"Philly LIVE"

"Your Global Connection" 2001–02 Season

 hosted by Dr. Ashok Gangadean
 on WYBE TV, Philadelphia

1) 9/13/01 – "America Under Attack" (special pre–season opening).

2) 9/17/01 – "Humanitarian Intervention: American Foreign Policy" – Jacques deLisle (Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania).

3) 9/24/01 – "Teaching Multicultural Awareness" – Jennifer Baker (Get Set Club).

4) 10/1/01 – "The Wisdom of Yoga" – Dr. Rajmani Tigunait (Director of the Himalaya Institute).

5) 10/8/01 – "The Taliban & Islam" – Dr. Michael Sells (Religion, Haverford College).

6) 10/15/01 – (taped) – "Environmentalism & The Green Belt Movement of Kenya" – Dr. Wangari Maathai (Founder of the Green Belt Movement, Kenya) (Aired on Thanksgiving Day as a special pre–taped show).

7) 10/15/01 – "Conflict Resolution & The Roots of Violence" – Charles Rojzman (Founder of Impatiences Democratiques).

8) 10/22/01 – "International Justice: Crossing Broders" – Murray Levin, Esq. (Pepper Hamilton).

9) 10/29/01 – "Indonesia: Islam & Modernity" – Dr. Theodore Friend (Senior Fellow of FPRI).

10) 11/5/01 – "NAFTA & The Wisdom of Free Trade" – Michael Morrill (Executive Director, Pennsylvania Consumer Action Network).

11) 11/12/01 – "Immigrant Histories of Northwest Philadelphia" – Dr. Mary Dabney (Executive Director, Germantown Historical Society) and Dr. Joan Saverino (Folklorist & Anthropologist).

12) 11/19/01 – "Women In Afghanistan: The Fight For Their Rights" – Neptune Raoufi (NECRA – Global Campaign for Rights of Women in Afganhistan).

13) 11/26/01 – "The 1700th Anniversary Celebration of Armenian Christianity" – Rev. Father Nerses Manoogian (Pastor, St. Gregory Church) and Dr. Andre Gerebedian (Chair of the Armenian Inter–Communal Committee of Philadelphia).

14) 12/3/01 – "Solving our Planetary Problems" – Medard Gabel (Executive Director, The World Game Institute).

15) 12/10/01 – "Dream Theatre: Reaching People Across Cultures" – Glenn Weikert (Co–Creator, Musical Director, Dream Theatre).

16) 12/17/01 – "The Peace Corps: Building Bridges to Other Worlds" – Patricia DeCarlo and Debra Cesario (both ex–volunteers) and with Elizabeth Kramer (Peace Corps Public Relations Specialist, NYC Office on the VIP line).

17) 1/7/02 – "Middle Eastern Music: Keeping the Traditions Alive" – Stephan Hovnanian and Niklas Terkanian of the Philly KEF Band and with Dr. Ara DerMarderosian (Armenian Music Historian).

18) 1/14/02 – "Bringing Out Your New Invention" – Jay Cohen (President, the American Society of Inventors) and Thomas Fetterman (Inventor).

19) 1/21/02 – "Accent & Social Status: Anglophilia in America" – Dr. Katherine W. Jones author: Accent on Privilege: English Identities and Anglophilia in the U.S.

20) 1/28/02 – "Human Rights in Africa" – Dr. Mutombo Nkulu–N'Sengha (Philosophy, Haverford College and Temple University).

21) 2/4/02 – "Spirituality & Critical Thinking in a Global Age" – Eric Kreig (President, Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking).

22) 2/11/02 – "Understanding Chinese Worldviews Through Everyday Practices" – Dr. Juwen Zhang (professor in East Asian Studies, Bryn Mawr & Haverford Colleges) (pre-taped on 3/3/02).

23) 2/18/02 – "Violence to Women in the Muslim World: Honor Killings" – Dr. Riffat Hassan (Professor of Religious Studies and Humanities, University of Louisville; Founder, The International Network for the Rights of Female Victims of Violence in Pakistan (INRFVVP).

