#Maine events so far, via #PineTreeActivism! -

#NationalWeekendOfAction #ICEOutForGood

Sat-Sun Jan 10-11

"On Wednesday, January 7th, 2026, an American citizen was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (#ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities.

On this National Weekend of Action we stand to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions."

Official as listed ICE OUT FOR GOOD events in Maine.
Many weekly events may be themed for ICE OUT, as well.
UPDATED Jan 9, 6:30PM

SATURDAY, Jan 10

#AuburnME: 12-1pm - Longley Bridge, Court St
#AugustaME: 12-2pm - Memorial Circle, Memorial & State Sts
#BangorME: 11am-12pm – Peirce Park, 125 Harlow St
#BathME: 10-11am - Sagadahoc Bridge, 700 Washington St
#BelfastME: 12-1pm - Post Office Square, Church & Main Sts
#BridgtonME: - 5-6pm - Shorey Park, Main St,
#EllsworthME: 12-1pm – 175 High St
#KennebunkME: 1-2pm – Sidewalk in front of 112 Main St
#MachiasME: 12-1pm - 16 O'Brien Ave, bottom of College Hill
#NewcastleME: 12-1pm – #DamariscottaME-Newcastle Bridge, Newcastle
#OxfordHills: 10am-12pm - Fair St, Norway & Main St, #SouthParisME
#PortlandME: 11am-12pm – Monument Square, 456 Congress St
#PresqueIsle: 12noon – Sen Angus King office, 169 Academy St
#SacoME: 10-11am - Transportation Center, 138 Main St
#SouthPortland: 11am-12pm - Erskine Park, 632 Broadway
#WayneME: 10-11am – Bridge on Rt 133, Main St
#WellsME: 1-2pm - Wells Police Department, 1563 Post Rd
#YarmouthME: 9-10:am – Town Hall, 200 Main St

SUNDAY Jan 11
#WatervilleME: 1-2pm – Bridge by CVS, 1 Kennedy Mem'l Drive

Source:
https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.org/post/3mbzola2d422i

#ICEOutForGood #JusticeForRenee #MainePol #Resist #MaineResists #MaineEvents

JAN 10, SAT 10-11AM
ICE OUT FOR GOOD

Rt 1 Sagadahoc Bridge, #BathME - #WoolwichME

Indivisible event to rally peacefully against the chaos, cruelty & illegality of #ICE. Bring signs, flags & warm clothes.

#ICEOut #ICEOutMaine #MaineResists

#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: ptactivism@gmail.com

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

#Midcoast #Maine communities participate in #NoKings Day of Peaceful Action

Several events are scheduled around Maine, including in #BathME, #BrunswickME, #FreeportME, #RocklandME and #WiscassetME.

October 14, 2025

"No Kings, a peaceful protest movement against the Trump administration, has recently announced there are now over 2,500 community events scheduled for its Day of Peaceful Action on Saturday, Oct. 18. These events are organized by average Americans across personal, political and geographic demographics in all 50 states.

"There are five event locations in the Midcoast: the corner of Main and School streets in Freeport, 8-11 a.m.; Wiscasset Bridge on Route 1, 10-11 a.m.; 191 Maine St., Brunswick, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Rockland’s Chapman Park, 294 Main St., noon to 1 p.m.; and Sagadahoc Bridge in Bath, 1-2 p.m. Go to nokings.org/#map to see all No Kings Day of Peaceful Action events.

"Building on the momentum of the June 14 day of action, which drew more than 5 million people across all 50 states, the #October18 mobilization is the next chapter in the No Kings movement. According to a prepared release, the aim of the Day of Peaceful Action is to send a unified message: We are a nation of equals, and our country will not be ruled by fear or force.

"Groups organizing the No Kings peaceful protests across the country include #ACLU, #AmericanFederationOfTeachers, #CommonDefense, #50501Movement, #HumanRightsCampaign, #Indivisible, #LeagueOfConservationVoters, #MoveOn, #NationalNursesUnited, #PublicCitizen, #SEIU and #UnitedWeDream, among others.

