http://archives.weru.org Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:14:24 +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/weru-news-report/weru-news-report-4611 http://archives.weru.org/weru-news-report/weru-news-report-4611#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:00:57 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7418 http://archives.weru.org/weru-news-report/weru-news-report-4611/feed 0 0:30:49 Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributing Producer: Carolyn Coe Segment 1: The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs heard testimony in Augusta today, on LD 1237 “An Act to Prohibit Bullying in Schools”. The legislatio[...] Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributing Producer: Carolyn Coe Segment 1: The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs heard testimony in Augusta today, on LD 1237 “An Act to Prohibit Bullying in Schools”. The legislation is sponsored by Representative Terry Morrison, who says that it would provide a clear definition of bullying, and guidelines for prevention that are consistent throughout Maine’s schools. Opponents, including the Maine Christian Civic League and representatives of some of the state’s school boards, spoke against the legislation. They say the legislation is unnecessary, removes local control and impedes free speech. The Maine Civil Liberties Union testified as neither in support nor opposed, citing concerns about the scope of the legislation, which they hope can be addressed in an upcoming legislative work session. Everyone seemed to agree, however, that bullying IS a problem in Maine’s schools. Here is what the high school students who testified at today’s hearing, had to say. Segment 2: Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, who lives in Beit Sahour in the West Bank. He teaches at Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities. He spoke at USM in Portland on March 27 during his book tour for his most recent book, Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment. His talk titled “Connections: The Palestinian Connection, Arab Popular Resistance, and the US” highlighted examples of sixty-two years of largely nonviolent Palestinian popular resistance and described US-Israel relations. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-73110 http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-73110#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:00:13 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6352 http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-73110/feed 0 0:00:01 Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributors: Lawrence Reichard, Carolyn Coe Segment 1: Lawrence Reichard concludes his series of reports on the 1 -year anniversary of the coup in Honduras Segment 2: Produced by Carolyn Coe. As Israeli settlements continu[...] Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributors: Lawrence Reichard, Carolyn Coe Segment 1: Lawrence Reichard concludes his series of reports on the 1 -year anniversary of the coup in Honduras Segment 2: Produced by Carolyn Coe. As Israeli settlements continue to expand in the West Bank, the Palestinian farmers’ ability to grow food to support themselves has been threatened or made impossible. Farmers have responded with nonviolent resistance, replanting trees and making efforts to continue working on the lands declared by the Israeli Defense Force as closed military zones. Speakers: M’hamed Zagig, member of the Beit Ummar popular committee; Mousa Abu Maria, member of the Beit Ummar popular committee and cofounder of the Palestinian Solidarity Project;  Ala’ Abu Maria, resident of a house in Beit Ummar frequently occupied by the Israeli military; Souad, 63-year-old farmer in Saffa M’hamed (Awad) Abu Swai, farmer in Artas who works for the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture; Nassima, interpreter Reem Al-Banna, singer at the Nakba remembrance event in AlMa’sara on May 14 FMI: www.palestinesolidarityproject.org  www.peacenow.org.il Segment 3:  Carolyn Coe reports on the demonstration at AlMa’sara archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radiosumpulelsalvador/radioactive-72210 http://archives.weru.org/radiosumpulelsalvador/radioactive-72210#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:00:28 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6332 http://archives.weru.org/radiosumpulelsalvador/radioactive-72210/feed 0 0:26:37 Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne, Carolyn Coe, Meredith DeFrancesco Topic: Palestinian nonviolent resistance in Aida Camp (Aida Refugee Camp is one of three Palestinian camps in Bethlehem area of the West Bank.) Speakers: Mazin Qumsiyeh, Prof. at Bethel[...] Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne, Carolyn Coe, Meredith DeFrancesco Topic: Palestinian nonviolent resistance in Aida Camp (Aida Refugee Camp is one of three Palestinian camps in Bethlehem area of the West Bank.) Speakers: Mazin Qumsiyeh, Prof. at Bethelehem and Birzeit Universities Abdel Fattah Adelsour, Director and Founder of Alrowwad Cultural and Theater Training Centre in Aida Camp They describe camp conditions and ways Palestinians have taken nonviolent action to preserve their cultural heritage and to challenge the Israeli occupation. www.alrowwad-arts.ps www.ashoka.org (Dr. Adelsour mentioned being a fellow of this organization of social entrepreneurs.) RadioSumpul/ElSalvador archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-7310 http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-7310#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:00:05 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6284 http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-7310/feed 0 0:55:06 Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributors: Carolyn Coe, Lawrence Reichard Segment 1:  Husam Zomlot and Ann Wright, speaking at the United for Justice with Peace strategy conference titled “Breaking the Siege of Gaza” on June 19,2010 in Camb[...] Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributors: Carolyn Coe, Lawrence Reichard Segment 1:  Husam Zomlot and Ann Wright, speaking at the United for Justice with Peace strategy conference titled “Breaking the Siege of Gaza” on June 19,2010 in Cambridge, MA :  What are activists doing to build the movement and to end the seige of Gaza and U.S. support for the occupation of Palestine?  What was the experience of the passengers aboard the humanitarian flotilla raided by the Israeli navy?  Producer: Carolyn Coe Segment 2: Lawrence Reichard report on conditions in Honduras, on the 1 year anniversary of the coup. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/voices/voices-62910 http://archives.weru.org/voices/voices-62910#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:00:42 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6269 http://archives.weru.org/voices/voices-62910/feed 0 0:28:43 Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributing Producer: Carolyn Coe Topic:  Demolition of homes and forced eviction in East Jerusalem Guests: Ahmed Abdullah, Nassima Ait-Saadi (interpreter), Douad Nassar, Tent of Nations, Julia Alfandari, Israeli[...] Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributing Producer: Carolyn Coe Topic:  Demolition of homes and forced eviction in East Jerusalem Guests: Ahmed Abdullah, Nassima Ait-Saadi (interpreter), Douad Nassar, Tent of Nations, Julia Alfandari, Israeli Coalition Against House Demolition Admed’s house was demolished.  Douad’s family received 9 demolition orders for structures on family land. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1710 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1710#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:00:33 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=5489 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1710/feed 0 0:29:43 Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco & Amy Browne Today, as we wait to hear back from the most recent delegation of human rights activists to visit Gaza, we bring you an interview with Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian peace activist now living in [...] Producers/Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco & Amy Browne Today, as we wait to hear back from the most recent delegation of human rights activists to visit Gaza, we bring you an interview with Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian peace activist now living in the U.S.  Meredith spoke with him in June 2009, when he was in Bangor, speaking at an event was co-sponsored by the Eastern Maine Chapter of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom (the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace) and The Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC) at George Mason University, where Aziz Abu Sarah is a Senior Research Associate. FMI: www.gmu.edu/departments/crdc , www.azizabusarah.wordpress.com You can also hear the talk given by Aziz Abu Sarah (recorded by Carolyn Coe, and broadcast on WERU’s Weekend Voices in June 2009), here:  http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-62709 RadioActive archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-62709 http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-62709#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:00:13 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=4710 http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-62709/feed 2 0:58:30 Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributors: Carolyn Coe and Matt Murphy Segment 1: Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian now living in the U.S., speaking in Bangor, Maine on 6/24/09 on the topic of Palestinians and Israelis working together for peace.[...] Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributors: Carolyn Coe and Matt Murphy Segment 1: Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian now living in the U.S., speaking in Bangor, Maine on 6/24/09 on the topic of Palestinians and Israelis working together for peace. The event was co-sponsored by the Eastern Maine Chapter of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom (the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace) and The Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC) at George Mason University. In just four years, Brit Tzedek v’ Shalom has become America’s largest Jewish peace group with over 45,000 supporters, and 40 chapters nationwide. This event was part of a Speaker’s Series they are sponsoring. For more information about Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, contact Barbara Kates at bkates50@hotmail.com or 207-947-6858. For more information about CRDC: www.gmu.edu/departments/crdc Segment 2: Maine Folklife Center needs community support and involvement as it struggles