This is KBOO’;s News & Public Affairs Day – second only in poularity to the Grateful Dead – and joining the “whole Sick Crew”here at the station my guest is Janice Thompson with Common Cause Oregon.In this perhaps America’s most contentious election cycle in a long time, we have been asking the question:what is the role of Third Party candidates, what, indeed is the effect of Third Party campaigns on the Democrats and Republicans.Can
Sara Marcus, author of "Girls To The Front" a history of Riot Girl joins journalist BreAna Loranger in the studio for a conversation about her book, her experiences being on tour, and keeping the spirit of Riot Girl alive.
Sara Marcus will be reading at In Other Words Bookstore at 8 B NE Killingsworth Street in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, October 10th 2010 at 4pm. There will also be a reading and west coast book release event at Rotture at 315 SE 3rd Ave in Portland, Oregon the same night starting at 8:30pm.
Today is the 9th anniversary of the beginning of the War in Afghanistan. The Community Alliance of Lane County, in Eugene, gathered today to show their support in ending the United States involvment in Afghanistan.
KBOO's Ian Gadberry spoke with Micheal Carrigan, Peace Organizer for the Community Alliance of Lane County, about the groups cause and how others can help.
Students gathered at Portland State University to defend public education as part of a national call to action. The Portland Coalition to Defend Education organized the event in collaboration with groups across the country that have gathered in order to speak out against privatizing public schools and universities.
KBOO's Isobel Sharlay attended the event and spoke with students about the issue.
For farm-related reasons I didn't get to the station until about 15 minutes before airtime - plan in hand. In the world of activism every cause has a particular character as it comes together. Coalitions are individuals in a sense. That's what makes them compelling to delve into. And I wouldn't mind doing some delving myself but that's not what we do at KBOO generally speaking. So what are we talking about when we talk about 'community'? Here's what: even a small advocacy station such as this can galvanize change by shaming the media behemoths into covering stories they would otherwise stay away from. Because they have sponsors. Sponsors are advertisers out to sell something - often something that emerges from a Rube Goldbergia
Come to the "Pints for the Point", a Fundraiser for InterArts TONIGHT. Enjoy Portland Micros and LIVE MUSIC tonight at 7 pm, with proceeds benefitting the InterArts' newest project, "The Point". This 21 and over event will be held at: Plews Brews, located at 8409 North Lombard Street in Portland. In Performance will be...Doug Haning, Metanoia, Erick Frederick, Death Worth Living. What is The Point? It is a project for the creation of a complete production facility located in the heart of the St.
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod interview author, journalist and poet Fatima Bhutto about her new memoir, Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir, just out from Nation Books.
Fatima Bhutto is an Afghan-born Pakistani poet and writer. She studied at Columbia University, and the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Her work has appeared in The Daily Beast, New Statesman, and other publications. She currently lives in Karachi.
