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Aggressive ICE Raids

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Recent aggressive raids and detentions of immigrants by ICE  (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), how they are different from those during Obama regime, how Latino and immigrant communities are reacting, and how to mobilize allies in support of immigrants. Laurie Mercier ... Read more

Uhuru Sasa Talent Show 2017

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On March 14, 2017 the Uhuru Sasa Cultural Club held its annual Talent Show inside the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.  Tonight you’ll hear rap, acoustic, and original work performed by the men at OSP.     Uhuru Sasa, which means ‘Freedom Now’ in Swahili, is a Club by an... Read more

Transformation & Success After Prison

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Anna Debenham.  Anna works with prisoners at the Columbia River Correctional Institution in Portland as a life skills educator in collaboration with Phoenix Rising Transition Services.  They have created a series of programs for prisoners that are... Read more

And the winner is . . .

"Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday! After all Sixty-Four songs (culled from nearly 300) duked it out tournament style over the past few weeks, last night we crowned her signature song which so bravely illuminated the horrors of lynchings, our SAD, SAD Champion, the Ultimate... Read more

10 Steps to End Mass Incarceration in America

Airs at: Thu, 03/30/2017 at 8:00am - Fri, 03/31/2017 at 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
   Howell Woltz speaks from personal experience. He was arrested, illegally denied bail, and unlawfully held for seven years by the U.S. Government, though never convicted in or by any court of jurisdiction. Woltz vividly illustrates each of his suggested reforms with rive... Read more

Cannabis and Spirituality

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Stephen Gray is the author of Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally. On October 1st 2015, Oregon joined Washington and Colorado as the third state to legalize recreational use of cannabis. Now that it is easy as going to one of th... Read more

"Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday -FINAL ROUND (#6) of March Sadness

  "STRANGE FRUIT" performed by Billie Holiday 78 RPM Single b/w Fine and Mellow Year: 1939     https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=98CxkS0vzB8     --- LYRICS --- Southern trees bear strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southe... Read more

Trevor Aaronson and Joe Meyer Discuss Mo is Shy

Produced for:  Evening News
I checked out Trevor Aaronson's book, 'Terror Factory' from the Sarasota Library on my Mom's card. I was particularly interested in Mr Aaronson's coverage of the Mohamded Mohamud case here in Portland. I covered the trial for KBOO News and several things about the case seem... Read more

Harm Reduction Moves Foward

Airs at: Sun, 03/26/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: The Indiana State Senate holds a hearing on syringe exchange, plus Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo speaks out against the campaign of murder and bloodshed being carried out by Philippine president and dictator Rodrigo Duterte. Read more

Evening News: A Soundbite Summary of Immigrant Oppression in Oregon - 2017 on 03/21/17

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Monday, March 20th, activists, families, and supporters from the general public turned out in Woodburn, Oregon to collectively demand that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leave the state of Oregon. KBOO's Canaan Schlesinger compiled a selection of clips from va... Read more