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DoomsdaysCWSo, some of the other topics Judith let me tackle in the pages of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineWellBeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MaineWellBeing</a> were <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HopiProphecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HopiProphecy</a> (which included a background section about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeabodyCoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PeabodyCoal</a> -- because, well, it's all tied together); <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheWhiteBuffaloCalfWoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TheWhiteBuffaloCalfWoman</a> (I interviewed Chief <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArvolLookingHorse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ArvolLookingHorse</a> for that one; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceActionMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PeaceActionMaine</a> events (one of which I had organized -- Peace Park Portland -- where folks played music, spoke truth, and where we fed the unhoused); and also a feature story about communities in New England where people were living closer to the earth and more sustainably (one of those being a friend's homestead in Vermont, which had a main cabin/house, and a number of individual cabins for folks to live in. My friend was a longtime Clamshell Alliance / anti-nuclear activist, and was the one who had a bicycle and generator, which we had to use to watch TV or listen to records). Anyhow, I am eternally grateful for Judith for allowing me to research subjects that I was passionate about, and bringing awareness of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClimateJustice</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Sustainability</a> and other topics to a new audience! (I may have to reprint those articles online on my WordPress blog. A lot of those topics are still relevant today -- especially in these times...).

DoomsdaysCWHere is a link to the story I wrote for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineWellBeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MaineWellBeing</a> back in 2001. The publisher and editor, Judith Southworth, let me take the time needed to research this story -- including attending a conference at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PenobscotNation</a> on Indian Island, and interviewing the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiConfederacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WabanakiConfederacy</a> leaders to get their side of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MaineSettlementAct</a>. I had some friends at the nearby Law School library help me to translate some of the "legalese" used in the Settlement Act (deliberately so). My story, though only in a newspaper with a small run (though statewide in its reach), helped to bring awareness to issues that the Wabanaki Confederacy -- especially the Penobscot Nation -- still face to this day.Protecting Maine’s Life-Giving RiversFirst published in 2001, in Maine Well-BeingAn excerpt:TRIBAL GOVERNORS TAKE A STAND  The State of Maine and three major paper companies assert that the Settlement Act of 1980 makes the three tribes involved (the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot and Houlton Maliseets) different from other sovereign Indian nations, claiming that they do not have the same rights as the other nations in the United States. There is language in the Settlement Act’s enforcement piece — the Implementing Act — which has been interpreted by the state as meaning the tribes are actually municipalities under state control. Because of this, the paper companies are bringing lawsuits against the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribal governments for access on their internal documents on water quality regulation. The paper companies claim that the Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy Nation are subject to the Freedom of Access Act, a state law requiring municipalities to provide such information on demand.  Passamaquoddy Governors Richard M. Doyle and Richard Stevens, as well as newly-elected Governor Dana of the Penobscot Nation, were threatened with daily $1000 fines and a year in jail for refusing to hand over the documents. The Penobscot and Passamaquoddy leaders claim that the health of their waters, which is life to them, is a matter of the health and welfare of their people and an internal matter, not subject to state regulations. The tribal governments are appealing to the Maine Judicial Supreme Court, but if they fail, the governors face imprisonment. Governor Dana asserted, “The paper companies don’t just want our documents... they’re after the continued right to pollute the river.”   Read more: <a href="https://doomsdayscw.blogspot.com/2022/12/protecting-maines-life-giving-rivers.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://doomsdayscw.blogspot.com/2022/12/protecting-maines-life-giving-rivers.html</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LandBack</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Wabanaki</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalCaretakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TraditionalCaretakers</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineRivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MaineRivers</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Sovereignty</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FirstNations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineFirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MaineFirstNations</a>

DoomsdaysCWSo, I just found out that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PortlandMaine</a> lost a voice for peace and kindness earlier this year. Judith Southworth was the editor and publisher of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineWellBeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MaineWellBeing</a> -- a holistic newspaper that also focused on Peace Action events and other peace and justice issues. I worked with Judith for seven years, and when Judith was getting ready to sell the paper, I had considered buying it, but I saw the writing on the wall for printed newspapers, and knew I would have to hustle to get and keep advertisers. My passions were with laying out the newspaper, taking photographs and creating illustrations, and most of all, writing! Judith gave me a chance to work on feature stories, which led me to meet with leaders of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WabanakiNation</a> and tell their side of the story -- something I received accolades for, including an honorary membership in the Passamaquoddy Nation from Chief Francis.I ended up going back to college instead of buying the newspaper, but Judith found other buyers (who unfortunately only kept it going for another year). It was the end of an era, but not our friendship. Every once in a while, I would run into Judith -- at the grocery store, or at Peace Action events, where she would talk with me about her job helping elderly refugees in Maine, which she loved. She will be missed. Rest In Power, Judith!<a href="https://dobsonfuneralservices.com/obituaries/judith-southworth?fbclid=IwY2xjawG4i4FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWhvlwYkbZkYzfL_NAjjBSn0p7izYaWbNH8Sbe7lLadUNggVBRs7-Dv7Gw_aem_-cujOwD3QRjAmyZ6sTnT6Q" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://dobsonfuneralservices.com/obituaries/judith-southworth?fbclid=IwY2xjawG4i4FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWhvlwYkbZkYzfL_NAjjBSn0p7izYaWbNH8Sbe7lLadUNggVBRs7-Dv7Gw_aem_-cujOwD3QRjAmyZ6sTnT6Q</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PeaceActivist</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceActionMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PeaceActionMaine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceAndJusticeCenterOfMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PeaceAndJusticeCenterOfMaine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsAreNeverWrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HumanRightsActivist</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Truthteller" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Truthteller</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RefugeesArePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RefugeesArePeople</a>

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