The Maine Mural

The Maine Mural

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The Maine Mural episodes

  • Announcing the Launch of Pine and Roses, Part 3

    We continue to revisit the May 1st kickoff of the Pine and Roses publication. This episode features a discussion of Pine and Roses articles with their authors, Andrew Miln, Israel Mosley, and Pine and Roses Editorial Collective member Coral Howe. This episode's volunteer editor was Chris Burns. Chris does audio editing for a living, and since we do not yet live in a world of free bread and roses, consider hiring him for audio work through his connected email address, [email protected].

    23 min
  • Announcing the Launch of Pine and Roses, Part 2

    The Maine Mural Podcast is revisiting the May 1st kickoff of the Pine and Roses publication! This episode features a discussion of Pine and Roses articles with their authors Kate Sykes of the Maine DSA Electoral Committee and People First Portland, and out and proud trans butch activist N. Sainte Harkins. Kate Sykes has appeared previously on the Maine Mural Podcast for our "Post Election Roundtable" on Nov 6, 2020. This episode's volunteer editor was Elias Pasquerillo.

    Citations:

    [03 Min : 05 Sec] : Articles by Kate Sykes on "Pine and Roses."

    [14 Min : 08 Sec] : "Maine Youth Justice: No prisons for children

    by N. Sainte Harkins."

    27 min
  • Announcing the Launch of Pine and Roses!
    The Maine Mural Podcast is revisiting the May 1st kickoff of the Pine and Roses publication! This episode features a discussion of our hope's for Pine and Roses with speakers Coral Howe, Todd Chretien of No Borders News, and Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin magazine. This episode's volunteer editor was Adam Bovie, of the Maine DSA State-Wide Podcast Committee. Citations By Time-Stamp [00 Min 47 Sec] -- Pine and Roses.org [01 Min 04 Sec] -- Pine and Roses Launch Party Facebook Video [01 Min 25 Sec] -- 2020 Post Election Round Table - Maine Mural Podcast Episode 4 [02 Min 38 Sec] -- Pine and Roses Facebook Page [02 Min 39 Sec] -- Maine DSA's Homepage [03 Min 24 Sec] -- Kate Sykes on 'Pine and Roses' [03 Min 34 Sec] -- N. Sainte Harkins on 'Pine and Roses' [03 Min 43 Sec] -- Andrew Miln on 'Pine and Roses' -- Isreal Mosley on 'Pine and Roses' [03 Min 52 Sec] -- "The Mainer Who Wrote Jim Crow Into Law," By Isreal Mosley [09 Min 29 Sec] -- "Interview: Maine Med Nurses Vote Union," By Todd Chretien [10 Min 53 Sec] -- Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912 on Wikipedia [11 Min 26 Sec] -- Southern Maine IWW [12 Min 52 Sec] -- [email protected] [17 Min 26 Sec] -- Jacobin -- Catalyst -- Tribune of London [18 Min 50 Sec] -- Appeal to Reason on Wikipedia [21 Min 05 Sec] -- 'The Maine Socialist' and other publications from the University of Maine Bureau of Labor Education. [25 Min 01 Sec] -- Marxists.org
    35 min
  • Socialists Talk Drug Policy - Bonus Episode

    On April 9th at 6pm, the Maine DSA Drug Policy Subcommittee hosted an educational event about current efforts in our state to decriminalize all drugs. The event included a screening of the movie The House I Live In as well as a panel of activists, policy experts, and people with lived experiences to discuss the film and how the war on drugs has impacted Maine.

    1 hr 15 min
  • Maine Socialists Talk Drug Policy Part 2

    Earlier this month, on Friday the 7th, Maine DSA Drug Policy Subcommittee hosted an educational event about current efforts to decriminalize all drugs in the State of Maine. The event included a screening of the movie "The House I Live In" as well as a panel of activists, policy experts, and people with lived experiences to discuss the film and how the war on drugs has impacted Maine. They also provided information on two key bills in the state legislature, LD 967 "An Act To Make Possession of Scheduled Drugs for Personal Use a Civil Penalty" and LD 994 "An Act To Promote Public Health by Eliminating Criminal Penalties for Possession of Hypodermic Apparatuses", as well as a future event on writing public testimony and op-eds. The event will take place on April 9th at 6pm until 8:30pm. We hope to see you there!

    The session was recorded and today, we will be bringing you part two of the discussion between Davey and Craig of the Maine DSA Drug Policy Subcommittee, as they address questions from Maine DSA members following the event. Part 1 aired Friday, April 30th, 2021.

    Contact Your Maine State Representatives

    Contact Your Maine State Senators

    The May 11th Drug Policy Subcommittee Meeting

    42 min
  • Maine Socialists Talk Drug Policy Part 1

    Earlier this month, on Friday the 7th, Maine DSA Drug Policy Subcommittee hosted an educational event about current efforts to decriminalize all drugs in the State of Maine. The event included a screening of the movie "The House I Live In" as well as a panel of activists, policy experts, and people with lived experiences to discuss the film and how the war on drugs has impacted Maine. They also provided information on two key bills in the state legislature, LD 967 "An Act To Make Possession of Scheduled Drugs for Personal Use a Civil Penalty" and LD 994 "An Act To Promote Public Health by Eliminating Criminal Penalties for Possession of Hypodermic Apparatuses", as well as a future event on writing public testimony and op-eds.

    With the permission of the subcommittee, the session was recorded and today, we will be interviewing Davey and Craig of the Maine DSA Drug Policy Subcommittee with questions from Maine DSA members.

    46 min
  • Uber and McQueeny - Voter Intimidation Current and Historic - Part 1

    NPR News: "Uber And Lyft Must Make Drivers Employees, California Court Rules" -https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926916925/uber-and-lyft-must-make-drivers-employees-california-appeals-court-rules

    The Guardian: "'I can't keep doing this': gig workers say pay has fallen after California's Prop 22" -https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/18/uber-lyft-doordash-prop-22-drivers-california

    KPIX: "Vote Smart: Uber, Lyft Place Pop-Up Ads In Favor Of Prop 22 In Rideshare Apps" -https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/10/05/kpix-vote-smart-uber-lyft-place-pop-up-ads-in-favor-of-prop-22-in-rideshare-apps/

    The Free Press Newspaper: "Andy O'Brien Archives" -https://freepressonline.com/Content/Special-Features/Andy-O-Brien-Archives/52/777

    The Mainer: "Radical Mainers: Honoring the Legacy of Labor Historian Charlie Scontras 'The beloved professor, researcher and author gave us a people's history of Maine'" -https://mainernews.com/radical-mainers-honoring-the-legacy-of-labor-historian-charlie-scontras/

    The Mainer: "Radical Mainers: When Maine Bosses Marched Workers to the Ballot Box Voter 'Intimidation and suppression in 19th century Maine'" -https://mainernews.com/radical-mainers-when-maine-bosses-marched-workers-to-the-ballot-box/

    59 min

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A show brought to you by the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. We touch on various topics including electoral and direct action in the state of Maine, interviews with prominent…