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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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All over the state, New Hampshire residents observed Martin Luther King Junior/Civil Rights Day with breakfasts, rallies, community service and religious services. This is the third year the state has recognized the holiday marking the life of the murdered civil rights leader. Banks post offices, federal, state and most municipal offices were closed in honor of King. This year - all but a few of the state's public school districts were closed for the holiday. |
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The theme of peace has been part of this year's King observances. There is a growing number of vocal opponents to the possible war with Iraq. And many of the activists are invoking the name and spirit of Dr. King in their anti-war messages. This weekend hundreds of people faced freezing temperatures to make their voices heard. Protestors made appearances in Peterborough, Concord and Portsmouth. The Portsmouth march ended with a rally at the New Hope Baptist Church where a number of speakers addressed the crowd. |
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That phone call from Washington came in the middle of one of the nation's largest rallies. The weekend's event marked the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington in which King delivered his historic "I have a dream" speech. Hundreds of thousands of people came from all over the US, including New Hampshire. |
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"He of course would have been right front of the protest today. War is the poorest solution to human problems. He was so good at making demands when our country was making missteps." |
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As the threat of war looms, a New Hampshire filmmaker is campaigning for the Iraqi people. Armed with his 40 minute documentary, Tom Jackson is traveling the country to show how sanctions against Iraq have taken a toll on its people. Theresa Kennett takes us to a screening at the A. Crosby Kennett High School in Conway. |
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Tom at School 25:40 Nobody who does the kind of work that I do is going to tell you that Saddam is a nice guy or something like that. That's not the case. But the point is that he is not the one who has been paying the price with these sanctions. Tom Jackson's documentary, Greetings From Missile Street, graphically demonstrates that it is the Iraqi children who are paying the price for economic sanctions. Tom at School 24:05 According to UNICEF, 5000 children ages 5 and under die every month as a direct result of these sanctions, that's just the kids 5 and under. Ethan Hedrick Student at 46:02 Is the whole country in that condition, like Missile Street? Tom at School 46:13 The whole country is in the same shape. 70% of the population relies totally on the Oil for Food rations just to get by day to day with their food. Jackson explained to his audience of Kennett High School history students that the UN Security Council passed the Oil For Food Resolution in 1995 as a temporary measure to provide relief from the sanctions but, he says, the program is not working. Tom - Interview with Theresa at 12:23 The total amount of civilian population that UNICEF says have died is more than a million and half people. That is more than atom bombs have killed so in a sense the economic sanctions are a weapon of mass destruction and they should be stopped. After visiting Iraq in January of 2000, Jackson, a NH native, left his job at a Massachusetts hi-tech firm in order to work full time against the sanctions in Iraq. He and three other delegates from a group called Voices in the Wilderness spent 6 weeks living in Basra with Iraqi families. Tom captured their spirit and their living conditions on camera. From the Documentary: Lisa Gizzy and Mark Macquire lived on the road that is now called Missile Street. It got its name on January 25th in 1999 when US missiles destroyed 36 houses in Alro Marie. Seven people were killed and many were wounded Jackson now spends his time touring country with his documentary to get the word out, because he says the situation has largely been ignored by main stream media. Tom at school at 25:15 If your watching CNN or Fox or one of the major net works , generally what you are going to get is Saddam Hussein firing a gun or George W or Rumsfeld looking very angry. 58:30 - David Freeman - Teacher What is there understanding of why these sanctions have been imposed upon them. 59:00 The feeling of a number of people that we talked to over there is that its really about controlling the second largest oil reserve which Iraq sits on. And sort of in a sense weakening the population. Like the artist in Greetings says, they say they want to remove Saddam but all they are doing is killing children and weakening the population Laurel Duggan - Student at 54:02 Are there any forms of birth control distributed throughout the country at all? Jump to 54:20 They constantly bring up the fact that all of these children are dying and they can't provide for al of these children? Do you think that that could help their problem? Tom at school 54:55 It isn't an overpopulation problem. The problem is that the rations are just no enough to get by on and the fact that the hospitals are in such sad shape and ther is no way to treat these kids when they get sick. MacKenzie Maher-Coville- Student at 52:04 Do you feel that there is a serious threat from Iraq and what do you think that should be done about it as far as dealing with Saddam Hussien Tom at School 53:06 I think the greatest danger to the United States is if we go ahead with an invasion., which would involve sending our troops into Bagdad. Jump Cut if he does have any usable chemical and biological weapons left that's when hes going to use them on our troops so our feeling is let the inspectors do their job, let them keep on doing their job and get behind the international criminal court. Abbe Maynard - Student at 1:01:21 If sanctions were to be uplifted, and supposedly, its your goal to have Saddam tried in this international court, how would they organize their own government as opposed to our being there and helping them to organize their own government. Tom at 60:13 ….the question is if we invade the country and impose something that we call democracy, and we occupy the country for years, is that really democracy. That is just one of the very difficult questions about Iraq that these Kennett High Students will be asking themselves in the months to come. From the A. Crosby Kennett School in Conway, I'm Theresa Kennett for NH OUtlook |
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The war with Iraq was also part of the services at the Ebenezer Baptist church in Atlanta. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s widow, Coretta Scott King spoke to those in attendance about her husband's legacy. |
