Why Isn't Anyone Talking About This?

An inquisitive, authentic look into the relationship between justice and the built environment. Conversations with leaders, fighters, and everyday people hoping and working for change. Unapologetic, well-informed, and ready to challenge you.

Community Is a Question 10/16/2018

Community Is a Question Lauren Moran creates interdisciplinary projects that are often participatory, collaborative and co-authored. They aim to experiment with and question the systems we are all embedded in by organizing situations of connection, openness and non-hierarchical learning. They are interested in developing sites for accessibility, collaboration with all different people they meet, and an expanded notion of institutional critique. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/7204451

Portland for Everyone 08/20/2018

Portland for Everyone In this episode, we chat with Madeline Kovacs on affordable housing and Portland's future. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/6947721

Gabby Smashes! 07/05/2018

Gabby Smashes! In this episode, Alexis and Steph talk with Dawn Jones Redstone and Luann Algoso about how Gabby Antonio has been smashing the Imperialist, White Supremacist, Capitalist Patriarchy. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/6776779

The Minidoka Swing Band 05/10/2018

The Minidoka Swing Band The Portland-based Minidoka Swing Band was formed in September 2007, as a tribute to Japanese Americans interned during World War II and to highlight the music popular in the Internment Camps. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/6579033

Tamika Butler & Keyonda McQuarters 11/12/2017

Tamika Butler & Keyonda McQuarters How do self-policing in public spaces, Blackness, and transportation advocacy relate? Learn stories on the intersections of these issues and more in our most recent discussion, with Tamika Butler & Keyonda McQuarters. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/5937311

Youth Organizing for Environmental Justice 09/30/2017

Youth Organizing for Environmental Justice Why is youth organizing important, and what are the unique qualities of youth organizing? In this episode, we talked with Jennifer Phung, a community organizer working with Youth Environmental Justice Alliance (YEJA) and OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/5793849

Two Spirit Movement and Environmental Protection 08/29/2017

Two Spirit Movement and Environmental Protection What does it mean to be Two Spirit, and what has the Two Spirit movement's role been in protection of basic rights. We spoke with Candi Brings Plenty and Court Morse about their path, which led them to Standing Rock as water protectors. Candi Brings Plenty, Oglala Lakota Sioux is a National Queer Cysgender Indiginous Woman and has worked for over two decades for not just Indigenous people, but for everyone in community to receive medicine. Candi is completing her Masters in Public Health Administration, and has a graduate certificate in Non Profit management. On levels related to gender, race, sexual orientation, and economic background, she is unmatched in her passion and strength to push every issue forward. Candi brings Plenty is a single mother of two beautiful daughters, an educator and community health worker, and spiritual practitioner. Court Morse has over ten years of organizing and community action experience. Court grew up in Wisconsin and came out to Oregon to attend Portland State University. There she worked with the Oregon Student Association as student body president. She has had the opportunity since to run numerous political and human rights campaigns focusing on the environment, higher education, racial and LGBT justice, and immigrant/refugee rights, primarily in Oregon. Court is enrolled with the Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians, Ojibwe, Anishinaabe and goes by she or they pronouns. She attended Oceti Sakowin on four occasions with the last trip a permanent move to camp prior to eviction. She toured with the Two Spirit Nation to tell the story of Standing Rock and to support other Two-Spirit Queer Indigenous warriors, elders and youth in their work. She's proud to stand by Candi as her close friend and support her vision for our people. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/5687078

Race/Ethnicity & Neighborhood Housing Choice 06/23/2017

Race/Ethnicity & Neighborhood Housing Choice How does race factor into the choices and opportunities involved in homeownership? We explored the answer to this question and many more with researcher C. Aujean Lee from Los Angeles. C. Aujean Lee is a doctoral candidate at UCLA in the Department of Urban Planning. She received her Master's of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her B.A. from UCLA in Psychology and Asian American Studies. examines the racial wealth gap with a focus on homeownership and the role of ethnic- and neighborhood-based institutions. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/5475309

