Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston.
Events
04 / 18
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
(all day)
Start: Apr 17 2009 - 5:30pm
End: Apr 24 2009 - 8:30pm
Please join us for Maine’s African Film Festival-a celebration of the rich and textured cultures and peoples of Africa. With a wide array of African films, including children’s animation, the festival will also feature panel discussions on African farming in Maine, the impact of big oil in Africa, and what it means to be an African refugee in Maine. 10% of proceeds donated to Linkachild, helping disadvantaged children in Nigeria. Venues include Nickelodeon Cinema and the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. APRIL17-24 PORTLAND, MAINE Start: 9:00 am
Start: Apr 18 2009 - 9:00am
End: Apr 20 2009 - 3:23pm
Turner Grange Hall To register and for more information, see us online at MaineYAG.wordpress.com or email MaineYAG [at] gmail [dot] com or call Ariel at 774-9979. You can also mail a registration and check (payable to ROSC) to ROSC, 161 Stovepipe Alley, Monroe, ME 04951. When youth get together, there is ENERGY, there is CREATIVITY, there is INSPIRATION, and there is POWER. Start: 9:30 am
End: 4:30 pm
Racism is a fierce, ever present, challenging force: one that has structured the thinking and actions of individuals and institutions since the beginning of U.S. history. To understand racism and effectively begin dismantling it requires an equally fierce, consistent and committed effort. | ||
04 / 19
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. (all day)
Start: Apr 17 2009 - 5:30pm
End: Apr 24 2009 - 8:30pm
Please join us for Maine’s African Film Festival-a celebration of the rich and textured cultures and peoples of Africa. With a wide array of African films, including children’s animation, the festival will also feature panel discussions on African farming in Maine, the impact of big oil in Africa, and what it means to be an African refugee in Maine. 10% of proceeds donated to Linkachild, helping disadvantaged children in Nigeria. Venues include Nickelodeon Cinema and the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. APRIL17-24 PORTLAND, MAINE (all day)
Start: Apr 18 2009 - 9:00am
End: Apr 20 2009 - 3:23pm
Turner Grange Hall To register and for more information, see us online at MaineYAG.wordpress.com or email MaineYAG [at] gmail [dot] com or call Ariel at 774-9979. You can also mail a registration and check (payable to ROSC) to ROSC, 161 Stovepipe Alley, Monroe, ME 04951. When youth get together, there is ENERGY, there is CREATIVITY, there is INSPIRATION, and there is POWER. | ||
04 / 20
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. (all day)
Start: Apr 17 2009 - 5:30pm
End: Apr 24 2009 - 8:30pm
Please join us for Maine’s African Film Festival-a celebration of the rich and textured cultures and peoples of Africa. With a wide array of African films, including children’s animation, the festival will also feature panel discussions on African farming in Maine, the impact of big oil in Africa, and what it means to be an African refugee in Maine. 10% of proceeds donated to Linkachild, helping disadvantaged children in Nigeria. Venues include Nickelodeon Cinema and the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. APRIL17-24 PORTLAND, MAINE End: 3:23 pm
Start: Apr 18 2009 - 9:00am
End: Apr 20 2009 - 3:23pm
Turner Grange Hall To register and for more information, see us online at MaineYAG.wordpress.com or email MaineYAG [at] gmail [dot] com or call Ariel at 774-9979. You can also mail a registration and check (payable to ROSC) to ROSC, 161 Stovepipe Alley, Monroe, ME 04951. When youth get together, there is ENERGY, there is CREATIVITY, there is INSPIRATION, and there is POWER. | ||
04 / 21
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. (all day)
Start: Apr 17 2009 - 5:30pm
End: Apr 24 2009 - 8:30pm
Please join us for Maine’s African Film Festival-a celebration of the rich and textured cultures and peoples of Africa. With a wide array of African films, including children’s animation, the festival will also feature panel discussions on African farming in Maine, the impact of big oil in Africa, and what it means to be an African refugee in Maine. 10% of proceeds donated to Linkachild, helping disadvantaged children in Nigeria. Venues include Nickelodeon Cinema and the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. APRIL17-24 PORTLAND, MAINE | ||
04 / 22
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. (all day)
Start: Apr 17 2009 - 5:30pm
End: Apr 24 2009 - 8:30pm
Please join us for Maine’s African Film Festival-a celebration of the rich and textured cultures and peoples of Africa. With a wide array of African films, including children’s animation, the festival will also feature panel discussions on African farming in Maine, the impact of big oil in Africa, and what it means to be an African refugee in Maine. 10% of proceeds donated to Linkachild, helping disadvantaged children in Nigeria. Venues include Nickelodeon Cinema and the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. APRIL17-24 PORTLAND, MAINE Start: 11:00 am
