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Whispered Hopes - In support of exploited women Renee Wurzer is a leading force behind WhisperedHopes.org, a group whose mission is to extend friendship and acceptance to women ostracized by their work in strip clubs. The approach is directly in the path of Jesus who provided welcome to prostitutes, tax collectors and others reviled by society.
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Eco Boogie - Gina Citoli's Song of the Soul

Gina Citoli has a long pedigree singing and writing music. Gina has performed with several groups, including Alchemy VII, but is now typically on her own. She's been popular with those with an organic, holistic point of view, especially those that connect with New Thought and Earth-based spiritualities, as well as consciousness raising groups.

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The Children of Mother GloryMichele (C.M.) Harris has written a probing and powerful novel involving issues of sexual identity, pacifism and toxicity in the environment over the past 100 years. With multiple protagonists facing a world that is judgmental to gay/lesbian/trans/pacifist people, Michele takes us for a walk in the shoes of the "other", helping us to understand the issues from many directions.
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Memories - Warren Petryk's Song of the Soul

Warren Petryk has done a lot of music, with a group called The Memories, as part of Taize-style worship, with the Chippewa Valley Symphony and, of course, on his tapes and CD's. He's deeply rooted in Christianity with great appreciation in the ways God shows through all of Creation and the writings of many other religions.

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ENPH - Environmental Public Health At WorkA visit with 3 folks with the ENPH program - Environmental Public Health - at UW-EC, a training ground for professionals working with the intersection of public health and the environment. Crispin Pierce is the director of the program and Caleb Johnson and Patrick Bloecher are seniors in the program. At the same time they do the public work with ENPH, they are transformed personally by the experience.
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Klingon Klezmer - Jack Kessler's Song of the Soul

Jack Kessler has many musical faces. He has decades of experience as a Cantor with Aleph, Alliance for Jewish Renewal. He's also the director and lead force behind Atzilut Concerts for Peace, a Jewish-Arab ensemble, and Klingon Klezmer, a Klezmer-Fusion band beyond belief.

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Medicine Song Woman - Brenda MacIntyre

Brenda MacIntyre is a singer and a healer - hence her healingsinger.com web site. She has taken a background of difficulty and abuse and, with inspiration from her aboriginal/First Nations ancestry and inspiration of Spirit, she converted into a gift of healing for herself and others through song, visions and intuitive healing.

All the songs in this program are performed by Medicine Song Woman:

Crystal Clear
Medicine Song
Back In The River
One Door Opens

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Paddle for the PlanetDavid Abazs is a moving force behind Paddle for the Planet, a 500-mile canoe trip from the headwaters of the Mississippi River to the Twin Cities where it concludes with River Rally between St Cloud and St Paul, MN, May 20-23, 2010 when everyone is invited to join in.
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Tom Rawson's Song of the Soul

For about 30 years Tom Rawson has been a presence on Seattle's activist and music scene. Teaching or not, you'll find his banjo, dulcimer or other instruments nearby, ready to help inspire hope and get a group singing.

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Goin' Wild - Wild Foods and FaunaSam Thayer's 1st book was Forager's Harvest and his new book is Nature's Garden, invaluable info on getting to the heart of nature through our stomachs. Jim Backus has released 4 books this past year with stunning photography and simple, compelling prose, leading us to connect with the Earth and its animals. In December he released 2 Voyage Into Nature collections and New Pack on the Prairie, a children's story based on photographs of a wolf pack in North Dakota.