The Point on KPOV Podcast features select segments and interviews from KPOV's weekday community affairs program. The Point is produced entirely by our Central Oregon community and KPOV.
With Juneteenth, the 19th of June, coming up in a couple of weeks, the June 2 Thursday Point featured Kenny Adams, Executive Director of the Father's Group. They are presenters of the Juneteenth Celebration 2022 in Bend.
Tune in for a conversation about being a father, lifting up local youth, liberation, Juneteenth, and an enlightening discussion of what it means to view the world through an Afrocentric lens.
Amy Jo Detweiler, Professor and Community Horticulturist for the OSU Extension, manages the OSU Master Gardener program, including education for “Green Industry” professionals. Professor Detweiler provides outreach and education for backyard gardeners focusing on sustainable gardening practices, water-wise gardening, fire-wise landscaping, and backyard food production in the topic of today's show "Gardening in the High Desert."
Udara (Abeysekera) Bickett, Rethink Waste Program Manager, tells us about the Community Innovation Fund, a grant program for anyone who wants to reduce waste in their community. Individuals, groups, and businesses can apply for funding for projects that focus on waste reduction projects in the $500-$2,000 range. Udara talks about how to apply for the program and gives Gillian some recycling/marriage advice.
KPOV Board Member, founder of Central Oregon Diversity Project and Community Organizer Josie Stanfield talks with host Bruce Morris about the right to privacy found to exist in the United States Constitution and what the Supreme Court described as a "penumbra" of rights emanating from the Bill of Rights.
They discussed the recent draft overturning of Roe V. Wade. From there, the discussion moved to the other rights, such as the right to use contraception, same-sex marriage, marriage among different races, and more that are also based on the right to privacy and therefore at risk.
What rights are under the penumbra and what could be lost after Roe is overturned as expected?
Jackie Wilson, Youth Education Programs Director at The Environmental Center, visits the Point to talk about the importance of getting kids out in the woods, TEC’s summer offerings for youth, and a suggestion for Gillian’s Earth Day costume.