Starting April 22, 2009 — Earth Day — a Peace Energy Walk will travel through the following places: Augusta, ME, at the State Capitol The Peace Energy Walk will culminate in Washington, DC, on Independence Day, July 4, 2009, at the Washington Monument. A Monument of Peace will be created. PRAYERS ARE WELCOME! This is a work in progress, so please stay tuned for details! PEACE ENERGY DECLARATION We, the people of planet earth, Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Vigil for Darfur Nine Darfuri men were hanged by the Government of Sudan on Monday, April 13, 2009. The men proclaimed their innocence on charges of the murder in 2006 of a prominent Sudanese editor. All of the men were members of the Fur tribe, one of the most affected by the Darfur conflict. Relatives of the hanged men told the “Sudan Tribune” that all of the men were tortured to confess to the crime. Start: 4:00 pm
The 2009 John M. Rezendes Ethics Lecture, “The Ethic of Collateral Damage”, will be given by Robert Shatterly, artist and Author of “Americans Who Tell the Truth”. It will be held in the Donald P. Corbett Business Building, Room 100, at the Honors College at the University of Maine, Orono, on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, starting at 4:00 PM with a book signing at 5:00 PM RSVP to 207-581-3285 | ||
04 / 23
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. (all day)
Start: Apr 17 2009 - 5:30pm
End: Apr 24 2009 - 8:30pm
Please join us for Maine’s African Film Festival-a celebration of the rich and textured cultures and peoples of Africa. With a wide array of African films, including children’s animation, the festival will also feature panel discussions on African farming in Maine, the impact of big oil in Africa, and what it means to be an African refugee in Maine. 10% of proceeds donated to Linkachild, helping disadvantaged children in Nigeria. Venues include Nickelodeon Cinema and the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. APRIL17-24 PORTLAND, MAINE | ||
04 / 24
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. End: 8:30 pm
Start: Apr 17 2009 - 5:30pm
End: Apr 24 2009 - 8:30pm
Please join us for Maine’s African Film Festival-a celebration of the rich and textured cultures and peoples of Africa. With a wide array of African films, including children’s animation, the festival will also feature panel discussions on African farming in Maine, the impact of big oil in Africa, and what it means to be an African refugee in Maine. 10% of proceeds donated to Linkachild, helping disadvantaged children in Nigeria. Venues include Nickelodeon Cinema and the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. APRIL17-24 PORTLAND, MAINE Start: 7:00 pm
Friday, April 24th, Kennebunk Town Hall What climate change means and what citizens of York County can do about it is the subject of a documentary film on global warming, “The 11th Hour,” and discussion at 7 p.m., Friday, April 24, at the Kennebunk Town Hall. The program is open to all and free of charge. | ||
04 / 25
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. Start: 11:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
HOPE Festival to Celebrate Earth Day April 25th from 11-4 at NEW VENUE: University of Maine Student Recreation and Fitness Center in Orono Click on the respective links to download the info/registration forms for an Organization table, an advertising block in the program book, and/or to become a food vendor at the HOPE Festival. You can print a copy of the form(s) and mail it (170 Park St, Bangor ME 04401) or fax it (992-2288) back to us with your check, made out to Peace & Justice Center. Early registration will ensure the best location for your group. | ||
04 / 26
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. | ||
04 / 27
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. | ||
04 / 28
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. | ||
04 / 29
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. | ||
04 / 30
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. | ||
05 / 1
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Apr 3 2009 - 5:00pm
End: May 1 2009 - 5:00pm
Portland: The Meg Perry Center and the ArtVan Program are teaming up to exhibit artwork from the latest session of the ArtVan’s after-school program at Bath Middle School — AVAX (ArtVan Artists Xtraordinaire). Students worked with visiting artist Katie Kindred, a former ArtVan artist and summer staff, who is currently a senior in creative writing at Wells College. Together, they explored ideas of merging art with the written word, including storytelling. Also on display will be a variety of art from the ArtVan neighborhoods in Bath and Lewiston. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
