When we find that even well-loved and previously-respected icons are dropping left & right, we need to be asking what we can do to encourage healthy, thoughtful, & non-predatory male sexuality. Fortunately, Peter Alsop has been exploring & walking just such a path with his music for decades, taking on all the related, thorny issues with wit, insight, & song. After all, Peter is an educational psychologist, as well as a wonderful musician. Also find him on Facebook. All Featured Music is by Peter Alsop: A Good TIme - on Asleep At The Helm and on Songs On Sex & Sexuality Give Yourself A Hand - on Fan Club Favorites Hollaback - on River of Life, and check out iHollaback.org - Global, People-powered Movement to End Harassment Let's Not Do This Anymore - on River of Life

In Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys, John O'Brien looks at the lives of the Legendz, a small group of members of the Muslim Youth Program of a mosque John worked with. The tensions of be a member of a too-often-feared religion and to be accepted as a teenager in the USA can be a real challenge, and John explores the way it works. John is Assistant Professor of Sociology at NY University - Abu Dhabi.

Peter Leidy does his work of building inclusion predominantly in the area of disabilities, and with considerable creativity, often writing new songs or crafting new lyrics for existing tunes to tell a story or convey a lesson. Whether the topic is disabilities or social justice, or politics or a sense of home, Peter brings tremendous wit and deep passion to the teachable moment. Featured Music: Wisconsin Was Made for You and Me - from Love & Money A Nation in Blue Jeans - unreleased (see the video) Everybody Has a Gift - from Peter Leidy Sampler Wreck of the Brothers Fitzgerald - unreleased Scars & Gripes Forever - from Leaving On a State Plane

Original Air Date: 09/11/2016

Peterson Toscano of Citizens' Climate Radio hosts today with perspectives from people of color on climate change, from organizations and individuals about environomental & climate justice, speaking with Peggy Sheppard of WE ACT For Environmental Justice and Dr. Beverly G Ward, Field Director for Earthcare for SE Yearly Meeting. Plus a look at 3 books, and visit with Singer/Songwriter Anna Fritz. What do people of color concerned about climate change and environmental impacts to their communities want white climate advocates to know? What roles do climate organizations with mostly white members play in environmental justice work? How do you define "the environment," and what is climate justice? Today we take on a big story. Bigger than any single extreme weather event, we explore the topics of environmental justice and climate justice. We look at how injustice in society, particularly in the USA, deepens suffering during a time of climate change First Half Peggy Sheppard, the co-founder and executive director of WE ACT For Environmental Justice Puzzler Question: You are chatting with someone who likes the idea of windmills but thinks they are ugly. Jonathan Abbatt answers Second Half Dr. Beverly G Ward, Field Director for Earthcare for the Southeastern Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, talks about her work pursuing environmental and climate justice. Peterson shares three books that look back at Hurricane Katrina. Learn about a graphic novel, a work of non-fiction, and a book of poetry - A.D New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld - Zeitoun by Dave Eggers - Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith Singer Songwriter Anna Fritz is a classically trained cellist. She fuses her artistry with her passions for justice and the environment. The result is a moving duet between this Portland, OR-based musician and her cello. Anna creates a whole new style of folk music. She talks about the inspiration for her songs and her role in encouraging climate advocates. Hear two songs from her new album, On a High Hill. Follow her on Twitter: @annaplayscello

Lucy Duncan does work that touches on all of the important issues of the day, like Palestine, Racism, and Immigration, in her role as Friends Relations Director for the AFSC. Check out the AFSC's program, Sanctuary Everywhere, and Lucy's Friends Journal articles, Stumbling Forward Toward Racial Justice and The Courageous Many: Quakers and AFSC Work Together for Peace and Justice. Featured Music: Immigrant - by John McCutcheon