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Ireland Debates Decriminalization of Drug Possession

Airs at: Sun, 06/04/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we hear from a debate in the Irish Senate regarding the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017, featuring Senator Lynn Ruane, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, and Senator Senator Niall O Donnghaile. Read more

Crossing East: Relations

Airs at: Tue, 10/24/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
For more than a year, Dmae Roberts has been conducting interviews about the historic and current relationship between African Americans and Asian Americans debuts. What began as a documentary featuring the Crossing East Archive collected for MediaRites' 8-hour radio series ... Read more

Peace in Schools and the Marketing of Enslaved Bodies

Airs at: Fri, 06/09/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
  Caverly Morgan is the founding director of Peace in Schools.    In 2014, Peace in Schools launched the first for-credit high school mindfulness course in the nation.   And that is right here in Portland.  She leads the Peace in Schools teaching team, develops our mindful... Read more

Change the World by Ending Human Trafficking

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Justin Dillon is a former musician turned filmmaker and social entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Made in A Free World, a platform that brings together consumers, organizations, and businesses to dismantle the 150 billion dollar business of human trafficking. His la... Read more

Vanport Mosaic Festival: Sharon Maxwell

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2017 at 5:30pm - Thu, 06/01/2017 at 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Vanport Mosaic Festival took place last weekend, commemorating what was Oregon’s second largest city before a flood destroyed it in 1948. KBOO reporter Theresa Mitchell interviewed Sharon Maxwell, a Portland writer and activist, as well as former City Council candidate,... Read more

Lincoln County Spray Ban Reactions

Airs at: Thu, 06/01/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Yesterday, KBOO reported on the victory of a ballot measure in Lincoln County, Oregon, that bans the aerial spraying of pesticides and herbicides. It also establishes community environmental rights, pre-empting so-called “corporate rights,” which lead to local jurisdictions... Read more

Bystander Intervention Training

Airs at: Thu, 06/01/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In the aftermath of the 2016 general election debacle, peace activists in the Washington, DC area grew concerned over an increase in hate crimes and public incidents of racially and religiously motivated violence. In response, activists developed a training to help bystande... Read more

Trump Withdraws US from Climate Deal

Airs at: Thu, 06/01/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
President Trump announced today that he is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate agreement. This comes after several days of speculation on what the predictably unpredictable president would do after meeting with European leaders, who tried to pressure him in... Read more

Lincoln County Aerial Spray Ban Passes

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A ballot measure has passed in the Lincoln County May Special Election which bans the aerial spraying of pesticides. It also includes language pre-empting corporate rights in favor of community rights, and is the first such law to be passed directly by voters in the nation.... Read more

Keepin It Real- Episode 9

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Keepin It Real
  The 5th Wednesday of the month at 6:00PM, Nick Deezy and Arone host Keepin It Real. Tonight they share their perspectives on local current events, and re-air an interview with local artist Mic Capes. Read more