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Rally Against Privatizing City Jobs

Airs at: Mon, 09/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 A Rally against the privatization of Portland city services and the farming out of  jobs to private companies will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 4 pm at Chapman Square, SW 4th and Main.  Wesley Buchholtz, shop steward for Local 43 and member of the bargaining council... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 09/16/2010

Airs at: Thu, 09/16/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
div { margin: 0px; } Who should be Multnomah County's next District 2 Commissioner? A candidate debate with Karol Collymore and Loretta Smith Providing essential social services in a time of growing demand, replacing the Sellwood Bridge, competing with Portland for scar... Read more

The D - US Social Forum 2010

Airs at: Wed, 07/21/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
This June, the US Social Forum took place in Detroit, Michigan.  Circle A Radio brings you audio from this massive convergence of movement elders, social justice activists, and community organizers from all over the United States and the World! This program features Sophia... Read more

Promises Made--That Will be Kept

Promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. When I ran for the KBOO Board in 2000, and recently was voted unanimously to serve on the present KBOO Board, I made promises that I intended and still intend to keep. My platform then in 2000 was the same as the recent one in... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 09/09/2010

Airs at: Thu, 09/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
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Music In the Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 How does music work as a form of organizing?  What's the difference between protest songs sung by a musician from the stage and a song everyone sings together?  Josh Wise, director of the Twin Cities Labor Chorus, discusses the music heard on this program (all of which is ... Read more

How Europe Does It Better

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Steven Hill, in a conversation with Bill Resnick, demolishes the myth of Europe as sclerotic and failing; it is a dynamic society responding better than the US to global warming and challenging economic times.  It's social welfare programs are not alternatives to work, but... Read more

Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Toby Green from the Laborers Union was the Prison Pipeline guest for our Labor Day program. Ruth and Toby discussed the prison work programs and the union jobs that some programs replace. We asked the question, “Is the Oregon prison work program “slave labor?” Read more

Voices from the Edge: Will Portland's new police chief fire the officer responsible for fatally shooting Aaron Campbell?

Airs at: Thu, 09/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Will Portland's new police chief fire the officer responsible for fatally shooting Aaron Campbell? The city's independent review board recommended that action, but will Chief Reese - as well as his boss, Mayor Sam Adams - oppose the Portland Police Association? This week on... Read more

More Talk Radio on 09/06/10

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Crystal Leighty guest hosts a special Labor Day edition of More Talk Radio focusing on labor and the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign. She speaks with Arthur Stamoulis of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign about how NAFTA and the WTO have been a disaster for working people in Oregon ... Read more