Community Building

Conspiracy & Class Power: Michael Parenti

Airs at: Tue, 07/18/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Class and power are closely correlated, That societies have a ruling class is derided as passe Marxist rhetoric. But to deny its existence is folly. Class can be measured by one’s income and savings, and ownership of stocks, bonds and property. Power is more difficult to... Read more

Hands Up and Kevin Jones

Airs at: Tue, 07/18/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae features Kevin Jones, artistic director of the August Wilson Red Door Project and actor Alonzo Chadwick and their ground-breaking touring production of Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments. The seven autobiographical monologues of this remarkable production were wr... Read more

Hello Vancouver July 13, 2017

Airs at: Thu, 07/13/2017 at 12:30pm - Fri, 07/13/2018 at 12:30pm

Produced for: Hello Vancouver

In this episode of Hello Vancouver, host Temple Lentz speaks with Port Commission candidate Kris Greene. Read more

Organizing to End Mass Incarceration

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Public awareness and concern about over-criminalization and over-incarceration has grown significantly in recent years but much of that attention is focused in the wrong places. What happens at the national level tends to be in the spotlight much of the time, despite the fa... Read more

Cornel West: The Radical Democratic Tradition

Airs at: Tue, 07/11/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Recorded in Portland, OR on October 27, 1995. Throughout history there have been individuals who have challenged conventional wisdom and have stretched societal limits. Collectively they constitute the radical democratic tradition. A sterling example of this lineage is ... Read more

Think Globally, Act Locally

Airs at: Sun, 07/09/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week: the Oregon Legislature has passed a bill to force law enforcement to begin addressing racial profiling, and which also reduces simple possession of some drugs from a felony to a misdemeanor; plus the Oregon Justice Resource Center has released a guide on organizi... Read more

Stopping Fascism: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 07/04/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Recorded at the Aladdin Theater, Chris Hedges visited Portland and spoke as a guest of KBOO community radio. Chris Hedges is an award-winning journalist who has covered wars in the Balkans, the Middle East and Central America. He writes a weekly column for Truthdig.org ... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 5

Airs at: Wed, 07/05/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The Politics of Living

July 5, 2017 On today's show: Trackers Earth offers adult & youth outdoor programs. Their co-founder, Molly Deis, joined contributors Tave Fasce Drake and Brian Delaney in the studio for a discussion of nature skills, the connection between literature and learn... Read more

DI Squared: Episode 2, A Moving Story

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 3:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

We now go to KBOO news volunteer Tom Flynn, with his weekly segment D-I Squared—Dream It, Do It. In this episode we tell the story of Portland Movers, a company formed by a man who came to Portland from Africa. It's a company owned by a husband and wife team. Read more

Peace in Schools: bringing mindfulness to teens

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Healthwatch

In 2014, the American Psychological Association deemed teens, during the school year, the most stressed group of people in the United States. Teens experience stress much the way adults do, but do not yet have the skills and mechanisms to effectively work with it. To ad... Read more