http://archives.weru.org Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org) Tue, 15 May 2012 19:13:26 +0000 en hourly 1 Copyright © WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives 2011 archives@weru.org (WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives) archives@weru.org (WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives) 1440 http://weru.org/sites/all/themes/marinelli/weru/img/WERU-podcast-small-20110628.png http://archives.weru.org 144 144 Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, ME 99.9 Bangor (weru.org) WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-5312 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-5312#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 20:00:22 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8965 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-5312/feed 0 0:30:48 Producer/Host: Amy Browne Production assistance: John Greenman Issue: Grassroots environmental and social justice news Program Topic:Author and climate change activist Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, was the keynote speaker at the Peace and Justi[...] Producer/Host: Amy Browne Production assistance: John Greenman Issue: Grassroots environmental and social justice news Program Topic:Author and climate change activist Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, was the keynote speaker at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine’s HOPE Festival in April. Key Discussion Points: a) the impact of climate change on communities around the world b) what activists are doing to address the issue c) how listeners can get involved Speech by Bill McKibben, recorded by John Greenman, edited by Amy Browne Call In Program: no RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-22312 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-22312#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:00:16 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8680 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-22312/feed 0 0:29:56 Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Studio Engineer: Meredith DeFrancesco Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: Maine House Approves bill removing unionizing rights for egg farm workers Key Discussion Points: a) On Tu[...] Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Studio Engineer: Meredith DeFrancesco Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: Maine House Approves bill removing unionizing rights for egg farm workers Key Discussion Points: a) On Tuesday, the Maine House passed LD 1207 “An Act to Amend the Labor Laws Relating to Certain Agricultural Employees”. This bill seeks to overturn legislation passed in 1997 to allow for egg workers in facilities with more than 100 workers and 500,000 laying hens the right to unionize. This, and a bill passed in 1975 to allow the same set of workers the right to a minimum wage standard and overtime, both aimed to temper the egregious working conditions at the Decoster egg farms in Turner. b) Federally, the National Labor Relations Act excludes agricultural workers from the rights to a minimum wage standard, overtime or the right to collective bargaining . It is up to individual states to grant these rights. At least 9 states now allow some form of collective bargaining for agricultural workers. c).Decoster is now leasing it’s Maine factories to Moark, LLC, a subsidiary of Land O’ Lakes. The Maine Senate is expected to vote on LD 1207 as soon as next week. There is a lack of support for the bill, however, from both Democrats and Republicans. Guests: A ) Ben Chin, Maine Peoples Alliance, www.mainepeoplesalliance.org B) Representative Jeffrey Timberlake, Maine State of Representatives, www.maine.gov/ legis C) Matt Schlobaum, maine AFL-CIO, www.maineaflcio.org Call In Program: No RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21612 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21612#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:00:59 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8648 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21612/feed 0 0:26:21 Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Host: Meredith DeFrancesco and Lawrence Reichard Engineer: Meredith DeFrancesco Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: United States Postal Service Cuts Proposed, and Bill in Maine Legislature Aims for Major C[...] Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Host: Meredith DeFrancesco and Lawrence Reichard Engineer: Meredith DeFrancesco Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: United States Postal Service Cuts Proposed, and Bill in Maine Legislature Aims for Major Change to LURC, the Land Use Regulatory Commission Key Discussion Points: a) Though not required of any other government agency, in 2006, Congress mandated that the US Postal Service pre-fund their future retiree health benefits. Meeting this mandate accounts for 84% of the postal service’s current debt, which a bill co-sponsored by Senator Collins and others asserts must lead to the closure of hundreds of post offices and processing centers through out the country, including 30 Maine post offices and the Hampden processing center. b) LD 1798, “An Act to Reform Land Use Planning in the Unorganized Territory”, proposes to restructure and reassign the current make up and tasks of the Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC). This includes : assigning the permitting of large scale projects to the Department of Environmental Protection, eliminating the requirement that the developer of a project demonstrate that there is a “need” for it. c. LD 1798 would also change LURC’s name to the Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) and would be made up of nine members, six from the counties with the largest amount of Unorganized Territories. Count Commissioners could appoint themselves to the LUPC. The most impacting on the current mission of LURC, the bill would allow counties to opt out of the LUPC, as the Natural Resources Council of Maine says, could effectively dismantle the statewide land use system. Guests: A ) Jon Curtis, recently retired letter carrier B) Cathy Johnson, Maine Woods Project Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine Call In Program: No RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-2912 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-2912#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:00:39 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8621 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-2912/feed 0 0:27:43 Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: Maine Appropriations Committee Alternative Budget Cuts to Department of Health and Human Services programs, including MaineCare Key Discussion Points: a) The Appropriatio[...] Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: Maine Appropriations Committee Alternative Budget Cuts to Department of Health and Human Services programs, including MaineCare Key Discussion Points: a) The Appropriations Committee has approved decreasing eligibility for MaineCare coverage for adults with children down to 133% from 200% of the poverty level. b) The new budget proposal would freeze MaineCare enrollment for childless adults. 16,000 Mainers on the waiting list will no longer be eligible. c) Though the Appropriations Committee approved $120 million in cuts, instead of the $220 million in cuts LePage asked for, $80 million in proposed cuts ti the Department of Health and Human Services budget for 2013 are slated to be taken up later this month. Guests: A )Ana Hickes, Senior Policy Analyst at Maine Equal Justice Partners : www.mejp.org, www.reasonablesolutions.com B) Cullen Ryan, executive director of Community Housing of Maine : www.chomhousing.org Call In Program: No Political Broadcast: No Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Engineer: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12612 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12612#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:54 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8578 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12612/feed 0 0:28:23 Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: Governor LePage’s Proposed Budget Cuts to Department of Health and Human Services programs, including MaineCare Key Discussion Points: a) We look at efforts to unco[...] Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: Governor LePage’s Proposed Budget Cuts to Department of Health and Human Services programs, including MaineCare Key Discussion Points: a) We look at efforts to uncover the coordinated crackdown on Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country, through the US Conference of Mayors. b) We look at restrictions to those on unemployment insurance, under the proposed bill LD 1725, “An Act to Strengthen the Unemployment Insurance Laws and Reduce Fraud”. c) And, we check in on the status of the massive cuts to low income social service and healthcare programs, proposed by Governor LePage. 65,000 people could be cut from MaineCare The Appropriations Committee has already agreed to cut funding for “Wrap Around Maine”, which has helped struggling youth turn their lives around. Guests by name and affiliation: A) Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, director of The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund : www.justiceonline.org , www.justiceonline.org/owsfoia B) Jack McKay, director of Food and Medicine : www.foodandmedicine.org C )Ana Hickes, Senior Policy Analyst at Maine Equal Justice Partners : www.mejp.org, www.reasonablesolutions.com Call In Program: No Political Broadcast: No Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Engineer: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1512 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1512#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:00:57 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8504 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1512/feed 0 0:29:33 The producer/host has not yet provided a description of this program The producer/host has not yet provided a description of this program RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-121511 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-121511#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:00:40 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8502 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-121511/feed 0 0:30:43 Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Program Name: RadioActive Broadcast Date: December15, 2011 Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: Governor LePage’s Proposed Budget Cuts to Department of Health and Human Services programs, including Mai[...] Issue: Environmental and Social Justice Program Name: RadioActive Broadcast Date: December15, 2011 Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM Program Topic: Governor LePage’s Proposed Budget Cuts to Department of Health and Human Services programs, including MaineCare Key Discussion Points: a) What the impacts of losing MaineCare health insurance would mean for low income parents, and the other 65,000 Mainers who would lose their coverage. b) What the impacts would be if Private Non Medical Institutions were closed and if the Medicare Savings Program is cut. c) How the program “Wrap Around Maine” has helped struggling youth turn their lives around Guests by name and affiliation: A) Some who testified at the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs : Wrap Around Maine past participant, Steve Rogers, Crystal Bond, Paul Schraber, Semerilli Daniels, Brenda Dugan,Marie Williams, Tami Trask. Call In Program: No Political Broadcast: No Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Engineer: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12811 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12811#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:00:01 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8383 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12811/feed 0 0:29:46 RadioActive 12/8/11 RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-111711 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-111711#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:00:37 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8306 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-111711/feed 0 0:30:40 RadioActive 11/17/11 RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-111011 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-111011#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:00:50 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8275 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-111011/feed 0 0:25:25 RadioActive 11/10/11 RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-11311-2 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-11311-2#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:00:59 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8247 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-11311-2/feed 0 0:28:24 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Program Topic: Casella Waste Systems’ proposed expansion of Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town, and opposition to it by Occupy Augusta and general public Key Discussion Points: Casella’s claim that the[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Program Topic: Casella Waste Systems’ proposed expansion of Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town, and opposition to it by Occupy Augusta and general public Key Discussion Points: Casella’s claim that the waste is not from “out of state” Public’s environmental and health concerns Occupy Augusta’s