Tag: Do One Thing

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by John Greenman

The Mabel Sine Wadsworth Women’s Health Achievement Award was presented last week to Dr. Sandra Caron, Professor of Family Relations & Human Sexuality at the University of Maine. Dr. Caron says that even in this age of easy access to information, many college-aged students are still shockingly uneducated about sex. WERU’s John Greenman attended the award ceremony, and we bring you some of that today – edited to fit this time slot. Please note that there are some graphic sexual references, starting about 15 minutes into the program.

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by Meaghan LaSala and John Greenman

Segment 1: Agent Orange, unlabeled GMOs , seed patents, lawsuits against farmers and small businesses —like Oakhurst Dairy here in Maine– Monsanto Corporation ‘s products and business practices have raised concerns about impacts on health and the environmental, the risks of an international corporate monopoly on food, and preferential treatment –and questionable oversight –from the government.
Saturday there were ‘March Against Monsanto’ protests in hundreds of cities around the world. In Portland, several hundred people attended a rally and march.
Meaghan LaSala takes us there

Segment 2: Our weekly Peactime segment, produced in cooperation with the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine. The theme of their HOPE festival this spring was “Do One Thing” or “DOT” and several speakers presented suggestions for one thing people might do to make the world a better place

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by John Greenman

Last month the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine held its annual HOPE festival, featuring a theme of “Do One Thing”. Instead of a keynote speaker, several people were given the opportunity to try to convince the audience to do one particular thing to make a difference in the community. We’ve been featuring some of these on Peacetime in recent weeks, and today we have several more, starting with a song. FMI: www.peacectr.org