March 14, 2014
Health Care is a Human Right: Beyond MaineCare Expansion
Health Care is a Human Right: Beyond MaineCare Expansion: A response to the Portland Press Herald Article “Medicaid Expansion vote has real-life impact for low-income Mainers”. Yesterday I was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald about the issue of MaineCare expansion— the critical health care legislation that the Maine Senate voted in favor of yesterday, the House…
Read MoreMarch 15th, 2014
Upcoming Committee Membership Meetings!
We’re building our people power! Join us for HCHR and WWD committee meetings in March Health Care is a Human Right Saturday March 15th from 10am-Noon 68 Washington Ave. in Portland Work With Dignity Saturday March 29th from 10am-Noon 68 Washington Ave. in Portland The power of this organization is based in the people who make it up. Our committees plan…
Read MoreOctober 14th, 2013
Free Screening Clinic and Town Hall Meeting
On October 14th, please join the Southern Maine Workers Center and the Maine State Nurses Association on the Portland stop of the Healthcare is a Human Right Tour. The program consists of two parts: a free health screening clinic and a town hall meeting. The purpose of the event is to broaden and deepen support…
Read MoreAugust 4th, 2013
August 4th Healthcare Survey Training
Do you think Healthcare is a Human Right? Join us at the Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress Street in Downtown Portland on Sunday, August 4th, from 10AM to Noon followed by a free lunch. Free parking on Sundays, and vouchers available for any city-owned parking garage. We believe that healthcare is a right to which…
Read MoreMay 1st, 2013
Immigration Reform March and Rally
May 1, 2013 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Thousands are uniting across Maine and America! We are fighting to: Keep families together Restore due process Eliminate racial profiling Demand workers’ rights End raids and deportations Create pathways to citizenship March starts at Lincoln Park on Congress Street (Portland, ME) at 4:00 pm. Rally begins at…
Read MoreApril 23rd, 2013
Toward Justice in Health Care: A Community Dialogue on Human Rights, Health Care and the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The City of Portland, Portland NAACP and Southern Maine Workers’ Center are sponsoring a collaborative public event: Toward Justice in Health Care: a Community Dialogue on Human Rights, Health Care and the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speakers will include Mayor Michael Brennan and Reverend Kenneth Lewis, with reflection upon Dr. King’s enormous…
Read MoreJanuary 19th, 2013
Annual Meeting 2013 – Human Rights Organizing
What: 2013 Southern Maine Workers’ Center Annual Meeting When: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 12:00p – 4:00p Where: SMWC Office at Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress Street, Portland Featuring: Human Rights Organizing Teach-in Learn how the Vermont Workers’ Center won universal health care using a human rights framework and community organizing. Vermont Workers’ Center – Put…
Read MoreDecember 20, 2012
About Interfaith Worker Justice Southern Maine
SMWC is proud to work with Interfaith Worker Justice Southern Maine. Interfaith Worker Justice Southern Maine Our Mission Interfaith Worker Justice Southern Maine is a partnership of faith and labor communities, joined together to respond to issues of worker and social justice and their relevance to society as a whole. Through education, advocacy and compassionate…
Read MoreNovember 26, 2012
Walmart Flash Mob
Check out the fantastic video of our Black Friday day of actions at Walmart! This video captures the whole event, flash mob and demonstration. *** This video captures interviews with some of the amazing community members who joined us. Thank you Asher Platts for your work to document the event. Thanks to the local union…
Read MoreNovember 24, 2012
More video from our Walmart action
Interviews from participants in our Black Friday action at Walmart. Individuals from the Workers’ Center, Occupy Maine, AFGE, SEIU, UAW, Postal Workers, ACSUM, AFT, Interfaith Worker Justice, Maine Greens and more held an informational demonstration and flash mob to raise awareness. Portland City Councilor David Marshall even joined the flash mob! Walmart workers are striking…
Read MoreNovember 23, 2012
Black Friday Flash Mob Video
Today everyday Walmart workers are standing up to live better. SMWC is standing in solidarity with them. Video is here! Just a month after strikes swept through Walmart stores in 12 states, Walmart retail and warehouse workers in more states are taking action and beginning what is becoming known as the first set of “viral…
Read MoreNovember 23rd, 2012
Join Us – Black Friday Walmart Actions
Just a month after strikes swept through Walmart stores in 12 states, Walmart retail and warehouse workers in more states are taking action and beginning what is becoming know as the first set of “viral strikes.” Two weeks ago, Walmart workers in California held a sit-in at one store and then walked off the job…
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