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  1. [1/2] #PineTreeActivism - #NoKings3 #MaineEvents / #NHEvents

    #AuburnME: 12-1:30PM - Court St & Main St, Longley Bridge, Auburn
    #AugustaME: 12-5:00PM - Maine State House, Augusta
    #BangorME: 12-2:00PM - Main St (West Market Sq>Paul Bunyan), Bangor
    #BarHarborME: 10-11:00AM – Village Green, Bar Harbor
    #BathME: 10:00AM-2:00PM - From Library Park to the bridge, Bath
    #BelfastME: 1-3:00PM - Post Office Square, 1 Franklin St, Belfast
    #BethelME: 2-5:00PM - Bethel Common, 21 Broad St, Bethel
    #BridgtonME: 12-3:00PM - Shorey Park, Main St, Bridgton
    #BrooksME: 11AM-12:00PM – ME-7 bridge downtown, Brooks
    #BrunswickME: 11:00-1:00PM - 195 Maine Street, Brunswick
    #BucksportME: 12:30-2:30PM - Veterans Memorial Bridge, Bucksport
    #CalaisME: 12-2:00PM - Flatiron Park, North & Main St, Calais
    #CarrabassettValleyME: 8-10:00AM - Town Office, Carrabassett Valley
    #CastineME: 1-3:00PM - Court St & School St, Castine
    #CherryfieldME: 12-2:00PM - Stewart Park, US Rt 1 & Main St, Cherryfield
    #DamariscottaME / #NewcastleME: 12-1:00PM on the bridge, Damariscotta
    #DeerIsleME: 12-12:30PM – Mill Pond Park, 22 Main St, Deer Isle
    #DexterME: 12-1:00PM - Main St & Church St, Dexter
    #DoverNH: 11:00AM-1:00PM - Lower Square, Dover
    #EastportME: 10-11:00AM - 1 Washingon St, Eastport
    #EllsworthME: 12-1:30PM – Ellsworth City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth
    #FarmingtonME: 12-1:30PM - 196 Main St to south, Farmington
    #FortKentME: 1-3:00PM - 1 Monument Square, Fort Kent

    Source:
    bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactiv

    #MaineResists #NHResists #NoKings #NoThrones

  2. How soon people forget...

    A century ago, #FrancoAmericans were targeted in #Maine like today’s #Somali #immigrants

    Opinion by Tommy Pinette, March 3, 2026

    "Two years ago, I learned the infamous #KuKluxKlan exploded in popularity throughout Maine during its resurgence in the 1920s. Across the United States, the terrorist group amassed hundreds of thousands of new followers in a rather clever dissemblance as a community service and fraternal organization. At one point, in fact, approximately 30% of Maine’s native-born population were enrolled members of the KKK. Yet they did not target Somali-Americans, people on work visas, or permanent residents from Africa — they vehemently attacked the people we now call Franco-Americans.

    "Prominent Franco communities in #LewistonME, #RumfordME, #OldTownME, #AugustaME, and #WatervilleME, called 'petits Canadas,' became targets of violence for the #KKK.

    "One local history of the Franco-American community of Old Town recounts a horrific stand-off at French Island: holding torches and weapons, a mob of angry klansmen attempted to cross the bridge onto the island in order to burn it down. Only the rapid efforts of men in the community to block the bridge physically kept the island from going up in flames.

    "And yet, I hear many of my Franco relatives talk poorly about immigrants. They repeat similar slogans to the ones President Donald Trump spreads about immigrants who come from Africa, particularly those from East Africa: “they shouldn’t be here … Somalia is not even a country” Animus defines how many Franco-Americans understand immigrants, the people who stand in the very same place their ancestors once stood a couple generations ago.

    "Do not forget that our #WhitePrivilege came at a great historical cost in the forms of systemic French language suppression, decades of shameful stereotypes, and barriers to higher education. For almost 70 years, the state of Maine had a legislative policy of only offering public education in English. We must remember our ancestors, the memères and pepères who endured the same xenophobic insults immigrants in America face today."

