Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Move-out day along the Springwater Corridor

Produced for:  Between Us
Today was the first day of scheduled evictions of houseless people who have been living along Portland Oregon's Springwater Corridor Trail for more than a year.  After delayed for a month, police and community advocates began moving along the 21-mile trail moving the indige... Read more

Winona LaDuke on Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline; Also the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff and Armed Struggle in the Philippines

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Today on a Flashpoints...indigenous activist Winona Laduke provides an update of the ongoing protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline on the land of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, then we go to the situation in Brazil where president Dilma Rousseff was impeached today... Read more

Beloved Community

  John Shuck hosts Beloved Community and Progressive Spirit On “The Beloved Community” we address the philosophical and spiritual foundations for non-violence, activism, political engagement and peace building. We hear voices of those who are building the Beloved Communit... Read more

OPAL's Low-Income Fare Campaign

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Host Jo Ann Hardesty interviews representatives from OPAL about their low-income fare campaign. OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon builds power for Environmental Justice and Civil Rights in our communities. They organize low-income communities and people of color to achie... Read more

Preference: queer arts and history

Airs at: Tue, 08/30/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
.   From September 10 through September 18, Theater Diaspora will be presenting staged readings of A Language of Their Own, at Portland Center Stage at the Armory. We'll be joined in the studio by the cast and director of the play, written by Chay Yew (pictured here, to ... Read more

Current Immigration Policies and the Injustices They Inflict on the Entire Community

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Patricia Rumer and Marco Mejia from the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice, a coalition of individuals, faith leaders and diverse faith communities called by conscience to respond actively and publicly to the suffer... Read more

Jason Renaud on Policing, the Citizen Review Committee and the film "Alien Boy"

Airs at: Thu, 08/25/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Host Jo Ann Hardesty speaks with Jason Renaud of the Mental Health Association of Portland about policing, changes at the Portland Police Citizen Review Committee, and a special screening of "Alien Boy" on Sept 17, 2016. Read more

Noche de Película and the Portland Film Festival

Airs at: Thu, 08/25/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  Latinx Pride PDX is screening a series of documentaries this month at the Hollywood Theatre, spotlighting the Latino/a LGBTQI community.  Jenn Chavez talks with filmmaker and curator Marco Castro-Bojorquez and asks what viewers can expect from this event. And S.W. Conse... Read more

Riding for Justice: Leonard Peltier and Freedom Ride 2016

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli will interview Chauncy Peltier and one participant of the cross country tour in solidarity with Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier.  Chanuncy spent many months organizing the tour to raise awaereness about his father’s wrongful incarceration.  The Freedom Ri... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 22

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this episode and it will include: Dan Handelman of Copwatch talks with Bill Resnick about changes in police behavior in Portland Clayton Morgareidge comments on property, space, and homelessness here in the Rose City Desiree Hellegers intervi... Read more