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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8/8/2020

Smiling World, Post-Climate Crisis

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Evangelical Christian, Quaker

Guest-host Peterson Toscano of Citizens Climate Radio brings inspiration & joy to today's program, visiting with Hannah Pickard from NNOCCI, Sean Dague from Citizens Climate Lobby, Environmental Health Expert Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, Jennie Carlisle and Laura England from the Climate Stories Collaborative at Appalachian State University, and Violet Kitchen, artist and illustrator of The 100% Solution: A Plan for Solving Climate Change. Also included are Olivia Oguadinma, podcaster from Nigeria of the Gems on Earth podcast and Shane Petzer, artist and Quaker in South Africa with the Magpie Art Collective. And don't forget to tune in for Peterson's Zoom presentation on August 18, 2020 at the BTS Summer Art Series. [ More... ]

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8/1/2020

Franciscan Doc to House of Reps - Mark Neumann

Mark Neumann was a Franciscan brother for 20 years, including 6 years working as a medical missionary in Zaire, now called the Congo. After a total of 35 years as a pediatrician, he is making his 1st run for office, in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin's 3rd district in the US House of Representatives, currently occupied by Ron Kind. As a world-healer and a people-healer, he is now seeking to further heal our country as a politician. [ More... ] [ Excerpts ]

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7/25/2020

Doom & Bloom With Extinction Rebellion

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Atheist, Catholic Worker, Lutheran, Meditation, Quaker, Secular Humanist

Extinction Rebellion has a take on addressing the climate crisis that is refreshing, since their plan is to step pass the log-jam of the political process in the US, and taking the power right back to the people. And instead of talking about things like carbon neutrality by 2050 or the like, their plan is to do it by 2025. Impossible is not in the vocabulary of Extinction Rebellion, and they've already got a hefty track record to show they can get things done. Daniel Yildirim is what they call a mass mobilizer for this area of the country, operating out of Viroqua, Wisconsin. [ More... ] [ Excerpts ]

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7/18/2020

The KKK: White Cancer On Display

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Quaker

The KKK experienced a "rebirth" in the early 1900's, growing virulently across the country, differently manifesting depending on the area. Dr. Michael Luick-Thrams is founder & director of TRACES Center for History and Culture, sponsors of the upcoming BUS-eum display & tour with 5 displays for 2020, Topic today is The White Cancer: America and its Ku Klux Klan, including the current 3rd wave which we are still in. Michael helps us see current events more clearly in the reflection of our history. [ More... ] [ Excerpts ]

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7/11/2020

Unscrewing America - Mike McCabe

Mike McCabe is a political reform activist. Farm-raised, Peace Corps-deepened, journalist-honed, Mike worked 15 years with the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. He ran in the 2018 Democratic primary for Wisconsin Governor, and shares the motivations, experiences, & lessons of that run in his new book, Unscrewing America: Hopes from the Heartland . He currently works with Our Wisconsin Revolution. [ More... ] [ Excerpts ]

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