Category: Specials

Special 2/4/16: Afghan students and an US Iraq war veteran share their war and tea stories

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

Afghan students and an US Iraq war veteran share their war and tea stories.

Aaron Hughes, of Iraq Veterans Against the War, invited Afghan students to respond to the questions: “When did the war begin for you?” and “What are some of your tea stories and traditions?” He also shared his own stories and those of other US veterans who have spoken out against war. Hughes gave this tea performance at the Borderfree Nonviolence Community Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2015.

Guests:
Aaron Hughes, interdisciplinary artist, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War members of the Afghan Peace Volunteers (APVs) Hakim Young, interpreter, mentor to the APVs

http://tea-project.org/
http://amberginsburg.com/projects/tea.html
http://www.ivaw.org/
aarhughes.org
ourjourneytosmile.com

Video on casting the 779 porcelain teacups associated with the project:

Special: Jim Hightower Speaking in Maine 10/22/15

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Jim Hightower delivering the 2015 Schonberger Peace and Justice Lecture at the University of Maine on October 1st. His talk was called “Twenty-First Century Populist Movements are Flourishing at America’s Grassroots”

Healthy Options *Special* 9/30/15

Host: Cynthia Swan
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Opiate Dependence

Key Discussion Points:
Substance Abuse is not a black and white issue it’s on a continuum
What’s the scope of the problem in Maine and how did it get to this?
What are the best practices for treatment ?

Guest:
Kip Young, LADC
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WERU Special: Social Justice Ally Building 9/29/15

Producer/Host: Anita Arnold
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: White Ally Movement in Maine

Key Discussion Points
a) Ally Training and connection to Wabanaki Reach Training
b) Qualities of Allies
c) White privilege connection to racial justice
d) Maine’s Ally Movement

Guests:
Barbara Kates, Community Organizer/Ally Trainer for Maine Wabanaki Reach
David Smith, Member of White Ally Group in Belfast, Maine

Special: Camden Conference 3/17/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Issue: Foreign Relations

Program Topic: Politics of the Past in Putin’s Russia; and The Russian Economy and Its Influence on Politics

Key Discussion Points:
a) Why the recent upsurge of nationalism in Russia?
b) How do Russians view the war in Ukraine?
c) Why are Putin’s approval ratings so consistently high?

Guests: Nina Tumarkin, Prof. of History, Wellesley College; and Daniel Treisman, Prof. of Political Science,

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Special: Camden Conference 3/10/15

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Issue: Foreign Relations

Program Topic: Origins of Russian Conduct at Home and in the World

Key Discussion Points:
a) How are Russians and Americans alike
b) How do Russians view the war in Ukraine
c) What is Putin’s goal in Ukraine

Guest: Matthew Rojansky, Director, Keean Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center

WERU Special: Borderfree Radio Afghanistan & Street Kids Project 3/5/15

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

Topics:
Borderfree Radio in Kabul, Afghanistan
Street Kids Project

In Kabul, Afghanistan, a group of high school and college students have come together as the Afghan Peace Volunteers. At the Borderfree Nonviolence Community Centre and throughout their community, they work to build sustainable alternatives to the status quo.
In January, 2015, some of the Afghan Peace Volunteers formed a radio team and launched Borderfree Radio with the aim of sharing their work with a larger community and of promoting a life of nonviolence. Their first radio program features the voices of some of Kabul’s street children.
Why do Kabul’s street children want their own school?
How do the Afghan Peace Volunteers see their society? their city?
In what concrete ways does the Borderfree Nonviolence Community Centre work to promote understanding and nonviolence?

Guests:
Borderfree Radio broadcast:
Zarghuna, host
Street children: Mehdi , Ismael, Fatima, and Rahul
Interpreters: Bismillah, Hakim, Zahidi, and Abdulhai

Separate interviews:
Afghan Peace Volunteers: Zarghuna, Zahidi Sakina (Zarghuna, interpreter), Masood Sultani, Hoor Arifi and Farzana Safari (Hakim, interpreter)

FMI:
ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/
vcnv.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_4zxZ9te7s&feature=youtu.be

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WERU Special: Rachel Corrie Wrongful Death Case 2/23/15

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

Topic: Dismissal of appeal by Supreme Court of Israel in wrongful death case of Rachel Corrie

Who was Rachel Corrie?
What steps has her family taken to seek answers and to call for accountability in Rachel’s death?
How does the play My Name is Rachel Corrie spread her story and message?

Guests:
Cindy Corrie, Rachel’s mother
Craig Corrie, Rachel’s father
Hussein Abu Hussein, attorney for the Corrie family in the wrongful death case
Sarah Corrie Simpson, Rachel’s sister

FMI: www.rachelcorriefoundation.org