Kathleen Saadat's guest appearances

Kathleen Saadat

The Michelle Meow Show

Voting Now: Turning Rights into Reality

Richard Rorty

Sarah McBride

Barbara Smith

Neil Gorsuch

Spencer Liff

Al Franken

Michelle Williams

Lawrence O'Donnell

John Fisher

Thomas Friedman

Bill Nye

Van Jones

John Maeda

Tristan Walker

Kimberly Reed

OwlTail

Kathleen Saadat has been called the conscience of Portland, Oregon. Here, Saadat talks about organizing Portland’s first gay pride parade, as well as the campaign to beat Measure 9 in 1992, a homophobic amendment to the Oregon Constitution. Kathleen also discussed coalition building and intersectional organizing as well as her work with the Portland Police Bureau and her thoughts on Black Lives Matter.Cliff Jones, a Portland activist calls Kathleen a " ‘connector.’  No matter the issue, he says she strives to 'reach across differences.' ‘I describe her as velvet and steel,’ Jones says. ‘She’s incredibly compassionate and sees the humanity in everyone, even those with whom she vehemently disagrees. At the same time, her mind is a matrix, thinking down and across and over and under, seeing every side of an issue.’"Kathleen has lived a remarkable life: at the age of 77, she released her first album, Love for Sale, which she recorded with the internationally acclaimed band Pink Martini.

Kathleen Saadat has been called the conscience of Portland, Oregon. Here, Saadat talks about <a href="https://www.glapn.org/6327KathleenSaadat.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">organizing Portland’s first gay pride parade</a>, as well as the campaign to beat Measure 9 in 1992, a homophobic amendment to the Oregon Constitution. Kathleen also discussed coalition building and intersectional organizing as well as her work with the Portland Police Bureau and her thoughts on Black Lives Matter.Cliff Jones, a Portland activist calls Kathleen a<a href="https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2018/kathleen-saadat-voice-of-conscience.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> " ‘connector.’  No matter the issue, he says she strives to 'reach across differences.' ‘I describe her as velvet and steel,’ </a>Jones says. ‘She’s incredibly compassionate and sees the humanity in everyone, even those with whom she vehemently disagrees. At the same time, her mind is a matrix, thinking down and across and over and under, seeing every side of an issue.’" Kathleen has lived a remarkable life: at the age of 77, she released her first album, Love for Sale, which she recorded with the internationally acclaimed band <a href="https://pinkmartini.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pink Martini</a>.

Kathleen Saadat: Velvet and Steel

Michelle Meow

Kathleen Saadat, Simma, and Michelle Meow 11.8.2017