Category: Past Events

  • One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism – Part 3 on August 13th, 2025!

    One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism – Part 3 on August 13th, 2025!

    Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy. We don’t have to wait until it’s too late. We can stop this. But it’ll take all of us—not just on single days of mass action, but through sustained organizing in our communities.

    That’s why this summer, we’re launching One Million Rising—a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. This is how we build people power that can’t be ignored. You’re invited to join us—and lead. 

    Let’s build a force bigger than fear and louder than hate. Let’s get ready. Let’s get organized. Let’s stop Trump.

    Visit the Mobilize.us site for more information and to sign up!

    Session 1: The Moment & Your Mission – July 16, 8:00pm–9:30pm
    Get oriented to making meaning of this moment and the role you can play in coordinated strategic action. (View Session 1 recording HERE).

    Session 2: How to Make it Happen – July 30, 8:00pm–9:30pm 
    This train-the-trainer session is how we get to one million. Learn not just our strategy, but how you can train others and get them on board. You’ll host your first community resistance gathering after this session. (View Session 2 recording HERE).

    Session 3: What Now? – August 13, 8:00pm–9:30pm 
    You’ll be onboarded to basic campaign design and learn how to implement it locally as well as get plugged into our next national campaign work. Your second community resistance gathering will move this action forward.

    Sign up for all 3 sessions to get the most out of this experience. Watch it live with a friend in person, and get ready now to host your own community resistance gatherings after the second and third sessions. This is how we get to 1 million!

  • Mi’kmaq Nation’s Annual Mawiomi of Tribes, August 15 – 17, 2025

    Mi’kmaq Nation’s Annual Mawiomi of Tribes, August 15 – 17, 2025

    Each year, on the third weekend in August, the Mi’kmaq Nation celebrates the Mawiomi of Tribes which is dedicated to all people of Mother Earth. The word “Mawiomi” is derived from the Mi’kmaq language meaning “Gathering.” The event is intended to showcase the beauty, strength, spirit and endurance of the Mi’kmaq culture and tradition.

    Pow-wows have changed over the years; In the early times, hunters would invite their friends and relatives to share their good fortune. As time went on, while the meal was being prepared, relatives would dance to honor their host. Eventually, dancing became the main focus of the event. Participants began to use this time to display their weaving, craft-work, and other finery. Pow-wows also had religious significance; they were an opportunity for families to hold naming and honor ceremonies.

    COME JOIN US FOR:

    DRUMS
    MUSIC
    DANCING
    CRAFTS
    VENDORS
    AND MORE

    Next weekend! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 15-17.

    Located at Spruce Haven, 214 Doyle Rd, Caribou, Maine 04736.

    Map

    Visit the Mi’kmaq Nation website for more information.

  • What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders – Thursday 7/16 3:00 p.m.

    What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders – Thursday 7/16 3:00 p.m.

    The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back.

    The antidote: Coming together in community to process what’s happening, to sift through what’s important and what’s just noise, and coalesce around strategies for fighting back.

    Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as we carve out an hour to discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what’s the plan.

    Sign up here to take part!!!

    Time: Thursdays, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT

    Location: Virtual event – Join from anywhere!

  • One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism – Part 2 on July 30!

    One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism – Part 2 on July 30!

    Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy. We don’t have to wait until it’s too late. We can stop this. But it’ll take all of us—not just on single days of mass action, but through sustained organizing in our communities.

    That’s why this summer, we’re launching One Million Rising—a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. This is how we build people power that can’t be ignored. You’re invited to join us—and lead. 

    Let’s build a force bigger than fear and louder than hate. Let’s get ready. Let’s get organized. Let’s stop Trump.

    Visit the Mobilize.us site for more information and to sign up!

    Session 1: The Moment & Your Mission – July 16, 8:00pm–9:30pm
    Get oriented to making meaning of this moment and the role you can play in coordinated strategic action. (View recording HERE!)

    Session 2: How to Make it Happen – July 30, 8:00pm–9:30pm 
    This train-the-trainer session is how we get to one million. Learn not just our strategy, but how you can train others and get them on board. You’ll host your first community resistance gathering after this session.

    Session 3: What Now? – August 13, 8:00pm–9:30pm 
    You’ll be onboarded to basic campaign design and learn how to implement it locally as well as get plugged into our next national campaign work. Your second community resistance gathering will move this action forward.

    Sign up for all 3 sessions to get the most out of this experience. Watch it live with a friend in person, and get ready now to host your own community resistance gatherings after the second and third sessions. This is how we get to 1 million!

  • COMMUNITY RALLY – Friday 7/18

    COMMUNITY RALLY – Friday 7/18

    STOP THE LANDFILL EXPANSION!

    PROTECT THE PENOBSCOT RIVER!

    Friday, July 18th, 2025 :   Hearing at Penobscot Superior Court in Bangor for Penobscot Nation  v.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection at 1:00 pm

    Rally for Environmental Justice and the River and in Opposition to Juniper Ridge Landfill Expansion at 12 Noon, before the hearing.

    Location- Penobscot County Superior Court located at 78 Exchange Street in Bangor.  The hearing is open to the public. Attendees are asked not to wear shorts.

    PLEASE WEAR BLUE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!

    For more information, please visit Sunlight Media Collective, and view their short film on Vimeo.

    Visit this Maine Morning Star article for more background.

  • Good Trouble Lives On: Thursday, 7/17

    Good Trouble Lives On: Thursday, 7/17

    Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of action to respond to the attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration. Together, we’ll remind them that in America, the power lies with the people.

    Coined by civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis, “Good Trouble” is the action of coming together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice and create meaningful change.

