Maine Social Justice

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

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 – show 188 Getting Your Garden Going

Are you looking to make your life more sustainable? Make your economy more local? Transition Town, Skowhegan and the Somerset County Extension Office hosted a speaker on April 10 who issued some good tips on how to plant your garden to get the maximum yield. Johanna...

Maine Social Justice – show 185 Wood Smoke Follow Up

On February 22nd, Ernie Grolimund of Waterville, Maine provided us with more information about the dangers of wood smoke. This time he not only addresses the negative effects to our health, but the effects on our climate, our environment and even our economy. This is...

Maine Social Justice Restorative Justice v Punishment and Vengance

At the last Pax Christi retreat in Winslow, Reverand Dick Snyder and Lance Tapley spoke about the folly of persuing punishment in the criminal justice system. Both men, with years of experience, submit that our punitve system is failinf and costing the tax payers...

Maine Social Justice Dennis Dechaine Trial of Errors

James Moore, Author of Trial and Error and retired ATF agent makes a case for Dennis Dechaine’s innocence. Dechaine was convicted over twenty years ago for the murder of Sara Cherry in Bowdinham. James Moore and members of the Advocacy group, Trial and Error and a...

Maine Social Justice – show 104 Women Unlimited and Precision Machining

Two dozen women spend the day at KVCC in the college’s machine shop where they gain hands on experience in precision machining. They operate everything from the computer-controlled engraving tool to the polishing of an actual machined project. It’s shown that women...

Maine Social Justice – show 100 Solar Hot Water Workshop

Soni Biehl of the Maine Solar Energy Association conducted a hands-on workshop in Bridgton, Maine. A dozen participants from Maine, New Hampshire and even Ireland actually built a solar hot water panel from materials commonly found in any building supply store. The...

Maine Social Justice – Child Protection Services – Appropriate or Not

From time to time, Maine Social Justice focuses on an individual's story of injustice. In this case, a young woman wanted people to know how her children were taken away from her by Child Protective Services. Two children were taken away without a full investigation:...