Provoke Radio Continues Story of Dorothy Stang, Eco-martyr

Provoke Radio Continues Story of Dorothy Stang, Eco-martyr

Program Pushes Barriers, Aims for Religious Talk Radio Without 'Preaching, Proselytizing or Political Talking Heads'

BALTIMORE, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Provoke Radio (www.provokeradio.com) continues its story this week with a deeper look into the life and death of Sister Dorothy Stang, an American-born nun brutally murdered in the rainforests of Brazil because of her attempts to help the poor and protect the fragile environment of the Brazilian rainforest. She was shot 6 times by assassins hired by local landowners who objected to her fight against their illegal burning of the rainforest jungle.

Stang was born in Dayton, Ohio but later moved to Brazil as a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and became a naturalized citizen. Beginning in the 1970's Stang worked to protect and aid local subsidence-farming peasants from the actions of local gangs and landowners who were trying to take their homes and their farms. In February of 2005 she was gunned down by 2 hired assassins while walking to a meeting in the jungle. Her assailants (Rayfran das Neves Sales and Vitalmiro Bastos Moura) were apprehended but after 3 trials Moura was acquitted and Sales was sentenced to only 28 years in prison for Stang's murder. The full story of why Stang was murdered was never released.

This week Provoke Radio continues it's series on Stang with an examination of her groundbreaking work in Brazil and an account of her tragic death. Her story is one of deep faith, unshakable perseverance, and unwavering courage in the face of terrible obstacles and dire hardship. The first parts of this series can be downloaded as Podcasts by going to www.provokeradio.com. The complete Stang series is one part of a larger "Modern Day Saints and Sinners" series being produced by Provoke Radio during 2008.

Provoke Radio engages listeners on important contemporary issues from a faith-based perspective and can be heard both online at www.ProvokeRadio.com and on radio stations throughout the United States. Its mission is to illustrate how principles of justice and compassion can be lived out in every day life through stories hosted by Father Stephen Spahn, SJ a Washington, DC- based Jesuit priest. Provoke Radio is produced by Claire Hartman, a veteran producer and writer who has previously worked in the advertising and film industries. "Provoke is not like anything out there," says Hartman, "We talk about social issues through the lens of faith and within the context of inter- religious dialogue. It's like we took religious talk radio and subtracted the preaching, and proselytizing. We're more interested in people who walk the walk."

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CONTACT: Claire Hartman of Provoke Radio, +1-410-472-1066,
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