John De Graaf is the author/editor of Take back your time. He speaks about the Take Back Your Time Day, "an October 24 U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of
overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our
health, our families and relationships, our communities and our
environment". He explains how in the US the average worker works 9 more weeks per year than in Western Europe with much less benefits. LISTEN (17 minutes)
Read about their 6 main policy proposals .
I really enjoyed this discussion. I think about time poverty from time to time, but not in the in-depth way Betsy and her guest looked at it. I thought it was a very interesting discussion that looked at environmental issues in a way I never thought of before. Thanks for the show....
Posted by: turtle_girl72 | April 24, 2005 at 08:13 AM
I just want to thank those of you have have posted recent comments on our new blogsite and Philippe for continuing to keep it current and colorful. We are evaluating whether to keep it as a separate entity or fold it into our newly designed, soon-to-be-launched website. Question: as a listener do you feel a blogsite is an important element of a program like ours? And any suggestions for getting out word about our show and site? The good news is people seem to really appreciate our topics and guests when they find us - the bad news is EcoTalk is still radio's best kept secret!!
Posted by: Betsy Rosenberg | April 27, 2005 at 01:48 AM