Changing Men Ebenezer's Make Over, Part 1

January 1, 2018, 1:48 am

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A different type of Spirit In Action show, where we do our learning about dead-end and promising directions for men's growth in a kind of musical called Ebenezer's Make Over. Peter Alsop master-minded the project and contributed a lot of the songs, along with many of his friends in the feminist men's and women's movements. Whole lot of eye-opening in a reconceptualization of Ebenezer Scrooge facing dysfunctional manhood presented by the 3 ghosts.

Featured Music:

Jacob Marley - written & performed by Peter Alsop
It's Only a Wee-Wee - written & performed by Peter Alsop
Men Are Good - written & performed by Joe Jencks
You Are My Spoon - written & performed by Amy Fix
Let The Woman in You Come Through - written & performed by Peter Alsop
Shoulder to the Wheel - written & performed by Geof Morgan
Chromosoma Phobia - written by Bob Blue, performed by Allan Arnaboldi
You Ain't Been Doing Nothin' - written & performed by Peter Alsop
Burning Times - written & performed by Charlie Murphy
I Ain't Afraid - written & performed by Holly Near
What Kind of Brother Are You? - written & performed by Joe Jencks
Womb Envy - written & performed by Romanovsky & Phillips
The Hug - written & performed by Fred Small

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Awakening Men - Ebenezer's Make Over, Part 2

January 1, 2018, 1:48 am

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Conclusion of a musical adventure into awakening men via Ebenezer's Make Over, Peter Alsop's eye-opening reconceptualization of Ebenezer Scrooge facing dysfunctional manhood presented by the 3 ghosts of the Christmas Carol, rewritten. How do men support one another & our kids, and not kill each other & themselves, own their bodies, and work together.

Featured Music from Ebenezer's Make Over (plus one other song):

The Hug - written & performed by https://www.facebook.com/FredSmallMusic/" href="https://www.facebook.com/FredSmallMusic/" target="_blank>Fred Small
Gotta Lotta Livin To Do - written & performed by Peter Alsop
Give Yourself a Hand - written & performed by Peter Alsop
Kill The Children - written & performed by Peter Alsop
Foolish Notion - written & performed by Holly Near
The Matador - written by Geof Morgan, performed by Charlie Murphy
It's My Penis - written by Geof Morgan, performed by Peter Alsop
Singing For Our Lives - written & performed by Holly Near
Earth Song - from Chris Moose Holidays

A Passionate Zionist Rethinks

January 8, 2018, 2:24 am

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Steve Chase did a major course correction about Israel/Palestine, a journey he shares in a 30-page pamphlet Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions? A Quaker Zionist Rethinks Palestinian Rights. With insights from Jewish Voice for Peace, BDSMovement.net, and AFSC, he found a better way forward. Steve taught 12 years at Antioch University New England as founding Program Director of their Advocacy for Social Justice and Sustainability master’s program, and is currently with the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

Stand Up, Together!

January 15, 2018, 2:58 am

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We want a better world, and Gordon Whitman shows us how in Stand Up! How to get involved, speak out, and win in a world on fire. With 25 years experience in Chile & the USA, and as deputy director of Faith in Action, Gordon is well-situated to see what works and how to guide willing hands to more powerful work.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:

Jewish 

Miracle Water

January 22, 2018, 3:39 am

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We mostly take it for granted in the USA, but many places in the world are risking their lives to have a drink of water. In the midst of rape, war, & crushing poverty, Friendly Water for the World performs & witnesses miracles. Using appropriate technology & native ingenuity, the organization helps people in decimated areas of Africa & India to find new, transformed life. David Albert is co-founder and board chairman. The Seeds of Hope movie and trailer will give you some visuals of the kind of places this work is being done.

Prays Well With Others

January 29, 2018, 4:12 am

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In an atmosphere where so often there is religious intolerence & distrust, it's beautiful to see diverse spiritual communities sharing deeply together. At Eau Claire's Interfaith Prayer Service for Peace & Unity, conceived by Bob Lesniewski, a Benedictine oblate, prayers were shared from Presbyterian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Ba'hai, Catholic, & Quaker representatives. It was a rich sharing of diverse faiths, warming a cold winter night. The next Eau Claire Interfaith Prayer Service will be May 23, 2018. When will yours be?

