Poverty On Trial

Summary:

WMPG producer Jessica Lockhart reports back from Portland's first ever Economic Human Rights Truth Commission, sponsored by Portland Organizing to Win Economic Rights (POWER).

Website:

http://www.localoption.org/

Additional Credits and Funding:

Support for The Local Option comes from the PRX Showcase Show Project.

Timely on:

February: Air this to coincide with your station's broadcast of the National Homelessness Marathon.

Tones:

Contemplative, Intimate, Thoughtful

Language:

English

Description:

Listeners will hear WMPG producer Jessica Lockhart report back from Portland, Maine's first ever Economic Human Rights Truth Commission, sponsored by Portland Organizing to Win Economic Rights (POWER). The story includes Jessica's recollections as well as the testimony of impoverished Portlanders.

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