Reflections on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
MEJO founder Dr. Maria C. Powell wrote three essays on Dr. King and his views on the “giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism,” each posted on previous MLK Jr…
Everyone deserves a healthy environment
MEJO founder Dr. Maria C. Powell wrote three essays on Dr. King and his views on the “giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism,” each posted on previous MLK Jr…
From the Cap Times: Madison just lost one of its best environmental assets By Steve Elbow, Opinion Editor Maria Powell wasn’t just an activist. In Madison, she was the premier…
I got the below email message today from Chris Hill, Senior Campaign Director, Our Wild America, Sierra Club (pictured above). Ms Hill shares some important context and history about why…
Dear WSJ: Today’s story by Dean Mosiman, “National design heavyweights want to help reimagine Lake Monona waterfront,” was notable for what it didn’t say and questions it didn’t ask. Mosiman…
“A time comes when silence is betrayal” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1967 “Beyond Vietnam-A Time
On May 10, F-16s from Madison’s Air National Guard Truax Field took off while MEJO’s Touyeng Xiong was teaching kids from the East Madison Community Center about birds, trees, and…
Above: Fishing at the mouth of Starkweather Creek as it flows into Lake Monona at Olbrich Park (Photo-Maria Powell) April 27, 2021 To: Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Members of the Madison…
By Catherine Capellaro, Wisconsin Examiner A group seeking to halt the siting of a squadron of F-35 fighter jets at Madison’s Truax Field filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S.…
Free time after work! (Photo by Maria Powell, Summer 2018) This fish worked very hard cleaning up the PFAS in the west branch of Starkweather Ditch as it flows through…
MEJO’s Jim Powell and Touyeng Xiong teach kids how to put bait on fish hooks at the Olbrich Park fishing pier on Lake Monona, summer 2018. Sadly, they couldn’t eat…
By Martin Luther King III, New York Times If he saw the issues of poverty and income inequality that exist today, he would be greatly disappointed. See video of Martin…