Northern Spirit Radio, Eau Claire Wi

Spirit In Action

Each week, Spirit In Action brings you stories of people living lives of fruitful service, of peace, community, compassion, creative action and progressive efforts. We'll trace the spiritual roots that support and nourish them in their service. Above all, we'll seek out Light, Love and Helping Hands, being shared between our many neighbors on this planet, hoping to inspire and encourage you to sink deep roots and produce sacred fruit in your own life.

Spirit In Action is an hour of interviews with those providing leadership in peace, justice and "good works", interspersed with relevant music.

The theme music is "The Turning of the World" performed by Sara Thomsen (written by Ruth Pellham) and "I Have No Hands But Yours" by Carol Johnson

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1/23/2021

ABC's of Islamism - Raheel Raza

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Muslim

Raheel Raza speaks out powerfully, as a Muslim, for the rights of women & other marginalized minorities, and for an unblinking and compassionate approach to differences, including the threats posed by extremists within the religion to which she is devoted. Among her books is How Can You Possibly Be a Muslim Feminist?, and her latest book is The ABCs of Islamism: Everything You Wanted to Know about Radical Islam But Were Afraid to Ask. She was born in Pakistan, arriving in Canada some 30 years ago. Ran Meir, former Israeli correspondent with the Clarion Project, joins as co-host. [ More... ] [ Excerpts ]

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1/16/2021

Adventures In Sustainable Development - Joseph Hunt

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Catholic, Muslim

Joseph Hunt has spent a lifetime seeking to empower a world where individuals reach their potential in health, learning, & well-being, and which is compassionate & sustainable. From his service in Nigeria during the war in Biafra, to his decades as a development economist throughout Asia, to his current position as a Senior Research Scientist at Harvard's Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, Joseph seeks a better world for all. Inspirational work in the field can be found at the Poverty Action Lab at MIT, in the United Nations Development Goals - Sustainable Development, through the La Via Campesina/International Peasants Movement, and in the work of Economics Nobel Peace Prize recipients, MIT economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, and Angus Deaton. [ More... ] [ Excerpts ]

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1/9/2021

Social Permaculture -The Big Picture

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Quaker

Permaculture is much more than organic gardening because it uses whole systems thinking. It is explained eloquently by Carol Barta of the Kansas Permaculture Institute, one of the places where Carol teachest folks to see the world differently by focusing on the Big Picture, supported by the 3 core tenets and 12 design principles of permaculture. Their quest for a healthy and balanced way to meet our needs is supported by research by The Land Institute. [ More... ]

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1/2/2021

Practical Mystics & Heart of Oneness

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Anglican, Quaker

Jennifer Kavanagh was caught up by a life-transforming Spirit, right at an age where many other people are just shifting into a lower gear, ready to coast the last stretch. After years of the normal study-family-professional life path, she was found by faith, which has included diverse tasks, like running a center for the poor and homeless, setting up micro-credit funding programs, and educating folks about simplicity & spiritual activism. Part and parcel of that education and inspiration has been a number of books she has written, and two of the most recent are Heart of Oneness and Practical Mystics. Jennifer Kavanagh lives in London, England. [ More... ]

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12/26/2020

Learning Peace In Southeast Asia

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Quaker

Nadine Hoover has some 40 years experience working for and training people for peace, much of it in Southeast Asia. Having found that her work as an international project manager wasn't doing what she wanted, she immersed herself in the work of AVP - Alternatives to Violence Project, and major peace work and training with the FriendsPeaceTeams.org. With amazing, frightening, & inspirational stories, Nadine passes on tools for peace-making in the toughest places. Find lots of resources via ConscienceStudio.com, and in Nadine's books, like Creating Cultures of Peace: A Movement of Love and Conscience and also The Power of Goodness: Art and Stories for a Culture of Peace. [ More... ]

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