underwent a moral awakening as first Renee and then her husband began to realize that they could not cont... Read more

Popular Education Presents: Revolutionary with Immortal Technique

Airs at: Thu, 11/14/2019 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Popular Education
Tammy interviews Immortal Technique about everything from his new album (The Middle Passage) to the school he helped build in Afganishtan. This is really, one of the best ones yet.  Read more

Portland native Christine Kramar leads push for Medicare for All

Airs at: Tue, 11/12/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  In looking at the 2020 presidential election, it can be difficult to choose a candidate in a crowded field. For Portland native Christine Kramar, the candidate is less important than the policy. Kramar is organizing a Medicare for All Delegate Network to attend the ... Read more

Oregon DACA Coalition's Home is Here rally looks to shift narrative on undocumented experience

Airs at: Tue, 11/12/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The Supreme Court will begin hearings on the future of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on November 12. The future of DACA recipients, or Dreamers, is in question. In response, the Oregon DACA Coalition held a Home is Here rally at Terry Schrunk Plaza ... Read more