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Kiana Karimi and Rees Erlich on Iranian Activism

Airs at: Fri, 01/08/2010 at 12:00am
Two talks:  Kiana Karimi and Rees Erlich.  Kiana Karimi is a women's rights activist and a member of One Million Signatures Campaign, a peaceful grassroots movement for gender equality that has sprung from the efforts of Iranian women inside Iran. The Campaign officially la... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 4-22-2010

Airs at: Thu, 04/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
A Local Look at Environmental Justice On Earth Day, much attention will be paid to the long struggle to protect and preserve our ancient forests, wild salmon and pristine coastline. Less notice will be given to the fact that Oregon's least empowered communities are a... Read more

Greek Anarchists and the Insurrection of Dec, 2008

Airs at: Wed, 04/21/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
On March 21th, Greek anarchists Ce Ce and Tasos from the VOID Network in Athens, along with Peter, an American who has been living in Barcelona, Spain for the last four years, spoke about the Greek uprising of December 2008 at the Blackrose Collective   Peter is also the au... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04-15-10

Airs at: Thu, 04/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Near-Deadly Error: An interview with exonerated death row inmate Juan Melendez-Colon It is hard to imagine spending over 17 years on death row for a crime you did not commit. Juan Melendez-Colon did just that following his 1984 conviction and sentencing to death in the k... Read more

Pot Laws

Airs at: Mon, 04/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
April 20, or 4/20, is the day when protests against punitive marijuana laws will take place around the country.  Bill Piper is director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance Network, and makes this plea to everyone, smoker or not, to get involved in repealing thes... Read more

Death row inmate exonerated

Airs at: Thu, 04/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  Oregon is one of thirty-five states that continue to execute prisoners found guilty of murder. A number of states have put executions on hold after new methods of DNA analysis exonerated a number of people who had been found guilty of murder and scheduled for execution.... Read more

Indian Mascots

Airs at: Fri, 04/16/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  Last night in Portland, Professor Cornel Pewewardy spoke to a packed house about ‘Fightin Whities versus Noble Savages’, a topic referring to the use of native Americans as sport mascots. Here’s a clip of last night’s talk. Read more

Activists say "the time is Now!" to resist robotic warfare and social control

Airs at: Mon, 04/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Stephanie Potter speaks with Peter Lumsdaine who will be speaking in Portland tonight, Monday, April 19. Veterans for Peace Chapter 72 is bringing in Peter to the Friends Meeting House at 43rd and SE Stark, 7-9PM. $5-10 donation. No one turned away for lack of funds. P... Read more

Military Commissions Manual

Airs at: Fri, 04/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
            Eight public interest organizations are calling for public review of the new rules for military commissions. They signed a statement saying that to promote transparency and fairness, the Department of Defense should allow for public review and comment as it de... Read more

White Christmas: A Rant (Angry APA Minute)

Airs at: Fri, 04/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Kushlani de Soyza sounds off on being racially profiled by "Santa Claus with a day job as a low-level federal bureaucrat." Read more