"Philly LIVE"

"Your Global Connection" 2002–03 Season

 hosted by Dr. Ashok Gangadean
 on WYBE TV, Philadelphia

1) 9/9/02 – "Global Effects of 9/11: A Clash of Cultures" – Dr. Michael Radu (Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Director of its Center for Terrorism and Political Violence).

2) 9/l6/02 – "The Earth Charter Summits in Philadelphia" – Susan Curry (Regional Promoter for Earth Charter Summits).

3) 9/23/02 – "A Conversation with Jane Goodall" with Chris Ridenhour (Ashok in LA for the conference on "Unity of Consciousness and Sciences").

4) 9/30/02 – "Trading Cultures: Our Trade Mission to China" – Mjenzi Traylor (Co–Leader of the Mission, First Deputy Director of Commerce, Philadelphia) and Stephen Ching, Jr. (Trade Mission Planning Committee, and Partner of law firm – Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel).

5) 10/7/02 – "Paying Attention: Entering the Buddhist Path" – Sylvia Boorstein (Ph. D., Psychotherapist and Buddhist Teacher, author: Pay Attention: For Goodness' Sake).

6) 10/15/02 – "Hate Crimes Against South Asian Americans" – Deepa Iyer (Director of SAALT – "South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow" and Exec. Producer of documentary – Raising our Voices; and Baljeet Singh of the Philadelphia Sikh Community).

7) 10/21/02 – "Navajo Spirituality and Healing" – John Cook (Navajo Spiritual Leader) and Dr. Owen Owens (author, Retired Director of Ecology and Racial Justice, Presbyterian Minister).

8) 10/28/02 – "Global Energy & Sustainable Futures" – James Harrell, Jr. (Inventor, and Founder/CEO of Geothermal Design Group) and Dr. Erich Carr Everbach (Professor of Engineering, Swarthmore College, and Co–founder of the Environmental Program).

9) 11/4/02 – "Tibetan Wisdom – Good Life, Good Death" – Rimpoche Nawang Gehlek (Tibetan Spiritual Master, author: Good Life, Good Death, Spiritual Director of The Jewel Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI).

∗ 11/11/02 – No show (Veteran's Day).

10) 11/18/02 – "The U.N. Resolution & The Iraq Crisis" – Murray Levin, Esq. (Sr. Partner of Pepper Hamilton, 2000 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate from PA) and Brian J. Foley (Professor of Law at Widener University Law School).

11) 11/25/02 – "Global Justice for Global Peace" – Dr. Rama Mani (Senior Strategy Advisor at the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva; author: Beyond Retribution: Seeking Justice in the Shadows of War).

12) 12/2/02 – "Global Education & Global Citizenship" – Dr. Helga Breuninger (Commissioner for Education and Learning on the Commission on Globalization at State of the World Forum).

13) 12/9/02 – "Is Your Workplace Psychologically Healthy or Toxic?" – Dr. Ian Glickman (Business Psychologist, Principal, Glickman & Company) and Ross DeSimone (Business Psychologist, Partner, Delta Consultants) with John Dalla Costa (Business Ethics Consultant, author: The Ethical Imperative) and Dr. Marie McCormick (Business Psychologist) on the VIP Guest Call–in line.

14) 12/16/02 – "Humanizing the Workplace" – Judy Wicks (Founder/President of White Dog Enterprises, Inc; Co–Founder/Co–Chair of The National Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia).

15) 12/23/02 – "Global Humanitarian Work: Carelift International" – Jeffrey and Linda Gloss (Founders of Carelift International) with two call–in guests: Joy Tang (Founder/President of AIDS Relief Foundation) and Paul Osimo, Jr. (Rotary International and Consultant for Carelift).

16) 12/30/02 – "Teaching Goodness: Educating Global Citizens" – Dr. Usha Balamore (author: Teaching Goodness – Engaging the Moral and Academic Promise of Young Children; teacher: Episcopal Academy, Mereon, PA).

17) 1/6/02 – "Cuisine and Culture: Indian Restaurants" – Theme: Restaurant Week on Philly LIVE with Mohan Parmar (Master Chef and owner of Shivnanda Restaurant in Olde City) and Mita Roy (opening new Indian restaurant – An Indian Affiair – on Main Street in Mannayunk).

18) 1/13/03 – "Independent Politics & A Unifield Independent Party" – Omar H. Ali (Director of Research at the Committee for a Unified Independent Party).

∗ 1/20/03 – No show – MLK Holiday: re–run of "Peace Corps" episode.

19) 1/27/03 – "Islam, Democracy and Terrorism" – Dr. Alwi Shihab, (Muslin Scholar, Fmr. Foreign Minister of Indonesia, and General Chairman of the Indonesia National Awakening Party).

20) 2/3/03 – "Tibetan Buddhism: The Sacred Art of Sand Painting" – Venerable Losang Samen (Master Artist, Director of the Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia).

21) 2/10/03 – "Dancing Across Cultures" – Natalie Rovner (Director, Move & Groove) and Laura Brownstone (Asst. Director of ContemporaDance Theater) – exploring the power of Dance to help build bridges across cultures and worldviews.

∗ 2/17/03 – closed for snowfall: re–run of "Rotary International" episode.

22) 2/24/03 – "Sufi Wisdom: The Global Spirituality of Islam" – with two practicing Sufi Artists – Samuel Wooten (Photographer: current show at the DaVinci Gallery in Philadelphia) and Michael Green (Artist and Illustrator – illustrated the bestseller: The Illuminated Rumi).

23) 3/3/03 – "Female Buddhas: Women of Enlightenment" – with Glenn Mullin (renown Tibetologist and author: Female Buddhas: Women of Enlightenment in Tibetan Mystical Art).

24) 3/10/03 – "The Wisdom of Aging" – Dr. Dora Obi Chizea (author and Anti–Aging Medical Specialist) focusing on her new book The Wisdom of Aging.

25) 3/31/03 – (100th Episode) "Awakening Planetary Consiousness and Spirituality" – (One Hour Special celebrating this l00th Episode) with Dr. Ervin Laszlo (by phone from Europe) and in the studio Dr. Mary Coelho (author: Awakening Universe, Emerging Personhood – The Power of Contemplation in an Evolving Universe).

26) 4/21/03 – "Personal Healing Through Mindfulness Meditation" – Dr. Barbara Fisher (author and Mindfuness Psychotherapist) and Melani Lewandowski (Feng Shui Master).

27) 5/9/03 – "Awakening Spirituality – A Conversation with Marianne Williamson" – (#1 New York Times best–selling author of A Return to Love, A Woman's Worth, Healing the Soul of America) and focusing on her latest #1 best–seller, Everyday Grace.

28) 5/19/03 – "A Look at our Polish Roots: General Pulaski – A Polish–American Revolutionary Hero" – with Jolanta Chojecka, Polish Documentary Film Director (just completing a film on Pulaski), Peter Obst (Historical Researcher and Polish Community Leader) and with Colonel Francis Kajencki (author of recent book on Pulaski) on the phone from Texas.

29) 6/l6/03 – "MindBody Wisdom & The Healing Arts" – Dr. Susan Ward (Assistant Professor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College and Founder/President of the Consciousness Institute in Exton) and Lynne Payne (Healer and Massage Therapist practicing Reiki, Reflexology, Crainosacral Therapy and other holistic healing arts). ∗∗∗ Final Show of Season.

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