recognition of this case as an a example of corporate sway over politics, and how profit seeking corporations attempt to disguise the negative aspects of their proposed projects. Guest: Hillary Lister, waste activist **NOTE: A 2nd audio file featuring a presentation about the University of Maine’s relationship with the Juniper Ridge Dump is included. Audio was recorded by John Greenman. Presentation was part of the University of Maine’s Marxist and Socialist Lecture Series RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-102711 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-102711#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:00:50 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8245 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-102711/feed 0 0:27:58 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Program Topic: Unprecedented rains in El Salvador; the Nov 6th action to surround the White House in opposition to the Keystone XL Tar Sands pipeline; Occupy Bangor Key Discussion Points: The effects of unpreceden[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Program Topic: Unprecedented rains in El Salvador; the Nov 6th action to surround the White House in opposition to the Keystone XL Tar Sands pipeline; Occupy Bangor Key Discussion Points: The effects of unprecedented rains in El Salvador and the connection to global climate change The proposed Keystone XL tar Sands pipeline from Alberta, Canada to Texas, and it’s potential to exacerbate climate change Occupy Bangor before it’s kick off Guests: Jan Morril, US El Salvador Sister Cities Andy Burt, Maine Partners for Coll Communities Sunny Hughs, Occupy Bangor RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-102011 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-102011#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:00:11 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8135 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-102011/feed 0 0:29:56 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Occupy Wall Street actions in Maine Occupy Wall Street actions continue to spread across the country, and Maine. On Saturday, more then 150 people gathered on the steps of the capitol building in Augusta. That eve[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Occupy Wall Street actions in Maine Occupy Wall Street actions continue to spread across the country, and Maine. On Saturday, more then 150 people gathered on the steps of the capitol building in Augusta. That evening, more than 30 people camped out in the park across the street. Since Saturday, approximately 30 people have stayed each night. Each day, there is a demonstration on the capitol steps. Occupy Bangor will kick off on October 29th. The time and place to be announced after an organizing meeting this coming Monday. Blue Hill and Ellsworth are holding weekly Occupy Wall Street solidarity demonstrations : at noon on Saturday on the Blue Hill bridge and at noon on Sunday on the Ellsworth bridge. Occupy Maine in Portland continues, as well. On this program we hear from some of the participants in the Occupy Augusta on Saturday, an international day of Occupy Wall Street actions. And we speak with an Occupy Augusta activist who has been present at the encampment this past week. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-101311 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-101311#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:00:31 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8126 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-101311/feed 0 0:28:10 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-92911 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-92911#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:00:28 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8090 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-92911/feed 0 0:27:07 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Program Topic: The lack of civil rights history in US education; October 2011 demonstration in DC Key Discussion Points: We discuss the recent findings of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s study, which shows the d[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Program Topic: The lack of civil rights history in US education; October 2011 demonstration in DC Key Discussion Points: We discuss the recent findings of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s study, which shows the dismal inadequacy of civil rights history taught in schools in the United States. We hear from two organizers of the October 2011 demonstration “ to demand that America’s resources be invested in human needs and environmental protection instead of war and exploitation.” As Occupy Wall Street gains momentum, and the beginning of media attention, we reflect on the movement and sentiment. Guests: Maureen Costello, Southern Poverty Law Center Lisa Simeone, October 2011 organizer Maria Allwine, October 2011 FMI: www.October2011.org, www.occupytogether.org, www.splc.org RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-91511 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-91511#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:00:43 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8088 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-91511/feed 0 0:30:09 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Key Discussion Points: We discuss the new 2010 Census statistics, which shows 1 in 6 people in the United States lives in poverty. 161,000 Mainers live in poverty, according to the current definition. That’s 12.5%[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Key Discussion Points: We discuss the new 2010 Census statistics, which shows 1 in 6 people in the United States lives in poverty. 161,000 Mainers live in poverty, according to the current definition. That’s 12.5%, up from 11.9% in 2009. We speak with Congressman Michaud on the impact of free trade on jobs, a perspective that rebuts President Obama’s speech on jobs last Thursday. Guests by name and affiliation: A) Representative Mike Michaud from Maine, US Congress B ) Christopher St. John, Maine Center for Economic Policy RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-9811 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-9811#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:00:31 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8086 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-9811/feed 0 0:29:16 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-9111 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-9111#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:00:20 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8084 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-9111/feed 0 0:30:04 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-82511 