“Economic Justice and a Strong Social Safety Net”

March 31, 2022 GlenAnderson Economics, Labor, Capitalism, Trade, Poverty (Also see Taxes), Examples of Parallax Views, Governmental Abuses, Human Rights, Organizing & Activism (Also see Nonviolence, Outreach), Outreach, Framing/Reframing (Also see Organizing & Activism), Race, Young People 0

In case I did not post this TV interview before, here it is now:

 

“Economic Justice and a Strong Social Safety Net”

The August 2020 interview on “Glen’s Parallax Perspectives” TV series helps us understand some of the realities of people who experience poverty.  Three guests with first-hand experience explore problems and solutions.

We provide insights about poverty and welfare from the 1930s to today.  We replace the myths and misunderstandings with valid information and smart insights.  We discuss larger economic and political contexts and nitty-gritty realities in local welfare offices.  We affirm the need for “welfare rights” and connect the viewers with a smart Olympia-based organization, “Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights” (POWER.

Cable TV subscribers in Thurston County watched this interview on Thurston Community Media’s channel 22 three times a week throughout the entire month:  Mondays at 1:30 pm, Wednesdays at 5:00 pm, and Thursdays at 9:00 pm.

Everyone everywhere can watch this interview through a link on Glen’s blog, www.parallaxperspectives.org in the “TV Programs” and “Economics” categories.

HERE IS THE LINK to watch it:  WATCH THIS INTERVIEW

I have been overloaded with other work, so I have not yet had time to type up a thorough summary of what we said during the interview, but when I can finish this task I will post the thorough summary to this blog link.  It will include some additional sources of information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Questions?  Contact Glen Anderson, the TV series’ producer/host at (360) 491-9093 glenanderson@integra.net 

 

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Since the late 1960s Glen Anderson has devoted his life to working as a volunteer for peace, nonviolence, social justice, and progressive political issues. He has worked through many existing organizations and started several. Over the years he has worked especially for such wide-ranging goals as making peace with Vietnam, eliminating nuclear weapons, converting from a military economy to a peacetime economy, abolishing the death penalty, promoting nonviolence at all levels throughout society, and helping people organize and strategize for grassroots movements to solve many kinds of problems. He writes, speaks, and conducts training workshops on a wide variety of topics. Since 1987 he has produced and hosted a one-hour cable TV interview program on many kinds of issues. Since 2017 he has blogged at https://parallaxperspectives.org He lives in Lacey near Olympia WA. You can reach him at (360) 491-9093 glen@parallaxperspectives.org