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Drawn to Berlin - Ali Fitzgerald

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Celebrate Words and Pictures' 15th anniversary on the air with a visit from Drawn to Berlin author Ali Fitgerald! Drawn to Berlin follows Ali's encounters with Syrian youth, as she teaches comics workshops at a makeshift refugee center in Germany and hears personal stor... Read more

Episode 73. It Takes A Village To Cope ft. ALANNA

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2018 at 12:00am - Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
This week we have a new home, a special co-host @rastaroo, and a fantastic guest @alannaarchie and we dive into important and vital conversation! #ittakesavillage Read more

I AM BECAUSE I AM: The Expansion of Gender Identity

Airs at: Fri, 11/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  I Am Because I Am, explores the expansion of gender identity and presumed roles in our society. A look beyond the socially constructed ideas of what is male, female, masculine or feminine. Especially considering Trumps administration attempts to redefine gender to be sol... Read more

Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism

Airs at: Fri, 11/16/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
The Mutual Aid Disaster Relief (MADRelief) Training Team recently visited Portland for a presentation and workshop. Currently, MADRelief is on a national capacity-building and educational tour. They will explain how natural storms turn into unnatural disasters through dange... Read more

Positive Charge!

Airs at: Wed, 11/14/2018 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
  We are inundated by news of hate and intolerance in our newsfeeds, on the radio, and on TV on a daily basis. How can we deal with all this bad stuff without feeling helpless, depressed, and outraged? Two years ago, a group of women representing different religions, sexua... Read more

Election Forum Focused on Marginalized Communities at Sentinel Hotel

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
        The Coalition of Communities of Color held an election forum today at the Sentinel Hotel. KBOO’s Sam Bouman was there and has this report. Read more

Interfaith Prayer Breakfast Tomorrow in Opposition to Measure 106

Airs at: Tue, 10/16/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  COALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND FAITH LEADERS JOINED BY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO OPPOSE CUTS TO ABORTION FUNDING Tomorrow, a prayer breakfast will be held as part of the campaign against Measure 106. Oregon has long been on the pro-choice side of the ab... Read more

Recovery Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio, guest Sheila Vakharia, PhD, from the Office of Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance, joins host Doug McVay for part two of our look at recovery. Drug Policy Alliance Drug War Facts Read more

Oregon Housing Conference on Supportive Housing

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    The Mental Health Association of Portland hosted the Oregon Housing Conference on Supportive Housing in Portland today. ‘Supportive housing’ is housing for people with mental illness or addiction, usually including on-site clinicians and case workers. KBOO’s Joe Meye... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for October 15th, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Densie Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes these segments:  Bill Resnick speaks with Patricia Kullberg MD MPH about how premature disease, disability and death affects people of color, low income and immigrant communities in Portland, how the ... Read more