Housing/Homelessness

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Police Unions in the Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 03/24/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Kristian Williams, member of AFSCME 88 and author of "Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America" as well as the forthcoming book "Policing the Progressive City" about the history of policing in Portland, Oregon from colonization to the uprising of 2020, discusses ... Read more

Testimonial from a Safe Rest Village

Airs at: Fri, 02/14/2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
On this episode of Out of the Streets of Portland, we speak with Elijah, who is one of the site managers for the Menlo Park Safe Rest Village in East Portland.  Menlo Park Village came about through extensive collaboration and cooperation of the city of Portland and Mu... Read more

AJ McCreary of the Equitable Giving Circle

Airs at: Thu, 02/13/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Equitable Giving Circle (EGC) is a Black Women and Black Femme led organization aiming to make large economic deposits into Portland BIPOC economy while also encouraging community healing. They provide radical care for the Black community in Portland.   Read more

Street Roots on: 'what i carry' exhibit at Portland Central Library

Airs at: Wed, 01/29/2025 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  On this episode of KBOO News in Depth, KBOO's Althea Billings interviews Ellen Clarke from Street Roots about her latest article, called "Jim Lommasson Exhibit Shares Mementos from Portland's Street Community."  More information at streetroots.org Read more

The Intersection Between Services for the Unhoused and Harm Reduction Work

Airs at: Wed, 01/22/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The Intersection Between Services for the Unhoused and Harm Reduction Work. Homelessness is on the rise around the world. People who use drugs and who are unhoused, or at risk of being unhoused, are key user groups of harm reduction service... Read more

Paul Susi of PDX ID Assistance

Airs at: Thu, 01/16/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Paul Susi of PDX ID Assistance helps unhoused people who've been swept by the city's law enforcement and lost their crucial personal documents. He's expanding his reach in the local community and has insight on aspects of recovery that are not on the radar of many people.  Read more

Rebroadcast: Common Ground Puts Common Ownership of Land on the Agenda

Airs at: Thu, 01/09/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest is Jeff Strang from Common Ground OR/WA, talking about land ownership, wealth control, and taxes. He’s talking about a policy strategy for Oregon like in Alaska, where residents get money every year through a tax on the oil industry – except in Oregon it would ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 13, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers hosts this episode of The Old Mole Variety Hour, which features Criminalizing Solidarity: Historian Rachel Ida Buff talks with Frann Michel about connections between attacks on encampments in support of Palestine and encampments of houseless people, ... Read more

Criminalizing Solidarity

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Historian Rachel Ida Buff talks with Frann Michel about connections between attacks on encampments in support of Palestine and encampments of houseless people, as well as attacks on other forms of collective solidarity and the commons, including migrant caravans and w... Read more

Criminalizing Misfortune

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Kerry, Leon and Andrés who are currently receiving services at the Beaverton Shelter. They discuss the challenges that led them to homelessness, substance abuse and ultimately to find support to help them achieve their goals. They express the... Read more