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Press**Watch update: Oil is not Well in the Gulf

BP is defying Admiral Thad Allen to keep the pipe closed at their oil catastrophe site. They are proudly announcing that the oil disaster is over, and that the 'seeps' nearby are not expressing oil. Their own live feed looks ominous this morning, however, with dark clo... Read more

8/6 - Out of the Shadows: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

KBOO is a proud media sponsor of Out of the Shadows: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for Out of the Shadows: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki, our 2012 commemoration of the nuclear bombings of these two Japanese cities ... Read more

Review of "A Christmas Carol," in area theaters 11/6

A Christmas Carol (Computer Animation)Director: Robert ZemeckisVoices of: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, etc.First, let me save you some money. You do not have to see this movie in IMAX or 3-D. I saw it in regular old 2-D, and its... Read more

Input on Community Calendar Needed Now!

As you might have guessed, I'm going to be redesigning the online KBOO Community Calendar with your input. And with your input, it can be great. Are you game? Do you have opinions about Community Calendars in general, or the KBOO Online Community Calendar in specific? Ev... Read more

Take Action! The Homeless Bill of Rights Movement and You

KBOO has endorsed the Homeless Bill of Rights Campaign because we believe that no person should be criminalized because they are poor and do not have a home. The Homeless Bill of Rights Campaign (HBRC) now has bills in Oregon, California and Colorado and the Oregon Bill ... Read more

Thirst: a documentary on water privatization battles

The documentary Thirst, directed by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman, is available though the Multnomah County Library. It’s a fitting topic for a day devoted to remembering Martin Luther King, Jr, since King’s work recognized the power of grassroots political action and,... Read more

Nekropolis - It's Summer

Tonight featuring new music from Chemical Brothers, Gorillaz, Headless Heros and other surprises. Read more

Press**Watch links for 9/13/2001

http://www.enviroreporter.com/2012/08/no-place-to-hide-fukushima-fallout-findings-widespread/all/1/ http://enenews.com/cod-fish-shipments-200-miles-fukushima-suspended-high-levels-radioactive-caesium-found http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Copters-to-measure-radiation-in... Read more

"Helping Haiti: A community concert for a critical cause"

NW Visitors Productions, KBOO, and Mt. Tabor Theater present..."Helping Haiti:A community concert for a critical cause"Sunday, January 245:00pm-10:00pmMt. Tabor Theater and Lounge4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.Www.taborpdx.com21+Sliding Scale Requested Donation: $5+100% of conce... Read more

the american dream

Audio here Under the banner "Save the American Dream," Jobs with Justice has called for a rally at 5pm, Tuesday, March 15 at Terry Shrunk Plaza in downtown Portland at southwest 3rd and Madison. The rally is in solidarity with Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, and the Jo... Read more