A visit with 3 people connected with UWEC's alternative spring break trip, the Civil Rights Pilgrimage. Kiersten Bauer has been a student participant in the pilgrimage twice. Jodi Thesing-Ritter is UW-EC Associate Dean of Students and teacher of Women's Studies, and she is the founder of the pilgrimage in 2008, and Bluegold Beginnings more recently. Joanne Bland was a child participant of the Selma march which included Bloody Sunday and she is still a civil and human rights activist, sharing the stories via Journeys for the Soul.
Jeff White wants musical revolutions constantly, and some non-musical revolutioning too. His style, self-dubbed, is Alt Country and Western Folk, but that's the tip of the iceberg. He's toured in 4 countries, recorded with Greg Brown, and opened for a Bernie Sanders rally, and he hosts a weekly open mic gathering for musicians 7 pm on Tuesdays at the Tomahawk Room in Chippewa Falls, WI.
If a progressive author writes an insightful world-changing book, but no one hears it, does it really matter? The intent of Gail Leondar Public Relations is to make sure that such voices do get heard and are added to the forces for change. Gail Leondar-Wright and her business partner, Peter Bermudes, amplify the message of progressives by connecting them up to a nation-wide web of radio broadcasters. In her off-duty hours, Gail further enriches the world through her part in the Tongue In Cheek Singers.
Douglas Wood has produced at least 8 CDs & is author of Old Turtle and at least 31 other books, often on themes of deep connection & respect for the Earth. These passions also guide his work as a wilderness guide. In addition to his solo music, he performs as part of the Wild Spirit Band.
Christina Crosby became a quadriplegic in mid-life because of a bicycle accident, totally changing her life and introducing her to the ranks of the 'disabled'. Christina is very familiar, experientially and scholastically, with other minority roles, as a professor of both English and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University. Her new book is A Body, Undone: Living On After Great Pain.
Featured Music:
I'm A Little Cookie - John McCutcheon
How has our country thought about and dealt with minorities, like folks with disabilities? How should we?
It's easy to forget what the "healthcare system" used to be like, and what drove it, as opposed to the current system in the USA driven primarily by profit.
Arthur Davenport currently hails from Hilo, Hawaii, where he found Northern Spirit Radio through the Friends Journal and tracked us down to share his rich, diverse, profound, and fun music, not to mention his Arthurisms!
A look at the ills of our healthcare coverage system, with special attention to the coverage gap resulting from opposition to the ACA/Affordable Care Act. Tom Rowley shares his song & video about The Healthcare Blues, and his passion for fixing the system, working in rural Missouri, near Cabool. And Jen Bersdale is Executive Director of Missouri Healthcare for All, a grassroots coalition that allows the voice of Missourians to rise above the powerful influence of well-paid industry lobbyists. Also, installment 5 of History & Our Best Future with Myron Buchholz.
Featured Music:
The Healthcare Blues - by Tom Rowley & Friends