Tune into Out Loud on May 27th @ 6pm to hear from guests from Write Around Portland's Transgendered Adults Writing Workshop.  Barbara interviews three participants and a program coordinator from this series of workshops.

Our discussion this week turns to QDoc, the only queer documentary film festival in the US,  happening May 29 thru June 1 at the Clinton St Theater.

First of all I want to thank all the volunteers who helped with the Amy Goodman/David Goodman benefit we did last month. It was a great success and we raised about $16,000. Upcoming benefits include the Pink Martini Fundfest in June at the Crystal Ballroom with KBOO as one of the 4 non-profit beneficiaries. Big thanks to Pink Martini for choosing KBOO this year! And don't forget, the monthly KBOO Reggae Benefit happens May 24 at the Blue Monk and features Nuborn Tribe w/ Ital Vibes.

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and by some counts it was the one-hundredth anniversary of Mother’s Day in the US . In 1870, social activist Julia Ward Howe wrote her Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament, a call to unite women to organize against war.

The ASPIRE Mentoring Program needs volunteers for the summer.

There is a free training/information session this Thursday at the NELA Center for Student Success,

1500 NE Irving Street, Suite 135, PDX, 97232 (behind Benson High).

The training will start at 11am and run no later than 1pm. We will cover the background and mission of ASPIRE, what is expected of volunteer mentors, and basic information on college and financial aid.

Snacks will be provided.

Please RSVP. We hope to see you there!

www.centerforstudentsuccess.org NELA Center

www.aspireoregon.org ASPIRE

ASPIRE is a free mentoring program for high school students. Join us for an evening of dessert and information on how you can get involved in our summer mentoring program. This event is open to students, parents, school staff, and community members.

Thursday, May 29th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm

1500 NE Irving Street, Suite 135, PDX, 97232 (located behind Benson High School)

www.centerforstudentsuccess.org NELA Center

www.aspireoregon.org ASPIRE Mentor Program

The Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center is celebraing their 10 year anniversary! We'll hear from local youth, who are also from SMYRC, talk about......whatever they want to talk about!

We'll also get all the details on SMRYC's all ages FREE showdown celebration, happening Sat May 10th. Details on the event on SMRYC's website.

The Youth Collective's Global Youth Service Day project is finally done! Have a listen to the podcast and tell us what you think.

Here are the links to the web resources:

www.kbooyouth.org KBOO Youth Collective

www.centennial.k12.or.us/schools/clc/ Centennial Learning Center

www.lephigh.org/ LEP Leadership & Entrepreneurship Charter High School

www.ldonline.org Learning Disabilities On-Line

www.ncld.org/ National Center for Learning Disabilities

The National Day of Silence was Friday April 25th. This is the largest student-led day of action in the country. Many schools in the Portland metro area, as well as nationally, participated in this event. This year's event was held in honor of Lawrence King, a 15 year old killed in school by a classmate because he was gay and non-gender conforming.

Did you participate in the Day of Silence at your school? Would you like to tell your story on the radio?

For our next Out Loud show, I'd like to invite Day of Silence participants to call into the radio show to tell their story to our listeners - live!

Our board of directors set a goal back in December to, “Increase listenership to better serve programming charter and increase membership with quality programs and improved scheduling while reflecting our core values.” These directives took on a new urgency as we saw Portland’s jazz, classical and NPR stations increase listenership while ours declined! This impacts budgeting, Corporation for Public Broadcasting eligibility, and—most importantly—service of KBOO’s mission. If you’re curious about the budget hit, we made our goal for the recent Spring Membership Drive, but we had to set the goal $40,000 lower than three years ago.