    Read more:
    bangordailynews.com/2026/03/03

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/83Hi6

    #USPol #WorldPol #MainePol #NewAmericans #NewMainers #USHistory #MaineHistory #ICESucks #AbolishICE #Hypocrisy

  3. [1/3] #PineTreeActivism Events for #January16 - #Maine

    JAN 16, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #CalaisME
    Corner of North St & Main St
    #StandUpDowneastMaine – Join in our weekly protest, one block from the border crossing to Canada, for this lively & international atmosphere.

    JAN 16, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #FarmingtonME
    Post Office, 196 Main St
    PEACE & PROTEST VIGIL - Farmington and surrounding area activists gather at noon ON the Sidewalks in front of the post office with peace vigil signs and protest messages to advocate for #peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a #WomenInBlack Vigil, this is now a community event and includes #VeteransForPeace, Western Mtns Third Act, and Indivisible.
    FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/879624/

    JAN 16, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
    Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St,
    WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL – Every Friday the Augusta area Women in Black hold a peace vigil in front of the Lithgow Library. Held continuously since 2002.

    JAN 16, Fri 1:00PM (& every Fri) – #HoultonME
    Peace Pole, Monument Park
    Weekly Stand Out for Peace – www.mvprights.org/events

    JAN 16, Fri 3-3:30PM (& every Fri) – #BrunswickME
    156 Maine St. Opposite Walgreens
    VIGIL FOR PEACE – We stand together to bear witness for deeply held beliefs in justice of all kinds and to offer a source of public education not available in mainstream media.
    FMI: peaceworksbrunswickme.org/action.html

    JAN 16, Fri 4-5:00PM – #WERU 89.9 FM
    Listen from anywhere
    DEMOCRACY FORUM – CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS: CAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE #BILLIONAIRE ECONOMICS?
    We'll talk about how wealth and income inequality undermine democracy. Does extreme income inequality lead to right wing #authoritarianism? How does that work? Is that playing out in the U.S. right now? In Maine?

    Special guests: Garrett Martin, President & CEO, Maine Center for Economic Policy. Susan Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago, and author of The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies. FMI: www.democracymaine.org/civicrm-event/2256

    JAN 16, Fri 5-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #PortlandME
    Congress Square, High & Congress Sts (across from PMA)
    WOMEN IN BLACK VIGIL
    A world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and violence, these weekly protests typically attract a diverse group of folks.
    FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/828747/

    #MaineEvents #MaineResists
    #ResistICE #NoWar #StopICETerror #ICEOut #NoWarForOil #JusticeForRenee
    #ICEOutForGood #MVPRights #GazaGenocide

  4. 2025 - 2025 #WarmingShelters

    On September 23, Governor Janet Mills and MaineHousing announced $2.3 million in state grants to support the operation of 12 overnight emergency warming centers in seven Maine counties this winter. The following warming centers will operate during the 2025 - 2026 winter season:

    Bangor Area Homeless Shelter - #BangorME
    City of Portland - #PortlandME
    City of Sanford - #SanfordME
    Healthy Acadia - #EllsworthME
    Homeless Services of Aroostook - #AroostookME
    Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter - #WatervilleME
    New Beginnings - #LewistonME
    Seeds of Hope - #BiddefordME
    Augusta Emergency Overnight Warming Center - #AugustaME
    State Street Church - #PortlandME
    Tedford - #BrunswickME

    Source:
    mainehousing.org/news/public-n

    @newsbot

    #Unhoused #Homeless #ArcticBlast #WarmingCenters #Maine #ExtremeCold #Houseless #PolarVortex

  5. #NoKings2 - SATURDAY, OCT 18

    "On #October18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has #NoKings, and The Power Belongs to the People.