    The civil rights leaders of the past have shown us the power of collective action. That’s why on July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, voting rights, and dignity for all.

    Time

    Thursday, July 17

    5 – 7pm EDT

    Location

    Stillwater Avenue

    Sidewalk between Chick-fil-a and Washville Bangor, ME 04401

    Bring signs!!! Bring your VOICE!

    Map

    A core principle behind all Good Trouble Lives On events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.

  • Avelo: End Your Partnership with ICE- Rally, Sat. July 12 in Portland

    Avelo: End Your Partnership with ICE- Rally, Sat. July 12 in Portland

    From our friends at Indivisible Greater Portland Maine: We are pushing Avelo to end its partnership with ICE to deport our friends, neighbors, and loved ones.

    The protest is one of many across the country calling for boycotts of the airline, which signed a contract in April with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate deportation flights.

    Avelo Airlines is partnering with ICE to deport our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. Now that they’re flying out of Portland, we’re showing up to make sure Mainers know exactly who they’re doing business with. Avelo wants our community’s dollars—but they’re complicit in tearing apart our communities.

    We’re rallying to shine a light on Avelo’s priorities and values, and to inform potential customers so they can make an informed choice about where they spend their money. If Avelo chooses to keep working with ICE, they should know this: we won’t stay silent. We won’t back down. And we’ll keep raising our voices until this partnership ends for good.

    A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

    Time: Saturday, July 12, 1:00 – 2:30pm EDT

    Location: Western Avenue & Jetport Plaza Road South Portland, ME 04106

  • What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders – TODAY 3:00 p.m.

    What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders – TODAY 3:00 p.m.

    The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back.

    The antidote: Coming together in community to process what’s happening, to sift through what’s important and what’s just noise, and coalesce around strategies for fighting back.

    Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as we carve out an hour to discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what’s the plan.

    Sign up here to take part!!!

    Time: Thursdays, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT

    Location: Virtual event – Join from anywhere!

  • Bystander Intervention & De-escalation Training

    Bystander Intervention & De-escalation Training

    From our friends at Indivisible Cumberland County:

    Bystander Intervention & De-escalation Training:

    TUESDAY, JULY 15TH | 6-8 PM
    Register Here

    Recognize bias, harassment, or targeting before it escalates — and build your confidence to step in safely as an effective ally.

    What happens when law enforcement — the very people sworn to protect us — break that trust by questioning or detaining someone for no clear reason? 

    What would you do if you saw someone being unfairly singled out in public, or a tense situation starting to spiral? 
    When do you step forward instead of stepping back?

    Join Indivisible Cumberland County online on Tuesday, July 15th at 6 PM for an immersive Active Bystander Intervention & De-escalation Training with Prevention. Action. Change. (PAC). This two-hour online session will help you recognize bias, harassment, or targeting before it escalates — and build your confidence to step in safely as an effective ally.

    Exercises will depend on group size but typically include small group interactions, role-play, and movement-based scenarios. You’ll learn and practice de-escalation techniques to assess risk, defuse tension with words and body language, and protect yourself if things become unsafe. The training also includes techniques for managing adrenaline and recovering after difficult encounters. Walk away with real-world skills you can use immediately to support others and help keep public spaces safe for everyone.

    Indivisible Cumberland County is hiring professionals to conduct the training and is requesting that participants donate $20 to take part. On the registration page you will be directed to ICC’s ActBlue page to make a donation.
    Register Here

  • Become an Ambassador to Protect Absentee Voting! July 9, 2025

    Become an Ambassador to Protect Absentee Voting! July 9, 2025

    Your voting rights are under attack

    Become an Ambassador to Protect Absentee Voting
    This November, a ballot question will ask voters if they want to make big changes to Maine’s elections that attack our voting rights and absentee voting. The Save Maine Absentee Voting campaign, of which the League is a member, is working hard to inform our fellow Mainers about this bad legislation and encourage them to vote no. Want to learn more about the campaign and become an ambassador? There are several upcoming training sessions.

    Register below:

    Fair, secure, and accessible elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But a referendum question coming to Maine voters in November 2025 takes aim at Maine’s safe and secure voting system, including absentee voting. This referendum would make it harder for people across the state to vote – especially seniors, Mainers with a disability, and Mainers without reliable transportation.

    On May 5, the office of the Secretary of State released finalized language for the referendum as it will appear on the November ballot. The question reads:

    “Do you want to change Maine election laws to eliminate two days of absentee voting, prohibit requests for absentee ballots by phone or family members, end ongoing absentee voter status for seniors and people with disabilities, ban prepaid postage on absentee ballot return envelopes, limit the number of drop boxes, require voters to show certain photo ID before voting, and make other changes to our elections?”

    It takes away local control by:

    • Limiting the number of secure ballot drop-off boxes a town may offer
    • Second-guessing town clerks, requiring a two-person, bipartisan team to check ballot boxes, instead of the clerk or a trusted member of their staff. This restriction will place undue pressure on town clerks, and will lead to many towns simply getting rid of their secure drop boxes.
    • Prohibiting towns from including return postage on absentee ballots, even if taxpayers vote to fund it.
    • Preventing you from calling your town clerk to request a ballot, making it harder for those without reliable transportation or internet to request an absentee ballot.
    • It eliminates ongoing absentee ballots, even though this has been a boon for Maine seniors and Mainers with disabilities.
    • It shortens the time period for early absentee voting by two days – two of the most popular days for early absentee voting.

    This measure isn’t right for Maine. We all want our elections to be as secure as possible. Instead of making it harder for Maine citizens to vote and tying the hands of our town clerks, we should focus on giving state and local elections officials the resources they need.