Matthew Main

Lawyer. @DRightsMaine. Believer in humanity. Tweets are mine. #DisabilityRights #Maine #HarmReduction #reentry #housing #homelessness @CUNYLaw @uvmvermont

[Emma Whitford @emma_a_whitford]

A check-in on the @MFJUnion strike from @DavidFBrand: “This is not work you do for the money, you do it because you care, but you do want to be able to do this work and be able to function and live in New York City.”

https://t.co/Tb11MzSOsm

[Matthew Main @matthewpmain]

#Maine State Parks had 3.3 million visitors in 2021. Yet for many people with #disabilities, accessing those sites can be difficult. The outdoors must be accessible for all! https://t.co/fiWeG8JlLq #DisabilityTwitter #disabilityinclusion #Disability

ht: @DRightsMaine

[Amelia Knisely @ameliaknisely]

I was let go from my job at WVPB last week following threats from DHHR about my reporting on DHHR’s treatment of people with disabilities.

[UNHCR United States @UNHCRUSA]

🌱 Meet the refugee farmers who are bringing a bountiful harvest to Lewiston, Maine

[Kamau Franklin @kamaufranklin]

On Dec. 4, 1969, Black Panther Party Illinois Chairman Fred Hampton was assassinated by the Chicago Police & the FBI. The police are not here to "protect us" or to "fight crime" they are here as an arm of the state to stop us from organizing for our freedom. @BlackPowerMedi1

[Matthew Main @matthewpmain]

@RobertJessen12 @CindyM125 @borrelli4sos https://t.co/CusVyy5qeL

[Josh Eidelson @josheidelson]

Scoop: Chipotle illegally shut down a restaurant because workers were organizing and should be forced to reopen it and recognize the union, labor board general counsel's complaint says https://t.co/O8A7S7Bp5k

[Matthew Main @matthewpmain]

“Imagine if we spent the nearly $557K a year it takes to incarcerate 1 neighbor on community-based safety & reentry. What if even a portion of the $1.34 billion [budget] for corrections … was reallocated to communities heavily impacted by incarceration?” https://t.co/f3iAYwvaU9

[VOCAL-NY @VOCALNewYork]

Today we received notice that our staff have requested recognition of a union. We enthusiastically support the right for workers to unionize, and publicly commit to moving forward a process for voluntary recognition. See full statement below.

@alaa2325 @justvocalny

[Matthew Main @matthewpmain]

Additional Resources

@DRightsMaine voting information and resources: https://t.co/BxeqBOiC0w

@ACLUMaine Know Your Rights: https://t.co/P9pvCitxby

Your Right to vote in Maine: https://t.co/I1sPFoZYZN

- Voter Guide: https://t.co/2z0ORN203Y

[Matthew Main @matthewpmain]

#Voting in #Maine

A thread.

#DisabilityRights #DisabilityInclusion #homelessness #reentry #democracy

h/t @DRightsMaine @ACLUMaine @MESecOfState @CivilRights

[Matthew Main @matthewpmain]

People with #disabilities, including people under #guardianship, have a right to vote! The #ADA requires polling places to have:

- Accessible parking;
- An accessible entrance;
- Accessible voting area; &
- Accessible Voting System

Source: @DRightsMaine https://t.co/AeUKdzjPG3

[Disability Rights ME @DRightsMaine]

It's National Voter Education Week and DRM is hosting Voter's Rights and Registration Fairs all month long! Join us one happening near you! #voteplanready https://t.co/Hl5IcjU3NU

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

Barnes & Noble’s Banned Books section (kids edition). Please zoom in on the reasons, and question why we would ever allow to these small minded people decide what our children can read.
*Photo credit: Brian Gallagher