Activism

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Activists again take to the trees to stop forest destruction in southern Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 04/03/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    From a press release on Monday, April 1: This morning, community activists set up a tree sit occupation in old growth trees slated to be logged outside of Wolf Creek in Southern Oregon, protesting the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Poor Windy project and, mo... Read more

International Uranium Film Festival

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In its 13th year, the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF), which is based in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, comes to Portland as part of its multi-city US tour.  From Hiroshima, the Manhattan Project, Fukushima and everything in between, where Oppenheimer dared not go, these... Read more

Jurie Lewis Meadowlands Community Urban Mini Farm and Erika Ironwood Craft and Cauldron

Airs at: Thu, 03/28/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guests are Jurie Lewis from Meadowlands Community Urban Mini Farm and Erika Ironwood of Craft and Cauldron, who is a Wildcrafting Educator & Herbalist. They hold events inviting people to learn more about the plants growing around us. Jurie and Erika don’t go overboard... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 1, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: How I Learned to Breathe Through the Apocalypse: How I Learned to Breathe Through the Apocalypse is a serial play/web series written and performed by Desiree Hellegers, and directed and p... Read more

Rahab's Sisters on Creating a Place where Everyone Can Hang Out

Airs at: Thu, 02/08/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guests live in the studio today are Desireeee Eden Ocampo and Audrey Voon from Rahab’s Sisters. They have a benefit coming up: a Galentine’s Day evening of collective singing + soul care to honor women and femmes and raise funds for Portland-based nonprofit Rahab’s Sist... Read more

#CND67 Part Two: Voices of Civil Society

Airs at: Wed, 03/27/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: #CND67 Part Two: Voices of Civil Society. On this edition of Century of Lies, Part Two of our coverage of the Sixty-Seventh Session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs. This week we feature some of the voices of civil society at the CND in... Read more

Earth's Greatest Enemy, with Abby Martin

Airs at: Wed, 03/27/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Independent journalist and documentarian Abby Martin discusses Earth's Greatest Enemy, an upcoming feature length documentary that examines one of the largest polluters and contributors to global climate change in the world: the United States military,l and why the milit... Read more

Postdoc Researchers Fight for First Union Contract

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Post doctorate researchers at Oregon Health and Sciences University have organized with AFSCME for living wages, paid time off, and support for international researchers (52% are internationals).  OHSU has a $600 million research budget but refuses to pay even 1% to improve... Read more

State Database of Police Deadly Force is Incomplete and Inaccurate

Airs at: Fri, 03/22/2024 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    Police killings in Oregon may not be documented properly by Oregon officials. Portland Copwatch released a report on Monday with findings from their project tracking deadly force incidents involving Law enforcement in the State of Oregon. The report found 74 cases in ... Read more

Stopping Octopus Farming Before It Starts

Airs at: Fri, 03/22/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  If you've seen My Octopus Teacher or read the book Remarkably Bright Creatures, you know that octopuses are incredible animals. Unfortunately, people find them tasty as well, which is why a company in Spain wants to farm them--basically the equivalent of an octopus facto... Read more