Tag: HOPE Festival

RadioActive 4/23/15

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Issue: Environmental and Social Justice

Program Topic: Penobscot Chief Francis responds to Governor LePage’s Reversal of Order Promoting Cooperation with Tribes

Key Discussion Points:
a) Today we speak again with Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis.This weekend, Governor Lepage’s office sent an email to Wabanaki Tribal leaders announcing a new executive order, signed April 16th, that rescinds the Governor’s 2011 order promoting cooperation and coordination between the Stat and the Wabanaki Tribes within Maine. (copy of executive order: http://www.pressherald.com/2015/04/21/lepage-rescinds-order-promoting-state-cooperation-with-indian-tribes/document/2/).
b) Despite the original executive order, which included directing state agencies to reach out to the Tribes on issues effecting them, Chief Francis outlines numerous instances, during the LePage administration, in which they have not felt state cooperation. This includes elver fishing and tribal saltwater fisheries rights, protective water quality standards in sustenance fishing waters, fishing monitoring jurisdiction in sustenance fishing waters in the Penobscot River, and rights under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VOWA).
c) We also speak with the Peace and justice Center of Eastern Maine about their 21st annual Hope Festival, taking place this Saturday in Orono.

Guests:
Chief Kirk Francis, Penobscot Nation, http://penobscotnation.org
Amy Hughes, Peace and justice Center of Eastern Maine, http://peacectr.org/wp/hope_2015/schedule-of-events/

http://www.pressherald.com/2015/04/21/lepage-rescinds-order-promoting-state-cooperation-with-indian-tribes/

WERU News Report 4/1/15

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: John Greenman

Segment 1: Monday’s public hearing before the Environmental & Natural Resources Committee for LD 750 “An Act To Allow Regulated Metal Mining in Maine”. LD750 is sponsored by Representative Ralph Chapman of District 133, which includes Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Sedgwick and Surry – areas where they have some experience with what can go wrong with mining.

Segment 2: Another piece of legislation sponsored by local Representative Ralph Chapman is LD506, “An Act to Improve Public-private Transportation Partnerships”, which will be discussed and likely voted on by the Transportation committee tomorrow. We have 2 guests with us in the studio to explain why this bill is considered so important to opponents of an E/W corridor. Jane Crosen and Hendrik Gideonse are members of STEWC (Stop the E/W Corridor) & a local spin off group called Advocates for Sustainable Futures Downeast.

We also open the phone lines for calls, and hear from Amy Hughes Scaccia, the coordinator of this year’s HOPE Festival, and annual event sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine.

WERU News Report 4/1/14

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

For 20 years, the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine has sponsored an annual event called the HOPE festival. The festival features speakers, entertainers and exhibits – and an opportunity for people working on a number of different issues to come together and network. We spoke with organizer Ilze Petersons to get some details about this year’s festival, which will be taking place this month, and to learn what goes into putting together an event like this that lasts 2 decades. FMI: www.peacectr.org

WERU News Report 6/11/13

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Segment 1: The citizen initiated referendum process in Maine is often touted as a true example of grassroots democracy – and it has come under threat in the past from those who would rather not see the public have that power. A bill currently before the legislature seeks to amend the state constitution to limit citizen based referendums on hunting and fishing issues. A coalition of groups is working to fight that, and we spoke with one of the members earlier today, Katie Hansberry, Maine state director for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

Segment 2: On our Peacetime segment this week we conclude our series of speakers from this year’s HOPE festival, who spoke on the topic of “Do One Thing” – each of them speaking for a few minutes about a specific action that they would like to encourage the listeners to consider

WERU News Report 5/29/13

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by John Greenman

The Mabel Sine Wadsworth Women’s Health Achievement Award was presented last week to Dr. Sandra Caron, Professor of Family Relations & Human Sexuality at the University of Maine. Dr. Caron says that even in this age of easy access to information, many college-aged students are still shockingly uneducated about sex. WERU’s John Greenman attended the award ceremony, and we bring you some of that today – edited to fit this time slot. Please note that there are some graphic sexual references, starting about 15 minutes into the program.

WERU News Report 5/28/13

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by Meaghan LaSala and John Greenman

Segment 1: Agent Orange, unlabeled GMOs , seed patents, lawsuits against farmers and small businesses —like Oakhurst Dairy here in Maine– Monsanto Corporation ‘s products and business practices have raised concerns about impacts on health and the environmental, the risks of an international corporate monopoly on food, and preferential treatment –and questionable oversight –from the government.
Saturday there were ‘March Against Monsanto’ protests in hundreds of cities around the world. In Portland, several hundred people attended a rally and march.
Meaghan LaSala takes us there

Segment 2: Our weekly Peactime segment, produced in cooperation with the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine. The theme of their HOPE festival this spring was “Do One Thing” or “DOT” and several speakers presented suggestions for one thing people might do to make the world a better place

WERU News Report 5/22/13

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by John Greenman

Last month the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine held its annual HOPE festival, featuring a theme of “Do One Thing”. Instead of a keynote speaker, several people were given the opportunity to try to convince the audience to do one particular thing to make a difference in the community. We’ve been featuring some of these on Peacetime in recent weeks, and today we have several more, starting with a song. FMI: www.peacectr.org

WERU News Report 5/15/13

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by John Greenman

Segment 1: David Cobb, spokesperson for the Move to Amend Coalition, speaking in Rockland in April. More information is available at movetoamend.org.

Segment 2: In our Peacetime segment this week, we have another voice from the HOPE festival, where the theme this year was “Do One Thing”