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-82511#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:00:37 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8026 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-82511/feed 0 0:28:28 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-81811 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-81811#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:00:30 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8023 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-81811/feed 0 0:29:32 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-8411-2 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-8411-2#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:00:28 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7804 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-8411-2/feed 0 0:26:02 Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributing Producers: Matt Murphy, Meaghan LaSala Topic: Tea Party Protests talk by Al-Jazeera Journalist Last week’s protest outside the General Henry Knox Museum’s annual fundraiser– “Tea Party[...] Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributing Producers: Matt Murphy, Meaghan LaSala Topic: Tea Party Protests talk by Al-Jazeera Journalist Last week’s protest outside the General Henry Knox Museum’s annual fundraiser– “Tea Party” activists protested the keynote speaker Abderrahim Foukara, who has reported for CNN, MSNBC, BBC, PRI and Al Jazeera. He is currently the DC Bureau Chief for Al Jazeera. He spoke on “The Arab Spring”. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-72811 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-72811#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:00:34 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7909 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-72811/feed 0 0:31:06 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-72111 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-72111#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:00:32 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7907 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-72111/feed 0 0:29:27 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-71411 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-71411#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:00:02 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7905 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-71411/feed 0 0:29:47 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-7711 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-7711#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:00:31 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7903 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-7711/feed 0 0:28:47 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-63011 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-63011#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:00:23 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7742 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-63011/feed 0 0:28:33 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-61611 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-61611#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:00:44 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7691 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-61611/feed 0 0:29:09 Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne Dr. Eric Holt-Giménez, Executive Director of The Institute for Food and Development Policy, FOOD FIRST, speaking at a Celebration of the International Day of Peasant Struggle, April 17, 2011, in S[...] Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne Dr. Eric Holt-Giménez, Executive Director of The Institute for Food and Development Policy, FOOD FIRST, speaking at a Celebration of the International Day of Peasant Struggle, April 17, 2011, in San Francisco. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-6911 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-6911#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:00:09 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7689 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-6911/feed 0 0:27:38 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we look at Maine’s high ozone alert with a DEP meteorologist and talk with a member of the Union for Concerned Scientists on the connection to climate change. Then we speak with a member of the Laborers unio[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we look at Maine’s high ozone alert with a DEP meteorologist and talk with a member of the Union for Concerned Scientists on the connection to climate change. Then we speak with a member of the Laborers union about and upcoming “Maine Worker’s Forum on Jobs”, featuring a presentation of the Living Labor Mural. Guests: -Maine DEP meteorologist Martha Webster.www.mainedep.com (click “Maine Air Quality Forecasts”) or toll free hotline (800) 223-1196 - Union of Concerned public health expert and co author of report “ Climate Change and Your Health : Rising Temperatures, Worsening Ozone Pollution” Report at: www.ucsusa.org/climateandozonepollution -Chris Tucker (Laborers 327) and Eastern Maine Labor Council For registration and information on the “Maine Worker’s Forum on Jobs” : www.foodandmedicine.org RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-6211 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-6211#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:00:51 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7687 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-6211/feed 0 0:27:52 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we talk with Bangladeshi labor activist Kalpona Akter, who along with two of her colleagues were arrested last summer following their involvement in a movement to raise the minimum wage for garment workers i[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we talk with Bangladeshi labor activist Kalpona Akter, who along with two of her colleagues were arrested last summer following their involvement in a movement to raise the minimum wage for garment workers in Bangladesh. The garment factory managers who have leveled charges against the three activists are major suppliers to Walmart. Kalpona Akter, Babul Akter and Aminul Islam, all from the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity, could face long prison terms, or even the death penalty, for some of the charges. A major international campaign has targeted Walmart to take responsibility for the labor conditions in the factories they outsource to, and to pressure the factory owners to drop charges against the activists advocating for better working conditions in these factories. We also speak with Bjorn Skorpen Claeson, director of Sweatfree Communities, a campaign on the International Labor Rights Forum. www.sweatfree.org. www.change.org Walmart declined an interview. