Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/24/16

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The FBI’s effort to force Apple in court to write a new operating system to weaken Apple’s encryption on the iPhone has drawn a lot of attention about legal and constitutional issues. But there are other far-reaching implications if Apple is ultimately force to do that. Today let’s look at some of the political, economic, and civil liberties implications of this case.

Special: Afghan Women on Gender Equality & Peace 3/23/16

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

Among those Afghan students who speak out for gender equality and peace are Halima Habibi, a founding member of the Girl Up Club–a women’s bicycling club, in Kabul–and Arifa and Mahtab, two students who are a part of the Afghan Women’s Writing Project. All share their own stories and describe the challenges for women in Afghanistan.

Guests:
Halima Habibi, member of the Girl Up Club
Arifa and Mahtab, writers who have published their work with the Afghan Women’s Writing Project
Contributing to the interviews were Ron Vannorstrand, Aaron Hughes, and Hoor Arifi

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One of Arifa’s stories: http://awwproject.org/2014/12/an-afghan-girl-dreams-of-books/
One of Mahtab’s stories: http://awwproject.org/2016/01/my-future-is-not-my-sheep/
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Family Corner 3/23/16

Producer/Host: Sue Mackey Andrews
Engineer: John Greenman

Issue:Foster parents in Maine

Program Topic: A Family for ME

Key Discussion Points:
a) Maine has a significant need for foster parents
b) three particular populations – drug affected infants, siblings and adolescents in transition
c) there are lots of ways beyond being given a foster parent for people to be involved

Guests:
Linda Brigitte DHHS OCFS
Brandy Clapper A Family for MEE