Talk of the Towns 9/8/17

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Engineer: Amy Browne

Environmental Education in Maine

-What exactly is “environmental education”? What are some forms environmental education can take?
-There’s a wealth of scientific research surrounding the benefits of environmental education to students. Can you describe some of those positive impacts?
-Do you see an increasing need for environmental education?
-What are some of the lessons from environmental education through the experiences of Maine Outdoor School, Island Institute and University of Maine Cooperative Extension
-What are some ideas for how parents and teachers can incorporate environmental education into their own teaching practice?

Guests:
Hazel Stark and Joe Horn, Maine Outdoor School, Milbridge
Eliza Oldach, Bar Harbor
Yvonne Thomas, education director of the Island Institute
Ryder Scott Statewide Director, University of Maine 4-H Centers
Blueberry Cove ~ Bryant Pond ~ Tanglewood

RadioActive 9/7/17

Guest Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

Topics:
Lebanon
Palestinian refugees
Syrian refugees

Palestinian refugees empower themselves and educate others about their situation by publishing their own stories. Both Palestinians and Syrians volunteer or find often low-paid work with NGOs as the Lebanese government makes work in many fields very challenging if not impossible. Some refugees find work in the refugee camps themselves. Meanwhile, NGOs offer scholarships and educational and cultural experiences to individuals in different marginalized communities, including refugees, to help give youth hope and resolve conflicts in Lebanese society.

In this program, we meet a Palestinian and Syrian refugee who attended a We Are Not Numbers writing workshop. Both share their personal stories, including the challenges they face in Lebanon. We also meet the founder of Unite Lebanon Youth Project (ULYP), which works with the different marginalized communities in Lebanon–Syrian and Palestinian refugees as well as Lebanese public school students.The Social Support Society, the umbrella organization for ULYP, runs a physical therapy center in Borj el Barajneh camp. There we meet Amira Dabbagh, one of the therapists on staff.

Guests:
Huda Ibrahim Dawood, volunteer coordinator in Lebanon of We Are Not Numbers
Dalia Swaid, former school teacher, Syrian refugee living in northern Lebanon
Melek Nimr, founder of Unite Lebanon Youth Project (ULYP)
Amira Dabbagh, physical therapist in Borj el Barajneh, a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

FMI:
wearenotnumbers.org
unitelebanonyouth.org
thesocialsupportsociety.org