A visit with the Threshold Singers of Eau Claire, a group of women who, like other Threshold Choirs across the USA, sing people at the edge of life on their way, offering comfort and peace through song.
Greg Artzner is half of Magpie, a duo aimed directly at calling the world to consciousness in terms of peace, justice, equality and care for the Earth. They work on stage and in the classroom, providing a too-seldom used window into a more honest and helpful way of seeing our history & future.
All the songs in this program are performed by Magpie
We Belong to the Earth from Seed on the Prairie
Give Light from Give Light from In This World
Is There Anybody Here from Living Planet
Living Planet from Living Planet
Heaven Is Less Than Fair from John Brown - Sword of the Spirit
Josh Dunson passionately promotes music and culture through Real People's Music where his clients have included American & multicultural artists and activists like Peggy Seeger, Si Kahn, Laura Fuentes, Joe Heaney, Ola Belle Reed, Katherine Davis & Tom Dahill, among others.
Greg Artzner is half of Magpie, a duo aimed directly at calling the world to consciousness in terms of peace, justice, equality and care for the Earth. They work on stage and in the classroom, providing a too-seldom used window into a more honest and helpful way of seeing our history & future.
All the songs in this program are performed by Magpie
Before the Morning Sun from In This World
Circle of Stone from Seed on the Prairie
There But For Fortune from Give Light
Letter to Eve from Living Planet
Babette Grunow is headed to spend a week in Honduras, standing as an international witness to prevent violence. She's been active in Latin America for decades, in the USA and on the ground there. Introduced to Latin America by her Franciscan uncle, Babette has a passion for justice & freedom for our neighbors.
Terry Leonino & Greg Artzner are Magpie with 37 years of singing songs of peace, civil rights & connection with the planet. Terry was a freshman at Kent State on May 4, 1970 when 4 of her fellow students were shot down, so she has a long history in the thick of powerful events.
Dr Robert Holmes is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rochester in NY, with a specialty in peace and nonviolence who has taught, written and spoken extensively on related topics.
His publications include articles like "Pacifism and Weapons of Mass Destruction" and "St. Augustine and the Just War Theory" and he's written several texts including Basic Moral Philosophy and Nonviolence in Theory and Practice. Most notable for our listeners of his books might be On War and Morality.
Peter Alsop is a singer/songwriter/worldchanger whose songs can be deep and moving, but frequently use humor to invite us to look at something new and life-altering. Violence, Food, Risk-taking, Societal Privilege and many more issues are in his non-violent sights!
All the songs in this program are performed by Peter Alsop
"The Guitar" from Disciples of PerFection
"I'm Lucky" from Disciples of PerFection
"If Jesus Had a Gun" from Disciples of PerFection
"Stick My Neck Out" from Grow It At Home
"Pick One" from Disciples of PerFection
