OFFBEAT - 16 July - MARIA DAINES AND RACHEL COHEN

This edition of the program is focussed on two inspirational women who have achieved extraordinary things in very different ways. Original Broadcast Date - 16 July 2011.

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Maria Daines
In Part One of the program, Offbeat presenter Karishmeh Felfeli profiles the blues/singer-songwriter Maria Daines, who along with guitarist Paul Killington, has used music to bring some attention to the plight of suffering animals the world over. In a frank and revealing interview, Maria Daines explains why even those who have no interest in animals, or have ever had a pet or had any contact with animals, should take an interest in some of the legislations that animal-welfare activists are actively protesting. She also describes her childhood experiences, and talks about how she rediscovered her passion for music, as well as the reasons she chooses to use her incredible singing voice for such a worthy, if unglamourous cause. All music featured in the program is by Maria Daines and Paul Killington.



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Part Two of this program opens with "Animal Farm" by The Kinks - and features Karishmeh Felfeli in conversation with Rachel Cohen, an American University student who took it upon herself to tackle the desperately sad problem of homelessness on the streets of Philadelphia, especially amongst young people. She founded Hand2Paw, an organisation which helps not just homeless youth, but also Philadelphia's abandoned and abused shelter animals, who need loving volunteers to help them recover and be rehomed. Rachel Cohen's initiative involves getting homeless young people to volunteer at the city's animal shelters, learn some essential skills that give them a reason to get up in the morning, and empower them into giving something back. In her conversation with Karishmeh, Rachel reveals why the program is so important, and why it concerns any listener, whether they are in America or Ireland, or anywhere in the world. Since some of the greatest musicians of the future could very well be amongst these young people, Karishmeh Felfeli wanted to give Rachel the opportunity to talk about Hand2Paw, and how the lives of young people and animals are inextricably linked. The program closes with one final track, a rocking number by Maria Daines (profiled above).

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