May Day Labor History Trail, May 1, 2 pm-4 pm leaving from the steps of 1 India Street, formerly the railway station in Portland to loop through Commercial Street identifying places of Portland Labor History focusing on the shipbuilding industry, the longshoremen, and women who worked in the canning and fish factories. Sponsored by the USM History Department. Please contact Pat Finn at patfinn [at] usm [dot] maine [dot] edu or 780-4284 if you have questions. Later at 7 p.m.: Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
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05 / 5
Start: 6:30 pm
Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County meeting is on Tuesday, May 5 at 6:30 PM at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 37 Miller St. (behind the Library) in Belfast. Please join us! All are welcome at our meetings. If you can’t make it to a meeting you can still participate. We encourage you to initiate projects and bring them to our attention for discussion. We may be able to help you to work on these and/or co-sponsor them. Some agenda items for the meeting (add to this list before or at the meeting):
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05 / 6
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05 / 7
Start: 9:00 am
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. | ||
05 / 8
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. | ||
05 / 9
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. Start: 3:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
I hope you will be able to join us this Saturday, May 9th at O’Naturals, 83 Exchange Street, Portland. The Maine Council of Churches will be there from 3:30 to 8:00 with a variety of activities:
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05 / 10
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. Start: 12:00 pm
Sunday, May 10 Celebrate Julia Ward Howe’s call to disarm, the true meaning of Mothers Day Arise then…women of this day!Arise, all women who have hearts! | ||
05 / 11
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. | ||
05 / 12
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. The Friends School of Portland Offers Parenting for Peace : Susan Linn and the Case for Make Believe
Start: 7:00 pm
Friends School of Portland, an independent Quaker day school for grades preschool – 8 invites you to Parenting for Peace, a public lecture series with Susan Linn. Ed.D The Case for Make Believe Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Dr. Susan Linn, author of “The Case For Make Believe”{, “Consuming Kids”, and “The Hostile Take over of Childhood” is a psychologist at Judge Baker Children’s Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston and the | ||
05 / 13
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. Start: 8:30 am
End: 2:00 pm
Join the Women’s Leadership Action Coalition Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. +Connect with other women from around the state. AGENDA for the Day 8:30 - 9:00 AM — Registration, Coffee, Advocacy Displays | ||
05 / 14
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. Start: 6:00 pm
Start: May 14 2009 - 6:00pm
End: May 28 2009 - 7:30pm
Portland Adult Ed Offers New Course - Tell your friends! Welcoming Our Neighbors: Needs and Services Every year, hundreds of immigrants arrive in Portland seeking a new life. Learn about the needs they have and the services provided by three community organizations working with immigrants: The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Portland Adult Education Catholic Charities Refugee Immigration Services Discuss why newcomers come to the U.S. and Maine, the struggles they face, and learn about volunteer opportunities in all three organizations. Start: 10:00 pm
MAIN Statewide Monthly Meeting Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Maine Equal Justice, 126 Sewall St., Augusta (Directions below. Come early so you can get a parking space. If the MEJP lot is full, you can park across the street at the State offices parking lot but it’s often very full at this time of year.) Members and non-members are welcome! Some travel & child care reimbursement is available at the meeting for those who need it. Meeting Agenda Introductions:10:00 | ||
05 / 15
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. (all day)
Start: May 14 2009 - 6:00pm
End: May 28 2009 - 7:30pm
