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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5/25/2019

Race & Social Change: Science & Spirit

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Jewish

In his new book, Race and Social Change: A Quest, A Study, A Call to Action, Max Klau uses wide-ranging social science investigation to search for a way forward on dealing with racism and privilege in the USA. The starting point is Camp Anytown's Separation Exercise, which has led to the awakening of many minds. Max's exploration of that tool, supplemented by his years of service as VP of Leadership Development at City Year and currently as CPO with the New Politics Leadership Academy, have given him powerful insights into the dynamics of human growth and change. [ More... ]

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5/18/2019

Resisting Extinction All Ways

Climate change has real clout on Gael Henry Carlut’s Pandan Island in the Philippines, as Marissa Slaven brings the crisis to life with her eco-mystery novel, Code Blue. Nicole Chatterson hauls plastic out of the Pacific next to Hawaii, while Dominic Scicchitano finds micro-plastics in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River. Eileen Flanagan harnasses social change energy, while Robin Boardman & many others fight for the future as part of Extinction Rebellion. Peterson Toscano brings them all together through Citizens' Climate Radio. [ More... ]

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5/11/2019

Pacifist Curmudgeon & War Tax Redirection

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Lutheran, Non-affiliated

Across the country, the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC) links energies of folks like Anne Barron of the Peace Resource Center of San Diego, the Truth & Poverty Tour in San Diego, and War Tax Redirection, and Larry Bassett, the curmudgeonly, conscientious, Gandalf-bearded subject of the documentary, The Pacifist (trailer and full video). [ More... ] [ Excerpts ]

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5/4/2019

War Tax Day 2019 Part 1

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Catholic, Catholic Worker

How does one learn about the alternatives to paying half your federal income tax to the military? Lincoln Rice, coordinator for the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC.org) sent out a message about groups doing that kind of education around Tax Day 2019. We visit with Lincoln about that report, and his work with the Casa Maria Catholic Worker House in Milwaukee, and with Sue Barnhart of Eugene, Oregon's Taxes For Peace Not War. [ More... ] [ Excerpts ]

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4/27/2019

Solidarity Not Charity

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Catholic, Non-affiliated

Tyler Norman and the folks of the Mutual Aid Disaster Relief network are exploring and implementing a new way to deal with the rising number of disasters that have been demanding rapid response, including those caused by climate change, like floods, hurricanes, and fires. Using a horizontal and co-conspirator model of organizing, they've leveraged lots of solutions to bring people together in strength under ther motto Solidarity Not Charity. [ More... ]

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