On Supremacy in Oregon 05/19/2017

On Supremacy in Oregon On April 29th, over 100 White people came to 82nd Ave in Portland, Oregon, chanting "USA", "Go back to where you come from", and other racist and anti-immigrant sentiments. A few days later , staff from APANO met with Mayor Ted Wheeler, APANO joined with partners to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. A portion of 82nd Avenue sits within the Jade District, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Oregon state. Where did this come from, and what does this say about our region? Zahir Janmohamed is the Policy Director for , the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. He is also the co-host of , a podcast about race and food. Scot Nakagawa has spent the last four decades as a pro-democracy activist, addressing issues of race and gender inequity, religious bigotry, and anti-LGBTQ oppression through community-based campaigns, cultural organizing, popular education, writing, and public policy advocacy. Scot has worked with numerous organizations and movements over the years, having served as Fight the Right Organizer and Field Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force; Education Co-Coordinator of the Highlander Research and Education Center; Associate Director of the Western Prison Project (Partnership for Safety and Justice); and Executive Director of the MRG Foundation of Oregon, and of the Social Justice Fund, NW. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/5371971

The Portland People's Climate Movement March 04/27/2017

The Portland People's Climate Movement March In this episode, we will be talking with Vivian Satterfield with OPAL about the . Vivian is second-generation bilingual Chinese American, born and raised in inner city Chicago. She believes in the power of organizing, the efficacy of people-centered public policy, and the therapeutic benefits of a long bike ride. Vivian is currently the Deputy Director at OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, where she's helped bring grassroots-led campaigns and coalition efforts around issues such as lifting Oregon's 17-year long ban on inclusionary zoning, and the extensions of transfer times on TriMet, to success. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/5304573

Displacement and Wage Theft: An Interview with NMASS 04/24/2017

Displacement and Wage Theft: An Interview with NMASS (NMASS) is a multi-trade, multi-ethnic workers center where working people unite across industry, race, nationality and gender to fight for the changes needed in workplaces, communities and lives. JoAnn Lum, Karah Newton, and Kai Wen Yang from NMASS joined us from their headquarters in New York City to discuss wage theft, displacement, and their "ambitious" plans for a just future. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/5292609

Anita Yap & the Multi-Cultural Collaborative 04/07/2017

Anita Yap & the Multi-Cultural Collaborative "There must exist a paradigm, a practical model of social change that includes an understanding of ways to transform consciousness that are linked to efforts to transform structures.” - bell hooks is a people-of-color-led consulting firm based in Portland, OR empowering communities to build capacity in local governments for equitable public policy decisions and service delivery. Anita Yap is the founding partner of the MultiCultural Collaborative. Anita has worked in Oregon’s communities for most of her life in public policy, health equity, community development, land use, transportation, natural resources and housing with government, nonprofit and small business. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/5246328

Vision Zero & Campaign Zero: Continuing the Conversation 08/29/2016

Vision Zero & Campaign Zero: Continuing the Conversation and are two platforms describing a path to safer streets. If you’ll remember, we were lucky to have Tamika Butler and Keith Benjamin in to talk about the importance of a racial justice lens in Vision Zero work. In this episode, we will build on the 'why' racial equity should be central to this policy (or any policy) discussed earlier, and focus today on the 'how', like, what are the critical next steps to make racial equity central. Join a conversation with guest co-host Naomi Doerner, Sam Sinyangwe, Nora Liu, Leah Shahum, and co-host Steph Routh. Naomi Doerner is a social justice and racial equity strategist within the national active transportation community. She is Principal Planner & Equity Strategist for Assembly for Equitable Cities. Nora Liu is the Racial Equity Here Manager for the Government Alliance on Race and Equity at the . Sam Sinyangwe is the Co-Founder of , a national advocacy organization equipping activists with cutting-edge tools, research and policy solutions to end police violence in their communities. Examples of their work include MappingPoliceViolence.org, CheckthePolice.org and ProtesterProgress.org. Leah Shahum is the founder and director of the , a national campaign supporting cities working toward Vision Zero—zero traffic fatalities and severe injuries. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4626142

