Indigenous

Tim Hermack from the Native Forest Council on the Greenwashing of America

Airs at: Tue, 08/18/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Wednesday Morning Talk Radio Guest Host Chris Andreae invites Tim Hermack, President and founder of the Native Forest Council in to KBOO to talk about the Greenwashing of America. Read more

Nury Turkel speaks on China's crackdown on Uighurs

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Rebiya Kadeer is the head of the World Uighur Congress. She’s emerging as a sort of Dalai Lama for the Uighurs, an exiled spokesperson who draws the ire of the Chinese government. They blamed her for instigating the riots in Urumqi earlier this month, and now they’re condemn... Read more

Portland Central American Solidarity Committee

Airs at: Tue, 07/14/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Locus Focus

This morning on Guest Host Trillium Shannon speaks with members of the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee (PCASC), about the history of solidarity work, current events and trends in Latin America, and how local communities are responding. Live, in the studio w... Read more

Roundtable discussion about Hawaiian sovereignty and the Akaka bill

Airs at: Thu, 06/04/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: APA Compass

APA Compass member Elaine Cha hosts a discussion with author and professor Dr. Kēhaulani Kauanui and Native Pacific Islander and activist Angela Robinson. They discuss Hawaiian sovereignty and the Akaka Bill. Read more

A "Juneteenth" rememberance: confronting racism in Oregon

June 19th marks the 144th anniversary of the landing of federal troops in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and finally bring slavery to an end throughout the United States. "Juneteenth" has not only become a day to commemorate the end of slavery but... Read more

Filmmaker Anne Keala Kelly discusses her documentary Noho Hewa: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawai'i

Airs at: Thu, 06/04/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: APA Compass

APA Compass members Patti Duncan spoke with filmmaker Anne Keala Kelly about her new documentary Nono Hewa: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawai'i. This interview originally aired on an APA Compass program about Hawaiian sovereignty and the Akaka Bill. Read more

Interview with Hawaiian hip hop artist Sudden Rush

Airs at: Thu, 06/04/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: APA Compass

APA Compass's Kushlani De Soyza speaks with Hawaiian hip hop artist Sudden Rush. This interview originally aired as part of an APA Compass program about Hawaiian sovereignty and the Akaka Bill. Read more

Indigenous Issues from Belgium

Airs at: Thu, 05/21/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Today is the third day of a United Nations Summit for Indigenous Issues. As part of the summit, indigenous activists marched to several embassies to demand policy changes toward native people and biodiversity. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Ann Peterman of the Global Fore... Read more

Indigenous People's Summit

Airs at: Wed, 05/20/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Hundreds of indigenous leaders have gathered at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues this week in New York. Some of the top issues they are hoping to address include the climate crisis, free trade agreements, and indigenous sovereignty. KBOO’s Jenka ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 05/20/09

Airs at: Wed, 05/20/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

The current recession is not an equal opportunity crisis. People of color are experiencing job loss, foreclosures and lack of healthcare at alarmingly higher rates than white Americans. These disparities are not a coincidence but rather the result of structural barriers tha... Read more