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Critiquing the United Nations' statements and "analysis" as to the causes of climate change.

Forward Radio was thrilled to participate in the 2nd annual Bluegrass VegFest, at the historic Mellwood Art Center on Saturday, July 15th, 2023! Bluegrass VegFest is a FREE public education event whose mission is outreach about the benefits of veganism as a way to protect animals and the environment, and improve health. Learn more at https://bluegrassvegfest.com

Forward Radio not only hosted a booth to help you translate your plant-power into community radio, but we also conducted a live broadcast to bring you interviews with some of the many vendors, keynote speakers & cooking demos. Speakers included:

Karyn Moskowitz - Food Justice Activist, Founder of New Roots

Fresh Food is a Basic Human Right

Karyn is a veggie-obsessed leader and social entrepreneur for food justice movements in Louisville, Asbury Park, NJ, and beyond. She is one of the founders and executive directors of the New Roots Fresh Stop Markets, an award-winning solution to food injustice, where thousands of families pool their resources on an income-based sliding scale and pay fair prices to KY & IN farmers for fresh, seasonal, organic produce.

Dr. Kim Williams - Vegan Cardiologist, Chair of Dept of Medicine at UofL

Taking the DIE Out of DIET

Dr. Kim Williams is an internationally recognized speaker and was recently named the Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Univ. of Louisville. He switched to a vegan diet in 2003 due to his high cholesterol levels, which can lead to heart disease. After extensive research he recommended it to all patients with blood pressure, insulin sensitivity or cholesterol issues, and has had tremendous success improving their health.

Dotsie Bausch – Vegan Olympian Medalist, Founder Switch4Good

The Optimum Human State

Since concluding a prolific professional cycling career & winning a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, 8 U.S. national championships, 2 Pan American gold medals, and a world record, Kentucky-born Dotsie Bausch has become a powerful influencer for plant-based eating for athletes and non-athletes alike. Named one of the world's top 20 most influential vegans by VegNews magazine, she uses her soapbox and her degree in plant-based nutrition to advocate for dietary justice, planet earth and animals. Bausch is a star of the Netflix documentary Personal Gold: An Underdog Story and the 2017 documentary The Game Changers. She is the founder of Switch4Good, an evidence-based nonprofit disrupting the disinformation Big Dairy feeds the public, works to promote ethical lifestyles and widespread behavioral change related to how we eat.

Soul Eubanks – Animal Rights & Social Justice Activist

Introduction to Veganism, Anti-Speciesism and Collective Liberation

Christopher “Soul” Eubanks is a social justice advocate, creative, and public speaker raised in Atlanta, GA who has dedicated himself to advocacy work that combats all forms of injustice. After learning the horrors of animal exploitation, Christopher became vegan, began doing community organizing, and has helped co-organize Atlanta’s first-ever animal rights march. Christopher is the founder of APEX Advocacy, a non-profit animal rights organization that uses digital content and grassroots activism to help communities of color defend themselves against animal industries and fight for collective liberation.

Kristina Addington – V-Grits Founder & Chef

FOOD DEMO: Vegan Cheesemaking & Charcuterie

Chef Kristina dedicates her life to promoting a cruelty-free, vegan existence. She previously worked as a Campaign Coordinator and Corporate Liaison for PETA, while also teaching vegan cooking classes. In 2014 Chef Kristina used the prize money from a cooking competition on the food network to launch the V-Grits food truck (an acronym for vegan girl raised in the south) focusing on southern-style vegan comfort food. V-Grits has taken many forms and now resides inside Logan Street Market.

On this week's show, we bring you an excellent panel discussion called "Building Bridges: The Power of Collaboration," Part 3 of the Center for Neighborhoods' Louisville Community Development Network virtual Summer Speaker Series. Tune in and learn how to work collaboratively with other nonprofit leaders to build a network and achieve a shared mission. Learn more at https://centerforneighborhoods.org/cdc-network/

The Panel was facilitated by Margarett McBride and included:

1. Mikal Forbush (he/him) is the Executive Director of the Center for Neighborhoods and a native Louisvillian. He has a background in working with youth and community organizations around creating change. Mikal is a graduate of the University of Louisville with degrees in Pan-African Studies and Sociology and enjoys many activities within the city.

2. Stacy Bailey-Ndiaye (she/her) is the founder and executive director of Bridge Kids International (BKI), a global non-profit that uses the power of African heritage culture to support the well-being of young people and their communities. BKI helps young people build creative confidence and develop their own solutions to community challenges and builds positive relationships between Africa and the African Diaspora. During her 23-year career in higher education, she has held a variety of positions in student development, social justice, and multicultural affairs, served on nonprofit boards and community projects, and has traveled extensively building relationships between people and institutions. Originally from New York City, Stacy holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Race and Ethnic Relations and a master’s degree in educational administration.

