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Joe Clement hosts and we hear:

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Host Lisa Loving interviews Martin Lee, author of "Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific", a panoramic, character-driven narrative that explains why marijuana affects so many aspects of American life, "Smoke Signals" chronicles the development of a grassroots movement that began in the 1960s and grew into a widespread populist revolt against prohibition. The great leap forward came in 1996, when California voters shocked the political and medical establishments by passing Proposition 215, which authorized doctors to approve marijuana use by patients. Similar laws have since been enacted in 16 other states and the District of Columbia.

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Tonights Treasures from the Archive is about Ben Linder. We've put together 2 tapes, one called Target: Ben Linder, and the other from an event recorded by KBOO Volunteers in April 1989, called Remembering Ben.

We also have an interview with Aaron Liss, the technical program manager for Green Empowerment, an organization that was set up to continue the work of Ben Linder in Nicaragua, and worldwide.

http://www.greenempowerment.org/

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Robin Ryan hosts a preview of the Troublemakers School. On Saturday, April 13th, labor advocacy groups and unions will host a daylong conference with workshops and panels.

Special guests include Mark Brenner, director of Labor Notes, and Stephanie Luce, professor of labor studies and Occupy Wall Street enthusiast.

Course highlights include how to overcome apathy, reviving the strike and building winnable campaigns to fight austerity.

http://www.jwjpdx.org/jwjevents/event-1360283204.23

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The guest is Cathy Breen, who has volunteered with Voices for Creative Nonviolence for many years. She first went to Iraq in Fall of 2002 with Voices in the Wilderness as part of the Iraq Peace Team. She returned about eight months into the occupation and then again last October. Over the last six years she has also spent periods of time in both Jordan and Syria alongside of Iraqi refugees, to witness to their reality and advocate for their resettlement when desired.
Kathleen Stephenson interviews her about her experiences and the lives of the Iraqi people and Iraqi refugees.

David Suzuki on A Radical Environmental Paradigm 

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Mark Brenner, director of Labor Notes, a national organizing center and sponsor of Troublemakers' Schools throughout the country, speaks to the 200+ labor activists at Portland's TMS on April 13, 2013 on New Directions for the Labor Movement.

We hear an excerpt from Economic Update with host economist Richard Wolff. His topics include the assault on social security, Maggie Thatcher, and "job creation." And he interviews Chris Hedges on deepening social crisis, divisions, and turmoil coming.

http://www.democracyatwork.info/radio/

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Occupy Portland Radio for April 17, 2013.

In this episode: we will explore our ongoing series about money/Federal Reserve System, corporate command and control, and what we can do about it. We spoke with Dr. Tom Potiowsky last month about the current banking system. This month we are talking with William K. Black about the structures whereby corporate inlfuence is exercised (think off-shore banking). The final piece in the series will discuss what we can do about it (hint: can you say redistribute the wealth?)

Shocking ! we know ! tune in to find out how we can be so bold!