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1128 Our Backyard

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Environment

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Tue, 11/27/2007

Another edition of the locally produced environmental series, Our Backyard, with KBOO's Edison Carder. This edition: The latest proposal by the USDA that threatens small family organic farmers.

4:16 minutes (3.91 MB)

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Interview w/Oregon Psychologists on Complicity w/Torture Techniques

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Human rights

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Evening News

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Tue, 11/27/2007

Just over a week ago a major operating manual for the United States Military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay was leaked and posted on the internet.This manual reveals that the military had an official policy of putting some new prisoners in isolation to break them down psychologically.A number of psychologists were involved in the development of the so-called ‘harsh interrogation techniques’.

2:47 minutes (2.55 MB)

Bombs tested on Hawaiian army base w/depleted uranium

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Evening News

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Tue, 11/27/2007

On Hawaii’s Big Island, U-S Air Force planes are dropping unarmed bombs the size of a small automobile.

The first fear was of a bomb missing its target and hitting a school or hospital.

But now, as we reported yesterday on KBOO News, the army base where the practice bombs are being dropped has been discovered to be contaminated with depleted uranium.

Today, KBOO’s Crystal Leighty spoke with Activist Jim Albertini on the Big Island.

2:08 minutes (1.96 MB)

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Mike & Laura Allred

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Words and Pictures

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Mon, 11/26/2007

Mike and Laura Allred, the award-winning team behind such offbeat comics as Madman, The Atomics, and Red Rocket 7, sit down with Words & Pictures host S.W. Conser to discuss contemporary art, dream inspiration, and film adaptations of their work. Recorded during the 2007 Stumptown Comics Festival.

47:07 minutes (18.87 MB)

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Fur-free Friday march in Portland

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Evening News

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Sun, 11/25/2007

This past Friday was declared ‘Fur Free Friday’ by animal rights activists nationwide.

Here in Portland, a march was held by the group ‘In Defense of Animals’.

Matt Rosell is a representative of that group. He spoke to KBOO about Friday’s protest

8:07 minutes (7.43 MB)

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Fur-free Friday march in Portland

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Evening News

program date:

Sun, 11/25/2007

This past Friday was declared ‘Fur Free Friday’ by animal rights activists nationwide.

Here in Portland, a march was held by the group ‘In Defense of Animals’.

Matt Rosell is a representative of that group. He spoke to KBOO about Friday’s protest

8:07 minutes (7.43 MB)

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Fur-free Friday protest

Categories:

Animal rights

program:

Evening News

program date:

Sun, 11/25/2007

This past Friday was declared ‘Fur Free Friday’ by animal rights activists nationwide. Here in Portland, a march was held by the group ‘In Defense of Animals’.

Matt Rosell is a representative of that group. He spoke to KBOO about Friday’s protest:

2:02 minutes (1.87 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour for November 26, 2007

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 11/25/2007

Hosted by Denise Morris, today's show begins with two pieces about the Wages for Housework Campaign: Laurie Mercier interviews Selma James, the founder of the campaign and International Coordinator of Women's Global Strike; and Andaiye of Red Thread. They will be speaking at PSU, in the Native American Center, on Saturday from 1-3 pm about Tanzania's Arusha Declaration and African Socialism. Then Frann Michel and Denise review the documentary film "Talking of Power" produced by the Bolivian Circle of Women's Global Strike, available from globalwomensstrike.net.