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:

Baha'i, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Presbyterian, Quaker 

Presenters:
Music by Karol Hommen, piano & Ryan Poquette, violin
Kathy Reid Walker - First Presbyterian Church
Sarah Harless & Suzon Gordon - Temple Shalom
Imam Tammer Abdelaziz - Islamic Center and Mosque
Hyejung Hwang - Hope United Methodist Church
Lama Yeshe - Buddhist Faith
Alicia Reed & friends - Baha'i Faith
Tom Krieg - St. James Catholic Church
Mark Helpsmeet - Eau Claire Quakers
Bob Lesniewski - St. Benedict's Monastery

Joyful Animal Compassion

February 5, 2018, 5:16 am

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There's a long history of trying to convince folks to go vegetarian or vegan by argument, but Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA) (or on FaceBook) is trying something different - emphasizing the sheer fun of it. We visit with out-going CAA director, Unny Nambudiripad, and his imminent replacement, Laura Matanah, talking about the why and how of it, including their annual vegan extravaganza, Twin Cities Veg Fest, and much more.

Bees, Racing, Wind, Arctic & Climate Change

February 12, 2018, 6:29 am

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Peterson Toscano uses Citizen's Climate Radio to find earth-healing work everywhere, with Indy car racer Aaron Telitz, in the sculpture of Emily Puthoff about Bee Habitat, Chantal Bilodeau's Arctic-located climate change play, and Grant Samms' research about wind power in Oklahoma.

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Whose World is This?

February 19, 2018, 8:21 am

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A key element to changing the world is having a voice, and that is what Jim Page provides for a wide variety of Peace & Justice efforts, using his bully pulpit to call for free speech, freedom from corporate tyranny, and much more. Since the 1970's Jim has broadcast the message loud and clear from ground zero in Seattle, WA.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:

12 Step Community, Catholic Worker, Socialism, Zen Buddhism 

All Featured Music is by Jim Page:
Whose World Is This - from Whose World Is This
Didn't We - from Music from Big Red
Over My Dead Body - from Ghost Bikes
The Great Stone Wall - from Collateral Damage

Journeys in Palestine Towards Liberation

February 24, 2018, 1:57 am

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On this Spirit in Action, we'll get past propaganda and agendas by sharing first-hand Israeli & Palestinian stories of the Occupation. Lucy Duncan of the AFSC's Friends Engage program, who is on the steering committee of the Quaker Palestine Israel Network, guides sharing by Dalit Baum, an Israeli Jew who started the on-line resource Investigate and is co-founder of WhoProfits.org; and Sandra Tamari, a first-generation US Palestinian who currently works with the Adalah Justice Project on Arab minority rights in Israel and has worked for years with the St. Louis Palestinian Committee and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences

Christian, Jewish, Quaker

Learning From & Wrestling With Humanity 101

March 11, 2018, 3:52 am

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Jeremy Lent, has an MBA, is an author, integrator, and founder of The Liology Institute. His amazing new book is The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning, which is all about understanding and leveraging humanity's fundamental drives toward sustainability of our species and the planet.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:

Buddhism, Earth-Based Spirituality, Jewish, Taoist

Earth Roots Consciousness 102

March 11, 2018, 3:52 am

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In searching for the why of what we need to do to have a sustainable world, we need to sort out our connection to the Earth, and Jeremy Lent, author, integrator, and founder of The Liology Institute, does that in his amazing new book is The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning. This is part 2 of a 3-part series.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:

Buddhism, Earth-Based Spirituality, Jewish, Taoist 

All Featured Music:
We Belong to the Earth - by Magpie
Swimming to the Other Side - by Magpie
BONUS: Earth Anthem - by The Turtles

Healthy Earth Thinking 103

March 18, 2018, 4:27 am

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Our ways of thinking about the Earth, and our place in it, produce radically different outcomes for life on the planet, including a possible ecological crash for humanity and many other species. Changing those ways of thinking will be central to a better future, which led Jeremy Lent, author, integrator, and founder of The Liology Institute, to shine a light on our journey, of thought & action in his profound new book is The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning. This is the last in a 3-part series.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:

