Community Building

#DisarmPSU Rally

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

A rally and march was hosted today at Portland State University. The outcry comes after Jason Washington, a black man, was gunned down by PSU police officers James Dewey and Shawn McKenzie in late June. The mission of the event was to bring justice for Washington and preven... Read more

Looking Ahead to the Portland Psychedelic Conference

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

The First Annual Portland Psychedelic Conference is coming up on October 27th, at the Alberta Abbey in Northeast Portland. KBOO reporter Sam Bouman sat down today with an organizer and two of the speakers who will be at the conference to find out more. Doctor Alissa ... Read more

Save Money on Text Books! How? Open Educational Resources - Check it Out

Airs at: Fri, 09/28/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am

Produced for: Valley Views

Did you know that any student at any university or community college in Oregon could significantly cut their textbook expenses? I didn’t until I interviewed Meggi Wright, the Open Educational Resources Librarian at Lane Community College in Eugene. Meggi and I chat about ... Read more

Reducing Harm, Saving Lives: California Assembly Bill 186

Airs at: Sun, 09/23/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century of Lies we look at California's Assembly Bill 186, which would allow the city and county of San Francisco to establish a supervised consumption facility that would prevent drug overdose deaths. Governor Jerry Brown has until September 30 to sign the mea... Read more

Radical Mycology Convergence - Networking for Connection and Healing

Airs at: Wed, 09/26/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Recovery Zone

Fungi have often gotten a bad rap or been neglected, but for Radical Mycologists the potential value in human/mushroom interactions are unlimited, and their investigations embrace mycology through science, art, philosophy, sociology, religion ancient history. Peter McCoy... Read more

"Fight for $15 " Embraces #MeToo Movement in Striking McDonalds

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

Annelise Orleck, Professor of History, Dartmouth College and author of WE ARE ALL FAST-FOOD WORKERS NOW: The Global Uprising Against Poverty Wages" Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonalds workers staged a one-day strike at restaurants in 10 cities to pressure manag... Read more

The Day to Day Fight to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 09/20/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

The State of Oregon is partnering with school districts and education service districts across the state to reduce chronic student absenteeism. Chronic Absenteeism is different from traditional concepts like truancy or delinquency, and aims to capture all absences from a... Read more

Worker Cooperatives

Airs at: Fri, 09/21/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

A deep dive into the worker cooperatives movement: a broad selection of organizations, activists, and cooperatively-structured workplaces that advocate for and embody workplace and economic democracy. The 21st century has seen an explosion in interest around worker coope... Read more

What Is the Feet to the Fire Campaign?

Airs at: Wed, 09/19/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

In the wake of the recent release of the autopsy report for Jason Washington, a 45-year-old man shot dead by PSU police officers in June, the seeming futility of seeking justice for police violence is again in Portland's public eye. The autopsy report comes just six d... Read more

Press**Watch: Eat the Rich

Produced for: Presswatch

President Trump is going to be really hard to get rid of. There's a good chance he will win again in 2020. How, you may ask? Well, he's a triple threat: 1. He represents the super-rich, and they are very happy with him. He has destroyed banking regulations put in pl... Read more