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UPDATE - SB 0581/HB 0039 Change Waiver of Publication Bill - TransMaryland w/ Lee Blinder

Feb 9
2 min

UPDATE - SB 0581/HB 0039 Change Waiver of Publication Bill - TransMaryland w/ Lee Blinder

UPDATE The house bill passed. Now is the time to support senate bill # SB0581 by Senator Hettleman. It comes before the Senate’s JPR this Friday, February 26th at 10am. Folks can call and ask their state Senator to sign on as a co-sponsor to this bill, and also call the senators on the judicial proceedings committee to ask for them to support this bill and provide a favorable report. For More info: https://transmaryland.org/updates/2021/2/24/action-alert https://mgaleg.maryl

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Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal with Madison Czerwinski

Feb 5
1 min

Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal with Madison Czerwinski

“Bringing nuclear to other countries would necessarily put us in competition with Russia and China...we know that competitive global markets can help with deployment innovation, development of advanced fuels, and technologies and I just see no reason why it shouldn't be American industry, American manufacturing, American jobs that are delivering on the economic and environmental benefits of nuclear worldwide. I think it should be us.” Welcome to the Harmony of Interest series

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Peter Rachleff Author of Black Labor in Richmond, Virginia 1865-1890 & Director of East Side Freedom

Feb 2
1 min

Peter Rachleff Author of Black Labor in Richmond, Virginia 1865-1890 & Director of East Side Freedom

Peter Rachleff Author of Black Labor in Richmond, Virginia 1865-1890 and Co-Executive Director of East Side Freedom Library Welcome to the Harmony of Interest series where we explore ideas that positively shape our world. Professor Peter Rachleff is a retired Professor of History at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota specializing in United States labor, immigration, and African American history. He is the author of BLACK LABOR IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, 1865-1890, and HARD

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Energy, Opera Singing, & Our Nuclear Future with Generation Atomic Executive Director Eric Meyer

Jan 30
1 min

Energy, Opera Singing, & Our Nuclear Future with Generation Atomic Executive Director Eric Meyer

Welcome to the Harmony of Interest series where we will explore ideas that positively shape our world. Eric Meyer is the founder and executive director of Generation Atomic with a mission to energize and empower today’s generation to advocate for a nuclear future. We discussed Eric’s background growing up in Minnesota, training as a classical singer, founding Generation Atomic, and what we need to do to expand the use of the cleanest, most energy dense fuel human history has

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Policy Dialogues Ep.12 Do Good Institute Equipping the Next Generation of Social Change Leaders

Jan 28
1 min

Policy Dialogues Ep.12 Do Good Institute Equipping the Next Generation of Social Change Leaders

The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current events through a policy lens. Episode 12 focuses on the The Do Good Institute, which serves as the catalyst to transform the University of Maryland into the nation’s first Do Good Campus, where students are inspired to take action and spur innovations and solutions that tackle today’s social issues. Do Good Institute Participants included Megan

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Labor, FDR, The New Deal, & The Fight for The Four Freedoms with Professor Harvey J. Kaye

Jan 19
1 min

Labor, FDR, The New Deal, & The Fight for The Four Freedoms with Professor Harvey J. Kaye

Welcome to the Harmony of Interest series where we will explore ideas that positively shape our world. Harvey J. Kaye, is a Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and he is an award-winning author, and has published sixteen books on history, politics, and revolutionary ideas. We discuss his background in organized labor with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), his interest in FDR, and his book The Fight for The Four

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Policy Dialogues Ep.11 w/ Maya Rosenberg - Purple Line and Public Transportation

Dec 14, 2020
1 min

Policy Dialogues Ep.11 w/ Maya Rosenberg - Purple Line and Public Transportation

The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current events through a policy lens. Episode 11 focuses on the Purple Line and transportation policy with Maya Rosenberg based on her article, “The loss of the Purple Line is a tragedy for UMD.” Participants also included Evan Papp (UMD SPP ‘11). Maya Rosenberg is currently a student at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she studies multi-

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