Buddhism, Earth-Based Spirituality, Jewish, Taoist 

All Featured Music:
Creation Is Laughing - by Carol Johnson

Choice Poverty, Unschooling, Guns & Pepper Spray

March 25, 2018, 4:55 am

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Sarah (or Seres) Kyrie is living a life exploring the edge of the American cultural tides, and she captures the inner journey powerfully through her writing. Some of this experience and reflection is captured in a series of articles she wrote for Friends Journal entitled Choice Poverty, Quakers and Unschooling, and Guns & Pepper Spray, and she has some-time blog with some more of her writings.

Nurtured by Nature

April 1, 2018, 5:34 am

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Though every day should be Earth Day, we are generally ignorant of so much of what nature holds for us, near at hand. Erin LaFaive of Full Circle Herbals has produced her Learning Herbalism Wookbook to help people learn their way to health through our plant resources. Samuel Thayer of Forager's Harvest has released his 3rd-in-a-series book, Incredible Wild Edibles: 36 Plants That Can Change Your Life, with ever more penetrating understanding of ways forward to healing the gulf between modern life and a healthy rootedness in the land.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Catholic, Earth-Based Spirituality, Native American, Non-affiliated, Pagan, Quaker, Spiritualism

 

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Enough is Enough! (Part 1)

April 16, 2018, 6:44 am

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Inspirational stories of participants of the March For Our Lives in Washington DC & St Paul, Minnesota: Myron Buchholz, retired high school history teacher, Donna Wagner Backus, former high school math teacher who attended with her daughter & granddaughter, and Christine Ashley, Quaker Field Secretary for FCNL, who hosted marchers at their DC lobbying center.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Buddhism, Catholic, Lutheran, Meditation, Non-affiliated, Quaker

Ecoculture Blessings & Fracksand Mining Hazards

April 16, 2018, 6:44 am

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There are many aspects to care for the Earth, experiencial & experimental. Sam Thayer of Forager's Harvest in one of the preminent experts in harvesting from the Earth's bounty. He shares here the concluding essay of his new book, 3rd in a series, called Incredibile Wild Edibles: 36 Plants That Can Change Your Life, speaking of Ecoculture instead of Agriculture. Our second guest is Crispin Pierce, Prof of Environmental Public Health at UW-EC, and member of Eau Claire's Sustainability Advisory Committee, speaking of his research & paper on Monitoring of Airborne Particulates Near Industrial Silica Sand Mining & Processing Facilities.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Catholic, Non-affliated, Quaker

Youth & Anti-Gun Violence

April 23, 2018, 8:02 am

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Part 2 of visits with participants of the March For Our Lives witness in St Paul, MN, Eau Claire, WI, and Washington, DC, with special focus on the voices & work of youth. Bonni Knight taught HS French & public speaking skills for many years & writes for VolumeOne, Zaria Whitacre has been active with a number of clubs & organizations, among them Amnesty International, and Thomas Finegar's passion is theater at Atholtan HS in Columbia, MD.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Quaker, Unity Churches 

Trans Dude in NC

April 28, 2018, 12:00 am

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North Carolina in 2017 is surely not the most welcoming place for a trans guy, yet it's where Liam Hooper is doing the work he's called to do. As Minister of Welcome & Beyond at Parkway UCC, Winston Salem, NC, Liam delivers a message of inclusion and strength to government, institutions, and individuals all around the state, rabble-rousing, preaching, and lecturing to make a difference.

I Resisted Today

May 5, 2018, 12:00 am

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Thousands of groups sprang up across the USA very shortly after the election of Donald Trump, all as part of the Indivisible movement of resistance to the assault on our nation's well-being. A local branch sprouted here in the Chippewa Valley. An early participant and communications activist with the group is Rachel Hart-Brinson, and the newly-selected leader is Ann Francis. One of the many activities they sponsored was a Nonviolence Training workshop led by James Handley.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Buddhism, UCC - United Church of Christ