3. Jeana Dunlap (she/her) is an urbanist, strategic advisor and founder of the Louisville-based META Agency, LLC. During her 15 years in local government, Jeana pursued economic justice, cultural & historical preservation and digital equity across various initiatives

4. Archbishop Marcia Dinkins (she/her) is the executive director and founder of Black Women Rising, Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC, blackappalachiancoalition.org), and the Co-Executive Director of the Transforming Power Fund (https://transformingpowerfund.org/). She has a background in community organizing related to domestic violence, health and safety, education, climate, environment, employment and criminal justice. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary and Women and Gender Studies (University of Toledo) and a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and Policy (Youngstown State University). Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at Union Institute and University focusing on Public Policy and Social Change.

5. Margarett McBride (she/her) is the Sr. Associate of Storytelling at Cities United. As an artist, author, organizer, and researcher, Margarett has cultivated a body of work that reflects the stories and lives of Black youth, families, and neighborhoods. At Cities United, Margarett helps disseminate ideas, information, data, and stories so cities can envision and create a world where we have dismantled systems of inequity so young Black men and boys can experience safe, healthy, and hopeful communities. You can learn more about her work at margarettmcbride.com and by following her @RenaissanceMars.

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at http://forwardradio.org.

Louisville, Kentucky has experienced a major onslaught of wildfire smoke from the thousands of forest fires burning in Canada this summer. What is so unusual about these fires? How dangerous is it for us (and our loved ones) to inhale this smoke? How can we stay informed about the quality of the air we are breathing? What can we do to protect ourselves and our family from air pollution?

‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

This week we chat with Brittany Thurman, a native of Kentucky, who has recently published her first children’s picture book titled FLY illustrated by Anna Cunha. She worked as a children's specialist at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh which is where the idea to write her own book occurred, and she even took inspiration from one of the children who would come to her storytimes. FLY is the story of a young girl who wants to enter a double dutch jump rope competition but doesn’t know how to double dutch. She asks her friends for tips and while they don't know how either, they each give her a piece of knowledge that helps her be more confident in her dreams.

In this episode, she tells about the creation of this book as well as other books that she has in the pipeline, including one about the first public library built for and staffed by African Americans in the United States, which is the Western branch of the Louisville Free Public Library system. Brittany is a very busy new author.

You can find Brittany on instagram at @britjanee and at her website at www.brittanythurman.com.

Follow us on Facebook at The Perks of Being a Book Lover or on Instagram at @perksof beingabookoverpod to see what we're up to. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

1- Fly by Brittany Thurman and Illustrated by Anna Cunha

2- Fearless: Boulevard of Dreams by Mandy Gonzalez with Brittany Thurman

3- Forever and Always by Brittany Thurman

4- Addie Walker--American Girl series

5- Goosebumps series by R.L.Stine

6- Replica series by Marilyn Kaye

7- Mary Kate & Ashley series

8- A Surgeon in the Village: An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa by Tony Bartelme

9- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

10- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

11- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

12- Stunt Boy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds

13- A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow

14- Red, White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca

In this episode, we look at the website of NASA to see what they have to say about the effects of climate change on the United States.

Here is a chance to look at what real scientists are saying about climate change. This is a critique of the mainstream climate conversation.

Unfortunately, the mainstream climate conversation overemphasizes some issues, like greenhouse gases, while ignoring important issues such as plants, ecosystems and water cycles.

This episode includes a thorough discussion of how plants, ecosystems and water cycles could solve most of our climate woes, including warming, flooding, drought and wildfires.

On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, wraps up an exciting summer series of interviews with local women/fem artists who are all engaged in some form of struggle for social justice and are all featured in an exciting temporary exhibit called “We Don’t Wither,” on display at the Muhammad Ali Center April 1 - December 18, 2023. Created to engage our community, We Don’t Wither examines the intersection of art and activism.

The artists featured in this exhibit have created art that responds to current socio-cultural and socio-political situations, lived experiences, and related current events — to see our world and our community through their unique perspectives. The intention is to celebrate the often unheard experiences, opinions, feelings, and perspectives from those who work, create, and fight in our city; to share their artwork and views with visitors; and to provide a space for conversation and reflection. This exhibit is included in the regular price of admission, but you can see the exhibit for free and meet the artists themselves during any of the upcoming ARTIST SHOWCASES:

Shauntrice Martin July 29

LaNia Roberts August 12

Joanne Weis August 26

Morgan McGill September 30

Nikki Douglas October 28

Learn more at: https://alicenter.org/muhammad-ali-center-announces-new-temporary-exhibit-featuring-louisville-area-artists/

We conclude our series this week with Morgan McGill, a muralist based in Louisville. She received her BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Louisville and studied historical Spanish painting in Spain where she held her first group exhibition in 2017. Paying homage to her city, she created a brilliantly saturated mural of Churchill Downs. She expanded her knowledge of color theory working with HGTV alongside Liz Richter to create the “Be Kind” mural in La Grange, KY. Most recently, she has collaborated with the Fund for the Arts and the Muhammad Ali Center to paint a portrait of Ali and participate in an exhibition on the theme of queer female perspectives. McGill has been awarded grants from the Great Meadows Foundation and the Kentucky Foundation for Women to meet her favorite artists, attend residencies around the world, and continue her podcast project on purity culture.

