Willamette Wake-up

This last year, people who are part of the majority culture have been learning about racism, and it is embedded in all parts of our society.  The conversation with Laurie Dougherty, Laurie Hoeffer, and Paul Krissel brings up the books they've read and how it's affected their perspective on current events.

In this new monthly segment, Jenny Ammon, education director for the Marion Soil & Water Conservation District, hosts the MSWCD board chair, Terry Hsu, about the board's role in this semi-public agency whose mission is to help landowners promote the health of their property.

Oregon Center for Public Policy releases its newest report on how employers steal wages from their employees without penalty. Hear the findings with OCPP’s policy analyst Janet Bauer.

Impact Oregon is a website that connects job seekers with careers in the field of developmental disabilities. Learn more with Angela Yeager, Communications Officer with Developmental Disabilities Services.

Meet Zachary Stocks, executive director of the Oregon Black Pioneers. Hear what the organization is doing during the pandemic, and the role history plays in today’s times of racial tension.

Hear the story of "Q" Robertson - the owner of Q's Corner Barbershop in Salem.  It's more than just a place to get your haircut.  This BIPOC business interview is part of Willamette Wake Up's regular monthly segment "RJOC's Corner" but aired today as a special segment.

In this episode of Invisible People, we get the big picture of efforts to alleviate homelessness in Marion & Polk Counties. The Mid Willamette Valley Homeless Alliance is the Continuum of Care organization planning and securing federal funds to end homelessness in Marion and Polk counties. Alliance Co-Chair and Salem City Councillor Chris Hoy shares the Alliance's work and the story behind the new shelter at the state fairgrounds.

In this week's Legislative Matters, Jan & Cindy highlight committee work on the issues of conduct, redistricting, natural resources & environment. They review legislation and informational hearings coming up this week in those areas and the House's health care committee.  For more information on their discussion: https://kmuz.org/legislative-matters/

The Polk County Report. KMUZ interviews State Representative Paul Evans, whose House District 20 includes West and South Salem, Monmouth and Independence. He addresses his committee work and statewide issues facing the 2021 Legislature.

RJOC's Corner showcases a BIPOC business (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) each month.  Here is CreativiTEE and Rofe Designs with owner Roanna Gingerich.