Producers/hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco

Topics: A recap of yesterdays’ arrests of Penobscot Bay Occupation Project peace activists at Senator Susan Collins office in Bangor, along with Collin’s statement on Iran and the reaction of the activists; An interview with Daphne Loring of the Maine Fair Trade Campaign (www.mainefairtrade.org) regarding the proposed legislation called The Informed Growth Act, which aims to help communities evaluate the potential impacts of big box type development on their towns.

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Producers/hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco

Topics:  A representative from Red de Defensores, a network of indigenous human rights workers from Zapatista communities in Chiapas, Mexico will be in the area on a speaking tour soon.  Manuel Mendez Guzman will talk about communities confronting globalization.  Today we talk with Nancy Hill, a local woman who has worked with the group and traveled to the area several times.  And the State Childrens Health Insurance program (SCHIP), which serves low-income children has come under threat due to budget cuts.  We talk with Anna Hicks, policy analyst at Maine Equal Justice Partners (www.mejp.org)

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