Activism

The Earth Wants YOU! with Bill Talen

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Reverend Billy in his smart white suit and Elvis Presley hairdo is preaching the stop shopping gospel while standing knee deep in the rising floods of climate change. That's the photo on the cover of his recent book by City Lights: The Earth Wants YOU, a motivational han... Read more

David Korten on A New Story

Airs at: Tue, 08/16/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

David Korten was an insider in the development establishment for several decades. He worked for the Ford Foundation and USAID and taught at Harvard University's Graduate School of Business. Having severed his ties to the past, today he is a leading voice for economic and... Read more

Global March for Elephants and Rhinos

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

Join Courtney Scott, host for today's episode of Voices for the Animals to hear about the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos, happening in Portland for the first time this year! Lisa Brisley, one of the key organizers for the event shares her knowledge about why this ... Read more

The Beloved Community: Non-violence, Activism, Political Engagement and Peace Building

Airs at: Fri, 08/12/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Beloved Community

Tune in for the pilot of a new show on KBOO, “The Beloved Community!” In his 1959 Sermon on Gandhi, Dr. King said: “The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community, so that when the battle’s over, a new relationship comes into being between the opp... Read more

Youth and the Law

Airs at: Thu, 08/11/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Host Jo Ann Hardesty will be interviewing 4 students who participated in a summer works program called Youth and the Law. The students have developed tools for incoming freshmen to teach them and their parents about their rights in encounters with the police. Read more

A Conversation about Solitary Confinement

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Carlos Chavez interviews Phil Stockton with Big House Kite on his upcoming event, "Within These Walls", a town hall conversation about the nature and state of solitary confinement in Oregon and the U.S. today. The event will include a panel of state legislators, past membe... Read more

Protests at the Olympic Games; Pokemon, the CIA and the NSA; Third Party History; and a Smear Campaign against Jill Stein

Airs at: Wed, 08/10/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Today on Flashpoints, we take a closer look at the ongoing protests against the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Then, we talk with a tech expert about the possible use of Poky-man Go by the CIA and the NSA. Next, we speak with an expert on the history of third parties in t... Read more

Vandana Shiva – We Are All Seeds

Airs at: Tue, 08/09/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Vandana Shiva is an internationally renowned voice for sustainable development and social justice. She's a physicist, scholar, social activist and feminist. She is Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy in New Delhi. She's... Read more

Century Of Lies for August 7 2016

Airs at: Sun, 08/07/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

Seattle Hempfest is August 19-21 this year! This week we look at marijuana legalization, and how medical, adult social (recreational), and spiritual uses of marijuana can co-exist. Read more

CUBA, A DIARY OF THE REVOLUTION, Interview with Deena Stryker

Airs at: Fri, 08/05/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with photojournalist and author Deena Stryker about her book, CUBA, A DIARY OF THE REVOLUTION: Inside the Cuban Revolution with Fidel, Raul, Che, and Celia Sanchez It has been nearly five decades since Deena Stryker, then Boyer, journeyed ... Read more