September 1, 2007

This week Mike goes it alone as the rest of the gang is off elsewhere. Cecily Friday joins again to discuss the latest political news.

August 25, 2007

Join us Saturday when we talk with Anjela Dale from Allentown, PA. Anjela, the mother of three and a new grandmother, is a graphic designer with a passion for color. We'll hear about Anjela's training and work with the Pachamama Alliance, a non-profit organization addressing possibly the greatest challenge of our time: changing the "dream" of our modern industrial culture so we're don't continue to mindlessly consume the Earth, its resources and its people.

Pachamama is used to reference "Mother Earth" and the "Spirit of the Universe" in the Quechoa language of the Ecuador highlands. The Alliance has successfully worked with several tribes in the Amazon basin of Ecuador and specifically the Achuar a tribe which until 12 years ago had little contact with the Western world. The elders of the Achuar say it's imperative that we "change the dream." The present yet outmoded dream based in domination of the Earth's resources results in endless economic growth regardless of the consequences. As someone recently said at the US Social Forum in Atlanta, "It is as if we are sleepwalking toward oblivion."

The Pachamama Alliance doesn't lay blame at the feet of Big Business, the military-industrail complex, or even those who for personal profit seek to clearcut forests and overfish our oceans. The problem is an outmoded worldview -- a way of seeing the world in which such unthinkable acts appear reasonable, sensible and intelligent.

To change the dream, Pachamama has trained over 350 faciliatators throughout the world with symposiums now offered in eight countries. Join us as Anjela inspires us to be dream changers and check out http://www.awakeningthedreamer.org/ for a symposium near you.

Cecily Friday joins us in the fianl quarter huor to discuss political curent events.

http://leftturnwithfriday.blogspot.com/

August 18, 2007

Join the regulars this week for music and discussion. (That would be Bongo Boy on the right )

August 11, 2007

This week we have Dorie Bolze, Executive Director of the Harpeth River Watershed Association on to discuss the recent formation of a political coalition to address the various issues confronting the Harpeth River. Dorie will also discuss other pertinent issues and challenges facing the Harpeth and the communities it flows thru in a time of population growth and climate change.

http://www.harpethriver.org/

Later Cecily Friday will join us once more to discuss the political news of the week. http://leftturnwithfriday.blogspot.com/

August 4, 2007

This week Wake Up & Live welcomes back Diane Saliba-Ault, who was a guest last July. Community organizer and Interplay facilitator, Diane will join us to talk about her recent experiences at the US Social Forum in Atlanta, GA (http://www.ussf2007.org/) and the Fifth Women's International Peace Conference in Dallas, TX along with her upcoming trip to Malawi.

Diane will be among 45 American's and several Nashvillians traveling to Malawi the home country of Masankho Banda, a member of Wing It! Interplays performance company in Oakland, California and an Interplay trainer and peace ambassador who's facilitated 12 trainings in Nashville. As Diane says, "We must think globally and act locally." Transferring knowledge cross culturally provides inspiration, wisdom and connection. We've so much to learn from one another. Learn more about interplay and keep up with the trip at interplay.org.

Cecily Friday joins us to discuss the latest maneuvers by the Bush administration and Congress over the issue regarding the firing of the federal judges and who knew what at the White House.

As usual there is an excellent chance that there will be some "percussionary" treats offered up by the house band.