WSBE Channel 36 in Providence, RI will air the Moyer's Special on:
Sept. 18th - 9:00pm
to 10:30pm
Sept. 24th - 9:00pm to 10:30pm
Sept. 25th - 9:00pm to 10:30pm
Oct. 1st - 9:00pm to 10:30pm
Across the country, local coalitions are forming to improve
end-of-life care in their communities in conjunction with the PBS series ON OUR OWN TERMS: Moyers on Dying, which premieres
September 10-13 at 9 p.m. E.T. (check local listings.) In this four-part series, Emmy Award-winning journalist Bill Moyers
reports on the intimate, end-of-life journeys of more than a dozen individuals, their
families and their caregivers as they struggle to infuse the end-of-life with compassion
and caring. Filled with honesty, courage and humor, the series breaks through the culture
of denial to wrestle with how we can die better in America.
Tapping the potential of this unprecedented 6-hour series to trigger a new conversation
about end-of-life care, a national outreach campaign involving medical, professional, and
consumer organizations as well as public television stations has been gearing up since
last year. Local coalitions are expected to form in 100 communities across the country to
plan screenings, town hall meetings, training workshops for volunteers and medical
professionals, inter-faith discussion groups, and many other events and activities that
will raise public awareness and promote dialogue about these complex and challenging
issues.
For more information, check the website http://www.wnet.org/onourownterms/