    Official as listed NO KINGS events in Maine & NH as of October 13th

    #AuburnME: 12-2PM - Court St, Longley Bridge
    #AugustaME: 1-3PM - Rt 202 Memorial Bridge
    #BangorME: 12-2PM - Broadway Park
    #BathME: 1-2PM - Sagadahoc Bridge
    #BelfastME: 2-5PM - 34 Commerical St
    #BlueHillME: 12-1PM – In front of Town Hall
    #BridgtonME: 12-2PM - Shorey Park, Main St
    #BrunswickME: 11:30-12:30PM - 191 Maine Street
    #CalaisME: 11-12:30PM - Flatiron Park, North & Main St
    #CastineME: 1-3PM – Castine Common, 86 Court St
    #CherryfieldME: 12-2PM - Stewart Park, US Rt 1 & Main St
    #ConwayNH: 12-2:00PM - 4 Corners, NH 16 & NH 153
    #DexterME: 12-1:00PM - 2 Post Office Rd/1 Church St
    #DoverFoxcroftME: 1-2PM - Main St Bridge
    #EllsworthME: 12-1:30PM – City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza
    #Farmington: 11-12:30PM - 196 Main St
    #FreeportME: 8-11:00AM - 134 Main St
    #HoultonME: 11-12:00PM – North St near Domino's/Walgreens
    #LubecME: 11-12:00PM - Washington St & Main St
    #MachiasME: 12-1PM - 16 O'Brien Ave, bottom of College Hill
    #Ogunquit: 12-1PM – US Rt 1 in front of Post Office
    #OxfordHills: 11-1:00PM - Fair St, Norway & Main St, #SouthParisME
    #PortlandME: 1:30-3:00PM - Deering Oaks Park, State St & Park
    #PortsmouthNH: 1-3PM - Market Sq
    #PresqueIsleME: 10-11:30AM - 1 North St
    #RocklandME: 12-1:00PM – Chapman Park, 294 Main St
    #RumfordME: 12-1:00PM - Rumford Info Center, Rt 2
    #SacoME: 10-12:00PM - Saco Transportation Center, 138 Main St
    #SanfordME: 1-3:00PM - Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St
    #SouthPortlandME: 11-12:00PM - Erskine Park, B'way & Waterman
    #SouthwestHarborME: 11-12:30PM - 315 Main St
    #VinalhavenME: 9-11AM - Bandstand, Main St
    #WatervilleME: 10-12:00PM - March> UU Church, 69 Silver St
    #WayneME: 9-10:00AM - Maine Rt 133 On the Bridge
    #WellsME: 1:30-2:30PM - Wells Jr High School, 1470 Post Rd
    #WiscassetME: 10-11:00AM - Rt 1 Wiscasset Bridge
    #WolfeboroNH: 12-2PM - 153 S Main St & Center
    #YarmouthME - 9-9:45AM (then Freeport) - Town Hall, 200 Main
    #YorkME: 10-11:00AM - York Town Hall, 186 York St

    Check for updates: PineTreeActivism.org
    Submit events: [email protected]

    #MaineResists #NHResists #ResistFascism #Resistance #NoCrowns
    #NoThrones #October18th #MaineEvents #NHEvents

  6. So, I haven't been posting #PineTreeActivism weekly events. I may do updates on the weekly events once in a while, but for now, I'm going to focus on bigger events. The next one is coming up this Thursday, July 17th...

    MAINE – GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON – JULY17

    #GoodTroubleLivesOn is a NATIONAL DAY OF NONVIOLENT ACTION to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the #Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people.

