Statements
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We Won’t Let our Rights be Traded Away Behind Closed Doors
We Won’t Let our Rights be Traded Away Behind Closed Doors Late at night on Friday, June 30th, a compromise… Read More
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Health Care is a Human Right Committee Statement & Call to Action on DHHS Proposed MaineCare Rule Change
We at the Southern Maine Workers’ Center (SMWC) are fighting for a universal, publicly-funded health care system that honors our… Read More
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Connecting the Dots from Paris to Portland and Worker Justice to Climate Justice
At the Southern Maine Workers’ Center, we use a framework of human rights to help us envision the world we… Read More
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Our Invitation to Senator Susan Collins
On Saturday February 18th the Maine Health Care is a Human Right Coalition held a powerful rally, attended by more… Read More
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Becoming Unstoppable: Addressing Classism in the World & in our Movement
The Southern Maine Workers’ Center is an organization building a grassroots movement for human rights. We approach our work with… Read More
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Who Doesn’t Love a Cheesy Metaphor?
You may have noticed that we at the Southern Maine Workers’ Center enjoys a metaphor almost as much as we… Read More
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SMWC Joins Call for Portland to #SaveIndiaStreet
SMWC Joins Call for Portland to #SaveIndiaStreet Health Care is a Human Right. This is an undisputable truth. Yet, we… Read More
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#RefugeesWelcome (our statement of solidarity)
(On November 25th, 2015, the Southern Maine Workers’ Center wrote the following statement as a show of support for Syrian… Read More
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A SMWC Love Letter to Lew
DEAR PEOPLE OF LEWISTON, What a week y’all just had! The Good Food Bus got rolling, bringing much needed fresh,… Read More
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Universality: Tipped Workers and the New Minimum Wage
Portland’s Municipal Minimum Wage is Strengthened by the Inclusion of Tipped Workers As many people have heard, Portland City Council… Read More