to survive following budget cuts. Matt Murphy talks with Executive Director Pauleen MacDougall. FMI: www.maine.edu/folklife or 207-581-1848 Segment 3: All the latest news from the Bagaduce Music Lending Library and Flash in the Pans with the Blue Hill Pops— an interview with Mary Cheney Gould, Founder, Organizer and Music Director The Blue Hill Pops Concert will be Friday July 3rd at the George Stevens Academy gym in Blue Hill, Maine. FMI: www.bagaducemusic.org archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/voices/voices-62309 http://archives.weru.org/voices/voices-62309#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:00:12 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=4698 http://archives.weru.org/voices/voices-62309/feed 0 0:27:37 Producer/Host: Cathy Melio Contributor: John Greenman Segment 1: Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s “Artists Voice” feature. Segment 2: Tomorrow (Wednesday) at Husson University, Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian peace activist from t[...] Producer/Host: Cathy Melio Contributor: John Greenman Segment 1: Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s “Artists Voice” feature. Segment 2: Tomorrow (Wednesday) at Husson University, Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian peace activist from the West Bank will share experiences of his life and as a member of the Bereaved Family Forum, a group of Israeli Jews and Palestinians who have lost close family members in the violence. Ahead of this even, John Greenman talks with Alex Grab, an Israeli who is active with the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace. Grab teaches at the University of Maine and is an outspoken advocate for a middle eastern peace that recognizes the 1967 borders. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-12409 http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-12409#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:00:53 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=3974 http://archives.weru.org/voices/weekend-voices-12409/feed 0 0:58:53 Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributors: Jim Fisher, Matt Murphy Segment 1: Jim Fisher interviews Dan Kane, a Phys Ed instructor at GSA who teaches a course on Outdoor Experiential Education and Leadership every spring.  This nine minute interview de[...] Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributors: Jim Fisher, Matt Murphy Segment 1: Jim Fisher interviews Dan Kane, a Phys Ed instructor at GSA who teaches a course on Outdoor Experiential Education and Leadership every spring.  This nine minute interview describes the program and what students gain by working together outdoors. Segment 2: We talk with a Jonathan Sherman, a high school student from southern Maine who has been keeping in touch with his Israeli and Palestinian friends he met at the “Seeds of Peace” camp.  Facebook and MySpace have allowed them to maintain contact through the recent escalation.  (FMI: www.seedsofpeace.org) Segment 3: Highlights of a recent workshop that offered tips to help non-profits survive in today’s economy: “Navigating Rough Seas, A Community Discussion with Non-Profits on Program Sustainability”. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1809 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1809#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:46 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=3927 http://archives.weru.org/radioactive/radioactive-1809/feed 0 0:29:08 Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco Topic: 3 perspectives on Israel’s assault on Gaza, with Molly Little, Frida Berrigan & Bruce Gagnon Segment 1: Molly Little.   In 2005, Molly Little spent three months in Israel and the West B[...] Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco Topic: 3 perspectives on Israel’s assault on Gaza, with Molly Little, Frida Berrigan & Bruce Gagnon Segment 1: Molly Little.   In 2005, Molly Little spent three months in Israel and the West Bank, conducting interviews with Israeli peace activists, members of an Israeli kibbutz, employees of the Israeli Knesset, and people from a wide range of Palestinian society, including students, farmers, political activists, artists, public officials, teachers, and health care providers. Her articles and op-eds have appeared in Lefthook, The Providence Journal-Bulletin, The Palestine Monitor, Portland Indy Media and elsewhere.  She’ll be giving a talk next week in Bath, called “American Witness in Palestine: Roots and Realities”. (Friday, January 16 at 7:00 pm, Addams-Melman House,212 Center Street, Bath, ME) We spoke with Molly Little by phone from her home in Whitefield, Maine earlier today: Segment 2: “War In Gaza, Weapons From the USA”, Frida Berrigan, Senior Program Associate of the “Arms and Security Initiative” at the New America Foundation, columnist for “Foreign Policy in Focus”, and a contributing editor of In These Times magazine. She is also the author of several reports on arms trade and human rights, and will talk with us today about the ties between the US and Israel.  FMI: Frida Berrigan, berrigan@newamerica.net, 212-431-5808 ext 200 Segment 3: Bruce Gagnon, a long-time organizer, currently based in Maine, for his perspective on the Peace & Justice communities response to the situation in Gaza. FMI: http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ RadioActive archives@weru.org no no