    #AuburnME: 3:30-5:30PM – Longley Bridge, Court St
    #AugustaME: 12-1:30PM – Sidewalks at Maine State House
    #BangorME: 5-7 PM – Stillwater Ave @ Chick-fil-A & Washville
    #BelfastME: 5-6 PM – Belfast Post Office, Main & Church Streets
    #BridgtonME: 5-6:30PM – Shorey Park, Main St
    #BrunswickME: 5-7 PM – Town Mall, 195 Maine St
    #CalaisME: 11-1:00PM – Flat Iron Park, North St & South St
    #ConwayNH: 4-6 PM – Location not listed
    #DoverFoxcroftME: 12-1 PM – Main St bridge
    #EllsworthME: 3:30-5:30PM – Rt 1, 162-175 High St
    #FarmingtonME: 4-6PM – 196 Main St
    #FreeportME: 8-10AM – 134 Main St
    #HoultonME: 11:30-12:00PM – Monument Park, 54 Military St
    #KennebunkME: 4-5:30PM – Out front of Kennebunk Library
    #LincolnME: 5-6PM – at the Lincoln Loon, Main St, downtown
    #LubecME: 11-12:00PM – Washington Street
    #MachiasME: 12-1PM – 16 O'Brien Ave, bottom of College Hill
    #OceanParkME: 6-7PM – Temple Ave & W Grand Ave, Ocean Park
    Oxford Hills / #ParisME: 5:30-6:30PM – Fair St & Main St
    #PortlandME Seniors: 3-5PM – Park Danforth, 777 Stevens Ave
    Portland: 6:30-7:30PM – Monument Sq, 456 Congress St
    #PortsmouthNH: 5-7PM – Market Sq
    #RocklandME: 7-9PM – 345 Broadway
    #WayneME: 7-8AM – Rt 133, Main St
    #WayneME: 5-6PM – Rt 133, Main St on the bridge
    #WellsME: 5-6PM – Wells Police Deparment, 1563 Post Rd
    #WolfeboroNH: 12-2PM – Pickering Crnr, 151 S Main
    #YorkME: 5-6:30PM – York Town Hall, 186 York St

    #Maine #MEPolitics #ResistICE #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #FreePalestine #Resistance #ResistAuthoritarianism #NHResists
    #ResistFascism #USPol #MaineVoicesForPeace #BigUglyBill #WeWillNotGetOverIt

  7. [4/7] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
    Events for June 2 – June 8

    Details confirmed as of Mon June 2, 8:45AM

    Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST!

    JUNE 5, Thur 4-6:00PM (& every Thursday) – #SacoME
    Rt 1 & Cascade Rd
    Weekly Stand Out to Protect Justice & Defend Democracy

    FRI JUNE 6

    JUNE 6, Fri 8-10:00AM – #FreeportME
    134 Main St
    Visibility Freeport D-Day Stand With #Veterans! – Bring your sign, bring your friends! Stand on our corner, Main & School St, to defend Democracy Defenders!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #FarmingtonME
    Out front of Post Office, 196 Main St
    Weekly Visibility Day to advocate for peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a Women in Black Vigil, this is now a community event and includes Veterans for Peace.

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-2:00PM – #AugustaME
    Augusta State House, 202 State St
    Maine #DDay UNITE FOR #VETERANS RALLY, Remember D-Day and its importance in American History. It is a reminder that we must cherish the values of those who have lost their lives to help create a turning point in World War II. This isn't about politics, it's about democracy!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
    Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St
    #WomenInBlack Peace Vigil – Augusta Women in Black have held a weekly peace vigil continuously since 2002.

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – #SanfordME
    920 Main St. in front of Central Park
    Weekly Peaceful Protest. Help support this new #resistance event as it grows stronger every week!

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #BiddefordME
    Mechanics Park, Main & Water St by the bridge
    #StopTheCoup Protest – Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice! #Indivisible/Biddeford Saco Area SURJ.org: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/791

    NEW! JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM – #SacoME
    Saco Transportation Center, 138 Main St
    STOP the COUP! – organized by Saco Biddeford Area #SURJ against the current administration. Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice!

    @AIF_Massachusetts

    #Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
    #ResistFascism #USPol

  8. [4/7] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
    Events for June 2 – June 8

    Details confirmed as of Mon June 2, 8:45AM

    Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST!

