Captain Paul Watson, a Canadian environmental and animal rights activist recently spoke in Bath at the Bath Marine Museum. The talk was sponsored by The Friends of Merrymeeting Bay. Captain Watson discussrd his controversial tactics of nonviolence and direct action to stop whaling across the globe.

American Civil Liberties Union of Maine met in Freeport recently for the annual Justice Louis Scolnik Awards dinner. The Award recognizes Maine lawmakers committed to protecting civil liberties. This year the award was presented to Augusta attorney Walt McKee,principal attorney at McKee Law and chair of the Legislative Committee of Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

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The Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign relations hosted a talk by Sa'ad Ibrahim. His topic was Egypt.

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Colby College in Waterville recently hosted a talk by Oceanographic Research Vessel Captain Charles Moore, author of Plastic Ocean: How A Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans.

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The University of New England recently hosted NY Times contributing writer Diana B. Henriques, author of the best-selling The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust. This lecture was a part of the Paul D. Merrill Business Ethics Lecture Series.

The lecture series, sponsored by the Department of Business and Communications, creates an opportunity for future business leaders from UNE and the broader community to learn about and reflect upon the important role that ethical considerations play in our daily choices, and the impact these choices have on our communities.

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The University of Maine recently hosted a talk, 'Climate Whiplash: What happens after global warming?', by Curt Stager, a paleoecologist, educator, Science Journalist and author of Deep Future: The Next 100,000 Years of Life on Earth. His talk is about the very long-term effects of global warming.

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Michael Kazin, author of American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation gave a talk recently at The University of Southern Maine presented by University of Southern Maine Department of History and Political Science, and the Machiah Center.

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Unity Dow is an author, human rights activist and former judge and the first woman to serve on Botswana’s High Court. She delivered the University of Maine School of Law’s inaugural Justice for Women Lecture. Her talk is titled “Juggling Truths – When Justice is a Moving Target.”  

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The University of New England hosted Jeff Faux, principal founder of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) of Washington, D.C. His talk is entitled: “Looking Ahead: Where America's Current Economic Path Will Take Us."

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Colby College sponsored a talk by Linda Killian, Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington DC. Her topic: The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents.

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