RadioActive 1/10/08

Producers/hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco

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We talk with Emily Hill and Ani St. Amand, members of the 207 collective and, with others, organizers of the second New England sub-regional  Assembly of the NorthEast Anarchist Network which will be taking place this coming weekend, January 12 and 13th, at the Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress Street in Portland, Maine.  The meeting will feature workshops, socializing and entertainment.  All are invited, food, housing and child care will be provided and/or can be arranged.

FMI: Emily: [email protected] or Ani: [email protected]  Also: www.neanarchist.net

Also, we talk with Judy Berk fo the Natural Resources Council of  Maine(NRCM) who is urging people to express their views at an important upcoming public hearing: LURC (the Land Use Regulatory Commission) will hold it’s final public hearing on Plum Creek’s request to re-zone land they bought for about $200 an acre because it was zoned for forestry.  They want the land to be re-zoned to allow massive developments in the Moosehead Lake region.  The final hearing is scheduled for January 19th, 10a.m.-1p.m. and 2p.m-6p.m. at Greenville High School.   Those wishing to speak must register.  Registration starts at 9a.m.   NRCM is organizing vans and carpooling.

FMI:  Judy Berk or Caitlin Cleaver at 1-800-287-2345 or www.nrcm.org  Also: www.maine.gov/doc/lurc

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RadioActive 12/20/07

Producers/hosts:  Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

Topic: The United Nations Conference on Climate Change has concluded in Bali.  We turn to a regional initiative signed by the New England Governors and Canadian Eastern Provinces Premiers.  In 2001 a climate change action plan was signed to reduce the emissions that cause climate change.  Their first goal: to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2010.  The initiatives 2007 report, however, concludes that though there are some innovative and effective policies now in place, “the necessary policies are not in place, and global warming emissions are far from under control.  To get back on track it’s going to take real leadership and mandatory policies”.

Guest: Dylan Voorhees, Energy Project Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine

FMI: www.nrcm.org

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RadioActive 12/13/07

Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

Topic: The federal government is demolishing public housing units—ones that were not severely damaged in Hurricane Katrina and could be repaired—despite high rates of homelessness in New Orleans.  This week in New Orleans and around the country people are holding events to draw attention to the situation.  We talk with a group of former New Orleans relief workers who engaged in civil disobedience at the Bangor Maine HUD office this week, and speak by phone with a New Orleans resident working on this issue.

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RadioActive 11/29/07

Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco, Amy Browne, Guest producer: Carolyn Coe

Topic: The efforts to close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. Formerly known as the School of the Americas (aka the School of the Assassins), the Ft. Benning, GA based, US funded program is known for its many graduates who have gone on to commit acts of terrorism, especially in Latin America. Carolyn Coe attended the annual protest rally earlier this month and brings us this report.

FMI: www.soaw.org

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RadioActive 11/22/07

Producers/hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco

Contributer: Eric Herter

Topic: An interview with Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space on the probability of an imminent U.S. attack on Iran.  He is interviewed by Rosalie Paul on the Public Access TV show “This Issue” (of which Gagnon is the usual host)

FMI: www.space4peace.org

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