24) 2/25/02 – "Navajo Peacemaking & Conflict Resolution" – Eric K. Gross (Prof. of Criminal Justice, Widener University) with Navajo Healer Phil Bluehouse on VIP line from Arizona.

25) 3/1/02 – "China's Search for Democracy" with Journalist and Flimmaker Jill Ku whose documentary – "On the Record with Jill Ku: China's Search for Democracy" premiered on WYBE at 8:00pm following the show.

26) 3/4/02 – (Special Friday Premiere) – "Engaged Buddhism in America" – Dr. Kenneth Kraft (Professor of Religious Studies, Lehigh University), author: The Wheel of Engaged Buddhism.

27) 3/11/02 – "Islam in South Asia: Conflicting Faiths" – Dr. Aslam Syed (Professor of South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania).

28) 3/18/02 – "The Effects of Global Warming" – Dr. Robert Giegengack (Prof. and Chair of Earth and Evnironmental Science at Univ. of Pennsylvania) and State Representative Gregory Vitali (Democrat, l66th District – Haverford Township and Radnor).

29) 3/25/02 – "Water & Culture: The Stepwells of India" – Morna Livingston (Philadelphia University, Documentary Photographer, author: Steps to Water: The Anciet Stepwells of India).

30) 4/1/02 – "God, Brain and Spirituality" – Andrew Newberg, M.D. (Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania), author: Why God Won't Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief.

31) 4/5/02 – "Economic Globalization & The World Bank Boycott" – Dennis Brutus (Chair of the World Bank Bonds Boycott Campaign and Professor of Africana Studies at University of Pittsburg). Mr. Brutus is a lifelong political activist, leader, teacher and poet from South Africa who was imprisoned at Robbens Island with Nelson Mandela.

32) 4/8/02 – "Japanese Zen: Stilling the Mind" – Dr. Shegenori Nagatomo (Professor of Religious Studies, Temple University), author and Zen practitioner.

33) 4/15/02 – "African Spirituality and Medicine" – Dr. Kola Abimbola (Religious Studies, Temple University and Priest of the Ifa).

34) 4/22/02 – "Nigerian Spiritual World "1989": The Solidarity Movement in Poland" – with Dr. Frank Fox (Professor of Eastern European History, West Chester University) and with Polish Film Director Jolanta Chojecka on the VIP line from Switzerland discussing her film "1989" being premiered on WYBE on April 25th).

35) 4/29/02 – "Global Hunger: The Hunger Project" – Yasmine Goodman and Jasa Porciello (spokespersons for the Hunger Project).

36) 5/6/02 – "Global Educational Exchange–Hostelling International" – Ron O'Neal (President of Hostelling Internationsl, Delaware Valley Council), and with Dave Paulsen (Western Regional Director) and Dr. Nevella Keith (Prof. of Urban Education, Temple University, School of Education) on the VIP line.

37) 5/13/02 – "Dance in Dialogue: A Personal Journey" – Manfred Fischbeck (Artistic and Executive Director of Group Motion Dance Theatre).

38) 5/20/02 – "Children in Armed Conflict: A Global Crisis" – Audrey Kitagawa (United Nations advisor to the Special Representation of the Secretary General for Children in Armed Conflict).

39) 5/28/02 – "A Buddhist Understanding of Relationships: Five Wisdom Energies" – Irini Rockwell, author: The Five Wisdom Energies.

40) 5/27/02 – "Memorial Day – Spirituality, Empowerment and Abundance" – Lenedra Carroll, author – The Architecture of Abundance – (artist, poet, entrepreneur, singer and philanthropist – founder of Higher Ground for Humanity) (Pre–taped 2/15/02).

41) 6/3/02 – Chris Ridenhour interviews Sunny Murray (Ashok visiting Wales, U.K.).

42) 6/17/02 – "Rotary International: Global Humanitarian Service" – Holger Hansen and Paul Osimo, Jr. (District Governor, Rotary Club of Havertown).

43) 6/24/02 – "Worldview 2002: The World Future Society" – Dr. Arthur Shostak (Conference Chair, World Future Society; Professor of Sociology, Drexel University) (pre–taped 6/10/02).

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