    JUNE 5, Thur 4-6:00PM (& every Thursday) – #SacoME
    Rt 1 & Cascade Rd
    Weekly Stand Out to Protect Justice & Defend Democracy

    FRI JUNE 6

    JUNE 6, Fri 8-10:00AM – #FreeportME
    134 Main St
    Visibility Freeport D-Day Stand With #Veterans! – Bring your sign, bring your friends! Stand on our corner, Main & School St, to defend Democracy Defenders!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #FarmingtonME
    Out front of Post Office, 196 Main St
    Weekly Visibility Day to advocate for peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a Women in Black Vigil, this is now a community event and includes Veterans for Peace.

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-2:00PM – #AugustaME
    Augusta State House, 202 State St
    Maine #DDay UNITE FOR #VETERANS RALLY, Remember D-Day and its importance in American History. It is a reminder that we must cherish the values of those who have lost their lives to help create a turning point in World War II. This isn't about politics, it's about democracy!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
    Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St
    #WomenInBlack Peace Vigil – Augusta Women in Black have held a weekly peace vigil continuously since 2002.

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – #SanfordME
    920 Main St. in front of Central Park
    Weekly Peaceful Protest. Help support this new #resistance event as it grows stronger every week!

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #BiddefordME
    Mechanics Park, Main & Water St by the bridge
    #StopTheCoup Protest – Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice! #Indivisible/Biddeford Saco Area SURJ.org: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/791

    NEW! JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM – #SacoME
    Saco Transportation Center, 138 Main St
    STOP the COUP! – organized by Saco Biddeford Area #SURJ against the current administration. Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice!

    @AIF_Massachusetts

    #Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
    #ResistFascism #USPol

  9. [4/7] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
    Events for June 2 – June 8

    Details confirmed as of Mon June 2, 8:45AM

    Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST!

    JUNE 5, Thur 4-6:00PM (& every Thursday) – #SacoME
    Rt 1 & Cascade Rd
    Weekly Stand Out to Protect Justice & Defend Democracy

    FRI JUNE 6

    JUNE 6, Fri 8-10:00AM – #FreeportME
    134 Main St
    Visibility Freeport D-Day Stand With #Veterans! – Bring your sign, bring your friends! Stand on our corner, Main & School St, to defend Democracy Defenders!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #FarmingtonME
    Out front of Post Office, 196 Main St
    Weekly Visibility Day to advocate for peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a Women in Black Vigil, this is now a community event and includes Veterans for Peace.

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-2:00PM – #AugustaME
    Augusta State House, 202 State St
    Maine #DDay UNITE FOR #VETERANS RALLY, Remember D-Day and its importance in American History. It is a reminder that we must cherish the values of those who have lost their lives to help create a turning point in World War II. This isn't about politics, it's about democracy!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
    Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St
    #WomenInBlack Peace Vigil – Augusta Women in Black have held a weekly peace vigil continuously since 2002.

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – #SanfordME
    920 Main St. in front of Central Park
    Weekly Peaceful Protest. Help support this new #resistance event as it grows stronger every week!

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #BiddefordME
    Mechanics Park, Main & Water St by the bridge
    #StopTheCoup Protest – Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice! #Indivisible/Biddeford Saco Area SURJ.org: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/791

    NEW! JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM – #SacoME
    Saco Transportation Center, 138 Main St
    STOP the COUP! – organized by Saco Biddeford Area #SURJ against the current administration. Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice!

    @AIF_Massachusetts

    #Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
    #ResistFascism #USPol

  10. [4/7] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
    Events for June 2 – June 8

    Details confirmed as of Mon June 2, 8:45AM

    Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST!

    JUNE 5, Thur 4-6:00PM (& every Thursday) – #SacoME
    Rt 1 & Cascade Rd
    Weekly Stand Out to Protect Justice & Defend Democracy

    FRI JUNE 6

    JUNE 6, Fri 8-10:00AM – #FreeportME
    134 Main St
    Visibility Freeport D-Day Stand With #Veterans! – Bring your sign, bring your friends! Stand on our corner, Main & School St, to defend Democracy Defenders!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #FarmingtonME
    Out front of Post Office, 196 Main St
    Weekly Visibility Day to advocate for peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a Women in Black Vigil, this is now a community event and includes Veterans for Peace.

