“Grampy”
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Producer/Host: R.W. Estela
Engineer: Allison Watters
“Goodbye, Comet Catalina”
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Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco
Issue: Environmental and Social Justice
Program Topic: Alliance for a Common Good’s Rally of Unity at start of Legislative Session in Augusta
Key Discussion Points:
1) A broad network of Maine organizations and movements, gathered under the banner the Alliance for the Common Good, held their 4th annual Rally of Unity at the capitol in Augusta at the open of the legislative session, on January 6th.
2) Participants shared updates on current struggles and victories, and campaigns for the coming year.
3) Some of the points of unity shared by Alliance for a Common Good participants include:
Respect for community sovereignty.
An economy that protects our environment.
Reserving Maine money for Maine people.
Keeping money out of politics.
Guests:
Jim Freeman, environmental and social justice activist, Rally of Unity moderator
Betsy Garrold, Food For Maine’s Future, Local Food Rules
Rev. Carie Johnson. Unitarian Universalist Church, Augusta, UU State Advocacy Network
Fredrick, Bernie Sanders campaign
Hendrick Gideonse, Stop the East West Corridor
Sherri Mitchell, member of the Penobscot Tribe, indigenous rights attorney
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Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Ever wonder how accurate all those tech predictions we hear at this time of year really are? Let’s look at a few from 2011 and see how they hold up five years later.
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