WAMC: 51% Show # 1010 (2008-11-20)

51 % The Women's Perspective

51% Show # 1010

(2008-11-20)

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ALBANY, NY (WAMC) - The global economy is hurting, and the places that may feel it first are the organizations that are devoted to helping others. Food banks are being swamped with hungry people while the cost of food goes up and donations are going down.

Ayres 6:36

For more information on World Hunger Year, go online at whyhunger.org.

But not all giving is non-profit. Liz Allen is CEO of a company which creates a web of profits. Exotic World Gifts finds gorgeous goods made by people in poverty, offers them a fair wage and an international market, then pumps back some of the profits from sales to projects that benefit poor communities around the world.

Allen 3:23

If you want to try some compassion shopping this year, you can see what's available at Exoticworldgifts.com

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Coming up on 51%, using sports to build bridges.

If you missed part of our show, you can listen to 51% anytime. Just download our podcast at wamc.org or call 1-800-323-9262 to order a CD - you'll need to know the program number. This week's show is #1010.
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When you want to change the world, it's amazing what you can accomplish. Most of us think of sports as competitive - an activity to pit one player or one team against another. But Glenn Busby reports for 51% on a program that uses sports to build bridges.

PeacePlayers 9:04

You can get more info on PeacePlayers International at their website: www.peaceplayersintl.org

As part of our National Science Foundation, "The Sounds of Progress" series, narrator Kate Mulgrew, profiles Maria Agnesi. She was smart and she was shy...and she was destined to be a pioneer.

2:00 NSF #16 Agnesi

If you'd like to find out more or hear more in this series, visit www.womeninscience.org

Finally today, it's Artspace. Melissa Etheridge has become an iconic performer...she's a cancer survivor, a gay activist, and a believer in love over fear. And despite setbacks to gay rights this election season, she believes the triumph of love is inevitable. She spoke with 51%'s Joe Donohue while she was on tour.

3:22 Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge's latest album is called The Awakening.
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