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-2:00PM – #AugustaME
    Augusta State House, 202 State St
    Maine #DDay UNITE FOR #VETERANS RALLY, Remember D-Day and its importance in American History. It is a reminder that we must cherish the values of those who have lost their lives to help create a turning point in World War II. This isn't about politics, it's about democracy!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
    Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St
    #WomenInBlack Peace Vigil – Augusta Women in Black have held a weekly peace vigil continuously since 2002.

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – #SanfordME
    920 Main St. in front of Central Park
    Weekly Peaceful Protest. Help support this new #resistance event as it grows stronger every week!

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #BiddefordME
    Mechanics Park, Main & Water St by the bridge
    #StopTheCoup Protest – Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice! #Indivisible/Biddeford Saco Area SURJ.org: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/791

    NEW! JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM – #SacoME
    Saco Transportation Center, 138 Main St
    STOP the COUP! – organized by Saco Biddeford Area #SURJ against the current administration. Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice!

    @AIF_Massachusetts

    #Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
    #ResistFascism #USPol

  11. [4/7] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
    Events for June 2 – June 8

    Details confirmed as of Mon June 2, 8:45AM

    Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST!

    JUNE 5, Thur 4-6:00PM (& every Thursday) – #SacoME
    Rt 1 & Cascade Rd
    Weekly Stand Out to Protect Justice & Defend Democracy

    FRI JUNE 6

    JUNE 6, Fri 8-10:00AM – #FreeportME
    134 Main St
    Visibility Freeport D-Day Stand With #Veterans! – Bring your sign, bring your friends! Stand on our corner, Main & School St, to defend Democracy Defenders!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #FarmingtonME
    Out front of Post Office, 196 Main St
    Weekly Visibility Day to advocate for peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a Women in Black Vigil, this is now a community event and includes Veterans for Peace.

    JUNE 6, Fri 12-2:00PM – #AugustaME
    Augusta State House, 202 State St
    Maine #DDay UNITE FOR #VETERANS RALLY, Remember D-Day and its importance in American History. It is a reminder that we must cherish the values of those who have lost their lives to help create a turning point in World War II. This isn't about politics, it's about democracy!

    JUNE 6, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
    Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St
    #WomenInBlack Peace Vigil – Augusta Women in Black have held a weekly peace vigil continuously since 2002.

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – #SanfordME
    920 Main St. in front of Central Park
    Weekly Peaceful Protest. Help support this new #resistance event as it grows stronger every week!

    JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #BiddefordME
    Mechanics Park, Main & Water St by the bridge
    #StopTheCoup Protest – Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice! #Indivisible/Biddeford Saco Area SURJ.org: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/791

    NEW! JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM – #SacoME
    Saco Transportation Center, 138 Main St
    STOP the COUP! – organized by Saco Biddeford Area #SURJ against the current administration. Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice!

    @AIF_Massachusetts

    #Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
    #ResistFascism #USPol

  12. [4/8] #PineTreeActivism Calendar

    MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
    MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2025
    =====================
    EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!

    #Resist the #BudgetBill & #SAVEMEDICAID
    FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

    REPOST & SHARE!
    Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AM

    FRI MAY 30

    MAY 30, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
    Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St,
    #WomenInBlack Peace Vigil – Augusta Women in Black have held a weekly peace vigil continuously since 2002.

    MAY 30, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – #SanfordME
    920 Main St. in front of Central Park
    Weekly Peaceful Protest. Help support this new resistance event as it grows stronger every week!

