Category: Voices & Weekend Voices

Locally produced radio magazine on cultural & community events & people. Every Wednesday from 4:00 – 4:30 PM

Weekend Voices 1/23/10

Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Contributing Producers: John Greenman, Marge May

Segment 1: John Greenman brings us excerpts from community members participating in a talking circle held recently, on the topic of Martin Luther King and “Reconciliation”

Segment 2:  Marge May talks with Malalai Joya: activist, social worker, member of the Afghan Parliament, and author of the new book: “Woman Among Warlords.”   FMI: www.Malalaijoya.com , www.Afghanwomensmission.org   (This interview originally aired on “Women’s Windows on 1/10/10)

Weekend Voices 1/09/10

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Over the holidays , two more anti-mining activists were murdered in the Cabanas region in El Salvador. Area residents allege the Canadian gold mining company, Pacific Rim, is connected to incidents of violence and threats against activists who oppose mining in the community. Because of widespread opposition to the potential environmental and social costs, El Salvador has passed a moratorium against mining. In response, Pacific Rim is suing the Salvadoran government under the Central American Free trade Agreement, through it’s Nevada subsidiary.
William Castillo,  the Center for Research on Investment and Trade(CEICOM) and the National Coalition Against Mining.
Bernardo Belloso, the Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) and the National Coalition Against Mining
Tom Shrake, President and CEO, Pacific Rim Mining Corporation (written statement)
Emily Carpenter, US El Salvador Sister Cities

Weekend Voices 1/2/10

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Audio recorded by John Greenman and edited by Amy Browne

University of Maine Professor Michael Howard (Dept. of Philosophy), speaking in November 2009, on the topic of climate change and social justice, as part of the University’s Marxist and Socialist Studies Lecture Series.

Voices 12/29/09

Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Contributing Producers:  Jim Fisher, Rob Rosenthal

Jim Fisher reports on New Years Eve events planned for Blue Hill, and Rob Rosenthal brings us more short stories from “Story Bank Maine: Stories About Maine People and Their Places”, including “Growing Up Franco in Lewiston”, “The Way Food Should Be”, “This Isn’t Something You Just Go Buy”, and “Please Don’t Say ‘I Got Stung By A Bee'”.

Voices 12/22/09 “Fear No Art” edition

Producer /Host: Cathy Melio

Topic: Closing of the Non-profit Center for Maine Contemporary Art

Audio from a recent community forum on the topic, held at Camden Public Library, with Rob Shetterly, artist and activist, Union of Maine Visual Artists

Why is CMCA closing for the winter and why did it eliminate 4 staff positions?  What is CMCA’s financial crisis about?  What information can be shared with the public about the situation?