Maine Social Justice

A Cable Access TV show seen from Madison to Vassalboro to Farmington and the Waterville Area

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.

Maine Social Justice – A New Definition of Architect

Professor of Architecture, MIT, Jan Wampler will define architecture, not as a the design and construction of buildings but rather as planning the space for all living things, human and non-human to be able to live in harmony.

Maine Social Justice – Arts in the Park Waterville

For the whole month of July REM, a group promoting downtown Waterville, sponsored an event in Castonquay Square. The event was free to the public and offered the talents of writers, musicians, poets, healing artists and many other local artists who wanted to share...

Maine Social Justice – Indigenous Peoples Rights Part 1

Sherri Mitchell, Penobscot woman and advocate for Indigenous People's rights was the keynote speaker at the annual Pax Christi Assembly at St. Joseph's Hall in Gardine. She spoke about how the Catholic church and the governments of the United States and Canada...

Maine Social Justice 206 -Toxic Phthalates in Maine People

Last year 25 Mainers from eight different counties and numerous backgrounds were tested for phthalates in their bodies. Phthalates are a group of chemicals known to cause reproductive problems, birth defects, asthma, social and cognitive disorders and more.

Maine Social Justice – show 199 Reclaiming the Water Commons

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a corporation decided to take your water, your lumber, your minerals and you didn't want them to do that? It's happening today all over the world and closer to home than you'd like. At the ESTIA EcoPeace Conference in...

Maine Social Justice – show 201 Is World Peace Possible part 2

Part 2 of the talk given by Paul Chappell at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. In this episode, Paul talks about what war does to the human mind. We learn that what we call PTSD today has been around for a very long time. Paul then presents us with the question? Can...

Maine Social Justice – show 200 Is World Peace Possible part 1

This is part 1 of a 2 part series. On October 25th, Paul Chappell, a graduate of West Point, Iraq veteran and spokesman for peace addressed over a hundred citizens at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. In part one, he asked two basic questions. Are humans naturally...

Maine Social Justice – show 187 Jeju Island in the Cross Hairs of War

On March 20th, Maine film maker, Regis Tremblay introduced and showed the rough cut of his up-coming documentary about the huge naval base being forced upon a farming and fishing village on Jeju Island, South Korea. The audience in the Belfast Free Library were very...