WERU RadioActive Special “Green Scare”

Hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco
Topic: “Green Scare”
Guests: Attorneys Lynne Williams and Phil Worden

How are tactics being used by the government today similar to those used during the McCarthy era “red scare”?
What are your rights if police ask for a DNA sample without a warrant?
What is a Grand Jury?

Call in show with several callers

Indigenous Voices 06/20/06

Hosts: Rhonda Frey and Meredith DeFrancesco
Topic: Quoddy Bay LLC Liquified Natural Gas terminal proposed for tribal land at Sipayik (Pleasant Point) Maine
Guests: Craig Francis, Tribal Attorney (Passamaquoddy); Eddie Bassett, tribal member; Hilda Lewis, council member; Deanna Francis, tribal member
What are the cultural impacts of the project?
Environmental impacts?
What is Quoddy Bay LLC’s involvement in tribal affairs?

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RadioActive 06/15/06

Hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco
Topics: The National Lawyer’s Guild (NLG) and the Maine Chapter of the NLG have issued statements in response to the green scare. A press conference was held in Augusta June 14th with NLG attorneys and activists speaking out about the issue. Also an update on gold mining impacting Bangor’s sister city and WERU’s sister radio station’s communities in El Salvador
What is “green scare”?
How are communities in Maine continuing to organize to protect the right to dissent?
How can we help our sister communities in El Salvador as they face environmental degradation from mining? What is the U.S. connection?

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 06/15/06

It’s pretty neat when you can find out where you are by consulting the satellite stars. GPS technology is really great when you need to find out where you are in your car, and get directions to where you’re going. But it might not be so great when others want to find out where you are, how fast you were driving, or, using a different technology, just what you’re listening to on your car radio. All of that is possible today. Be advised.

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RadioActive 06/08/06

Hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne
Guests: Attny’s Lynne Williams (pre-recorded interview), and Phil Worden (live) and activist Logan Perkins
Topic: “Green Scare”
What is “Green Scare”?
Why do civil liberties groups and activists see recent actions by law enforcement as an attempt to stifle dissent?
How does a law recently passed in Maine, and formerly known as the “Eco-terrorism”, bill further erode civil rights?

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Healthy Options 06/07/06

Host: Rhonda Feiman, Doctor of Oriental Medicine
Topic: Illness and Intuition: the brain and the mind/body connection
Guest: Dr. Mona Lisa Schultz, noted neuropsychiatrist, scientist and medical intuitive. Dr. Schultz is the author of Awakening Intuition and the new Feminine Brain: How Women Can Develop Their Inner Strengths, Genius and Intuition

How are physical symptoms often an expression of, and signal of, some emotional imbalance?
How do our bodies signal imbalances in our lives?
How can attitudes and beliefs be changed in order to live balanced and healthy life?

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