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"We Have To Be Bold"

Airs at: Wed, 11/10/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The government in British Columbia is seeking official approval from the Canadian government to decriminalize simple possession of some drugs. On this edition of Century we discuss that proposal with Brittany Graham, Acting Executive Director of the Vancouver Area Network o... Read more

Commemorating Attica: 50 Years after the Uprising

Airs at: Mon, 11/08/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Eddie LeShure, an Attica Brother; survivor of the Attica Prisoner uprising. The event took place on September 9th, 1971 and was an uprising by the incarcerated men of Attica, a maximum security prison located in western New York.  The uprising end... Read more

The Gap: Zenith Energy, Portland Street Response and HALLOWEEN

Airs at: Fri, 10/29/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea do a local news roundup, discussing Zenith Energy and Portland Street Response. Zenith is an oil terminal in NW Portland that has been determined to be a significant risk to surrounding communities, and generally out of step w... Read more

Totality of Circumstances | October 26, 2021

Airs at: Tue, 10/26/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  This month, Sam and Jasmin speak with Ardeshir Tabrizian, a journalist currently with the Salem Reporter, and Ellen Osoinach, an attorney with the Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press. This is part of our ongoing coverage of Portland's ongoing attempt to establi... Read more

A World Without Police: Interview with Geo Maher

Airs at: Thu, 10/21/2021 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
If police are the problem, what’s the solution? Geo Maher's new book, A World without Police, offers concrete strategies for confronting and breaking police power, as a first step toward building community alternatives that make the police obsolete. Surveying the post-prot... Read more

Portland Interfaith Peace and Action Collaborative to hold listening sessions on community needs from police

Airs at: Tue, 09/21/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  September 21st is the International Day of Peace, as set by the United Nations. To celebrate, the Portland Interfaith Peace and Action Collaborative or IPAC held a press conference, observed a moment of silence for those lost to violence, and announced their Portland Pe... Read more

$600K Settlement in Portland Police Killing of Terrell Johnson

Airs at: Mon, 09/20/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Terrell Kyreem Johnson was a 24 year old from Portland, Oregon. On May 10, 2017, he was at a MAX light rail station in SE Portland threatening people with a utility knife. Witnesses say he was clearly demonstrating signs of mental illness and distress. The Portland Police w... Read more

The Death of Jermelle Madison Jr.

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On June 28th Jermelle Madison Jr was found unresponsive in a Clackamas County jail cell.  On July 3 he was pronounced dead at Sunnyside Medical Center.  We will talk this week on Prison Pipeline with journalist James Croxton of Double Sided Media who did an investigative pi... Read more

Safe Supply

Airs at: Wed, 08/25/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: Decriminalization advances in cities across Canada, and the Drug Users Liberation Front on safe supply, harm reduction and International Overdose Awareness Day, which is August 31. International Overdose Awareness Day Drug User Liberation Front Read more

Drug War Myths, Drug Policy Facts

Airs at: Wed, 08/18/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The San Diego Sheriff’s Department fakes an overdose video, and residents of Somerville, MA work to save lives by opening a supervised consumption site. Read more