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-6211-2 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-6211-2#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:00:24 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7700 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-6211-2/feed 0 0:27:52 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-52611 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-52611#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 20:00:28 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7633 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-52611/feed 0 0:29:36 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco This week, the heads of the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, MicMac, Maliseet and Maine state governments signed a Declaration of Intent to Create a Maine/Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Process. This process will crea[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco This week, the heads of the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, MicMac, Maliseet and Maine state governments signed a Declaration of Intent to Create a Maine/Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Process. This process will create a commission to address the damaging history and repercussions of federal and state child welfare practices on the Wabanki tribes. This process is the first of its kind in the U.S. An excerpt of the declaration reads: “Beginning in the late 1800’s, the United States government established boarding schools intended to solve the “Indian problem” through assimilation. Henry Richard Pratt, the founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, described his effort as an attempt to “kill the Indian and save the man”. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Child Welfare League of America created the Indian Adoption Project which removed hundreds of native children from their families and tribes to be adopted by non-native families. In 1978, the US Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which codified higher standards of protection for the rights of native children, their families and their tribal communities. Within the ICWA, Congress stated that, “No resource is more vital to the continued existence and integrity of Indian tribes than their children” and that “Child welfare agencies had failed to recognize the essential tribal relations of Indian people and the culture and social standard prevailing in Indian communities and families.” Important progress has been made with the passage of ICWA. There has been positive collaboration between the state of Maine and Wabanaki tribes to bring lasting positive change. Since 1999, this effort has resulted in ICWA trainings for state workers, an Indian Child Welfare policy and a better working relationship. In spite of this progress, Maine child welfare history continues to impact Wabanaki children and families today. We have come to realize that we must unearth the story of the Wabanaki people’s experiences in order to fully uphold the spirit, letter and intent of the ICWA in a way that is consistent and sustainable.” We speak with Esther Attean, Passamaquoddy tribal member. She is with the Muskie School of Public Policy and part of the convening group for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We also talk with Denise Yarmal Altivator, Passamaquoddy tribal member. She is a commissioner with the Maine Indian Trial State Commission and a member of the convening group. For more information on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: www.mainetribaltrc.org RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-51911 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-51911#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 20:00:57 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7597 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-51911/feed 0 0:24:15 Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne Today we look at changing and extreme weather, the relationship to climate change, and the increased need for local governments and community responses. Yesterday, the Union for Concerned Scienti[...] Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne Today we look at changing and extreme weather, the relationship to climate change, and the increased need for local governments and community responses. Yesterday, the Union for Concerned Scientists held a telephone press conference to address the gathering increase in extreme weather, in the context of global climate change. The UCS press conference participants spoke to the work that’s beginning to be done in local communities and cities to integrate climate adaptation into their planning, and the work being done to shift costs from the public sector to the insurance markets. Guests: 1)Katharine Hayhoe, Climate scientist and associate professor at Texas Tech University. www.climatechoices.org 2) Missy Stults, Climate Director, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability http://www.iclei.org/ www. chicagoclimateaction.org RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-51211 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-51211#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 20:00:12 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7574 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-51211/feed 0 0:29:21 Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco Segment 1: Supporters of Maine-certified medical marijuana user Jeffrey Barnard plan to gather at the Federal Courthouse in Bangor Tuesday morning to ask Judge Woodcock to release Barnard, and[...] Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco Segment 1: Supporters of Maine-certified medical marijuana user Jeffrey Barnard plan to gather at the Federal Courthouse in Bangor Tuesday morning to ask Judge Woodcock to release Barnard, and to let him resume using marijuana. They say he has been a victim of a conflict between Maine’s medical marijuana law, and federal probation policies prohibiting use. We spoke with his wife, Vicki Barnard, and a family friend, Jeff Black, earlier today: Segment 2: Last week on RadioActive we brought you part 1 of a talk about nuclear weapons that was held at Unity College last month. Today we bring you another of the speakers at that event. This is Colonel Richard Klass (USAF, retired) of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation speaking at Unity College on April 19th, as part of the College’s Lapping Lecture Series Our thanks to Roger Fenn of Physicians for Social Responsibility, Maine Chapter, and to Unity College for making this talk available to WERU RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-5511 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-5511#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 20:00:28 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7550 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-5511/feed 0 0:30:50 Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco Audio provided by Unity College and Roger Fenn Dr. Ira Helfand, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, with a look at the medical perspectives on the use of nuclear weapons. He spo[...] Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco Audio provided by Unity College and Roger Fenn Dr. Ira Helfand, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, with a look at the medical perspectives on the use of nuclear weapons. He spoke at Unity college on April 19th, as part of the College’s Lapping Lecture Series. He is Introduced by Roger Fenn of the Physicians for Social Responsibility, Maine Chapter. (NOTE: Colonel Richard Klass (USAF, ret) of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation also spoke on this topic at Unity College that evening. We didn’t have time to bring you his comments today, but we’ll air that on “RadioActive” next week at this time. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-42811 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-42811#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:00:30 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7516 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-42811/feed 0 0:29:26 Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne, Meredith DeFrancesco, John Greenman Professor Doug Allen, University of Maine, speaking on MLK, Ghandi, and hope in times of fear. Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne, Meredith DeFrancesco, John Greenman Professor Doug Allen, University of Maine, speaking on MLK, Ghandi, and hope in times of fear. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-42111 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-42111#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:00:21 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7489 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-42111/feed 0 0:27:37 Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne, Meredith DeFrancesco, John Greenman How do we maintain “Hope in Times of Fear”? Local peace and justice activists spoke about that issue earlier this month at the University of Maine. Ilze Petersons, the [...] Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne, Meredith DeFrancesco, John Greenman How do we maintain “Hope in Times of Fear”? Local peace and justice activists spoke about that issue earlier this month at the University of Maine. Ilze Petersons, the director of the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, and Libby Norton, Laura Nobel, Josephine Bright and Evan Livonius are members of a group that has been reading and discussing a collection of essays called “The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen’s Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear” edited by Paul Rogat Loeb. Here is what they had to say, starting with Ilze Petersons: RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-41411 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-41411#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:00:39 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7447 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-41411/feed 0 0:29:30 Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco & Amy Browne Maine bans BPA (bisphenol-A) and an update on LD 1 Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco & Amy Browne Maine bans BPA (bisphenol-A) and an update on LD 1 RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-4711 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-4711#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:00:17 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7438 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-4711/feed 0 0:28:38 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we discuss five pesticide bills before the Maine legislature’s Joint Standing Committee Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Two bills being considered would essentially erase recently passed legisl[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we discuss five pesticide bills before the Maine legislature’s Joint Standing Committee Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Two bills being considered would essentially erase recently passed legislation. One would repeal the pesticide registry, which requires landowners to inform residents, within a certain distance, at the beginning of the season, that they can get on a list for aerial and air carrier pesticide spray notification. The second, would severely limit the distance within which landowners would be required to observe notification wishes, cutting it from a quarter mile to 100 feet. Another bill before the committee seeks to restrict the use of herbicides and pesticides on the grounds of schools and childcare facilities. This News Just In: The Maine Superior Court has just ruled to vacate the Land Use Regulatory Commission’s decision to grant Plum Creek’s development plan for the Moosehead Lake region. Attorney Phil Worden represented the Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The North Woods in this challenge to LURC’s decision. Chief Justice Humphrey called LURC’s action an “unauthorized, ad hoc procedure,” and concluded that the public was denied its legal rights to speak out on the final version of Plum Creek’s plan. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-33111 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-33111#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:00:37 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7403 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-33111/feed 0 0:29:43 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Segment 1: We talk with labor historian Charles Scontras, in the wake of the labor history mural removal from the Me. Dept of Labor, on Caesar Chavez Day. In Maine, Governor Paul LePage’s active purging [...