[HCCN] REMINDER: May 30 meeting to promote economic human rights in Maine

[Larry Dansinger]

Please pass along to others in your group or area. Thanks.

Working toward an 
Economic Human Rights Campaign in Maine

In April, Cheri Honkala, national coordinator for the Poor People's Economic
Human Rights Campaign, spoke around Maine in various parts of the state.
 
Economic Human Rights include the RIGHT to: quality health care; a job or
income, living wages, equal pay, and the ability to join a union; affordable
housing; adequate and nutritional food; free education, and a decent
standard of living.
 
As a result of Cheri's visit, there are many in Maine who are hoping to have
an active Economic Human Rights campaign in Maine that will work toward
those rights as well as having a connection to national efforts.
 
We want you to join with us to make noise, make a difference, and make
change. 
 
You invited to help in several ways:

(1) Attend a meeting on May 30, 9:30 AM-Noon, to plan strategies for making
economic human rights a goal and reality for every resident in Maine.  It
will be held at the office of Maine Equal Justice, 126 Sewall St., Augusta
(for directions, see below). We intend to: Plan a campaign to promote
economic human rights and pass a Bill of Economic Rights.
 
Following the meeting at 12 noon, there will be a large "Feet on the Street"
rally for "National Health Care For Everyone--For Life" across the street at
the State Capitol Building in Augusta.

IF YOU NEED A RIDE TO THE MEETING, JUST REPLY TO rosc at psouth.net AND I WILL
TRY TO HOOK YOU UP WITH OTHERS WHO ARE PLANNING TO GO.

ALSO
 
(2) If you can't attend the May 30 meeting but have ideas or want to be
active on some part of an economic human rights campaign, contact Larry
Dansinger (below). 
 
(3) Attend the national conference on abolishing poverty on July 16-19 in
Louisville, Kentucky that the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
and the Social Welfare Action Alliance are sponsoring. Look for more
information on the www.socialwelfareactionalliance.org web site.
 
For more information about this campaign or the May 30th meeting,
contact: Larry Dansinger, 161 Stovepipe Alley, Monroe, ME 04951, (207)
525-7776, rosc at psouth.net 

To learn about the Poor People's Economic Human Rights campaign, go to:
www.economichumanrights.org


DIRECTIONS TO MAINE EQUAL JUSTICE OFFICE, 126 SEWALL ST., AUGUSTA, FOR MAY
30 MEETING. MAINE EQUAL JUSTICE OFFICE LOOKS OUT ONTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE
STATE HOUSE AND THE MAINE STATE LIBRARY, SO IF YOU FIND THE STATE CAPITOL
COMPLEX, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THE OFFICE:

Directions to Maine Equal Justice -  From I - 95 (from south or north or
west)
Take Exit 109A Augusta. On the ramp there is a fork, bear right (Augusta)
onto Western Avenue.  (From Lewiston/Winthrop, take Route 202 into Augusta,
where it becomes Western Avenue.) Take Western Avenue to the 4th set of
traffic lights (the Armory will be on your left and Fire Station on your
right) and turn right onto Armory Street. Armory Street swings to the left
around a big corner and turns into Capitol Street. Go down the hill on
Capitol St. to the traffic light at the intersection with Sewall Street. You
will see the State House with the Dome. Go right on Sewell St. down to MEJP
at 126 Sewall, right hand side, grey house.

Directions to Maine Equal Justice -  From the East (Route 3/Belfast or Rt.
17/Rockland or Rt. 27/Wiscasset)

Take Route 3 or 17 or 27 to Cony Circle in Augusta on east side of Kennebec
River. Go from the circle onto the Memorial Bridge (just after Border Trust
on the circle) to traffic circle on other side. Continue straight through
the circle onto Western Avenue (four lanes). Take Western for two short
blocks to the first traffic light (Sewall St., federal building on left
side, Flo¹s on the right). Turn left, go one long block thru another light,
then look for 126 Sewall St. on the right.


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