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March 21 Teach-In on WERU

Published on April 4, 2009 in Economy, Podcasts and Workers/unions. Closed Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

This is the podcast for the WERU Weekend Voices/peacecast.us Special featuring our Active Community Teach-in on New Strategies for Organizing in the Obama Era that broadcast on Saturday April 4, 2009 at 3 pm. The event was held Saturday March 21, 2009 in Bangor at the Unitarian Universalist Church.

The previous post included the full-length keynote talk by Joseph Gerson. There is more information HERE.

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The first half of this WERU-broadcast version is part of the keynote given by Joseph Gerson of AFSC in New England. He is introduced first by Ilze Pertersons of the , then by Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space.

Four additional speakers from the event then address a wide range of local activism on war & peace, environmental, labor, and foreign policy issues. They include:

  • Mary Beth Sullivan of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space who discusses economic conversion of Bath Iron Works
  • John Banks, Natural Resources Dir. of the Penobscot Nation on local environmental issues
  • Steve Husson of Food AND Medicine in Brewer discussing Labor and the Employee Free Choice Act
  • Professor Doug Allen of the University of Maine, who ties everything together.

Please also visit the marvelous audio archive site at WERU where you can listen to any WERU public affairs program in case you miss it over the air (or live outside the WERU signal range).

Two additional links that may be of interest are Bruce Gagnon’s excellent blog, Organizing Notes, and the Peace and Economic Security Program for the American Friends Service Committee in New England.

 
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Joseph Gerson: Organizing in the Obama era

Published on March 22, 2009 in Economy, Foreign policy, nuclear and Podcasts. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

This program features Joseph Gerson, Director of Programs and Director of the Peace and Economic Security Program for the American Friends Service Committee in New England. Joseph Gerson was the keynote speaker for the Active Community Teach-in on New Strategies for Organizing in the Obama Era held Saturday March 21, 2009 in Bangor, Maine.

This post includes the full-length talk by Joseph Gerson, about 65 minutes.

The event was sponsored by many active Maine peace, health care, labor, and environmental groups. The Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine was the lead planning organization.

Joseph Gerson is introduced first by Ilze Pertersons of the Peace and Justice Center, then by Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. (See also Bruce Gagnon’s blog)

Please visit peacectr.org for more information about the event.

 
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