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Host/Producer: Amy Browne Candlelight Vigil tonight on the steps of Bangor City Hall, starting at 8pm “in memory of those killed by official indifference, 45 years and 45 million dead”, as Trump “seeks to eliminate HIV funding”. Sponsored by Act Up Bangor, Bangor Pride, Act Up Nation. FMI email [email protected] Belfast Pride Parade and Celebration Saturday Bar Harbor Pride Festival Saturday Ellsworth Pride Festival at Knowlton Community Park on Sunday Rockland Pride, Sunday, downtown Rockland Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: Monitor Reporters Delger Erdenesanaa, Sean Scott and Matt Junker join editor Kate Cough to talk about the growing influence of the Maine church behind Portland’s Turning Point USA event, the forecast for electricity growth in Maine, the state’s sludge crisis and ranked choice voting. Guests: Environment reporter Delger Erdenesanaa, Religion, politics and society reporter Sean Scott, Elections reporter Matt Junker, Editor Kate Cough. FMI: themainemonitor.org/ themainemonitor.org/calvary-chapel-growing-influence/ themainemonitor.org/electricity-demand-forecast/ themainemonitor.org/sewage-sludge-crisis-still-under-clock/ themainemonitor.org/ranked-choice-voting-explained/

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Host: Wilson Haims This week: Climate and Community meets with A Climate to Thrive’s outgoing Manager of Community Energy Planning and Policy, Beth Woolfolk, to discuss her experience working on legislation to bring plug-in solar units to Maine. About the Host: Wilson Haims is from Portland, Maine and earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Wellesley College in 2023. Upon graduating, Wilson contributed to climate and conservation-related field work, policy and community engagement work in New England and the Pacific Northwest. Now, Wilson is the Manager of Community Engagement and Resilience at A Climate to Thrive and spends her time hiking, running, making art and cooking on Mount Desert Island.   Johannah, Wilson, Alison and Naomi are the team at A Climate to Thrive, a nonprofit working to build a model of community-driven, solutions-focused climate action. Since its origins around a potluck table as concerned neighbors gathered to take action on climate change, A Climate to Thrive, or ACTT, has been supporting solutions on Mount Desert Island and beyond since 2016. Learn more at www.aclimatetothrive.org.

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of Maine 1st Congressional District spoke out against the Republicans’ funding bill for the 2027 fiscal year during the Appropriations Committee’s markup Wednesday. Here’s why she said she will not vote for the bill as currently written Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger ABOUT THIS EPISODE Each year on June 8th we celebrate World Ocean Day, a day set aside to recognize our relationships with the ocean through global connection. What is Ocean Day meant to do? Is it working? Are the voices and the will of the people translating into a voice for change toward a healthy ocean and a sustainable future? What will you do to commit to the ocean this year? WORLD OCEAN RADIO 5-minute weekly insights dive into ocean science, advocacy and education hosted by Peter Neill, lifelong ocean advocate and maritime expert. A catalog of more than 730 episodes offering perspectives on global ocean issues and solutions, and celebrating exemplary projects. Available for RSS feed and broadcast by college and community radio stations worldwide via Exchange.prx.org and Audioport.org. Visit WorldOceanObservatory.org for the full catalog, searchable by theme.

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne The Town of Deer Isle is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a Safety Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund Rockland Pride Sears Island Story Walk Maine Greyhound Placement Service open house Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center’s “Bridgerton Tea & Bubbly” Survivor Celebration. Community members planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP in advance: Email: [email protected] or call: 207-664-0339 Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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Hosts: Nolan Altavater and Nick Bear Producer: Esther Anne Technical Support: Scarlett Tudor Original music: Nick Bear Dawnland Signals highlights indigenous topics not immediately represented in mainstream media and is meant to share, inspire, and inform. This month: – History of Wabanaki canoeing and canoe making. – Wabanki identity and the connection to waterways and homelands. – Canoeing and its importance to survival and healing. – Mentorship of the next generation of canoers and guides. – Language and names are descriptions of place and waterways. – Supporting youth culturally and through possible career pathways. Guests: Damon Galipeau – Penobscot Nation citizen, Wabanaki Youth in Science Technician – Forestry Lead and coach of Penobscot Canoe and Kayaking Team. Clark – the Canoe Dog. FMI: Wabanaki Youth in Science – www.wabanakiyouthinscience.org/ Penobscot Canoe and Kayaking Team – www.penobscotnation.org/team-penobscot/ Links: Wabanaki REACH: www.wabanakireach.org/ Dawnland Signals: www.wabanakireach.org/dawnland_signals

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Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a garden yearly since 1977, joined various food cooperatives and two men’s groups, refused to pay federal income taxes for war, lived on a community land trust for 23 years, and met a wonderful partner whom Larry has loved for over 40 years. Larry has produced Outside the Box features on WERU since 2007 and continues to look for unique ways of seeing almost any problem or situation.

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne Maine Senior FarmShare program College of the Atlantic Spring Art Crawl Jesup Memorial Library events The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine’s free summer seminars for educators Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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Host/Producer: Amy Browne Grace from Out in the Open and Amy from Waterfall Arts join us this morning to let listeners know about an event they are cosponsoring, “Transmission Quilts Presents Home & Away: a trans text(iles) exhibition“, Friday 6/5 through Sunday 6/7. More information can be found here Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

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