Learn more at https://www.morganemcgill.com/

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Check out her podcast: Pure to Pieces (on Spotify and all other platforms) https://www.morganemcgill.com/podcast

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

K.A. Owens interviews former National Football League Quarterback and current NFL Broadcaster Phil Simms. Phil is a graduate of Southern High School in Louisville, KY and Morehead State University, also in KY.

Topic: Phil's journey in sports and broadcasting.

Recorded Friday July 7, 2023, 3PM.

Solutions to Violence features Thomas H. (Ben) Suitt, III. Ben Suitt is a graduate of Boston University and the author of “Finding Resonance amid Trauma.” Dr. Suitt is the author of Narratives of Trauma and Moral Agency Among Christian Post-9/11 Veterans (Springer Nature Switzerland Publishing, 2023) and Finding Resonance Amid Trauma: Moral Injury and the Role of Religion Among Christian Post-9/11 U.S. Veterans (2021). A graduate of Boston University, Dr. Suitt’s research investigates the role of religion in the lives of U.S. military veterans as they navigate between competing identities and cultures amid the disruptive experiences of war and trauma. His current research places religion in conversation with military ethics and the use of force, moral injury, sociology of morality, and Christian moral thought. Suitt resides with his family in Franklin, TN where he teaches English at Franklin Road Academy.

On this week's Truth to Power, we bring you a tribute to the life of Daniel Ellsberg, with Forward Radio programmers, Jim Johnson (Solutions to Violence); Brian Barnes (Critical Thinking For Everyone); Justin Mog (Sustainability Now!), and K.A. Owens (On The Edge) reflecting on Ellsberg’s legacy. Ellsberg spoke Truth To Power throughout his long life, but first came into the public consciousness in 1971 as the whistleblower from within the RAND Corporation who leaked the Pentagon Papers containing the secret history of the U.S. war on Vietnam to the press.

Daniel Ellsberg died of pancreatic cancer on June 16, 2023. Those of us at WFMP feel we owe a great debt to Ellsberg, an economist and political activist. In 1971, he was working as a military analyst in the Pentagon. The Vietnam War was raging. College students and clergy were leading antiwar protests across the country. Both Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon boldly claimed that the U.S. was winning the war. After Ellsberg read documents by military elites, he understood that the U.S. military and its South Vietnamese allies were in fact losing the war and had been for some time. Johnson and Nixon had been lying to the American public. Ellsberg initially handed partial copies of the Pentagon Papers to Senator William Fulbright, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, as well as others in Congress. All refused to act.

As a result, in 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times and later the Washington Post, knowing that such an action could lead to a long prison sentence; a demonstration of integrity and courage.

The documentary “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” tells the story of the Supreme Court trial and the landmark decision which found government efforts to halt publication of the Pentagon Papers represented a violation of the First Amendment to the constitution and freedom of the press. The case, the U.S. vs. the New York Times, delivered an affirmation for freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. The Pentagon Papers exposed the fact that the U.S. was losing the Vietnam war and that exposure resulted in Nixon’s decisions to pull U.S. troops out of Vietnam. As we know now the U.S. and its South Vietnamese allies lost the Vietnam war.

The publication of the Pentagon Papers is an example of journalism exposing government corruption and forcing government to reverse course. We believe that a free press is essential to the preservation of a democracy and a free society. We here at WFMP are grateful for Ellsberg's courageous actions. We believe that the Supreme Court decision that found in favor of the press' right to publish the Pentagon Papers, is one of the reasons WFMP and other independent and commercial media are free to criticize the government, expose government corruption, discuss controversial political issues and shed light on issues we feel are in the public interest.

All of us at Forward Radio are volunteers. We are here for one reason; we want to deliver a message that supports truth, fairness, justice, a sustainable environment and peace. Daniel Ellsberg’s courageous decision to leak the Pentagon Papers and the Supreme Court’s decision protects our rights as journalists. So, on behalf of Forward Radio, we want to deliver a sincere shout out to the late, great, Daniel Ellsberg and the 1971 Supreme Court for delivering an affirmation of free speech and a free press.

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at http://forwardradio.org