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International Harm Reduction

Airs at: Sun, 05/05/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century, former UN official and retired international civil servant Dr. Mary Chinery-Hesse addresses the 2019 International Harm Reduction Conference #HR19 in Porto, Portugal. The audio for this week's Century comes to us courtesy of the Rights Reporter Founda... Read more

March for Our Students -- Teachers in Action

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Last Monday, February 18th, educators, parents, allies and students stormed the capitol in Salem, 4,000 + strong.  Host Jamie Partridge interviews participants on site and captures parts of the rally and march for full funding for quality education, including connecting wit... Read more

015 Doctors Gone Bad: Physicians, Dictatorships, and Warrior Cultures

Airs at: Mon, 05/06/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am
Produced for:  Prescription for Justice
  This episode reviews the history of unethical human subject experimentation from World War II to the present, focusing on physicians who compromised their professional ethics and facilitated the rise of demagogues and the perpetuation of militarism. I discuss how the coo... Read more

013 Teaching Social Justice (Part 1)

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am
Produced for:  Prescription for Justice
  Episodes 13 and 14 cover the topic, Teaching Social Justice. Brazilian educator Paulo Freire wrote, “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conform... Read more

Peace in Schools Fosters Awareness, Kindness

Airs at: Wed, 01/23/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
  In 2014, here in Portland, Peace in Schools launched the first for-credit high school mindfulness course in the nation. Five years later, eight schools have partnered with the program to establish mindfulness courses, and new courses are being offered to adults, especial... Read more

Safe Consumption Spaces in Denver

Airs at: Sun, 01/06/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century, we hear portions of a debate in the Denver City Council on a measure to establish a safe consumption space in the city of Denver. Read more

Local Folks Podcast Season Two, Episode Seven

Airs at: Tue, 01/01/2019 at 6:00pm - Thu, 01/31/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
I think what makes the combination of the hard work, enthusiasm, and community spirit of gleaners with the support and assistance from Linn Benton Food Share is just this: it is a true partnership between equals. Gleaners are powerful, independent people who are proud of wh... Read more

Remembering Tod Sloan

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Following the recent death of friend and comrade Tod Sloan, The Old Mole looks back at the contributions Tod made to Social Justice organizing through his work and practice in Critical Psychology. Tod Sloan was a frequent contributor to The Old Mole on the Psychology and Po... Read more

Building Community

Airs at: Wed, 12/19/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
Harm reduction interventions like syringe service programs and safe consumption spaces serve many important purposes. First and foremost, they save lives and reduce the transmission of disease. They also help to build community among marginalized populations and aid with re... Read more

Beyond The Usual Suspects

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Doug McVay looks at efforts in Oregon to end racial profiling, and attempts in the Portland metro area to stop using police for "quality of life" enforcement. Read more