Activism

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Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s... Read more

War is Not Green

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Aaron Kirshenbaum and Laurie Mercier discuss  CodePink’s “War is Not Green” campaign, which is seeking to pressure mainstream environmental organizations to acknowledge the US war economy’s role in ecocide and genocide. Kirshenbaum’s work focuses on climate justice an... Read more

Interview with Marilynne Eichenger

Airs at: Thu, 11/20/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
What makes someone become an activist?  Tune in to Between the Covers on November 20th at 11:00 am for an interview with Marilynee Eichenger. Marilynne is the author of two non-fiction books, The Lives of Museum Junkies-the Story of America’s Hands-On Education Movement... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 17, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  War is not green, and sailing for an end to genocide: Frann Michel hosts this episode featuring these segments:   War is Not Green Aaron Kirshenbaum and Laurie Mercier discuss  CodePink’s “War is Not Green” campaign, which is seeking to pressure mainstream environmen... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 17, 2025

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  War is not green, and sailing for an end to genocide: Frann Michel hosts this episode featuring these segments:   War is Not Green The U.S. enforces its violent empire by maintaining almost 800 military bases around the world, and each base contributes to the U.S. mi... Read more

From the Freedom Flotilla

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Since 2007, Israel has blockaded the movement of goods and people in and out of the Gaza Strip, and since 2008, activists have sought to break the illegal blockade by sailing through the blockade zone to deliver humanitarian aid by sea. Since 2010, repeated attempts b... Read more

Criminalizing Dissent

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Donald Trump’s executive order branding antifa as a terrorist organization was never intended to quash political violence, but rather to criminalize dissent. Long time public interest attorney at City University of New York, Chaumtoli Huq, argues that Trump’s EO is a tim... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 10, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Defending Tom Alter: Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse fired tenured Professor Tom Alter for engaging in protected political speech as a private citizen, in a... Read more

Justice for Gaza

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Global activists, led by representatives of over 150 Palestinian civil society organizations, have called on the United Nations General Assembly to use their unique powers to sanction Israel and to circumvent the U.S. veto in the Security Council, as well as to mandate c... Read more

Let Francisco Stay

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Francisco Aguirre is an influential leader in the immigrant rights and labor movements. A long-time Portland resident, he fled El Salvador to escape the military's extreme violence against him and his family. In 2014, ICE agents came to Francisco’s home and tried to arre... Read more