October 2008 Broadcast Schedule
Wednesday October 1st, Friday October 3rd, Sunday October 5th and Monday October 6th
Gandhi Jayanti – Part One

October 2ndmarks the birth anniversary of Indian born, universal icon of peace and non-violent resistance, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. To honor the life of the man we have come to know as the Mahatma which means “Great Soul,” Angela will chronicle his life over the course of three weeks by reading from the concise “Biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi” written by historian Roberta Strauss Feuerlicht. Today, the first seven parts of the biography recounts Gandhi’s childhood marriage to Kasturbai, his education in England, his first journey to South Africa where he experienced humiliating racism at the hands of the ruling white minority, the first crusade he organized with South African Indians against the status quo, his realization that service to mankind would be his religion and finally the creation of the most potent weapon in his non-violence arsenal “Satyagraha” which means “The Force of Truth.” Today’s reading will be accompanied by musical selections from Sheila Chandra, Anoushka Shankar, Bob Marley, Crash Test Dummies, Bruce Cockburn and Tracy Chapman.
http://www.archive.org/details/MkgPt.1

Wednesday October 8th, Friday October 10th, Sunday October 12th and Monday October 13th
Gandhi Jayanti – Part Two

As “Initiative Radio” continues its’ salute to the Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy, Angela reads parts eight through twelve from Roberta Strauss Feuerlicht’s “Biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi.” This week’s installment tells of Gandhi’s participation in World War I, his return home with the goal of reforming India while separating her from the British Empire, his many incarcerations, his use of fasting as an extension of “The Force of Truth,” his alliance with Jawaharlal Nehru who became India’s first prime minister and the Salt March which he led in 1930 to defy the British Empire’s monopolization over the manufacturing and sale of salt in India. This week we will hear songs from Joni Mitchell, Steel Pulse, Badar Ali Khan, Robbie Robertson, Alka Yagnik, Khalifa Ould and Dimi Mint Abba.
http://www.archive.org/details/GandhiJayanti-Part2

Wednesday October 15th, Friday October 17th, Sunday October 19th, Monday October 20th
Gandhi Jayanti – Part Three

In this final installment recounting the Mahatma Gandhi's life, Angela reads parts thirteen through fifteen of the "Biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi," written by historian Roberta Strauss Feuerlicht. Born in New York City in 1931, Feuerlicht also wrote biographies of great leaders like John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

With India on her way to self-rule, her greatest challenge to achieving this goal came from within, in the person of fellow Indian National Congress member Mohammed Ali Jinna. Manipulating Hindu-Moslem animosity, Jinna threatened civil war if a separate nation named Pakistan was not established for Moslems, when self-rule would come in 1947. Much to the chagrin of Gandhi, Congress' anxious desire for peace and independence made them bow to Jinna’s demands and the repercussions of this decision can still be felt today through continued Indo-Pak disunity. After a failed assassination attempt, Gandhi met his demise at an outdoor prayer meeting when Hindu fanatic Nathuram Vinayak Godse fired the shot that temporarily extinguished the light of living truth. That light blazed on however and inspired 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner and American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who in his book “Stride Toward Freedom” discussed Gandhi's influence on him and analyzed the philosophy of Gandhian non-violence. After today’s reading, listeners will hear excerpts from a conversation Angela had with Gandhi’s grandson Arun Gandhi, along with music from Trinidadian Dub Poet ANTON, Pakistani-American Hip Hop artist Caz One and the man who is arguably Pakistan’s most renowned musician, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
http://www.archive.org/details/Ir08.08MkgPt.3

Wednesday October 22nd, Friday October 24th, Sunday October 26th, Monday October 27th
Richard Cooper Williams, Author
“From a Whisper to a Scream”

Richard Cooper Williams is a true archetypal American as exemplified in his Black Cherokee roots. He dedicates his book of poetry “From a Whisper to a Scream” to his beloved mother and more specifically his poem “PTSD” to his volatile and unpredictable father. In his writings, Williams shares many facets of his soul, the demons he has wrestled with, his joys, sorrows and triumphs and in his conversation with Angela, he recounts some of his encounters and experiences over the past few decades, that have shaped his personal philosophy and poetic style.
http://www.archive.org/details/IR-08-22

Wednesday October 29th, Friday October 31st, Sunday November 2nd, Monday November 3rd
Ronnie Sonnenberg, Licensed Certified Social Worker

Social worker, radio personality and “Relationship Whisperer” Ronnie Sonnenberg returns to “Initiative Radio” to continue her series of monthly conversations with Angela concerning matters of the heart. Today’s show deals with accepting and understanding our partners. Instead of trying to force change on our loved ones, change should be a natural evolution that comes from a place of caring and compassion.