Activism

Earth Day Oregon connects non-profits and businesses for climate action

Airs at: Wed, 04/14/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
  Thursday, April 22nd is Earth Day. The importance of the impending climate crisis has individuals and organizations looking for ways to make a difference, and Earth Day can be a catalyst for thinking about the climate future. One organization puts its efforts towards ... Read more

Earth Day Special: Ecological responsibility for family farmers

Airs at: Thu, 04/22/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  KBOO's Isobel Charle talks with Alice Morrison of Friends of Family Farmers to get an update on the state of Oregon's small and mid-sized farms. Alice shares her take on being a farmer during the pandemic, links between racial justice and farming, as well as the main ... Read more

Earth Day Special: Crag Law Center

Airs at: Thu, 04/22/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
  Crag Law Center is a small but mighty nonprofit organization that provides free and low-cost legal services to communities, environmental groups and Native American tribes who are fighting to protect our wild places, clean water, communities and climate. Crag’s Execut... Read more

Earth Day Special: Grounding Waters Mentorship and the Blueprint Foundation

Airs at: Thu, 04/22/2021 at 8:30am - 9:00am
  The Blueprint Foundation is a small organization dedicated to introducing Portland's Black and Brown students to careers in environmental science and green infrastructure. KBOO's Nick Campigli spoke with Blueprint's Program Director Jason Stroman and Executive Directo... Read more

Upcoming panel: "Protecting Mother Earth: The history, legacy, and possibilities as experienced by Native Americans"

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
  On Wednesday, April 14th at 6 p.m., the Oregon Community Rights Network and the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund are hosting a webinar entitled, “Protecting Mother Earth: The history, legacy and possibilities as experienced by Native Americans.” KBOO's Alth... Read more

Stop the Sweeps: Laurelhurst Park

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2021 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
For the past several weeks, houseless advocates have held a 24-hour vigil at the houseless encampment at Laurelhurst Park in Southeast Portland to try to stop the local authorities from sweeping the encampment. Today we feature the voices of people camped at Laurelhurst,... Read more

Will the Biden administration stand up for Native sovereignty and against the fossil fuel industry

Airs at: Wed, 04/14/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
      https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2021/despite-promises-to-listen-to-tribes-and-fight-climate-change-biden-administration-allows-oil-to-continue?fbclid=IwAR1GxLuhVREvcuN-5_nUTvPg7RoE1wTFiUoFVjRBTwiXn2qPDWlVYbiZDcs Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 12, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Paris Commune: For today’s episode of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune. In this first of a series, he explores what the Commune stood for, how it differed from the earlier French Revolution, and how it inspi... Read more