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March
5th, 2008
March
9th, 2008 (Encore Presentation)
Willie O'Ree
The Jackie Robinson of Hockey
National Hockey League Diversity
Today's guest is a living legend. In 1958 Willie O'Ree became the first
Black person to play in the National Hockey League when he suited up as
a Boston Bruin. His career as a player spanned twenty one seasons but
his work with the NHL family continues on today. As the Director of Youth
Development for the NHL Diversity program and the NHL Diversity Ambassador,
Willie crosses the country non-stop to inspire young people of all races
to use the discipline of hockey as a way to achieve their literal and
figurative goals. 2008 marks Willie's fiftieth anniversary with the league
and today Angela catches up with him at NHL headquarters to chat about
his latest activities, to learn how he played his entire hockey career
while being visually impaired and to discuss how his commitment to the
game paved the way for today's Black NHL players such as Jerome Iginla
and Nigel Dawes.
March 12th, 2008
March 16th, 2008 (Encore Presentation)
Cathy Lanyard
Executive Director
American Friends of ALYN Hospital
Based in Jerusalem, Israel ALYN Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation
Hospital is a private, non-profit hospital and one of the world's leading
specialists in the active and intense rehabilitation of infants, children
and adolescents, who are afflicted with a broad range of physical disabilities,
regardless of their religion or ethnic origin,. In this hour, Cathy Lanyard
discusses the the significant strides that ALYN has made in pediatric
and adolescent care and how the American Friends of ALYN Hospital is working
tirelessly to raise awareness and funds for ALYN. We will also hear Cathy's
own inspiring story of self reinvention and the experiences that put her
on a philanthropic life path.
March 19th, 2008
March 23rd, 2008 (Encore Presentation)
Dr. Roberto Lenton
Chair of the Technical Committee of the Global Water Partnership
and a Member of the Inspection Panel of the World Bank
Plainly put, without clean water and sanitation life can not be sustained
on our planet, but everyday we overlook this simple truth. Dr. Roberto
Lenton is a specialist in water resources with over thirty years of international
experience in the field. He also serves as Chair of the Water Supply and
Sanitation Collaborative Council, he is a member of the Board of Directors
of WaterAid America, and Senior Advisor to the International Research
Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University. Angela
will learn about the many places Dr. Lenton's work has taken him and about
the proactive measures each of us can take to help protect our planet's
water bodies.
March 26th, 2008
March 30th, 2008 (Encore Presentation)
Binka Le Breton
Author
The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life & Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy
Stang
Binka Le Breton discovered her passion for writing when she was in her
forties, after her children were grown and she moved to Brazil with her
husband in an isolated area of the Atlantic Rainforest. Her first two
books, Voices From The Amazon and A Land to Die For gave a voice to Brazil's
indigenous people and her third book Trapped uncovered the gritty underworld
of human slavery. In her latest release, Binka chronicles the life and
times of Sister Dorothy Stang – an American nun who found her divine
calling in service to the people poor of the Amazon. In the end, Sister
Dorothy met her demise at the hands of the corrupt wealthy but through
Binka's writings her mission and message will live on.
“Initiative
Radio” airs every Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Encore presentation every Sunday from 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM on WSIA
88.9 FM & WWW.WSIA.FM
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