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WTO Special Counterinsurgency Tactics Since WTO Protests

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
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Ala' Jaradat on the issue of Palestinian political detainees

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2009 at 12:00am
KBOO speaks with Ala' Jaradat of the Palestinian prisoner support organization Addameer, about the conditions facing Palestinian political detainees - including family visitation, administrative detention, imprisoned children and women, and mothers whose children were born ... Read more

Dhoruba bin Wahad and Naji Mujahid: Denied entry into Palestine

Airs at: Thu, 11/26/2009 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
5:00 - 6:00 pm Thurs. Nov. 26th, 2009 KBOO interviews Dhoruba bin Wahad, who is speaking from a hotel in Jordan after being detained and then denied entry into Palestine by Israeli authorities. bin Wahad is a former political prisoner in the US who was charged in 1971 with... Read more

Live from Seattle WTO - 1 of ?

Airs at: Thu, 12/02/1999 at 12:00am
Produced for:  People Rise Up
This is an excerpt from an hour-long pre-emption on Thursday December 2, 1999 in which I recount a Direct Action Network press conference that finished just before I went on air.  This audio will NOT be part of KBOO's special coverage of the 10th anniversary of the Seattle ... Read more

Wake Up and Smell The Boot Polish

Airs at: Tue, 11/10/2009 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Today, Joe is by himself, and he opens the show with a reading of an article from August of 1993 that was printed in a small independent rag called PDXS.  The article was entitled "Wake Up And Smell The Boot Polish," and warned us of a pe... Read more

Activist Suing the Eugene Chief of Police

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A Eugene activist is suing the Eugene Chief of police after he was arrested only to have the charges dropped when a police officer was found lying on video tape. KBOO’s Paul Munday talks to his lawyer. Read more

Portland Police Internal Review Into Deadly Arrest Released

Airs at: Wed, 09/23/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The findings of the Portland Police internal review into the death of James Chasse [CHA-see] were released today.  James Chasse was a musician and writer who died three years ago from injuries arising from his arrest by Portland Police.The review found that the use of force... Read more

Project Censored Benefit for KBOO

KBOO is excited to announce that the editors of Project Censored 2010 will be hosting a benefit for the station. All proceeds except book sales will go to KBOO.What: An Evening with Project CensoredWhen: 11/07/2009Time: 5-7:30PMWhere: First Unitarian Church Main Sanctuary  ... Read more

Ending racial profiling in Portland: A discussion with Dave Hardesty

Airs at: Thu, 08/13/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
The Portland Police Bureau agreed to develop a plan for ending racial profiling within their organization. But despite promises from Police Chief Rosie Sizer, little progress seems to have been made. Community oganizations, meanwhile, are turning up the heat on city hall to... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 10/08/09

Airs at: Thu, 10/08/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
The list of city residents who've become victims at the hands of the Portland police continues to grow, leading Oregonian columnist Anna Griffin to observe the news stories about these incidents "makes the Rose City's finest look like thugs with badges." In the meantime, Ch... Read more