Disability Matters Finding Our Way in the Global Village
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A P R I L / M A Y / J U N E 2 0 0 5 Finding Our Way Disability Matters in the Global e’re happy to announce that North Country Public Radio is partnering Wwith Independent Living Centers in the North Country as part of a major project to raise public awareness of the challenges faced by people living with Village disabilities. The special year-long project is part of Sound Partners for Commu- nity Health, a highly competitive program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson A week-long worldwide Foundation through the Benton Foundation, to join the forces of local media conversation and community organizations. May 16 through 22 Over the next year NCPR will produce radio reports, audio diaries, com- mentaries, website features, and call-in programs focusing on the social and hether we live in the North policy issues that affect people with disabilities. The broadcasts will look at WCountry, Nicaragua or special challenges people with disabilities encounter in the North Country, Nepal, our lives are interconnected and the special strengths our region offers. Funding for these reports is also as they’ve never been before. provided by the Adirondack Medical Center Foundation. What we wear, what we eat, how The first series of radio segments, which will air the week of April 25, will we work, how we communicate, introduce overall quality of life issues: living at home, getting around, getting almost everything we do, is part of and keeping a job, getting an education, and getting old. Staff and volunteers at the Centers for Independent Living in Plattsburgh, a spectacularly complex web of glo- Malone and Watertown will lead an outreach campaign to bring health care con- bal interaction. How does that web cerns and policies to public attention. Presentations and educational programs, work? Where do we fit in? What are as well as community forums, are planned for the course of the 12 months. the hidden connections between If you have comments about this topic or suggestions for coverage, us, our communities and the rest of please contact Martha Foley <[email protected]>. the world? Listen for a week’s Seated, l-r:Wil worth of special reports, docu- Hansen, Edwards, mentaries and global call-ins project information from public radio producers specialist; Andrew and from international radio Pulrang, Plattsburgh networks across the planet, on ILC (Independent Living Center); globalization, immigration, Ellen Rocco, Martha society and culture. These Foley, Jeff special broadcasts are part of Reifensnyder, an international collaboration Malone ILC; Jackie involving public radio, the Sauter, Aileen Martin, Watertown BBC, the CBC, Radio South ILC; standing: Todd Africa, and many others. We Moe, David hope you’ll participate. Sommerstein. North Country Essentials Goal: $110,000 | Grand Total: $135,436! Membership Drive A warm welcome to 270 new members March 2005 Many thanks to all for putting the public in public radio 89.5 fm Canton • 88.1 fm Lowville • 88.3 fm Plattsburgh/Burlington • 88.7 fm Old Forge • 88.9 fm Watertown, Paul Smiths • 89.3 fm Speculator 89.1 fm Lyons Falls • 89.7 fm Keene • 89.9 fm North Creek • 90.3 fm Morristown • 90.5 fm Saranac Lake • 90.9 fm Malone 91.3 fm Thousand Islands, Blue Mountain Lake • 91.7 fm Long Lake, Lake Placid, Tupper Lake, Boonville • 93.5 fm Lake George • 97.3 Newcomb Ellen Rocco, Station Manager “I can’t write without a reader. It’s precisely like a kiss— cation, leadership development and recognition programs.” you can’t do it alone.” This is the second year in a row that David was honored by — John Cheever, Christian Science Monitor 10-24-79 the NYS Agricultural Society. He was recognized for two sto- ries that emphasize new approaches to North Country agricul- his quote resonates for me. If ever there was an audi- ture. The reports focus on farmers who are looking at Tence-driven medium, it’s radio. From this side of the mi- alternatives to dairy farming as a means of keeping their busi- crophone, it’s an act of faith: you turn on the microphone and nesses viable in the region. Both reports can be heard on start talking, without knowing who — if anyone — is out NCPR’s website at www.ncpr.org. there listening. From the radio receiver side, it’s an act of hos- As always, I hope you’ll be in touch with me about what pitality, of generosity. After all, you don’t let just anybody you hear — or don’t hear — on our airwaves, what you see — into your kitchen, bedroom, office or car. Or, as a friend at the or don’t see — on our website. And, getting back to Mr. NYS Council on the Arts once put it, “It ain’t radio until some- Cheever, I’m interested in what you’re reading. Our next read- one is listening.” Regardless of