Healthy Options 2/5/14

Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Non-Violent Communication: Compassion

Key Discussion Points:
a) What is the meaning of compassion in the NVC context?
B What is the connection between compassion and health?
c) How do we live the four chairs concept?

Guests:
Peggy Smith www.opencommunication.org/
Terry Lee Cookson, N.D., 12 George St, Augusta, ME 04330, (207) 557-2557

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RadioActive 1/30/14

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Issue: Environmental and Social Justice

Program Topic: The impacts of Tar Sands extraction on the First nations health, environment and autonomy; Update on South Portland Tar Sands Moratorium

Key Discussion Points:
a) Today we look at the impacts of the rampant contamination by tar sands oil extraction on First Nations communities health, environment and autonomy.
b) We speak with Eriel Deranger, member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation ,who will be on the “Tar Sands Exposed speaking tour in Maine, January 30th and 31st, sponsored by climate activist network 350 Maine.
We also speak with indigenous rights attorney,and Penobscot Nation member, Sherri Mitchell, who will talk about the patterns of i exploitation at the Orono talk.

c) We begin with an update on the current moratorium on tar sands export in South Portland, Maine.

Guests:

A) Emily Figdor, Environment Maine and Protect South Portland

B) Eriel Deranger, memebr of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) of northern Alberta, Canada; ACFN tar sands campaign and communication coordinator.

C) Sherri Mitchell, member of Penobscot Nation; indigenous rights attorney with Land Peace Foundation

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WERU Special: Appalshop 1/30/14

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

Issue: journalism and filmmaking

Program Topic: Appalshop and its Making Connections co-coordinator and filmmaker Mimi Pickering

Key Discussion Points:
a) origins of Appalshop and its role in the community
b) stories of economic transition as explored by the Making Connections project
c) Mimi Pickering’s documentary films

Guest:
A) Mimi Pickering, documentary filmmaker at Appalshop and volunteer DJ for WMMT

FMI:
www.appalshop.org
www.makingconnectionsnews.org
kftc.org/abf

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