    MAY 30, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #BiddefordME
    Mechanics Park, Main & Water St by the bridge
    Stop the Coup Protest at Mechanics Park – Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice! Indivisible/Biddeford Saco Area SURJ.org: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/779

    MAY 30, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – #BrunswickME
    156 Maine St. Opposite Walgreens
    Vigil for Peace – Join #PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick as they call for permanent ceasefire in #Gaza. FMI: 725-7686 www.nenjp.org/calendar/

    MAY 30, Fri 5-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #PortlandME
    Congress Square Park (across from PMA)
    #WomenInBlack Vigil – world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice

    MAY 30, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – #CamdenME
    Camden Village Green, 29 Chestnut St
    Camden Stand-Out – held by the people of Camden

    MAY 30, Fri 7-8:00PM – #BrunswickME
    Curtis Memorial Library (Morrell Room), 23 Pleasant St
    Public Conversation: US Role In the World Today

    SAT MAY 31

    MAY 31, Sat 10-11:00AM – #PortsmouthNH
    2454 Lafayette Rd
    Take Down #TeSSla! – Hosted by #OccupySeacoast
    NOTE: Please don't park in the lot; park on the side street next to the mall and do not block bus stop, fire hydrants or driveways. Thank you!

    MAY 30, Fri 5-5:30PM (& every Fri) – Portland
    Congress Square Park (across from PMA) – Portland, Maine
    #WomenInBlack Vigil – world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and violence.

    MAY 30, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – Camden
    Camden Village Green, 29 Chestnut St, Camden, Maine
    Camden Stand-Out – held by the people of Camden www.nenjp.org/calendar/

    MAY 30, Fri 7-8:00PM – Brunswick
    Curtis Memorial Library (Morrell Room), 23 Pleasant St, Brunswick, Maine
    Public Conversation: US Role In the World Today – A facilitated roundtable discussion on the US war economy, genocide in Palestine, unmet domestic needs, and more: mvprights.org/events/public-co

    SAT MAY 31

    MAY 31, Sat 10-11:00AM – #Portsmouth NH
    2454 Lafayette Rd
    Take Down TeSSla! – Hosted by #OccupySeacoast
    NOTE: Please don't park in the lot; park on the side street next to the mall and do not block bus stop, fire hydrants or driveways. Thank you!

    @AIF_Massachusetts @teslatakedown

    #Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #BadDOGE
    #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol #NHResists #TeslaTakedowns

  13. #Protesters rally in #PortlandME, advocating for protection of rights amid Trump tensions

    Story by Allyson Lapierre, WGME

    PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "Making their voices be heard on a day of #revolution, a rally on Saturday pays tribute to the #250thAnniversary of the 'shot heard around the world,' a day that marks the start of the Revolutionary War.

    " 'They’re taking away my Social Security and my #MaineCare away from me...which side are you on?' Olivia McDermott, who has #DownSyndrome, said.

    "McDermott came to advocate for herself and others who have #disabilities who depend on #SocialSecurity and #Medicaid.

    " 'I get really upset that this is happening to me and other people with #disabilities. They go to school like this, and I don’t want people to feel uncomfortable about it,' McDermott said.

    "Olivia's mom, Maura Mcdermott, is a #SpecialEducationTeacher. She's worried the $Trump administration could take away those benefits.

    " 'We need to not cut the services. We need to expand #MedicaidForAll people, and we need to #TaxTheRich. Enough of this,' Maura said.

    "Other protestors voiced concerns about state politics, specifically about Maine senators.

    " '#SusanCollins had better vote 'no, no, no' to the #SAVEAct because those are all voting rights, and we need voting for next election,' Nina McKee, a Scarborough resident, said.

    "Despite the anniversary of the #AmericanRevolution, protesters on Saturday said there's little to feel #patriotic about.

    " 'I can’t even express the need for us to stand up against what is happening in our country. It is beyond consumption,' McKee said.

    " 'There’s no good thing going on right now, so any change is for the better,' Duncan Potter, a Brunswick resident, said."

    Source:
    msn.com/en-us/politics/governm

    #PortlandMaine #MaineResists #AugustaME #BrunswickME #April19th #Resistance #DumpTrump #DayOfAction