Monday, March 31:
Maine Issues & Political Prisoners with the Prison System
EXILED: The story of Deane Brown
There will be a presentation about Deane Brown, a Maine political prisoner. Deane was exiled to one of the most dangerous prisons in the country, located in Baltimore Maryland for blowing the whistle on Human Rights abuses occurring at Maine State Prison in Warren, and refusing to cease reporting on them. There will be an exhibit covering Deane and the articles about his struggle to be a voice from inside of prison, the media censorship he faces, and what is being done to bring Deane home.
All day there will be a prisoner activism info table, giving people a chance to plug into prison activism happening in the state of Maine. There will be information that is not widely available about prison conditions, the way prisons affect local communities, art by prisoners, and how we can change the prison system that has incarcerated the most people in the world.
Throughout the day
-Speakers from the Blackbird Legal Collective
-Movies
Tuesday, April 1:
Hunger and Homelessness, Global Warming, and Transportation issues
Throughout the Day
-Maine People’s Alliance
-The League
-Office of community tabling
7:00pm
-Panel Discussion on Income Inequality
With:
Dr. Sandy Wachholz, USM Criminology
Dr. Richard Maiman, USM Political Science
Professor Luisa Deprez
USM Sociology Professor Michael Hillard, USM Economics
Justin Costa, Candidate for State House District 114
Cliff Ginn, Candidate for State Senate for District 8
Wednesday, April 2:
Human Rights Violations—Burma, Tibet
12:00pm–-Nepal and Dzi Campaign film, 20 minutes
1:00pm—US Campaign for Burma, Film and discussion with Nickie Sekera
2:00pm—Professor Kreg Etteneger—Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples
3:00pm—Tibetan Village Project Film—Q&A with Jennifer Wing
7:00pm—Live Music
Thursday, April 3:
Freedom of Press & Censorship
11:00am: Film
12:00pm: Documentary on Chinese Orphans
1:30pm: Film
Live Performance Singer/Songwriter: Frank Hopkins
2:30pm: Guest Speaker
4:00pm: Panel Discussion on Media Censorship & the effects on people around the world.
With:
Mr. Powell, USM Criminology
Sondra Doe, USM Social Work
Professor Rosenthal, USM Russia Studies
Mr. Panici, USM Media Studies
- moderated by Zach Heiden, MCLU.
6:00pm: Film
Friday, April 4:
Torture, Guantanamo & Darfur Genocide presented by Local Harmony
11:00am-3:00pm: Film loop about Torture: “Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in ‘The War on Terror’”
“The Torture Question”
“Your Neighbor’s Son”
MPBN documentary featuring CIA
12:00pm: Panel discussion on:
Torture & Consequences, Habeas Corpus, & Guantanamo Bay
4:15pm: Speaker Nick Kalogerakis, Friends of Ugandan Orphans
5:30pm: Speaker Mansour Ahmend, Fur Cultural Revival
6:00pm: Speaker Wells Staley Mays, The Divestment From Darfur Campaign
7:00pm: Speaker Marwa Abdalla, Sudanese Student
7:30pm: Peace Candle Light Vigil (with Music by Mike Allen)