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martin said true peace was not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice. and one again martin made his words credible with action as he protested against the war in vietnam - may his challenge and his example guide and inspire us to seek peaceful alternatives to the war with iraq and military conflict and in the middle east and all over the world we commemorate martin's call for a new revolution of values,rejecting hatred, birgotry,violence and replacing it what he called an unconditional love for all. The supreme unifying principle of life. This set of values is still our best hope for creating a beloved community where people of all nations and races can live together as sisters and brothers in the human family. Martin did what he could and now it is up to us to walk the twalk and bring his radiant dream into a glowing reality. |
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President Bush attended a memorial service for King at the First Baptist Church in Landover, Maryland. To coincide with the King holiday, the president proposed a five percent increase in grants to historically black colleges, universities and graduate programs. Mr. Bush also made a push for his faith-based initiative. |
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It is fitting we meet here in a church, because in this society we must understand gov't can help, gov't can write checks, but it cannot put hope in people's hearts, or a sense of purpose in people's lives. And so, as we remember the dreams of Martin Luther King and remember his clear vision for a society that is equal and a society full of justice. This society, must remember the power of faith. This gov't of yours must welcome faith not descriminate faith as we feel with the future of this great country. |
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The faith-based initiative has yet to pass Congress because of concerns it could violate the constitution's call for a separation of church and state. Mr. Bush is making another push for the measure this year. The proposal would allow religious organizations to compete for federal funding for social programs. |
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New Hampshire has a rich African American History, especially in its churches. Black history in New Hampshire was obscured for over 300 years. And now, after 25 years of research by historian Valerie Cunningham, the city of Portsmouth is host to the state's Black Heritage Trail. Many of the stops along the way were black social and religious meeting places. Celene Ramadan takes us on a tour. |
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Valerie - One of the things I do now is try to recapture that history the documentation of that struggle here and remind people that the civil rights movements was in the north and as well as in the South. Valerie - I believe that my interest in doing what I do which is researching and telling the stories of the black community really began when I was growing up in the black church. This is when I realized that the Church was more than a place that people go to worship it's a social center, it's a community center, it's a political center. The black churches grew out of a time when blacks wanted to worship without segregation and without reminder of status. Many of these churches are sites on the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail. Gerry Copeland is the tour coordinator. Gerry - "This building, now the Children's Museum, was built by the city of Portsmouth in 1866 to provide meeting space for one of its three voting districts. Because of it's large rooms and its large hall upstairs it became a meeting place for many community groups. One of them was a group of black residents that wanted to worship together. In the late 1800's this building was called the South Ward Room and it became the first black church in New Hampshire. This building is also known for holding annual Emancipation Day celebrations. The first congregation in this building grew out of home-based group bible studies. Gerry - "There were 17 people 12 Baptists, 4 Methodists and 1 Episcopalian and they called themselves the people's mission. In 1892 the 12 Baptists decided reorganize under the name of people's Baptist church and the others continued to work with them. They were affiliated with Middle Street Baptist church until 1908 when they became autonomous. In 1915 they bought an old church on Pearl Street and that was the site of the People's Baptist Church for the next 50 years. Valerie - This building we're in now is what was formerly known as the People's Baptist Church and then later new hope Baptist church. Originally, it was built by the free will Baptist that was 1858 and they stayed until 1915 when the black congregation moved in. They were pleased to have their own church after South Ward Room. - The People's Baptist Church, otherwise known as the Pearl of Portsmouth was constructed in 1858 and is still being utilized today - for weddings, special functions and church services. This historic building was originally constructed as a place of worship where they accepted multiple denominations and guest preachers - one of which was Martin Luther King. Valerie I was doing oral histories with the Black Elders in the seacoast area - people who either had been born here or grew up in the area. And a couple of those people had mentioned Martin Luther King having spoken here and I thought that was pretty interesting, but I was also thinking, well - it would be nice if he spoke here but do we really know that and how am I going to prove it. So, I was going through a box of papers that had been given to me when one of these women died and as I got to the bottom of this box of papers, I pulled out some church programs from the 1950s and started thumbing through them and sure enough, there it was, October 1952 was the Sunday program where Dr. King had spoken. Valerie - In 1952, Martin Luther King spoke here he was a graduate student at BU at that time and he was invited to come and speak for an anniversary of the church. He came and delivered a sermon at an afternoon program. It just so happens that the guest choir for that day came from Waltham, Ma and the soloist for the choir was miss Coretta Scott and everybody asked did they meet here and no they didn't - but I think it was pretty exciting that those two were here in our church at that time. Valerie - I remember when I was a teenager during the 1950s we were just beginning to hear of the work of Reverend King. It was an exciting time - it was a very frustrating time, too as a teenager you want to be where the action is and my perception was that the action was not here, it was in the South it was what everyone was watching on TV. However, my parents were very much involved in the civil rights movement here as were other people in the black church. Valerie - It's very important that we document that and remember that there was a time in Portsmouth, NH where a black people could not go to get a haircut or get their hair done in the downtown barber shop or got o have dinner in Wentworth By the Sea or some of the more upscale places in the state and there were other restrictions for other people Jews and Greeks and other races as to where they'll go on their summer vacations. So, we must know that and remember that. For New Hampshire Outlook, I'm Celene Ramadan. |
