Marissa Janewska discusses the issues and organizing behind the March 4 Defend Education day of action, to be held at colleges and universities across Connecticut and nationwide.

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Artist Linda Abadjian discusses her paintings which are now on display at Charter Oak Cultural Center.  Her work depicts decades of destruction in the Middle East, mostly her native Lebanon, and tries to find hope in the depths of war. Visit LindaAbadjian.com for more information and images.

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Victoria Christgau and Warren Hardy discuss their work around the state using Kingian principles of nonviolence. Find out more at CTNonviolence.org.

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Author Carlos Martinez discusses politics in Venezuela.  Martinez is co-author of Venezuela Speaks! Voices from the Grassroots.

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More with Keith Thomas, father of Jashon Bryant, the unarmed young man killed by then Hartford police officer, Robert Lawlor.  Lawlor was found not guilty of any wrongdoing in December.

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Jashon Bryant’s father, Keith Thomas, discusses his son’s life, the trial of Robert Lawlor, the police officer who shot and killed Bryant, and its aftermath.

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Concerned residents rallied at Hartford City Hall in support of a no-freeze shelter downtown and for additional support to combat homelessness.

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Reverend Paul Goodman, of Center Church, discusses the controversy and compromise surrounding the relocation of Hartford’s emergency “no freeze” shelter.

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By Steve Thornton, courtesy of Homefront

On a cool and sunny fall day in Hartford, ten thousand people jammed into Bushnell Park with one goal: to stop the war in Vietnam. As the single largest protest of its kind in the city’s history, October 15, 1969 was historic.  And the thousands who marched to downtown Hartford were only part of the 90,000 Connecticut residents taking part in peace actions in dozens of cities, towns, schools and churches against a war that had already taken a deadly toll on two countries. It was called Moratorium Day– Continue Reading

By George D. Micewicz

It’s a fair statement to say that people should be free to do what they want as long as their actions don’t infringe on the rights of others. Laws are created to help ensure that people have the right to life and liberty. Most laws make sense. No one will argue that murder and robbery should be made legal. These crimes are heinous, and have a tremendous negative impact on people. Other laws are more dubious. They outlaw activities that only affect those people who are willingly engaged in the actions. One example is a law that makes certain sexual acts between consenting adults illegal. Another example is the prohibition of marijuana. The choice to use marijuana is a personal one, and it causes no harm to anyone. Marijuana should be made legal. Continue Reading