The 2016 Olympics in Rio: An Interview with Jules Boykoff 07/26/2016

The 2016 Olympics in Rio: An Interview with Jules Boykoff Every four years we tune in to the excitement, passion and drama of the Olympic Games. It’s hard not to get wrapped up in all the the anticipation and celebration, for one of the most widely watched events in the world. Each successive Olympics seem to be a bigger spectacle than the last, with dramatic and expensive changes to the city itself. What are some of the ways the Olympics transform the physical structure and form of the host city, and who pays for the hefty price tag? Jules Boykoff is a former professional soccer player, and represented the men’s US Olympic soccer team in international play. Jules has extensively researched the politics and activism in the Olympic Games, including the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver Canada, the 2012 Summer Games in London, the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi Russia, and the upcoming Summer Games in Rio De Janeiro Brazil. His writings on the Olympics include Activism and the Olympics: Dissent at the Games in Vancouver, Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games, and the recently published . Photo credit: /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4543210

Israel Bayer and Jes Larson: On Housing and Homelessness 05/27/2016

Israel Bayer and Jes Larson: On Housing and Homelessness Where did our housing and homelessness crisis come from, and how do we create solutions as a city and country? How are people talking about housing and homelessness, and how should that narrative change? Join Street Roots Executive Director, Israel Bayer; Welcome Home Coalition Executive Director, Jes Larson; and "Why Isn't Anyone...?" co-hosts Justin Buri and Steph Routh for a history lesson and a conversation. (Photo credit: Woodley Wonderworks: ) /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4400014

Diane Jones Allen: On Rebuilding New Orleans and Jacmel, Haiti (EP 009) 04/23/2016

Diane Jones Allen: On Rebuilding New Orleans and Jacmel, Haiti (EP 009) Diane Jones of has engaged in planning and design efforts related to the rebuild and recovery of the Lower Ninth Ward, the cypress forest restoration in the Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands Triangle, the dismantling of the I-10 freeway and regeneration of Treme within the Claiborne Avenue Corridor, and rebuilding and restoring the Historic District, post-earthquake Jacmel, Haiti — a district that heavily influenced the architecture and urban design of the French Quarter of New Orleans. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4315581

What Happened in Salem This Year (EP 008) 03/17/2016

What Happened in Salem This Year (EP 008) Every other year, the Oregon Legislature meets for a short session—35 days—to discuss budgets and other timely issues. This year was a whirlwind for housing advocates and others looking to squeak through some laws. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4228442

EP 007: Blindness in the Built Environment 02/11/2016

EP 007: Blindness in the Built Environment In 2012, members of Portland's local National Federation of the Blind Chapter organized an event called, "" as part of Walktober. Folks during this event talked about aspects of our transportation environment that are both helpful and possibly not so helpful for the blind and low vision. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4141820

EP 006: What Is Equity Pt. 2 01/28/2016

EP 006: What Is Equity Pt. 2 “What Is Equity?” Everyone uses this word. What does it mean, how is it used, and where should we be going with it? This is such a big word that we will be exploring this as a special two-parter series. Here we have Part 2. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4110326

EP 005: Vision Zero 01/18/2016

EP 005: Vision Zero Vision Zero is a street safety campaign that seeks to reduce the number of traffic fatalities in a local jurisdiction to zero by a set time period. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4086293

EP 004: What Is Equity? 01/01/2016

EP 004: What Is Equity? Today we will be talking about “What Is Equity?” Everyone uses this word. What does it mean, how is it used, and where should we be going with it? This is such a big word that we will be exploring this as a special two-parter series. /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4050184

What Is Creative Placemaking? 12/17/2015

What Is Creative Placemaking? The methods of placemaking aren't new, but its popularity with non-profit funders is. What is the goal of placemaking? As neighborhoods at risk of gentrification and displacement become home to placemaking projects, will they be around long enough to reap the benefits? /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/4023116

EP 002: Planning's Racism Problem 11/19/2015

EP 002: Planning's Racism Problem /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/3963269

EP 001: #RenterSOS 11/04/2015

EP 001: #RenterSOS On September 15, 2015, the — Oregon’s statewide tenant rights association—declared a Renter State of Emergency. How can Portland remain home to the people who live here, and what does the future look like? /episode/index/show/whyisntanyone/id/3922038

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