Indigenous

cartober25_1678x281.png

Rinku Sen: Race and Obama's first 100 days

Last week, President Obama reached his first 100 days in office, triggering a media flurry of speculation about how well he's doing. Communities of color - already hurting before the lastest round of troubles - have been measuring up the new president as well. Is Preside... Read more

Portlanders are considering renaming Broadway after Cesar E. Chavez

Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard Committee is trying to name a portland street after Chavez. has been holding hearings aboutn renaming Grand St, Broadway, and Thirty Ninth Avenue. This week City council held a hearing about the possibility of renaming Broadway. Grand and Th... Read more

The History of Mexican - U.S. Relations

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2009 at 5:00pm
 Host Joe Uris discusses the history of the relationship between Mexico and the U.S. in celebration of the birthday of the late leader Cesar Chavez.  Joe will talk about the Mexican-American War, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the "Zoot Suit" riots of  1943, the Pachuc... Read more

Portland Tibetan youth congress hunger strike

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Friday, March 13, 2009 Tomorrow is the anniversary of China’s crackdown on peaceful protesters in Tibet. Portland’s chapter of the Tibetan Youth Congress is marking the day with a Hunger strike and vigil at Pioneer square. Tibetan Youth Congress chapters across North Ameri... Read more

NAYA student Jolynn Interviews Her Sister

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
NAYA Student Jolynn Bigmedicine interviews her sister Chelsea about the Crow Reservation in Montana Read more

Native American Youth Association

Airs at: Tue, 01/27/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
Part Two of an informational roundtable of kids from NAYA, The Native American Youth Association. www.nayapdx.org Read more

Day 20 of Israel's attack on Gaza (includes report on disruption of Tzipi Livni's press conference)

Airs at: Thu, 01/15/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A total of 45 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Friday; bringing the number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing Israeli offensive to one thousand, one hundred sixty seven, including three hundred seventy children and eighty five women. At least 5200... Read more

Hawaiian Sovereignty

Airs at: Wed, 01/07/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands. She was deposed by opposition forces who called themselves the Committee of Safety,  with the help of the U.S. Marines. On January 17, 1893, Queen lileo kulani  yielded her authority: . . . Now to ... Read more

Leonardo Cerda

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Leonardo Cerda is an Ecuadorian youth climate, energy and sustainability activist. He is part of an organization called FAOICIN that is running a campaign to promote sustainable projects as an alternative for communities, associations, and other indigenous social actor... Read more

The new poll tax

The great Rachel Maddow on the modern poll tax: (still working on embedding video. Watch it anyway, foo!) (H/T, Pandagon) -A   Read more