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A half hour weekly radio show committed to community, peace, justice, and non-violence issues.

The show aires on Community Radio stations:
KSVR 91.7 FM (Skagit Valley College) Wednesdays 5:00 PM PT, rebroadcast Sundays 8:00 PM PT
KSVU 90.1 FM, Hamilton, Sundays 8:00 PM and Thursdays 8:00 AM PT
KMRE 102.3 FM, Bellingham, Sundays 11:00 AM and Wednesdays 7:30 AM PT
KAOS 89.3 FM, Olympia, Thursdays 5:30 PM PT

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Improving Safety at Refineries - April 17, 2019

No one in Skagit forgets the explosion at the Tesoro refinery in 2010 that killed 7 people. Investigators decided that that disaster was preventable. The United Steel Workers' Union representing refinery workers has been working for years to increase safety practices at refineries, without much success - until now. A coalition of several unions, and environmental organizations under the banner of the Blue Green Alliance has influenced the Dept. of Labor and Industry to rewrite the rules governing refinery safety practices. California has already made similar changes in what is called "Process Safety Management," greasing the skids for Washington.

In this interview, Ginny Wolff talks with Dr. Michael Wilson, National Director for Occupational and Environmental Health at the BlueGreen Alliance; Steve Garey, retired refinery worker, former president of USW Local 12-591 and BlueGreen Alliance member; and Mary Ruth Holder, retired lawyer with experience in environmental law in Texas, and community member representing Evergreen Islands, to tell us the story. They will hold an informational event on Thursday, May 2, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Burlington Community/Senior Center at 1011 Greenleaf Ave. Burlington, where the public can learn about this complicated issue in ways that can be understood, and how they can participate in making public comments supporting new safety regulations at all Washington State refineries.

You Tube Video by Faultlines on Tesoro Tragedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPQonTkUw6o

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Kids Can Save the Planet - April 10, 2019

At the age of 13, Dylan D'Haeze asked what happens to plastic when we throw it away. In his search for the answer he traveled the continent, and what he witnessed shocked him. Rather than hide from his fear, he decided to make a film, and "Kids Can Save the Planet" was born. Dylan has made three documentary films to date which were shown at the Lincoln Theatre in an event organized by Carol Sullivan. The first film "Plastic is Forever" has won several awards, the second film "Tipping Point" explores climate change. The third "Everything Connects" addresses sustainability. Dylan was present at the Lincoln and participated in a panel discussion after the films were shown. This show contains excerpts from that panel discussion, a short interview with Dylan and a clip of music from The Irthlings - Sharon Abreu and Michael Hurwicz - who provided music for the evening.

More info at http://www.kidscansavetheplanet.com/

Films are available for purchase through: https://www.videoproject.com/
Films can be streamed through http://Kanopy.com - Check with your local library for access
Music by Sharon Abreu and Michael Hurwicz: http://irthlingz.org/ and http://salishseacd.com

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Friendship House - Hunger to Hope - April 3, 2019

Dave McConnell talks with Jerry Shackette, Hunger to Hope Coordinator for Friendship House, discussing the Hunger to Hope, and other, projects offered by Friendship House which has served the homeless in Mount Vernon for over 30 years.

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Legislative Session Report from Rep. Dave Paul - March 27, 2019

Rep. Dave Paul represents the 10th LD. He was newly elected to that seat last Nov. beating the Republican incumbent for a seat held by the Republicans for 20 years. In this interview, he talks about his reasons for running and his positions on many issues. He summarizes many of the bills passed by the House during the first half of the 2019 legislative session.

Residents in the 10th district may contact Rep. Paul at his Olympia office at 360-786-7914 of by email at dave.paul@leg.wa.gov.

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Filmmaker Paul Espinosa's "Singing our Way to Freedom" and more - March 20, 2019

Join host jim justice this week on Speak Up! Speak out! as she talks with filmmaker and producer Paul Espinosa as he prepared to show his newest film, Singing Our Way to Freedom, at the recent Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival. His film focuses on Cesar Chavez's favorite musician, Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez. Paul not only talks about this film and many others, but the whole process of filming, editing, producing, and marketing this film. Check out his websites to find out more.

Another of Paul's films is In the Shadow of the Law. For more information, see: http://chunkyfilm.com/ (about Sing Our Way to Freedom) or https://espinosaproductions.com/ for his other work.

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