Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Evening News on 05/29/25

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: An early, but big victory for Oregon’s attorney general, fighting president trump’s tariffs.  a federal court rules many of the tariffs are against the laws of the land. Multnomah county residents speak out trying to save prog... Read more

News In Depth on 05/28/25

Airs at: Wed, 05/28/2025 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO's News in Depth: KBOO's Althea Billings speaks with Street Roots reporter Jeremiah Hayden about his latest piece, "Portland community fights for release of Venezuelan asylum seeker detained for months." Read more

Human Rights Violations in the 2025 Philippine Election

Airs at: Wed, 05/28/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Human Rights Violations in the 2025 Philippine Election.  A report issued Tuesday May 27 by the International Observer Mission found that the 2025 Philippine elections failed to meet international standards for free and fair elections... Read more

Building the World We Believe In

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In these disturbing times as we watch democracy crumble and wonder whom the oligarchs will go after next, how do we ground ourselves in the work we need to keep doing? First they come for the immigrants, then international students and now FBI agents are showing up at th... Read more

U of O hunger strikes in support of Gaza

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Since early May, students on university campuses across the US have launched hunger strikes in solidarity with the people of Gaza who have suffered starvation after two months of Israel blocking food from entering the Strip. Strikers are using their bodies as a tactic... Read more

The Compassion Based Living Course

Airs at: Sun, 06/01/2025 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Heather Regan-Addis is the co-author of  The Compassion Based Living Course. Heather co-founded the Mindfulness Association, which is one of the most extensive Mindfulness and Mindfulness Teacher Training organizations in the UK. Heather now serves as the managing direct... Read more

Melting ICE: Join La Resistencia!

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Rufina Reyes, Executive Director for La Resistencia, an organization based in Washington State fighting for immigrant rights, shutting down the NW detention center in Tacoma, WA and abolishing ICE.     For more information: https://laresistenc... Read more

The Alien Enemies Act and the Fight for Immigrant Justice

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Join us tonight at 6:30pm on KBOO Community Radio (90.7FM in Portland or streaming live at kboo.fm) for a critical conversation on Prison Pipeline. Host Emma Lugo interviews immigration attorney Jordan Cunnings about the Trump Administration’s invocation of the Alien Ene... Read more

Scotland the Brave

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Scotland the Brave. On Wednesday May 7 2025, the UK Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee held a hearing entitled: Problem drug use in Scotland follow-up: Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility. The Committee was looking at the ... Read more

Synthetic Opioids Hit Europe

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Synthetic Opioids Hit Europe. There have been warning signs recently of an emerging toxic drug crisis in Europe. Heroin still dominates the opioid market but the rise of nitazenes, which are a class of powerful synthetic opioids, poses a grow... Read more