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The Huairou Commission is an organization that is comprised of a global coalition of networks, institutions and individual professionals that links grassroots women's community development organizations and partners. The networks seeks access to resources, information sharing and political space and at the same time it links dvelopment professionals to on-the-ground practice. On this edition of Initiative Radio DAHLIA GOLDENBERG, Huairou's Member Organizer discusses some of the methods the organization is using to give women in developing countries the education, support systems and the global resources that are necessary for them to strengthen and create sustainable communities and to contribue to the process of policy making.
Anti-Masonic hype is alive on the internet and continues to target successful pop music stars like Jay-Z, Rihanna and Lady Gaga, by accusing them of serving a Masonic/Satanic master through their song lyrics and the images in their music videos. To get to the bottom of what the Freemasons are about, Angela McKenzie sits down with venerable Freemason Richard Fletcher, to learn about the origins and evolution of the craft; about the dual meaning of Masonic symbols like the trowel; about the significance of rituals like the Three Degrees and about the fraternity's secret handshakes which have been a mode of recognition since the seventeenth century. Fletcher also discusses America's original celebrity Mason George Washington; the charitable works of the Masons and he also does his level best to squash fears that Freemasonry has anything to do with witchcraft or devil worship.
Angela McKenzie looks back fondly on some of her interviews from Initiative Radio's third season. Tune in to hear excerpts from her conversation with Mr. Rinchen Dharlo, President of the Tibet fund whose mission under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is to work for the preservation of the distinct culture and national identity of the Tibetan people. Then atheist and activist Sunsara Taylor, Reverend Billy leader of the Church of Life After Shopping and Jeremiah Jurkiewicz, president of the CSI Gay/Straight Alliance talk about dealing with the stresses and misguided sentiments of the holiday season. Rounding out the hour, Vanessa Satten, editor-in-chief of XXL Magazine talks about navigating the waters of the male dominated world of Hip-Hop music and Ralph McDaniels, one of the founding fathers of Hip-Hop reflects upon the humble origins of the genre that has become a dominant force in the entertainment industry.
As Initiative
Radio closes out its' third season, guest hosts Tom Boyd and Ann Sternberg
present a two part salute to Initiative Radio's and Rock 'n Roots' hometown
of New York City. In classic Rock 'n Roots style, listeners will be treated
to a few decades worth of music made famous by artists who came to the
Big Apple to secure their place in musical history.
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