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Segment 1: We talk with labor historian Charles Scontras, in the wake of the labor history mural removal from the Me. Dept of Labor, on Caesar Chavez Day. In Maine, Governor Paul LePage’s active purging of labor history observations from the Maine Dept of labor building, includes not only taking down the mural depicting scenes from Maine’s labor history, but also orders the renaming of the rooms of the rooms in the Department of labor, one of which is named after Caesar Chavez. Another is named after Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a US Cabinet post and the longest serving of any member. Among the many scenes of labor history depicted on the mural painted by the artist Judy Taylor is a panel of Frances Perkins. Dr. Charles Scontras, the labor historian that worked with Judy Taylor on what history to represent in the mural. Scontras is a retired professor from the University of Maine at Orono’s department of political science, history and modern society. He now works as a historical and research associate with the Bureau of Labor Education. Maine is currently embroiled in another such “right to work” effort, which would undermine the capacity of unions. For more information on the Bureau of Labor education’s publications, you can go to their website dll.umaine.edu/ble or call 581-4123. A rally and press conference to demand the return of the Maine labor history mural to the Maine Dept of Labor has been rescheduled due to expected weather. It will take place Monday, April 4th at the hall of Flags at the Augusta State House at noon. Segment 2: We spoke earlier with Mike Belliveau, the executive director of the statewide public health organization, the Environmental Health Strategy Center. He spoke with us about the recent unanimous vote by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to support a ban on Bisphenol-A in products used by children in Maine, LD 412. he also discusses a proposed bill, whose intention is to essentially gut the Kids Safe Products Act. For more information: The Environmental and Health Strategy Center : www.preventharm.org Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine : www.cleanandhealthyme.org. You can listen to testimony by Rep. Jim Hamper, in support of his bill to weaken the Kids Safe Products Act, LD 1129 , in WERU’s archives from the Tuesday, March 29th WERU News Report. In his testimony he admits industry wrote his bill. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-31011 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-31011#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:00:13 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7420 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-31011/feed 0 0:28:01 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we examine the court challenge to the Plum Creek Development plan. We talk with Phil Worden. He is the attorney for Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The Maine Woods, who are fighting to repeal the Land Us[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we examine the court challenge to the Plum Creek Development plan. We talk with Phil Worden. He is the attorney for Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The Maine Woods, who are fighting to repeal the Land Use Regulatory Commission’s approval of the massive development plan in the Moosehead Lake region, which would include 1000 house lots and 2 large resorts. The development required the rezoning of close to 16,000 acres. Included in the proposal is the setting aside of approximately 600,000 acres for so-called conservation, though commercial logging and gravel and water extraction would be allowed there. Initially, the Land Use Regulatory Commission was not satisfied with Plum Creek’s plan, and made changes before they approved it. They did not, however, re-open the new plan to the public adjudicatory hearing, which allowed interested parties to cross examine and present their own arguments. This is one of the main points of the suit. On February 24th, the Maine Superior Court heard final arguments on the merits of the case. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-3311 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-3311#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:00:58 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7265 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-3311/feed 0 0:29:22 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Topics: Today we turn to Governor LePage’s proposed budget cuts. First a labor rally at the capitol today concerning cuts to state worker benefits, and then an interview on social safety net cuts, looking towards [...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Topics: Today we turn to Governor LePage’s proposed budget cuts. First a labor rally at the capitol today concerning cuts to state worker benefits, and then an interview on social safety net cuts, looking towards another rally in Augusta this coming Monday. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21711 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21711#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:00:10 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7173 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21711/feed 0 0:30:43 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Topics: Today we follow up with members of the Joint Committee on Regulatory Fairness and Reform,as they contemplate what to include in LD 1, including the governor’s proposed environmental and health rollba[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Topics: Today we follow up with members of the Joint Committee on Regulatory Fairness and Reform,as they contemplate what to include in LD 1, including the governor’s proposed environmental and health rollbacks. And we talk more about the drastic cuts Congress is poised to make to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) funds -which community radio stations, like WERU, rely on. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21011 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21011#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:00:33 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7140 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-21011/feed 0 0:29:20 Producers: Carolyn Coe and Lindsey Saunders Host: Amy Browne Topic: Santurban mine, a proposed gold and silver mine in Colombia Report highlights the uniqueness and importance of the paramo of Santurban, resistance to Greystar Resources application [...] Producers: Carolyn Coe and Lindsey Saunders Host: Amy Browne Topic: Santurban mine, a proposed gold and silver mine in Colombia Report highlights the uniqueness and importance of the paramo of Santurban, resistance to Greystar Resources application for an environmental license to extract mineral resources from the area, and community perceptions of the short and long-term effects of a large-scale mining project in the region. Featured speakers: Tatiana Rodriguez Maldonado of Friends of the Earth Colombia Deputy Roberto Schmalbach, president of the department (state)-level assembly of Santander Andres Fabian Ita, student at the Industrial University of Santander and a member of the ecological collective La Nawal along with people interviewed at a bus station in Bucaramanga, Colombia Report by Carolyn Coe and Lindsey Saunders RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-2311 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-2311#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:00:54 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7131 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-2311/feed 0 0:29:23 Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco Segment 1: We’ve been reporting in recent weeks, both here on RadioActive, as well as on Voices and on our new WERU News Report, about the outcry over Governor LePage’s wishlist of [...] Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco Segment 1: We’ve been reporting in recent weeks, both here on RadioActive, as well as on Voices and on our new WERU News Report, about the outcry over Governor LePage’s wishlist of environmental and health legislation that he would like to rollback. While the names of those who helped him draft the wishlist are still not known, author and award-winning journalist Colin Woodard was been on the trail of Governor LePages “secret bankers”. Here is what he’s found. FMI: “LePage’s Secret Bankers”, January 19th edition of the Portland Phoenix: http://portland.thephoenix.com/news/114354-lepages-secret-bankers www.colinwoodard.blogspot.com Segment 2: Regulatory Reform Meeting in Machiaa RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12711 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12711#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:00:15 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7070 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12711/feed 0 0:29:56 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12011 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12011#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:00:22 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7440 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-12011/feed 0 0:29:02 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Worker Rights Board of Eastern Maine, “Right to Work” law Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Worker Rights Board of Eastern Maine, “Right to Work” law RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-11311 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-11311#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:00:18 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7027 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-11311/feed 0 0:31:37 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we hear about a new study on who in Maine receives TANF – the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families- and why. On Tuesday researchers, advocates and recipients of TANF will present a study titled “Fam[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Today we hear about a new study on who in Maine receives TANF – the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families- and why. On Tuesday researchers, advocates and recipients of TANF will present a study titled “Families in Focus-Moving beyond Anecdotes : Lessons for Legislators from a 2010 Survey of TANF Recipients”. The LaPage administration has indicated state social services will be examined for cuts, and has expressed the intention to limit the time period a state resident can receive assistance. The Maine Heritage Policy Center, a conservative think tank working closely with the administration, has also taken target at the state’s poverty program recipients. Today we hear from Anna Hickes with Maine Equal Justice Partners and Sarah Standiford with the Maine Women’s Lobby. What are the findings of the study “Families in Focus-Moving Beyond Anecdotes: Lessons for Legislators from a 2010 Survey of TANF Recipients” ? What are some concerns about the direction the LePage administration in poverty programs, including limiting the time someone can be on TANF? What are some of the experiences of individuals, particularly women and children, on TANF? What are common struggles? For a copy of the report go to www.mejp.org RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1611 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1611#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:00:07 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7023 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1611/feed 0 0:28:03 Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Meaghan LaSala Topic: LURC’s Vote to Approve TranCanada’s Kibby Mtn. II Wind Project Why did the Citizens Taskforce on Windpower oppose the project and stage a protest before the meeting: Why di[...] Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Meaghan LaSala Topic: LURC’s Vote to Approve TranCanada’s Kibby Mtn. II Wind Project Why did the Citizens Taskforce on Windpower oppose the project and stage a protest before the meeting: Why did LURC Commissioner Rebecca Kurtz vote against the project (as the one dissenting vote)? Why did the rest of the commission vote in favor? RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-123010 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-123010#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:00:22 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6993 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-123010/feed 0 0:28:39 Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Topics: UN Climate Talks, Tar Sands- IEN, Arctic- Indigenous Today we hear two interviews recorded at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change this month in Cancun, Mexico. We talk with Melina Lab[...] Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco Topics: UN Climate Talks, Tar Sands- IEN, Arctic- Indigenous Today we hear two interviews recorded at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change this month in Cancun, Mexico. We talk with Melina Laboucan-Massino from the Indigenous Environmental Network on the effects massive tar sands extraction has on the people and environment in Canada; and we hear from Patricia Cochran, the director of the Alaskan Native Science Commission and the co-chair of the Indigenous Peoples Network on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. What are the environmental and health effects in indigenous and other communities in Canada from tar sands extraction?What is the effect of sea level rise on indigenous communities in Alaska? What were some of the issues and results of the UNFCCC meetings in Cancun , Mexico? Guests: Melina Laboucan-Massino, the Indigenous Environmental Network www.ienearth.org Patricia Cochran, the director of the Alaskan Native Science Commission and the co-chair of the Indigenous Peoples Network on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-121610 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-121610#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:00:56 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6962 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-121610/feed 0 0:28:56 Producer/Host: Amy Browne Topic: Veterans for Peace arrested at White House (full description to follow) Producer/Host: Amy Browne Topic: Veterans for Peace arrested at White House (full description to follow) RadioActive archives@weru.org no no