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Producer/Host: Amy Browne The group Maine Healthcare Action, affiliated with Maine AllCare, is working on a citizens’ referendum that would instruct the Maine legislature to enact universal health care. Along with a group of social work students from the University of Maine, they held an online town hall on the issue on April 22nd. With their permission, we bring that discussion to you today...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne We continue our series on racism and hate groups with a recent presentation sponsored by the Maine Multicultural Center. From their website: “The Maine Multicultural Center is a community-driven group representing Bangor-area business, cultural, and educational organizations. We promote community enrichment and economic growth by attracting, retaining, supporting, and int...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Today, nearly 2 months after the insurrection in DC, we’re talking with Andy O’Brien and Nathan Bernard, reporters for Mainer covering far right extremism and hate groups in the state. Some of the articles discussed in this program, include: Anti-Maskers Waging “Spiritual War” Statewide Maine White Nationalist Charged in Capitol Attack Shares Racist Views of State G...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Today we bring you a panel discussion, “Being Black in Maine: Lived Experience and the Prospect for Change”, recorded on MLK Day 2021 via zoom. The speakers were Daryl Fort, leadership development consultant (moderator)’ Tonya Bailey-Curry, Clinical Social Worker at Bates College; Nancy Dymond, SAD 22 educator; Madison “Madi” Hemingway, UMain...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne We’re joined once again by our Elections 2020 panel: Professor Amy Fried, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Maine and columnist for the Bangor Daily News, former State Representative Ralph Chapman Ann Luther, board member for the League of Women Voters of Maine, and host of the Democracy Forum here on WERU, and Will Hayward, Advocacy Pro...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne “Remembering Maine” with authors Kerri Arsenault (Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains) and Monica Wood (When We Were the Kennedys). Recorded at the online 2020 Word festival in Blue Hill, in October 2020. The moderator was Laura Miller About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-pr...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne It’s the 3rd Tuesday of the month, so it’s once again time for our Elections 2020 edition of Maine Currents, with guests, Professor Amy Fried, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Maine, former State Representative Ralph Chapman Ann Luther, board member for the League of Women Voters of Maine, and host of the Democracy Forum here on WERU, and Wil...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne It’s the 3rd Tuesday of the month, so it’s once again time for our Elections 2020 edition of Maine Currents, with guests, Professor Amy Fried, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Maine, former State Representative Ralph Chapman Ann Luther, board member for the League of Women Voters of Maine, and host of the Democracy Forum here on WERU, and Wil...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne We’re continuing our series on hate groups this month, with a talk by Mark Potok sponsored by the Maine Jewish Film Festival, the Jewish Community Alliance, the Maine Jewish Museum and the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. He spoke about hate groups in the US and the current political climate on October 7th, 2020. An excerpt from Mark Potok’s bio: “M...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne It’s the 3rd Tuesday of the month, so it’s once again time for our Elections 2020 edition of Maine Currents, with guests, Professor Amy Fried, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Maine, former State Representative Ralph Chapman Ann Luther, board member for the League of Women Voters of Maine, and host of the Democracy Forum here on WERU, and Wil...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne CORRECTION: Shenna Bellows previously worked for the ACLU, not the AFL-CIO On this edition of Maine Currents, we embark on a series of discussions about hate groups in Maine Guests: Crash Barry is an investigative journalist, author, and podcaster. He is the former editor-at-large for Mainer News and has worked as a print, radio and web reporter for over 25 years, with a...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne It’s the 3rd Tuesday of the month, so it’s once again time for our Elections 2020 edition of Maine Currents, with regular guests, Professor Amy Fried, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Maine, and former State Representative Ralph Chapman Ann Luther, board member for the League of Women Voters of Maine, and host of the Democracy Forum here on W...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Today we bring you another presentation organized by the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, on the topic of bias and racism. The presentation “Students Speak: Confronting Bias in Maine Schools” was taped via zoom on August 13 before a live audience filled with teachers. The featured speakers, Sophia Williams, Alexa Allen, Jamaica Ford and Isaiah Reid talked about...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne NOTE: Taped via Zoom on Monday, 8/17/20 It’s the 3rd Tuesday of the month, so it’s once again time for our Elections 2020 edition of Maine Currents, with regular guests, Professor Amy Fried, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Maine, and former State Representative Ralph Chapman Our guests weigh in on many elections-related topics currently in t...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine recently hosted a panel discussion on the Immigrant Experience in Maine Schools. Several people who came to Maine from other countries as children spoke about their experiences in the schools here. While they are mostly from the Portland and Lewiston areas, the experiences they shared are important for all of us who want to b...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Regular guests Professor Amy Fried and former State Representative Ralph Chapman weigh in on local and national politics, and we’re joined by Lisa Savage for US Senate , Tiffany Bond and Matthew McDonald for the Max Linn campaign (website under development). They explain why they’ve teamed up together to demand access to the US Senate debates with Sara Gideon...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne A discussion of decolonization, with specific examples from the University of Maine, and the Abbe Museum, with guests: Darren Ranco, PhD, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine. He has a Masters of Studies in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School and a PhD in Social Ant...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Hannah Cyrus, Assistant Director at the Blue Hill Public Library, with a presentation on Digital Media Literacy, recorded on May 20th, and a news report by host Amy Browne. The video of the BHPL presentation is available here Our thanks to the Blue Hill Public Library for providing the audio and video of the presentation About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Regular guests for the Elections 2020 series: Professor Amy Fried, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Maine Former State Representative Ralph Chapman Today we talk with Democrats Betsy Sweet and Bre Kidman, Independent Green Lisa Savage, and Independent Tiffany Bond — all of whom are hoping to challenge incumbent Susan Collins in the 2020...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Several WERU public affairs producers/hosts join us with reports related to the pandemic, and the topics their shows cover: Rhonda Feiman is a licensed acupuncturist and host of Healthy Options, which airs on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 4pm Ann Luther hosts the Democracy Forum, produced in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Maine, where she also serve...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne A discussion of politics and elections during the COVID-19 pandemic Guests: Professor Amy Fried, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Maine Former State Representative Ralph Chapman Ann Luther, host of the Democracy Forum program here on WERU, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Maine, where she serves on the Board of Directors. Abo...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Last week The Jackson Laboratory and Ellsworth Public Library presented a webinar for the local community entitled, “From SARS to COVID-19: My Life With Pandemic Response” featuring Jackson Lab President and CEO Edison Liu. Dr. Liu led the scientific response for Singapore during the SARS crisis in 2003, and spoke last week about the science of COVID-19, how to slow...

WERU News & Public Affairs Manager Amy Browne with the latest local news and mutual aid resources. The post WERU Coronavirus Updates 3/31/20, 2:30pm first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

WERU News & Public Affairs Manager Amy Browne with the latest local news and mutual aid resources. The post WERU Coronavirus Updates 3/26/20 2:30pm first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

WERU News & Public Affairs Manager Amy Browne with the latest local news and mutual aid resources. The post WERU Coronavirus Updates 3/25/20 2:30pm first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .