WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Producer/Host: Joan Clemons

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topics: Children’s books, reading one’s own work

How to publish a children’s book?  Where to share your work locally.  Problems of writing and marketing.

Guests:
Jane Freeburg (janefreeburg@myfairpoint.net), and Janet Shea (401 Port Clyde Rd, Tenants Harbor, 04860, pntdfir@roadrunner.com)

 

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Producer/Host: Dave Evans
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: Vegetarian & Vegan Diets
How can a vegan get adequate Calcium, B12, etc? What can a vegan do to maintain strength? How do organic dairies differ from factory farms?
Guests: Zoe Weil, Co-founder and President, Institute for Humane Education; Dr. Michael Greger, Humane Society of the U.S.
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FMI: www.humaneeducation.org , www.hsus.org

 

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Producers/Hosts: Peter Neill and Amelia Poole, World Ocean Observatory
Topic: Opening the African Internet Connection

 

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Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

A report on: “A New Day in Trade: Public Forum on NAFTA Reform and Fair Trade, with Congressman Mike Michaud”, which took place last night in Bucksport, Maine

From the announcement for the event: “The current NAFTA model of free trade has devastated workers, farmers, and the environment and eroded our democracy. There is unprecedented opposition in the U.S. and Congressman Mike Michaud is leading the House of Representatives in fighting for an end to NAFTA-style free trade and globalization. Michaud will discuss his blueprint for fair trade and take questions & comments from the audience.

“The Maine Fair Trade Campaign will let people know how they can plug-in locally in the fight for a more just and sustainable global economy.

“This event is co-sponsord by the Maine Fair Trade Campaign; USW Locals 1188 and 261; the Hancock County, Waldo County, and Penobscot County Democratic Committees, Food AND Medicine, and the Eastern Maine Labor Council.

“For More information Contact Daphne Loring at the Maine Fair Trade Campaign
Office: 777-6387
Cell: 266-5895

 

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Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco
Topics: FMLN wins El Salvador Election- Social Movement Response, and local Peace and Justice movement responds to the 6th Anniversary of the US war on Iraq.
Segment 1: Interviews with Esther Chavez, who is from El Salvador, now living in the United States. She has been working with the US El Salvador Sister Cities network since the early 90s and went down as an election observer on Sunday. She talks about her experience and the historical significance of the election of the FMLN candidate, Mauricio Funes, and with social movement leader Lorena Martinez, the President of CRIPDES, a network of over 300 organized communities throughout El Salvador, involved in community development projects and organizing around social and political issues, like free trade, water privatization and gold mining. She talks about the significance of the elections and the implications for the social movement in El Salvador FMI: www.elsalvadorsolidarity.org & www.cispes.org
Segment 2: A coalition of groups working on peace, justice and human rights issues held a press conference at the Peace & Justice Center in Bangor earlier today to mark the 6th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq & to announce plans for a Community Teach In Saturday called “New Organizing Strategies for the Obama Era”. Here are some excerpts of remarks from members of some of the coalition of 16 groups co-sponsoring the Teach-In (which will be held 3/21/09, 1-5pm at the UU Church on Park Street in Bangor). FMI: www.peacectr.org or 207-943-9343

 

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Producers/Hosts: Daryl DeJoy and Cherie Mason, Wildlife Alliance of Maine

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela

Studio Engineer: Allison Watters

 

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