WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe
Three girls, aged 12-18, describe the socioeconomic challenges in their lives, yet they remain committed to helping others in their family and community.
Guests:
Hadisa, volunteer
Muqadisa, volunteer
Fatima, student
FMI:
Borderfree Nonviolence Community Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan
Voices for Creative Nonviolence, vcnv.org
Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe
Afghan students and an US Iraq war veteran share their war and tea stories.
Aaron Hughes, of Iraq Veterans Against the War, invited Afghan students to respond to the questions: “When did the war begin for you?” and “What are some of your tea stories and traditions?” He also shared his own stories and those of other US veterans who have spoken out against war. Hughes gave this tea performance at the Borderfree Nonviolence Community Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2015.
Guests:
Aaron Hughes, interdisciplinary artist, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War members of the Afghan Peace Volunteers (APVs) Hakim Young, interpreter, mentor to the APVs
http://tea-project.org/
http://amberginsburg.com/projects/tea.html
http://www.ivaw.org/
aarhughes.org
ourjourneytosmile.com
Video on casting the 779 porcelain teacups associated with the project: