Good morning!! Here is today’s newsletter from Indivisible Bangor. Following this newsletter is the Daily Action Email from our friends in Augusta -a great list of important actions and information.
Please read this as it discusses the CDC’s efforts to remove the universal Hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine recommendation. The deadline for comments is today, Monday, November 24th, 11:59pm! So, be sure to read!
Also, actions from Hancock County Democrat: Action 183 – We Need Nurses (11/24), that discusses the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to reclassify a number of professions, such as nursing, physician assistants, and social workers, as “not professional” (Newsweek, 11/21), which will adversely affect the way students can borrow money for their education. This is part of the Big Beautiful Bill that was passed this past summer and the MAGA attack on higher education.
Also, check out the latest from the Bold Coast Civic Alliance (11/24) that asks to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and to pressure Apple to take back its donation to Trump’s ballroom.
A lot of research goes into these additional actions, so be sure to read them!
And “thank you” to supporters who have been donating to our ActBlue fund!
Current News:
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Weekly Vigils
Weekly vigils are happening here in the Bangor area!
Tomorrow is the Tuesday Weekly Vigil at the Federal Building in Bangor at 11:00 am, then the Wednesday Weekly Orono Vigil from noon to 1:00 pm.
Bangor Visibility Brigade
Fridays
The week finishes with the Visibility Brigade on Fridays. Join the brigrade on the Essex Street overpass at the new time of 3:00 p.m. as we hold letters to spell out messages for the drivers on I-95! Learn more here. Tell them you read about it here
Ask Mills to Sign L.D. 1971
A recent article in The Maine Campus, the newspaper of the University of Maine, the flagship university of the University of Maine System, discusses the ICE action that occurred at Kobe Steakhouse in June of this year.
From the article:
LD 1971 and LD 1259 were introduced earlier this year to combat ICE’s impact in Maine. LD 1971, “An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities,” was introduced in May.
While this bill passed in both the House and Senate, when it was given to Gov. Janet Mills, she did not sign it. This means it is currently waiting for the next legislative session. LD 1259 is also waiting for the next legislative session. This bill would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from entering into contracts with ICE.”
Please contact Governor Mills and ask her to sign these bills.
Governor Janet Mills
Email Governor Mills
Call (207) 287-3531
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Upcoming Events:
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Shopping Boycott
THIS Black Friday Weekend
November 27 – December 1
We Ain’t Buying It
We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power. This Thanksgiving, choose freedom over shopping. Family over corporations.
This action is taking direct aim at Target, for caving to this administration’s biased attacks on DEI; Home Depot, for allowing and colluding with ICE to kidnap our neighbors on their properties; and Amazon, for funding this administration to secure their own corporate tax cuts.
(And you don’t have to limit it to these only these three companies on these few days. Many people have added Walmart to this list and have stopped shopping at these places all together– George).
BOYCOTT RALLY
Saturday, November 29th!
ACTION IN BANGOR 11/29
TELL A FRIEND-
homedepot.indivisiblebangor.org
Home Depot continues to allow ICE to terrorize, intimidate, and abduct people, non-citizens and citizens alike, from their property.
–Home Depot keeps quiet on immigration raids outside its doors (8/19)
–As ICE Targets Home Depot Stores, Advocates Say Company Is Failing To Protect Day Laborers (10/31)
–US: ICE Abuses in Los Angeles Set Stage for Other Cities (11/4)
We are participating in the “We Ain’t Buying It” solidarity campaign (described above)!
We will be on Stillwater Avenue, across from the Home Depot in Bangor on the Saturday, November 29th, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.!
Town Hall with Matt Dunlap
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
About this event
“I’m excited to invite you to a town hall in Bangor! This is a chance for us to sit down together, talk about the issues that matter most to Maine families, and hear directly from you.
“I’ll share my vision for Maine, answer your questions, and listen to your concerns. I’ve always made it a priority to be accessible to voters, and I look forward to having an open conversation with you.
“I hope you can join me — bring your questions, ideas, and your voice!”
The Norman Minsky Lecture Hall is located on the third floor of the Library. It is accessible by stairs or elevator.
Sign up here.
Tuesday, December 2
6:30 – 7:30pm EST
Bangor Public Library
145 Harlow St
Bangor, ME 04401
Local News:
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“Maine lawmakers won’t consider proposed ban on masks for ICE agents”
From the Bangor Daily News article (found here, 11/20/2025), “A panel of top Maine lawmakers declined Thursday to consider next year a proposal to ban police officers and immigration enforcement agents operating in the state from wearing masks that conceal their identities. The bill request from Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland would “increase accountability of law enforcement by prohibiting the use of masks that conceal the identities of law enforcement officers.”
“The Legislative Council that is made up of top lawmakers from each party voted 6-3 without any discussion to reject Lookner’s appeal to have his proposal heard next year, when the Democratic-led Legislature is slated to hold a shorter session that typically ends around April.
“House Majority Leader Matt Moonen, D-Portland, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Jill Duson, D-Portland, and Assistant House Majority Leader Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, voted in favor of considering Lookner’s proposal. Three Democrats — House Speaker Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford, Senate President Mattie Daughtry of Brunswick and Senate Majority Leader Teresa Pierce of Falmouth — and three Republicans — Senate Minority Leader Trey Stewart of Presque Isle, Assistant Senate Minority Leader Matt Harrington of Sanford and Assistant House Minority Leader Katrina Smith of Palermo — opposed considering it.”
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Please contact House Majority Leader Matt Moonen, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Jill Duson, and Assistant House Majority Leader Lori Gramlich, to let them know you support them on this.
And be sure to contact House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, Senate President Mattie Daughtry, Senate Majority Leader Teresa Pierce, Senate Minority Leader Trey Stewart, Assistant Senate Minority Leader Matt Harrington, and Assistant House Minority Leader Katrina Smith and let them all know that we do not want agents who wear masks to conceal their identities to operate here in Maine. We want accountability.
Other News:
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Listed are two great actions from Indivisible Chicago Northwest:
1.Help elect another fighter to Congress
We’ve got one more chance to stomp the regime at the ballot box in 2025: Aftyn Behn in Tennessee 7.
She’s a state representative and former Indivisible organizer who can flip a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits if we turn out enough voters.
Join a phone bank on Nov 25 and/or Dec 1 to flip this critical seat!
2: Hang flyers at your Thanksgiving destination!
Just in time for Thanksgiving travel, we released a new batch of anti-Republican flyers, posters, and stickers on republicanpriorities.org!
If you’re headed to an area that isn’t a big blue bubble like Chicago, you can maximize your impact by hanging a few flyers around your destination, whether in coffee shops, churches, or even just in car windshields.
This program is designed to target low-info and no-info voters who likely have no idea of the harm that Republican governance is bringing to their lives.
Head to republicanpriorities.org to download print materials or order stickers directly!
Donate to a Food Bank or Pantry
The shutdown is over, but the need is not. There are still cuts to programs that help people with food and other needs.
Please DONATE to a local food pantry- food, personal items, and even cash. Faith Linking in Action maintains a database of all food pantries and free meals– organized by both location and day of the week– in the Bangor area. Check it out here.
Also, ActivateMaine has created a site, SNAP Into Action: “a statewide effort to help those who are affected by the freezing of benefits due to the Government shut down.” If you know of any food drives that are happening, please visit this site to add it to the database!
Also, this just in from Newsweek: “SNAP Benefits Update: USDA To ‘Completely Deconstruct’ Program”. The battle continues.
The Maine ICE Watch Hotline
The purpose of the hotline is to protect immigrant families by providing accurate, real-time information about ICE and Border Patrol activity and connect Maine families to resources and support services during a time of heightened enforcement and targeting of immigrants and refugees.
Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition ICE Watch Resource Hub.
Read more about it here in this Newscenter Maine article.
| Other Ways to Take Action (Courtesy of Indivisible Cumberland County: Maine’s ICE Watch Hotline Training: Get trained to field, verify, and document potential community ICE sightings and provide trusted, reliable information on ICE activity to immigrant communities. Action Alert on LD 1917: Contact Governor Mills and tell her to sign into law this bill to protect Maine’s immigrant communities, workforce, public safety, and future! NO I.C.E. for Maine: Learn more about this effort to reign in ICE. |
Donate to the Maine Solidarity Fund
The Maine Solidarity Fund (MSF) is an initiative of the People’s Coalition for Safety & Justice (PCSJ), a collective of frontline organizations, cultural anchors, and direct service providers with deep ties to Maine’s Black and Brown immigrant, and Trans communities.
This statewide fund is one arm of the coalition’s broader community defense strategy, designed to provide rapid, direct, and equitable support to community members facing increased detention, targeted harassment, policy rollbacks, and systemic discrimination under the new Trump administration.
Rather than scrambling to crowdfund every time a neighbor is detained or faces a medical emergency, our fund pools resources from across communities into a shared fund we can draw from immediately when urgent needs arise.
New Indivisible Program
From Ezra Levin, Co-Executive Director, Indivisible (National):
Indivisible is launching the largest Democratic primary program we’ve ever run
This isn’t about left vs right. This is about fighting back vs losing. The regime’s threats are too real and the stakes are too high to settle for the feckless, loser version of the Democratic Party we saw this week. As we head into the midterms next year, we need a Democratic Party that inspires and instills pride. In this moment when the fascists are on the march, we need a Democratic Party with a spine.
Our primary program will include both the House and Senate. We will work with Indivisible groups to identify key races, provide support on the ground, and tap into movement energy across the country to boost candidates with a spine. One thing we can say for sure: We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Majority Leader.
Boycott Spotify
From Ezra and Leah-
Earlier this month, Spotify began running ads to recruit for ICE, making them an active enabler of the hiring spree to build an American secret police force. That’s bad, and if we want there to be consequences for capitulation, we have to be the consequence!
If you’ve joined a weekly “What’s the Plan?” call, you’ve probably heard me and Leah reflect on the lessons from the successful Disney/ABC/Kimmel campaign. The regime bullied, the institution capitulated, the people rebelled, the institution reversed course, and democracy sat up a little straighter the next day.
What worked to influence Disney can work with Spotify! Like Disney, Spotify is a multi-billion dollar corporation that relies on subscriptions. That means we, the paying customers, have real influence.
PANDORA & SIRIUSXM
Note, according to the Huffington Post (10/31) and Rolling Stone (10/15), Pandora is also running ICE recruitment ads. Pandora is a subsidiary of SiriusXM satellite radio. SiriusXM acquired Pandora in 2019 “to form the world’s largest audio entertainment company.”
Stop the Military Occupation of American Cities!
Charlotte Joins the List of American Cities Occupied by Trump’s Troops, New Orleans is next on their list
We cannot allow Donald Trump’s continued use of armed federal agents and the military on American soil to intimidate and terrorize civilians to stand. This cannot be the new norm. The sole purpose of these actions is to intimidate and terrorize the local communities into compliance. Please contact your congressional delegation in Washington to let them know this is unacceptable and un-American. This should not be tolerated in our country!
Make Some Calls!
It’s mentioned a few times in these newsletters about calling your representatives in Washington, D.C. It’s one of the most important things we can do and it’s so easy!
Write Some Emails!
If you are more comfortable with sending emails to our Maine congressional delegation in Washington, click the links/buttons. This is a good option if you have lengthy comments or questions.
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And you can donate here, too! Donations help pay for supplies, website, outreach, and to fund the many upcoming actions in Maine.
Thank you for all you do! – Indivisible Bangor
And now to the Jim’s morning Call to Action:
Action Monday November 24th: Consider One Thing You Are Thankful For + Contact the CDC to Oppose RFK’s Efforts to Remove Universal Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccine Recommendation
Good Morning Folks, the beginning of Thanksgiving Week. Before launching in, take a breath and think of 1 maybe 2 things you are thankful for today. (Did you wake up without a toothache?? That counts.) Practice this every day this week.
Top Action to Take Today:
In relation to health and gratitude, up to now, we have had a national public health system through the CDC that has fostered the physical health of our people. It is now deeply endangered by Robert F. Kennedy. Oppose the CDC’s efforts to remove the universal Hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine recommendation: Monday, November 24th, 11:59pm, is the deadline for submitting public comments about the efforts of ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) to remove the recommendation of the universal Hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine. The Hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine has been given over a billion times to newborns and has saved countless lives with almost no side-effects. Now the CDC, under anti-vaxxer RFK Jr., is proposing to stop recommending this vaccine for newborns. Speak up now: go here. (Thanks to the BCCA newsletter for this item.)
More Actions Today if You Have the Bandwidth
Last week Trump posted execution threats (see this article – George) towards Democratic lawmakers who are all former military/CIA who posted a video asking troops not to obey illegal orders: Ask Pingree and Golden to join the effort begun yesterday by Representative Al Greene to begin impeachment hearings. There is no walking this threat of violence back.
Trump and his gang have started an illegal war through extra-judicial killings in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific. A dozen civilian vessels have been blown up and dozens of people killed, with no hearings, no due process. Trump wants to distract from his problems at home by creating a “war” on drug traffickers in which he can order anyone he wants killed by claiming they are drug dealers. What could go wrong? The Senate voted down S.J. Res 90 which directs the “cessation of US military involvement in any non-congressionally authorized hostilities with Venezuela.” Both of Maine’s Senators voting against the resolution. Our lawmakers should be demanding an investigation of these murders NOW, as well as a say in stopping a war with Venezuela!! For more information go here. Masked ICE and Customs and Border Patrol continue to abduct people in Maine. Several of these kidnappings have happened at Home Depots around Maine. Here are a few related actions you can take in response. Ask Governor Mills to sign LD 1971 into law. Go here to email or call her at (207) 287-3531. Anti -Ice Actions will be taking place at Home Depots, as well (see the poster below) as an effort to boycott Home Depot.
“In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.”
~~Father David Steindl Rast. To learn more about practicing gratitude go to Father David Steindl Rast’s website on gratefulness.
As always, throw a little sand in their gears!
~~Mid Maine Indivisible
It’s a piece of cake to email or call with these links!
The names of our senators and representatives listed below are links that go right to their official congressional contact form pages. The telephone numbers are links that should open your phone app to call that number. It’s that easy!
Senator Angus King
DC: (202) 224-5344
Augusta: (207) 622-8292
Senator Susan Collins
DC: (202) 224-2523
Augusta: (207) 622-8414
Bangor: (207) 945-0417
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
DC: (202) 225-6116
Portland: (207) 774-5019
Waterville: (207) 873-5713
Congressman Jared Golden
DC: (202) 225-6306
Bangor: (207) 249-7400
Caribou: (207) 492-6009
Lewiston: (207) 241-6767
Find your State Representative:
By name: Here
By district: Here
Find your State Senator:
By name: Here
By district: Here
Our government in Augusta:
Governor Janet Mills
Email Governor Mills
Call (207) 287-3531
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
Contact Secretary Bellows
Call (207)626-8400
Attorney General Aaron M. Frey
Contact Mr. Frey
Call (207) 626-8800
Questions or comments? Contact George!
