Wabanaki Windows 12/20/11

Broadcast Time: 10:00AM

Program Topic: Peace and reconciliation between Maine Native People and the European Invaders
Key Discussion Points (list at least 3):
a) History Reading Group’s writings and lessons learned
b) Dramatic Readings
c) White Privilege

Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Christina Baker, Senior College Instructor, former Maine State Legislator
B) Anne Stebbins Funderburk/ Baskets
C) Bettye Worcester/ Portage
D) BarbaraMcLeod/ My Portage
E) Judy DeLongTraveling Light
F) Bill and Sue Clark/ Red Girl’s Reasoning
G) Anne Stebbins Funderburk/ White Privilege
H) Debby Messer/ Contemporary Issues
I) Paul Frost/ Dual Words

Bibliography
Unpacking the Knapsack of White Privilege by Peggy McIntosh (on the internet)
Indian Country Today a Native American News Paper updated daily on the internet
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Louwen
The Peoples History of The US by Howard Zinn
Women of the Dawn by Bunny McBride
Out of the Depth by Isabelle Knockwood
Invisible (video) available at the Penobscot Nation Cultural Center on the internet
Voice of the Turtle:American Indian Literature, 1900-1970 ed. By Paula Gunn Allen, Ballentine Books, 1994

Contact for the group Portagers: [email protected]

Call In Program: No
Political Broadcast: No
Host: Donna Loring
Engineer: Joel Mann

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RadioActive 12/15/11

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

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