January 17th saw 10,000 people converge on Maine’s Capitol to witness the Women’s March on Maine. The event, organized by ordinary day-to-day women featured a dozen speakers and performers, including Maine Senator Shenna Bellows and Maine Representative Lois Reckitt....
Maine Social Justice
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Maine Social Justice – TORTURE How Good Doctors Do Bad Things
On Oct. 7, Doctor Scott Allen of The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights addressed a group of students and local citizens about torture. The presentation at the Diamond Building of Colby College in Waterville focused mainly on torture in military prisons...
Maine Social Justice – In the Shadow of the Steel Cross
On September 24th, author Louise Ketchum Hunt, a Penobscot Indian from Indian Island, Maine addressed a full house at the Madison Historical Society. She talked about growing up on Indian Island and how that contributed to her decision to write a book about the...
MSJ Bruce Gagnon interview with Christine DeTroy
Thanks to Bruce Gagnon and Harpswell TV I’m bringing you another interview from “This Issue”. In this one, Bruce speaks with Christine DeTroy. Christine was brought up in Germany during the pre-war and war years in Northern Germany. She recalls many experiences in the...
MSJ Peace Products vs WMD at Bath Iron Works
On August 1st, Veterans for Peace and Code Pink co-sponsored a rally outside the gate at Bath Iron Works during the launch of yet another war ship. The rally's purpose was to encourage the people of Maine to convert the iron works into building products of peace,...
Maine Social Justice – Save our State Rally Against Bullies
August 30 State Capitol Park, Augusta. 6:30 pm. Over 500 people gathered to speak out against bullies and for compassion. As you might guess, Governor Paul Le Page was the focus of attention. Organized by State lobbyist, Betsy Sweet. Several remedies were suggested by...
Maine Social Justice – Green Energy with Kay Mann and Bruce Gagnon
From the Harpswell Community TV show “This Issue”. Kay Mann talks with Bruce Gagnon about her web site Green Energy. Her website has become a clearing house for all things green. Land and offshore wind power, solar power, green goods and services, green education and...
MSJ When Myth Is Not The Truth Interview Prof Peter Kuznick
On may 18th Regis Tremblay interviewed Professor of History at the American University, Peter Kuznick, in Washington DC. Professor Kuznick cited three popular myths widely believed by the American people: 1 – that America won World War II, 2- that Russia started the...
MSJ Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights
Sheri Honkala, National Organizer of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign conducted a workshop on April 3 at the State Arboretum in Augusta. Sheri, a former homeless mother from Philadelphia, outlined strategies for the poor to organize themselves and...
0238 MSJ Economic Justice
Late in April, Bruce Gagnon interviewed Richard Rhames, Biddeford farmer on Bruce’s show’ “This Issue” about recent American history and the current state of wealth distribution. Together they will connect many seemingly unrelated events to paint a picture of a...
Maine Social Justice – Ranked Choice Voting What is it
We hear the phrase ranked choice voting quite a bit these days but hear little about it. Former State Representative and Senator, John Nutting has been going about the State of Maine to explain just what ranked choice voting is. Ernie and Gwen Hilton of Starks hosted...
The Role of Government and Churches and Nuclear Weapons
In the Summer of 2012, an 84 year old nun, a Vietnam veteran and a carpenter entered the nuclear processing facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and for hours painted peace slogans and banged on walls. Finally, security showed up to detain them.
MSJ Thrift Shop with a Cause
Though this thrift shop was started by a church, it has evolved in a couple of ways. First, and most important it, has become a total community effort. Entire communites, even beyond Madison, are now participating. Completely operated and supplied by volunteers, this...
MSJ HOPE Festival 2016 and Repeal of Marijuana Prohibition
Two stories: First, clips of presenters at the 22nd annual HOPE Festival at the UMO and interactive art with Ripley Artist, Wally Warren. Music was provided by Ethan Miller and Kate Boverman. In the second section, you will hear from Donald Christian, founder of Maine...
MSJ Lisa Savage and Bruce Gagnon on Code Pink, Maine
MSJ Liberate Hawaii
On July 15th I interviewed Jon Olsen, author of “Liberate Hawaii” a book about how the United States illegally overthrew the sovereign country of the Kingdom of Hawai’i and used the military and congress to illegally annex Hawai’i as a territory of the United States....
MSJ Local Power Company Goes Solar
At the end of April, Madison Electric Works will have IGS Solar of Ohio begin installing 80 acres of solar panels to supply all of Madison’s residential and business electrical needs. MEW, as it is known is a locally and publicly owned utility that has affordable and...
Premiere of film Neighbor by Neighbor
Craig Saddlemire, a Lewiston film maker, premiered his film "Neighbor by Neighbor" at the Lewiston Public Library in February. The film depicts the struggle of poor Lewiston residents at odds with city officials trying to force a highway through their neighborhood.
MSJ Bruce Gagnon Interview of Billy Rixon
Bruce Gagnon, host of “This Issue” which originates with Harpswell Community TV interviewed Billy Rixon of 350.org, Maine. Billy will explain about the dangers of climate change through our misuse of this earth’s resources. He will suggest what we can all do to stop...
Maine Social Justice – Impeach LePage Rally
A group calling for Le Page’s impeachment and a group supporting Paul Le Page showed up at the State Capitol on January 6th. The pro-Le Page demonstrators had there peaceable rally and the impeach group had theirs immediately after. The impeach group went along fine...
MSJ Connecting Dots Between War Poverty and Climate Crisis
On October 18th, peace advocate “Kit” Evans-Ford presented a perspective on violence and non-violence. This segment was recorded at the Sacred Heart Spiritual Center in Alfred, Maine on October 18th, 2014.
Maine Social Justice – Media in War and Independent Journalism
For the first 3 weeks of April, the University of Maine at Farmington is hosting a film festival dedicated to social justice.
Maine Social Justice – 7th and 8th Amendments
Jack and Margy Flynn, advocates for the Constitution of the United States went into depth about the 7th and 8th Amendments of our Bill of Rights. Basically, the 7th and 8th are about when a person has a right to grievance in a civil court and entitlement to a...
Maine Social Justice – Justice for the River II
On June 20, native people of the Wabanki Nation and their white allies gathered at Sockalexis Arena on Indian Island to talk about injustice being done on the Penobscot River and other parts of Maine to both the Indian and their white brothers and sisters.