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Lighthouse Sessions

Every Other Friday from 12-3am Lighthouse Lessons is the media-production arm of Lighthouse Art Collective, a community which exists to empower creators and neighbors to engage with each other and the greater civic arena in order to facilitate growth, equality, abundanc... Read more

THE F-WORD: Neo-Fascism in Benton Harbor

Airs at: Wed, 07/26/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

This show is all about confronting attacks on healthcare, free speech, voting and the Second Amendment rights for people of color. And this is the third Friday of the month so it's time for the F-Word, our discussion of fascism. This month's guest is the human rights act... Read more

Rethinking Collateral Consequences

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

The Justice Reinvestment Summit and What Works in Public Safety Conference were held jointly in February 2017 in Salem, Oregon. One event presenter, Judge Frederick Block, US District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York, discussed the profusion of collateral c... Read more

The Albina Mural Project: Henry Frison

Airs at: Tue, 07/25/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

Eric Bartels speaks to Portland artist Henry Frison. On February 10th 1978 the first of several murals depicting the history of the African American community was dedicated to the city of Portland by a group of artists from the Albina neighborhood. Henry Frison was one ... Read more

An Indigenous Economic Model: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Airs at: Tue, 07/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

The existing economic system in most countries is a kind of state capitalism. It produces enormous inequalities. Its extraction practices are environmentally destructive. Perhaps indigenous models provide a viable alternative. Chief Seattle was a Susquamish chief in what... Read more

Vancouver's Affordable Housing Fund 7-27-17

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 12:00pm - Fri, 07/27/2018 at 2:00am

Produced for: Hello Vancouver

Temple speaks with Peggy Sheehan, Program Manager for the City's Community & Economic Development department, about the Affordable Housing Fund. This fund was created by voters in a tax levy vote last Fall, and the city is disbursing the first round of funding in the coming... Read more

Jesus Was A Communist

Airs at: Mon, 07/24/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Were the early Christians communists? Roman Montero makes the case that they were and backs it up with his book All Things In Common: The Economic Practices of the Early Christians. Roman A. Montero spends a lot of time studying early Chrstianity, Koine Greek, early Chri... Read more

The Aftermath of Ghost Ship and the San Pablo Fires

Airs at: Fri, 07/21/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

On this edition of Making Contact, we'll explore the aftermath of the Ghost Ship fire and the battle to perserve live/work spaces, and then we look at the San Pablo fire in Oakland California that displaced at least a hundred residents...many of whom are now living on th... Read more

Ep.7 Chillin with Chili

Airs at: Sun, 07/23/2017 at 2:45am - 3:30am

Produced for: Peace, Love and Soup

July 2017 - This month we’re doing things differently -- we’re chillin! We’re dedicating the entire episode to Tom Hood (Tommy Hollywood), Chief Engineer at KBOO radio. A man of many talents — Chili Champ, Composer, Producer, Humorist & all around nice guy— deserves thi... Read more

Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment

Airs at: Thu, 07/20/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing. Essays range from an explication of the historical roots of... Read more