Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The Rank and File Voice - Rank and file voice Jan 30 and Feb 6, 2008
18 mins: Bruce Northcutt, CUPW, Speaking on Bill C-14 32 mins: Bob the Postman, The Coal Creek Rebellion 37 mins: Beck Quirk - Know Your Rights, Rental Issues in Nelson BC 46 mins: Harold Pinter, Closing segment from his acceptance speach for the Nobel Prize in Literature titled 'Art, Truth and Politics'
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
EcoCentric - Take Charge! Energy Privatization and the National Day of Action
Guests: 1:05pm Carleen Pickard, Regional Organizer for the Council of Canadians, which is Canada's largest citizens' organization with members and chapters across the country. Carleen works with communities to protect Canadian independence by promoting progressive policies on fair trade, clean water, safe food, public health care, and other issues of social and economic concern to Canadians. 1:15pm Mike Bruce, Communications Director, Canadian Office and Employees Union, local 378. COPE 378’s Take Back the Power campaign highlights the loss of public control of energy generation in BC, government changes to our Energy Policy which exaggerate predictions of our power needs and works to educate the public about the problems with run-of-river projects and the 500 private power licenses under consideration. 1:35pm Corky Evans, MLA Nelson-Creston. Mr. Evans speaks with the EcoCentric about the important of public energy from both a provincial and local perspective.
Monday, January 28, 2008
World Report - Changing military doctrine: A review of Neither Shall the Sword
Neither Shall the Sword, the monograph on Fourth Generation Warfare by Colonel Chet Richards USAF (ret), is now available as a book. World Report reviews this brief introduction to current thinking about military reform. Richards' contribution to a growing literature in which members of the military criticize a contemporary war, is "honest, well-documented, easy to understand, carefully reasoned, thought-provoking, and well-written."
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The History Hour - What is Modernity? Part 4
In these first four episodes of The History Hour for the Winter 2008 Season, host Charles Jeanes introduces the question, “What is ‘modernity’ ?” and “Why and how did Western civilization make the first progress into The Modern Age and modernization of its societies?”
Jeanes, with a historical-materialist and eccentric-marxian philosophy of history, analyses Western civilization in pre-modern times. The ancient world of the Greeks, Romans and Israelites, are first sketched, and the Middle Ages of Christendom. The Barbarian Invasions and the end of Roman order in Western and northern Europe from 400 to 600 A.D., are investigated briefly. Jeanes asks, what was the “medieval” mentality and mindset? He describes a little of the deep background of Judaism and the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth, and the origins of the Church in the era of Saul of Tarsus and the Gospel writers. Jeanes sketches the theory of the progression of Consciousness in the work of Dr. Clare Graves and Dr. Don Beck, “Spiral Dynamics.”
Each episode of The History Hour also has some review by the host of current local news and international events. Jeanes is particularly attracted to issues of Nelson and federal politics, and Canada’s Afghan Mission.
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The History Hour - What is Modernity? Part 3
In these first four episodes of The History Hour for the Winter 2008 Season, host Charles Jeanes introduces the question, “What is ‘modernity’ ?” and “Why and how did Western civilization make the first progress into The Modern Age and modernization of its societies?”
Jeanes, with a historical-materialist and eccentric-marxian philosophy of history, analyses Western civilization in pre-modern times. The ancient world of the Greeks, Romans and Israelites, are first sketched, and the Middle Ages of Christendom. The Barbarian Invasions and the end of Roman order in Western and northern Europe from 400 to 600 A.D., are investigated briefly. Jeanes asks, what was the “medieval” mentality and mindset? He describes a little of the deep background of Judaism and the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth, and the origins of the Church in the era of Saul of Tarsus and the Gospel writers. Jeanes sketches the theory of the progression of Consciousness in the work of Dr. Clare Graves and Dr. Don Beck, “Spiral Dynamics.”
Each episode of The History Hour also has some review by the host of current local news and international events. Jeanes is particularly attracted to issues of Nelson and federal politics, and Canada’s Afghan Mission.
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The History Hour - What is Modernity? - Part 2
Ancient world of the Greeks, Romans and Israelites, are first sketched, and the Middle Ages of Christendom.
In these first four episodes of The History Hour for the Winter 2008 Season, host Charles Jeanes introduces the question, “What is ‘modernity’ ?” and “Why and how did Western civilization make the first progress into The Modern Age and modernization of its societies?” Jeanes, with a historical-materialist and eccentric-marxian philosophy of history, analyses Western civilization in pre-modern times. The ancient world of the Greeks, Romans and Israelites, are first sketched, and the Middle Ages of Christendom. The Barbarian Invasions and the end of Roman order in Western and northern Europe from 400 to 600 A.D., are investigated briefly. Jeanes asks, what was the “medieval” mentality and mindset? He describes a little of the deep background of Judaism and the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth, and the origins of the Church in the era of Saul of Tarsus and the Gospel writers. Jeanes sketches the theory of the progression of Consciousness in the work of Dr. Clare Graves and Dr. Don Beck, “Spiral Dynamics.” Each episode of The History Hour also has some review by the host of current local news and international events. Jeanes is particularly attracted to issues of Nelson and federal politics, and Canada’s Afghan Mission.
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EcoCentric - United Nations Bali Climate Change
West Kootenay EcoSociety climate change campaigner and Ecocentric host, Matt Lowe, explores what happened at the United Nations Bali Climate Change Conference and what Canada is and isn't doing with respect to climate change. Matt talks with David Suzuki Foundation climate change campaigner, Dale Marshall. Matt also speaks with Rob Duncan of the Sierra Club of BC about an exciting citizen project they're doing to address climate change
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Fane of the Cosmos - FANE TALKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP AND COMMUNITY AND OTHER STUFF TOO
On todays show I talk about the true power of friendship and community to ward off those fears that seem to be expanding in all quarters. I also play a cut from the Psychedelic Salon featuring Terence Mckenna, Ralph Abraham and Rupert Sheldrake. We begin a Canadian perspective on the 10 steps of a Fascist Shift guided by Naomi Wolfs Book "The End of Democracy". Some great tunes too!!!
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Universal Traveller - Astrocosmologically based Evolutionary Weather Report for the week of Sun.Jan 27-Feb3 2008
Astrocosmologically based Evolutionary Weather Report for the week of Sun.Jan 27-Feb3 '08, topics include Consciously creating our reality with empowered attunement to the unified field: universal mind: The Blue Eagle Wavespell of the Mayan Calendar. Also, Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius, Mars going direct in Gemini, Jupiter and Pluto in Capricorn and the long term implications of same and some suggestions for, plus more
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Open Wide - Reading from Pema Chodron ‘Start Where You Are’
Audio Podcast Sample of: 'Start Where You Are, A Guide to Compassionate Living' by Pema Chodron. Permission to read by Shambhala Publications wwww.shambhala.com
Jai reads from Chapter 17 of the book: Compassionate Action which teaches us how to create spaciousness in relationship conflicts and difficulties. The Tibetan Buddhist principles of 'exchanging self for other', and the slogans; "Always abide by the three basic principles which are to: keep the vows you have taken, refraining from outrageous conduct and cultivating patience.
Pema uses refreshing examples from her own life, in every day language so we can understand and use these teachings and principles even if we are not practising Buddhists.
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