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The Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail is self-guided. To obtain a copy of the guide, log on to seacoast-N-H-dot-com. |
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New Hampshire is far from being the one of the most diverse states in the nation. But that could soon change as upwards of 15,000 people a year are expected to move here in the next few years. Right now, New Hampshire is viewed and cherished by many as a rural state with many small town attributes. But that too is changing. Many say the social fabric of the state is changing along with the landscape. Hancock resident Lew Feldstein is one of those people. He is President of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and an advocate of something called Social Capital. Jaffrey resident and Harvard Professor Robert Putnam popularized the phrase in his book "Bowling Alone" |
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We look at the problem of sprawl through the lens of Social Capital. Harvard Professor and author of "Bowling Alone", Robert Putnam, explains the theory of "Social Capital" and how it assigns value to our social relationships and connections. Then we travel to Hancock to visit with Lew Feldstein, Pres. Of the NH Charitable Foundation and an advocate for Social Capital in NH. He believes that sprawl is actually tearing apart the fabric of life in our communities. |
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Do you have a vision of what New Hampshire should look like in the next twenty years? Does your vision include traffic congestion, water shortages or miles and miles of housing developments? Is sprawl really a cause for concern? These are some of the questions we're asking in this series, and we want to hear from you. Please tap into our website at nhptv.org. Go to the Outlook page and click on the Sprawl icon. Along with a description of the topics you'll see covered here at New Hampshire Public Television, you can tap into our discussion forum, "what's on your mind." Start a conversation. or join one. We may use some of your comments or questions in upcoming discussions. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Part two in our special series of reports on Sprawl. We'll look at creating Master Plans and Livable/Walkable Communities. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Part two in our special series of reports on Sprawl. We'll look at creating Master Plans and Livable/Walkable Communities. Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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President Bush attended a memorial service for King at the First Baptist Church in Landover, Maryland Monday. He asked the nation to honor Dr. King by remewing its pledge to justice and equality. |
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To coincide with the King holiday, the president proposed a five percent increase in grants to historically black colleges, universities and graduate programs. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 1/20/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 3:12 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, we focus the nation and New Hampshire's need for peace while observing Civil Rights Day. We led the show with a package on the protests in NH and in the nation's capitol over the weekend. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Dawn DeAngelis NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Yasmine Alani\NH Muslim, Rev. Arthur Hilson\New Hope Baptist Church, Amy Antonucci\Seacoast Peace Response, Lynn Hinsburg-Chong\Protester |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 1/20/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 1 minute In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, we focus the nation and New Hampshire's need for peace while observing Civil Rights Day. We heard from President Bush who attended a memorial service for King at the First Baptist Church in Landover, Maryland. To coincide with the King holiday, the president proposed a five percent increase in grants to historically black colleges, universities and graduate programs. Mr. Bush also made a push for his faith-based initiative. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Dawn DeAngelis NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: President George Bush |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 1/20/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, we focus the nation and New Hampshire's need for peace while observing Civil Rights Day. New Hampshire has a rich African American History, especially in its churches. Black history in New Hampshire was obscured for over 300 years. And now, after 25 years of research by historian Valerie Cunningham, the city of Portsmouth is host to the state's Black Heritage Trail. Many of the stops along the way were black social and religious meeting places. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Celene Ramadan NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Valerie Cunningham\President, Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Gerry Copeland\Tour Coordinator, Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 1/20/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:33 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, we focus the nation and New Hampshire's need for peace while observing Civil Rights Day. Changing gears we bring the first story in our week long series sprawl. New Hampshire is far from being the one of the most diverse states in the nation. But that could soon change as upwards of 15,000 people a year are expected to move here in the next few years. Right now, New Hampshire is viewed and cherished by many as a rural state with many small town attributes. But that too is changing. Many say the social fabric of the state is changing along with the landscape. Hancock resident Lew Feldstein is one of those people. He is President of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and an advocate of something called Social Capital. Jaffrey resident and Harvard Professor Robert Putnam popularized the phrase in his book "Bowling Alone". PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Robert Putnam\Author "Bowling Alone", Lew Feldstein\Pres. NH Charitable Foundation |
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