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Youth Climate Case Rally

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Today, the Oregon federal district court in Eugene was scheduled to begin trying the case “Juliana versus the United States”, which seeks a declaration that the federal government violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights, by causing dangerous carbon dioxide concentrat... Read more

We Can Listen

Airs at: Tue, 10/30/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae presents three different stories from Portland theatre artists that was recorded for the We Can Listen series. Presented by the Old Church Concert Hall, the talk was recorded by Darren Oberg and hosted by Jane Vogel founder of Advance Gender and Equity in the Arts. ... Read more

Haley Pessin on the Radical Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer

Airs at: Tue, 10/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Fannie Lou Hamer was a fighter for equality and justice who said, “If I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom.” Going against entrenched racism she was able to accomplish much in gaining voting rights for African Americans. She died in 19... Read more

Portland Clean Energy Initiative

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Portland Clean Energy Initiative (Measure 26-201) is an innovative Portland ballot measure that will create $30 million in funding for local clean energy projects, including but not limited to rooftop solar, energy efficiency housing upgrades, and community gardens. The... Read more

Ep.14 Generation Z for Zeal Soup

Airs at: Sun, 10/28/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
Summer 2018  - and we spent it getting to know Generation Z — with all that brightness and energy, we focus on the youth of today in all their glorious complexity.     They’re poets and musicians, activists and free thinkers, fun loving and kind, and frankly … full of zea... Read more

S2E02 Generation Z for Zeal Soup

Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
It’s Season 2,  Episode 2 and we spent our summer getting to know Generation Z — with all that brightness and energy, we focus on the youth of today in all their glorious complexity.     They’re poets and musicians, activists and free thinkers, fun loving and kind, and f... Read more

Corvallis Renters Crisis - Affordability, Availability, Questionable Practices (Part 1)

Airs at: Fri, 11/02/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
Join Host Dale Holiday as she talks about the renters' crisis in Corvallis with Andrea Haverkamp.  Andrea Haverkamp is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering and Queer Studies at Oregon State University.  Her personal mission is to advance social justice and gender equ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 29, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode, which includes: Steve Early on Police Reform: Bill Resnick talks with union activist Steve Early about reforming the police in Richmond, California. Hope, the Gender-variant Chicken: music from Bicycle Face's album, "Wonders of Female Stre... Read more

Don & Ted's Protest Crackdown

Airs at: Fri, 10/26/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund welcomes Carl Messineo of The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund to talk about attempts by Trump and the federal parks to limit protests in D.C.  They'll also talk about Ted Wheeler's attemps to limit protest here in Portland.  Call (503)... Read more

Alessandra Seiter - The Myth of Library Neutrality (Part 1)

Airs at: Thu, 10/25/2018 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Off The Shelf
For years, libraries have presented themselves as neutral and apolitical spaces. But with the American Library Association's recent attempt to change the language in an interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights to allow groups openly espousing hate speech equal access to... Read more