Skylar went to the fundraising and informational event hosted by the new
group Somali Youth of Oregon.
The Somali Youth of Oregon is a broad-based non-profit organization that
values strong community support, leadership and empowerment for all. Thier
mission: To empower an...
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This week, Jo Ann and Dave give us updates on what's happening in the Oregon
Legislature.
Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of
Oregon Action, and a long-time leader in the struggle for racial and
economic justice. Dave Mazzais a free...
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Hosts Cecil Prescod and Celeste Carey speak with activists Wael Elasady of
Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights and Curt Bell about civil
rights at home and abroad as we approach the 8th anniversary of war in Iraq
and over nine years in Afghanistan. They'll also di...
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Guest Rebecca Griffin from Peace Action West, about ending the horrifying
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and stopping any NEW WARS about to spring
up.
Also, info about the Portland Peace Rally of March 19, 2011.
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A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts
Kevin Mannix promised voters in 1994 that his Ballot Measure 11 establishing
minimum mandatory sentences would create certainty in Oregon's criminal
justice system. While the measure tripled the state's prison populatio...
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Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor
Sometimes lost amid the background noise of the American political and social
landscape is the fact that we're still at war. Nearly 10 years on, the wars
in Afghanistan and Iraq have reaped a grim harvest of blood and treasure. Is
there a...
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How's the war economy working for you?
That's the question many Americans will be asking on March 19, the eighth
anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. U.S. policymakers have little to
show for eight years of fighting in Iraq and nine years of war in Afghanistan
other t...
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Denise and Yasmin connect the struggle for LBGT rights with struggles against
privatization and criticize how marriage equality obfuscates the fact that
essential services like healthcare are not available to all, or in the case
of education are under attack.
Yasmin Nair is...
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Frann Michel reviews recent attacks on reproductive rights considers how "the
neoconservative movement to enforce gender conformity and women's
subordination dovetails with the neoliberal agenda of cutting social
programs." The full-text version with media-links can be f...
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