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the war on our minds

Rape a woman, go to jail.  The woman goes to jail, that is.  Turn to the foreign press to find out what it means for Uncle Sam to be in charge in Afghanistan: The Independent/ Terri Judd/Afghanistan"....Two-thirds of the women in Lashkar Gah's medieval-looking jail have... Read more

Arthel Lane Watson March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012

 "A long steel rail and short rail tie are gonna carry me home..."  It was in the early '70s that I remember hearing Doc Watson singing "The Streamlined Cannonball" on one of the music shows on WFMT in Chicago - for whatever reason I employed it as a pacing tool when I ran... Read more

NARA's New Years Eve Pow Wow

    The NARA New Years Even Pow Wow will be on Friday, Decmeber 31st, from 1pm to midnight with Grand Entry's at 1pm and 6pm. Yes, there will be frybread and frybread lines, as well as some fun dancing and vendors and the drummers and singers and much more! Call Cat... Read more

Examining Zionism: The next topic for ONE LAND, MANY VOICES, this Friday at 9:00AM on KBOO!

Join us this Friday at 9:00AM on KBOO Community radio for the next edition of ONE LAND, MANY VOICES. This week Hala Gores and William Seaman welcome New York University Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and History, Zachary Lockman, to the program for a discussion of ... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library November 17, 2014

Black Diet Find Your Tambourine Piñata Alt Rock Charlies Musiikia Elokuvasta Julisteiden Liimaajat Normal Alt Rock Dough Rollers, The Gone Baby Gone Third Man Alt Rock ... Read more

"Brothers Keeper" Press Release for Casper Lomayesva

CASPER LOMAYESVA: A TRUE NATIVE ORIGINAL With the overwhelming success of his second and third CD's, CASPER LOMAYESVA is a man on a musical mission. This hopi/Dine' native has spent the past years traveling throughout the country and abroad performing his unique reggae s... Read more

Sat 11/15 National Rally against Prop 8 - Oregon details

Message from the Democratic Party of Oregon, LGBTQ caucus: November 4th election night has come and passed.  As Democrats, as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Oregonians and Americans we have much to celebrate. We elected the first African-American President of the Unit... Read more

7/27 - Joanna Macy speaks on Active Hope

KBOO is proud to sponsor Joanna Macy speaking on ACTIVE HOPE When: Friday, July 27, 7 p.m. Where: The Channing Room, Eliot Chapel First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave., Portland Admission:... Read more

Concern about Following Rules

Recent communications with the board have raised concern about whether rules and policies are being followed. I refer people to 3 attachments below: KBOO House Rules and the Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution Guidelines adopted by the board in 2008.     Read more

Livability or Big Brother: Portland Police's Secret List

The Portland Police Bureau is keeping a list of people arrested most often downtown. The police say that the list, which has grown from 35 to nearly 400, is part of a coordinated strategy to improve livability in Old Town and surrounding neighborhoods by arresting chroni... Read more