Notes from the Electronic Cottage 4/6/17

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

So there is now no privacy regulations regarding what Internet Service Providers can do with our browsing and other personal information. How did we get in this situation, and what does it mean for our choices as consumers who use the Internet. Here’s the story.

Maine Currents 4/5/17

Segment 1: Proposed Commission on the Status of Racial and Ethnic Populations in Maine
Segment 2: Communities Coming Together for Civil Political Discourse

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: John Greenman

State Representative Rachel Talbot Ross of Portland is sponsoring LD1008, legislation that would create a “Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial and Ethnic Populations” in the state. We take you to the public hearing. And in the 2nd half of the show we open the phone lines as we talk with organizers of 2 of the many “civil discussion” type events popping up in the area.
Stacy Leafsong from Mainers for Accountable Leadership & Standing for the Common Good is organizing a Community Listening Session in Orland this Saturday, and Craig Freshley of Good Group Decisions will fill us in on the “Make Shift Coffee Houses” he facilitates. The next one is coming up Friday night at Husson University.

FMI:
makeshiftcoffeehouse.com/
www.facebook.com/events/196440904180229/
www.facebook.com/events/285498321885744/


Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, every Wednesday at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org

Reproductive Left 4/5/17

Producer/Host: Abbie Strout

Issue: Social and political issues that impact our sexual and reproductive health produced by WERU in collaboration with Mabel Wadsworth Center – www.mabelwadsworth.org.

Program Topic: Sexual Assault Prevention on Campus with Arianna Sessoms

Key Discussion Points :
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. On this episode, we speak with Arianna Sessoms, a graduate student who works at the Office of Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention at the University of Maine. We discuss the services they offer students at UMaine and the education programming.

Lindsey Piper, WHNP, joins us for the “Ask Mabel” segment where she answers questions about what sexual assault survivors can expect at an appointment at Mabel Wadsworth Center and tips to prepare for the exam.

Guests by name and affiliation:
Arianna Sessoms, University of Maine
Lindsey Piper, WHNP Mabel Wadsworth Center