DECEMBER
2006
SEEKING PEACE ON EARTH: THE 2006 PEACE TALKS SPECIAL
KUNM AIRDATE: December 29, 2006
Hear highlights from most of the programs aired on Peace Talks in 2006 including interviews with Arun Gandhi, 1976 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mairead Maguire, and Marshall Rosenberg. Also excerpts from our programs about peaceful parenting, keeping peace in the workplace, the Peace Corps, poetry for peace, finding peace during and after a jail term, and our Memorial Day tribute to the many killed -soliders, civilians, journalists and contracters - in the fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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NOVEMBER
2006
KEEPING THE PEACE ON THE JOB with SUZANNE KRYDER
KUNM AIRDATE: November 24, 2006
Even if you only work the American average of 40 hours a week, that still means that almost 40% of your waking hours are spent at work. And we all know that workplaces can become workshops in conflict resolution. It's not always easy to get along with your boss, your fellow employees, your customers. Conflicts of all kinds can surface and frankly, a lot of us do our best to steer around them for as long as possible rather than face them head on. Suzanne Kryder, the original host of this program, Peace Talks, has been a leadership coach and trainer for many years and lately she's been focusing her attention on helping people stop putting off those dreaded conversations at work, make peace, and be more productive and happy in the workplace. She talked over the problem and potential solutions recently with Peace Talks host Carol Boss and some callers facing communication challenges at work.
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OCTOBER
2006
A CONVERSATION WITH MAIREAD MAGUIRE: 1976 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE
KUNM AIRDATE: October 27, 2006
This month, a conversation with Northern Ireland Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire. Mairead Corrigan Maguire founded the Community of the Peace People in 1976 along with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown. Mairead was the aunt of the three Maguire children who were hit by a runaway car after its driver was shot by a soldier. The deaths prompted a series of marches throughout Northern Ireland and further afield, all demanding an end to the violence plaguing her country at the time. Mairead and Betty went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976.
In this program, Maguire recalls her peace work and talks with host Carol Boss about how the principles of nonviolence can be applied to conflicts around the world and in daily life.
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SEPTEMBER
2006
FINDING PEACE IN AND OUT OF PRISON
KUNM AIRDATE: September 29, 2006
This time on Peace Talks, our host Carol Boss, talks with two former prison inmates who talk about facing inner conflicts and conflicts integrating back into society during and after their prison terms. Both grew up in substance abusing families. Both began using at the age of 11 and progressed from alcohol to marijuana to cocaine to meth. We used first names only. Our first guest is Chris, who is now clean and about to start work at an Albuquerque restaurant. He was released from prison in April 2006 after serving a 15 month sentence. Our second guest is Alisha who, like Chris, grew up in a home with drugs and alcohol. At 21, she was convicted of attempted first degree murder. She served a 5 year prison sentence, and is out now rearranging her life. She works at a restaurant in Albuquerque and is back in college studying business communications.
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The series on peacemaking
and nonviolent conflict resolution focuses this month on keeping peace in the
neighborhood. One of our guests is mediator Stephanie Beninato who has mediated
scores of neighborhood disputes - mostly about barking dogs she says. We also
talk with members of the Alamosa community of Albuquerque who feel that developing
a strong neighborhood association, building a community center and taking pride
in their community have helped reduce crime and brought more peace to their
neighborhoods. This program is co-hosted by Paul Ingles and Carol Boss.
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On this program, the third in our series on Peaceful Parenting, we talk with Laura Ramirez, author of the book Keepers of the Children: Native American Wisdom and Parenting. Ramirez' husband is a member of the Pascua Yaki Tribe. In her book, she uses little known Native American concepts and teaching stories to show parents how to raise children to unfold the gifts within their hearts. By teaching children how to create fulfilling lives, she says, parents deepen their sense of satisfaction with their own. She speaks about the special challenges of parents raising bi-racial children and shares ideas for making conflict resolution a part of child-rearing. Carol Boss is the host.
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This month the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution spotlights the remarkable Creativity for Peace Camp in Glorieta, New Mexico. That's where 32 teenage girls from Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel spent time in the summer of 2005 learning leadership skills as well as the art of reconciliation and peaceful co-existence. Part of this program features excerpts from autobiographical monologues created by some of the girls and presented to an audience in Santa Fe. The 2006 camp is just about to begin again.
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Nearly 40 public radio
producers from around the world lent their voices to this roll call of just
some of the names of casualties from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The program
features some of the names and circumstances of the deaths of coalition forces,
Iraqi and Afghan civilians, contractors and journalists killed since the fighting
began in Afghanistan in October of 2001 and continuing up to the present day.
"I don't think there's been a program like this that has acknowledged the loss
of life among civilians, contractors and journalists along side of military
casualties," says Ingles. "I just felt it was important that people marking
Memorial Day in the U.S. take a moment to contemplate a roll call that goes
beyond just our own country's loss. All most Americans have heard is that 15,
8, 30 Iraqis died in a certain incident on a given day. These people had names
and families just like the men and women of our armed forces. It seems appropriate
to me to read some of their names."
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The series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution moves to its new date and time on the last Tuesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. This month, a conversation with Father John Dear, author of Living Peace and editor of Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings. Dear will share his take on Gandhi's path to a nonviolent philosophy and how that philosophy can have relevance to everyday life and modern politics. We'll also hear comments from Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas Gandhi. The host is Carol Boss.
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This month (March 2006), the Peace Corps marks its 45th anniversary. Five returned Peace Corps volunteers share stories and give their perspective on the history of the corps. A current Peace Corps volunteer in Africa who is helping a community deal with the AIDS epidemic is interviewed. The program also features a conversation with current Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez. Carol Boss hosts.
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This time on Peace Talks, Nonviolent Communication (NVC) with Marshall Rosenberg. NVC is a verbal technology for exchanging information and resolving differences peacefully. Marshall Rosenberg, who founded the NVC technique is captured before a live Albuquerque audience talking about how this communication style helps to resolve conflict. He also helps members of the studio audience develop solutions to conflict scenarios using the principles of Nonviolent Communication. Co hosts: Paul Ingles and Suzanne Kryder.
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