Portland Adult Ed Offers New Course - Tell your friends! Welcoming Our Neighbors: Needs and Services Every year, hundreds of immigrants arrive in Portland seeking a new life. Learn about the needs they have and the services provided by three community organizations working with immigrants: The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Portland Adult Education Catholic Charities Refugee Immigration Services Discuss why newcomers come to the U.S. and Maine, the struggles they face, and learn about volunteer opportunities in all three organizations. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Friday May 15th 5:30-8:30pm at the Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St. Portland, ME light soup and bread dinner provided by Local Sprouts Cooperative at the beginning of the workshop Free, Donations Accepted On May 15th, Local Sprouts Cooperative & the Community Building Collaborative will host a workshop on starting Community Land Trusts (CLT) and developing Community Financing models to start land trusts, cooperative or other community enterprises. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Morrell Meeting Room “Burning Bridges” is a documentary about the arson of Mood’s Bridge, an historic covered bridge in Buck’s County, Pennsylvania, and the restorative justice conference held in its wake. This emotional conference brought together the six young men who burned down the bridge with their families and members of the community. The documentary tells the story of a community moving through grief and anger to healing. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, ME RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: Criminal and Juvenile Justice — Victim Offender Mediation and Conferences, Court Diversionary Programs, Aboriginal Peace-making Circles, Sentencing Circles, Transitional Programs Community — Healing Circles, Truth and Reconciliation Hearings Workplace — Mediation, Circle Processes Child Welfare — Family Group Decision Making, Healing Circles Education — Circle Processes, Victim Offender Mediation, Community Group Conferencing | ||
05 / 16
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. (all day)
Start: May 14 2009 - 6:00pm
End: May 28 2009 - 7:30pm
Portland Adult Ed Offers New Course - Tell your friends! Welcoming Our Neighbors: Needs and Services Every year, hundreds of immigrants arrive in Portland seeking a new life. Learn about the needs they have and the services provided by three community organizations working with immigrants: The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Portland Adult Education Catholic Charities Refugee Immigration Services Discuss why newcomers come to the U.S. and Maine, the struggles they face, and learn about volunteer opportunities in all three organizations. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
Please join us at the Peace Action Maine Annual Meeting at the Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland, ME. The program will be on May 16, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. AGENDA: Accounts and Acknowledgments Music Refreshments Meg Perry Elections Images and Ideas PLEASE COME AND ENJOY THE FUN! Start: 12:00 pm
On May 3rd ten men in the Special Management Unit of Maine State Prison began a hunger strike. The men are protesting the harsh regime of long term solitary confinement and demanding the use of radios to ease the psychological burden of 23 hour a day isolation. “Most states recognize that it’s a necessity to have a TV or radio to keep sane” in solitary confinement — Hunger Striker Jesse Baum. Join us in demanding the humane treatment of prisoners and an end to long term isolation and other forms of torture in Maine prisons. Support Rally - Sat. May 16th | ||
05 / 17
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. (all day)
Start: May 14 2009 - 6:00pm
End: May 28 2009 - 7:30pm
Portland Adult Ed Offers New Course - Tell your friends! Welcoming Our Neighbors: Needs and Services Every year, hundreds of immigrants arrive in Portland seeking a new life. Learn about the needs they have and the services provided by three community organizations working with immigrants: The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Portland Adult Education Catholic Charities Refugee Immigration Services Discuss why newcomers come to the U.S. and Maine, the struggles they face, and learn about volunteer opportunities in all three organizations. | ||
05 / 18
(all day)
Start: May 7 2009 - 9:00am
End: May 28 2009 - 12:00pm
Disability Advocacy Days Thursdays in May 9:00 am - 12:00 pm State House - Augusta The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is offering to host Disability Advocacy Day at the State House every Thursday during the month of May from 9 am to 12 pm. (all day)
Start: May 14 2009 - 6:00pm
End: May 28 2009 - 7:30pm
Portland Adult Ed Offers New Course - Tell your friends! Welcoming Our Neighbors: Needs and Services Every year, hundreds of immigrants arrive in Portland seeking a new life. Learn about the needs they have and the services provided by three community organizations working with immigrants: The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Portland Adult Education Catholic Charities Refugee Immigration Services Discuss why newcomers come to the U.S. and Maine, the struggles they face, and learn about volunteer opportunities in all three organizations. | ||
