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: Donna Loring
Engineer: Amy Browne
Handling of Penobscot Cultural Materials: Historic signing of MOU between UMO & Penobscot Nation
-Background of the signing of the MOU
-Areas of Clarification and agreement
-Standard practices agreed upon
-Recognition and Respect for Penobscot Culture
Guests:
Ambassador Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation
Dr. Darren Ranco Wabanaki and George Mitchell Center
Dr. Jane Anderson New York University
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
“Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency” – the 2017 Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine
The 2017 Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine, recorded on October 13th. The topic was “Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency”. Panelists were Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, Ambassador Marc Grossman, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Andrew H. Card Jr., former Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. The moderator was Felicia Knight.
This presentation was brought to you courtesy of UMaine’s Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service, and with assistance from WERU volunteer John Greenman
Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, Tuesdays at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by John Greenman, edited by Amy Browne
Issue: Alternative, independent local news
Program Topic: Don Kraus of “Citizens for Global Solutions”, with a talk called “Global Cooperation: The Only Way Forward”, given in October 2011 at the University of Maine, as part of the Marxist and Socialist Lecture Series
Key Discussion Points (list at least 3):
a) How did people unite and call for an international crimes tribunal?
b) What kinds of issues require an international response?
c) What are global activists with “Citizens for Global Solutions” working toward?
Guest: Don Kraus of “Citizens for Global Solutions”
Call In Program: no
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributor: Meaghan LaSala
A recorded panel discussion, “LIVING DOWNSTREAM: THE OLD TOWN DUMP AND UNIVERSITY OF MAINE” –one of the discussions in Spring 2011 Socialist and Marxist Studies Lecture Series at the University of Maine. It was recorded Feb. 3rd, 2011, and has been edited for length.
The panel members were John Banks of the Juniper Ridge Landfill Advisory Committee and Director of the Natural Resources Department, Penobscot Nation; Paul Schroeder, Orono resident and member of Trash Trackers Network; Old Town resident Ed Spencer, and Panel Chair: Darren Ranco, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Coordinator of Native American Research
Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Community Science: Schoodic Education and Research Center links researchers, school teachers and students
Guests:
Michael Soukup, Director, Schoodic Education and Research Center; Sarah Nelson, Water Research Institute, University of Maine; Ed Lindsey, Science Teacher, Old Town High School; James Townsend and Rachel Callaway, Students, Old Town High School
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Producer/Host: Jane Haskell, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: How Do I Really Do Market Research?
Guests:
Stephen Fadel, Business Reference Librarian, University of Maine, 5729 Fogler Library, Orono ME 04469-5729 207-581-3610; Stephen.fadel@umit.maine.eduhttp://www.library.umaine.edu/staff/fadel.htm
Christy Hemenway, owner, Gold Star Honeybees, PO Box 1061, Bath ME 04530; 207-449-1121 Christy@goldstarhoneybees.com; http://www.goldstarhoneybees.com
Janyce Boynton , owner, Sojourn Quilts, 208 Maple ST, Apt 2, Bangor ME 04401; 207-990-1571sojournquilts@myfairpoint.net; http://www.sojournquilts.etsy.com
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Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by John Greenman and edited by Amy Browne
University of Maine Professor Michael Howard (Dept. of Philosophy), speaking in November 2009, on the topic of climate change and social justice, as part of the University’s Marxist and Socialist Studies Lecture Series.