which side of the radio you’re ing list call-in is slated for early July. Send me your reading on, we need each other to make it work. Our March fundraiser selections: even if the stack of books has spilled over into a was a case in point. Your money, your ideas, your voices and pile, I want to know what titles you find compelling. your ears once again made our four-day campaign a breathtak- Thanks for listening. ing success. Thank you. Thank you for allowing NCPR into your life and for taking the time and effort to let us know what Next Programs on you think of what we do. And, of course, thank you for con- tributing your hard-earned cash to public radio. As I write this column, our news department has just started work on two new projects—in the coming months, you’ll hear the results on the air and on our website. In Thursday, April 7, 7 pm collaboration with the region’s Independent Living Centers, and thanks to the generosity of the Benton and Robert Wood Poetry Month Roundtable Johnson Foundations, we are developing a new series of It’s all about poetry with guest artists David Budbill on the broadcast features, call-ins, documentaries and reports, as phone, Joseph Duemer, Jill Vaughan, and Dale Hobson in well as web articles, photos, and links to resources, called the studio, and hosts Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson. Call- Disability Matters. At the heart of this project is the intent to in your favorites toll-free 1-877-388-6277. develop relationships with disabled people, their families and Thursday May 5, 7 pm support staff living in our rural region. We want to facilitate communication between people with and without disabilities. The Unconquerable World We want you to hear a range of voices—from personal jour- Guest: Jonathan Schell, author of The Unconquerable nals to legislative advocates—about the special challenges World. Call in to talk with the author of this new thought- facing people with disabilities and how those challenges are provoking study of nonviolence as a force for political relevant to all of us. change in our world. Chris Robinson and Dale Hobson Reporter David Sommerstein is leading a second new host. Toll-free 1-877-388-6277. project, Youth Radio. David is working with a group of teens to help them produce audio journals and features. I Find Readers & Writers books at these think you will find these young voices surprising and inter- participating bookstores: esting. Stay tuned! The St. Lawrence University Bookstore, Canton; Borders, th By the way, David was recently presented with the 25 Plattsburgh; The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid; The Peace & Annual “Cap” Creal Journalism Award by the New York State Justice Store, Burlington; The Potsdam Food Co-op, Agricultural Society in a ceremony in Syracuse. The New York Potsdam; The University Bookstore, Potsdam; Fact & Fic- State Agricultural Society was organized in 1932 and exists to tion Bookshop, Saranac Lake; The College Store at SUNY “promote and improve the agricultural industry through edu- Potsdam, Potsdam; Old Forge Hardware, Old Forge Station Manager: Ellen Rocco Programs: Jackie Sauter News: Martha Foley, Brian Mann, Todd Moe, David Sommerstein, Greg Warner Membership: June Peoples Underwriting: Sandy Demarest Development Assistant: Kelly Jacoby Individual and Special Gifts: Susan Sweeney Smith Production: Joel Hurd Operations: Shelly Pike Engineer: Bob Sauter Announcers: Lamar Bliss, Barbara Heller, Connie Meng, Kevin Irwin, Kathleen Walters Web Manager: Dale Hobson Receptionist: Meg Hawley Volunteers: Mike Alzo, Guy Berard Please stay in touch. Individual staff e-mail is [email protected] (e.g., [email protected]) or collectively: [email protected] The North Country Public Radio Newsletter is published quarterly by North Country Public Radio, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617 and is mailed to members and contributors and by request. Jackie Sauter, Program Director hanks so much to all of you who took the time to Tsend comments and reply to program surveys these It’s Catching On last few months. I’m always amazed at the commitment weekly conversation about and care that you bring to your listening experiences, and Abelief, meaning, ethics and the thoughtful and comprehensive comments you make. ideas. Host Krista Tippett and her Most often mentioned favorite programs – The Connec- guests discuss diverse topics, tion, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Car Talk, from religion in politics to how we A Prairie Home Companion, Fresh Air, The Splendid raise our children. Table, NCPR’s afternoon music programs and regional news, The Thistle and Shamrock, and Music from the What listeners are saying: Hearts of Space. As always, some of you want more mu- sic or less music, more news and talk or none.