Weekend Voices 10/06/07

Producer/host: Amy Browne

Topic: Rising Tide North America– part of an international movement addressing climate change by connecting the interrelated issues and using holistic, locally-based, grassroots strategies for change. Today we talk with four activists from different backgrounds and different parts of the U.S. who are involved with Rising Tide North America, including two who are living in Maine. They talk about how they got involved, and how others can as well.

FMI: www.risingtidenorthamerica.org ;  www.carbontradewatch.org

RadioActive 10/04/07

Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

Segment 1: EMMC Nurses

Eastern Maine Medical Center nurses have been offered an increase in pay and benefits, in what the hospital is calling it’s “last, best” contract offer. So why would they even consider not accepting? The nurses union is also pushing for a “Professional Practice Committee”. The committee would give the direct care staff a say in issues like staffing ratios that impact patient care, and disputes would be resolved by a 3rd party arbitrator, rather than the higher ranking nurse management. We spoke earlier today with Judy Brown, President of the Nurses Union. She says it’s an issue of the workers having a voice in patient care.

Segment 2: Peace Rally in Bangor

Last Saturday more than 300 people attended a rally in Bangor, calling for peace and for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. After listening to several speakers and musicians, the crowd spread out along Main Street with signs-and the line stretched all the way from Shaw’s Supermarket to the Paul Bunyan statue and beyond. People in passing cars honked and shouted their support. One of the speakers that day was Mary Alice Horrigan, a mother who lost her son to the war on Iraq. Peace Activist and Professor Doug Allen made these remarks, and introduced the grieving mother.

There will be a National Day of Action-End the War Now Rally on Saturday, October 27th with a New England regional rally taking place at Boston Common that day. Local Peace and Justice groups are organizing buses from Belfast to Boston for the event, as well as coordinating carpools to and from Belfast. Buses will leave Belfast, Saturday morning (October 27th) at 7a.m. and return to Belfast by 8p.m. that evening. Reservations and payment are needed by Monday, October 8th in order to reserve the buses. For more info you can go to peacectr.org, email info@peacectr.org or call Cathy Mink at 338-4920

Doing Business 10/4/07

Producer/host: Jane E. Haskell, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Shared Use Kitchens

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Guests:

Beth Calder, PhD., Extension Food Science Specialist
5735 Hitchner Hall, Rm #232, Orono, ME 04469-5735
Phone: (207) 581-2791, Email: beth.calder@umit.maine.edu <mailto:beth.calder@umit.maine.edu>

Joe Perkins, Enterprise Development Specialist, Washington Hancock Community Agency,
P.O. Box 64, 2 Maple Street, Milbridge, ME 04658
(207) 546-7544 or (207) 664-2424; Fax (207) 546-3216; jperkins@whcacap.org <mailto:jperkins@whcacap.org>

Charley Wentworth, Owner, Wo’s BBQ Grill, 87 Route 1, Verona ME 04416;
(207) 469-2500; wosbbq@midmaine.com

Amanda Jamison, Volunteer Coordinator, Unity Barn Raisers
P.O. Box 381
Unity, ME 04988
(207)948-9005
amandaj@uninets.net   www.unitybarnraisers.org

Will Hopkins, Executive Director, Cobscook Bay Resource Center

4 Favor Street
Eastport, Maine 04631
(207) 853-6607 Fax: 207 853-0688
cobscook@verizon.net   www.cobscook.org

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/4/07

Producer/host: Jim Campbell

Got an analog TV that gets your television programs from rabbit ears or an antenna ? If so, you’ve got a problem. Starting February 17, 2009, there won’t be any more analog broadcast signals. The bad news: If you want to keep watching TV on your analog set, you’ll have to get a digital-to-analog converter. The good news: the government will help. Here’s the story.