http://www.soundprint.org/ SOUNDPRINT is broadcast weekly on public radio stations nationwide, and is the longest-running documentary series on public radio. The SOUNDPRINT series provides a national vehicle for long-form non-fiction works by outstanding producers, while fostering the development of emerging producers to encourage innovation and new voices on public radio. Each SOUNDPRINT program explores one subject in depth, from the impact of AIDS in Haiti, to civil rights issues in Mississippi, to what it means to learn differently from your peers. SOUNDPRINT exploits the richly imaginative, personal medium that radio can be, brings its listeners stories from around the world, and has won virtually all major broadcast awards. en-us copyright 2005, SOUNDPRINT Media Center, Inc Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:01:00 EDT info@soundprint.org 1 Fiona was randomly and violently sexually assaulted at the age of seven; Helen was sexually abused by her father, and later her stepfather. Both are sick and tired of sleepless nights and living in fear, and have turned to the Sycamore Tree Project in an attempt to move on. The Sycamore Tree Project is a faith based, restorative justice program, where victims visit unrelated offenders in prison over a period of months to discuss crime and its ongoing effect on victims. Victims are given a platform to describe their pain, fear and loss. Offenders are encouraged to share their stories, to accept responsibility for their crime and to consider ways in which they might make restitution to their particular victims. Sycamore Tree was produced by Kirsti Melville of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and airs as part of the international documentary exchange series, Crossing Boundaries. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://soundprint.org/radio/display_show/ID/763/name/Sycamore+Tree/ The United Nations has labeled Sierra Leone the worst place on earth to live. The final peace accord in an 11-year civil war was signed two years ago. There is a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, often traveling the country in rowboats and on foot, and an internationally funded Special Court has been built in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. One of the hallmarks of the civil war there was the practice of amputating the limbs of your enemy. There is, in fact, now an entire soccer team in Freetown made up of amputees. Those who had a leg cut off play on the field; men who kept their legs but lost their arms play goal. The team has more in common than missing limbs; they are all intensely interested in the ongoing trials at the Special Court. They want to know what happens to the people ultimately responsible for their missing limbs. In Karin Wells' documentary "The Goalkeepers of Sierra Leone", part of the CBC's "Africa After the Wars" series, she travels to a town where thousands of people have been the victims of amputations. This program airs as part of the international documentary exchange series, Crossing Boundaries. It won a Gold Medal at the 2005 New York Festivals. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://soundprint.org/radio/display_show/ID/659/name/The+Goalkeepers+of+Sierra+Leone/