Category: Voices & Weekend Voices

Alan Sprague interviews a veteran whose identity was stolen. He describes the nightmare that has become. Carolyn Coe returns from a visit to Chiapas Mexico with a report on indigenous rights efforts in that region. Carlos translates. Tina Antolini contributes a segment on a Maine community’s connection with a piece of Russian choral music. Magnus Johnstone on the upcoming anime film festival in Blue Hill Producer: Amy Browne

Producer: Amy Browne
Production assistance: John Greenman
Excerpts from a speech given by activist and author Medea Benjamin of Global Exchange and Code Pink, at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine’s general assembly meeting in Bangor Maine on May 11, 2006.

Voices 5/10/06

Producer: Amy Browne
1/2 hr pre-recorded program with interviews
Topics:
Lawrence Reichard interviews a man who witnessed the 1970 Jackson State University shootings, Jack Hobbs
Amy Browne interviews one of the organizers of Maine’s efforts to support a cabinet level Department of Peace, Lynn Ellis

The revitalization of the Belfast Moosehead Lake Railroad, an interview about war tax resistance, and an interview about the Belfast Maskers theatre’s latest production.

Producer: Amy Browne

Segment contributed by: Marge May

Magnus Johnstone interviews Carol Trimble, about the Maine Alliane for Arts Education’s LINC-Arts Community Celebration event on Sunday, April 30th in Ellsworth, and about arts education in Maine
Chris Covert and Amy Browne interview Miguel and Jane Rienoso, a local couple who recently traveled to Ecuador where they witnessed huge protests against the impacts of free trade agreements.

Producer: Amy Browne

Amy Browne interviews Susan Sokol of the Ellsworth Maine chapter of Maine Business and Professional Women. Topic: Women networking and equal wages.
Joel Mann interviews downeast musician Gary Bushey about the upcoming Harp Odyssey in Machias Maine

WERU-FM’s sister radio station in Guarjilla, El Salvador, Radio Sampul

Guests: Rosabel Orellano and Maria Dubon talk about the origins of Radio Sampul, the station’s daily operations, and the struggles to keep and maintain the station

WERU’s weekly community magazine hosted by Amy Browne.

Interview with Ben Baxter of Bar Harbor. Ben is helping a community in Gambia build a new solar powered well and needs our help.

We’ll also be talking to some people at a press conference about some possible impacts of the 2007 proposed federal budget.

and we will continue with an interview with author Jim Baumer about community baseball and his book ‘When Towns Had Teams‘ – Interview by Denis Howard