Maine Currents 1/11/17

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Martin Luther King day is just a few days away and it’s clear that the spirit of political dissent and non-violent civil disobedience is alive and well. We’re joined by Eliza Townsend of the Maine Women’s Policy Center; Genevieve Morgan and Suzanne Moreshead – two of the organizers of the Bangor-based group, and Nicolle Littrell from the Belfast-based group of people planning to travel to the upcoming Women’s March on Washington; Ambureen Rana, Payton Amero & Annabelle Osborne, organizers of the Youth and Nonviolence Workshops that will be taking place at the Maine Discovery Museum on MLK day; and Dud Hendrick and Russell Wray of the Zumwalt 12 – who are heading to court soon for charges stemming from engaging in civil disobedience at BIW last year. And we open the phone lines for questions/comments from listeners.

FMI:

Maine Women’s Policy Center
: www.mainewomenspolicycenter.org
Maine Women’s Lobby: www.mainewomen.org

Women’s March on Washington:
www.womensmarch.com/
www.mainemarch.com/
Bangor group’s FB page: www.facebook.com/groups/1336919613036887/
Belfast group’s FB page: www.facebook.com/groups/328251367540934/
General Maine FB page: www.facebook.com/WomensMarchOnWashingtonMaine/?fref=ts
Maine rides/tickets FB page: www.facebook.com/groups/1299356526796364/

Youth and Nonviolence Workshops:
www.mainediscoverymuseum.org/Programs/Special-Events/Youth-and-Nonviolence-Workshops.aspx
FB event page: www.facebook.com/events/1693902657589519/

Zumwalt 12: www.vfpmaine.org/

Maine Currents- independent local news, views & culture on WERU-FM 89.9 Blue Hill, 99.9 Bangor, Maine and www.weru.org, Wednesdays 4-5pm Eastern