"All No Kings events adhere to a shared commitment to nonviolent protest and community safety, the prepared release said. Organizers are trained in de-escalation and are working closely with local partners to ensure peaceful and powerful actions nationwide."

Source:
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/14/midcoast-communities-participate-in-no-kings-day-of-peaceful-action/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/TdPF7

#NoKings2 #MaineResists #ResistFascism #Resistance #NoCrowns #NoThrones #October18th #MaineEvents

Midcoast communities participate in No Kings Day of Peaceful Action

Several events are scheduled around Maine, including in Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Rockland and Wiscasset.

The Portland Press Herald

#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 Sept 24.

#AuburnME: 12-2:00PM - Court St, Longley Bridge
#BangorME: 12-2:00PM - Broadway Park
#BathME: 1-2:00PM - Sagadahoc Bridge
#BelfastME: 2-5:00PM - 34 Commerical St, Belfast
#BridgtonME: 12-2:00PM - Shorey Park, Main St
#CalaisME: 11-12:30PM - Flatiron Park, North & Main St
#CherryfieldME: 12-2:00PM - Stewart Park, US Rt 1 & Main St
#Farmington: 11-12:30PM - 196 Main St
#FreeportME: 8-11:00AM - 134 Main St
#LubecME: 11-12:00PM - Washington St & Main St
#MachiasME: 12-1:00PM - 16 O'Brien Ave, bottom of College Hill
#OxfordHills: 11-1:00PM - Fair St, Norway & Main St, #SouthParisME
#PortlandME: 1:30-3:00PM - Deering Oaks Park, State St & Park
#PortsmouthNH: 1-3:00PM - Market Sq
#PresqueIsleME: 10-11:30AM - 1 North St
#SacoME: 10-12:00PM - Saco Transportation Center, 138 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: 12-2:00PM - 153 S Main St & Center
#YorkME: 10-11:00AM - York Town Hall, 186 York St

Check for updates: PineTreeActivism.org
Submit events: ptactivism@gmail.com

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

Benefit for #GazaSoupKitchen in #BathME !

Hummus & Poetry

Thursday, September 25, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

#ChocolateChurch Arts Center
804 Washington Street
Bath, ME, 04530

Tickets - $10

"Hummus and Poetry events were an annual tradition at The Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick until COVID put a stop to it. #CCAC is delighted to reinvigorate this tradition in collaboration with #TheGulfIOfMaineBooks, and with the sister and brother team Zeina and Fateh, who had been participants in that tradition."

FMI -
https://www.mvprights.org/events/hummus-poetry

#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #MaineVoicesForPeace #GazaFundraisers #FreeGaza #EndTheGenocide #MaineEvents

#Mainers! Here's your chance to help fight #EmeraldAshBorer!

#MaineForestryService - Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) Update

September 22, 2025

"Since 2019, MFS has been releasing parasitoid wasps for the long-term management of emerald ash borer (#EAB) in the forests of Maine. These are tiny, non-stinging members of the order Hymenoptera, and they specialize in EAB. In most cases, they will not keep the mature trees already in the forest alive, but there is evidence from other states that have had EAB longer than we have that these #wasps provide protection to the seedlings and saplings as they grow. We are attempting to release them in as many areas with EAB as possible so that they can eventually spread throughout the state, allowing ash to remain in #Maine’s forests.

"As of 2025, we have released these #parasitoids in 20 sites throughout the range of EAB. Of the ten sites that are at the stage where we can start monitoring for their establishment, we have recovered one or both of Spathius or Tetrastichus at five of them: four in #YorkCounty and one in northern #Aroostook. We are still years away from actual control of EAB, but it is encouraging to start recovering parasitoids.

"With the many new detections of EAB in Maine in recent years, we would like to establish new biological control release sites. The ash-dominated forests that serve as release sites can be public or privately owned. Many of our cooperators are private woodlot owners. Ideally, we would like to ship biological control directly to a local landowner or manager and have them conduct releases after training by MFS. The releases take 5-15 minutes, 4-6 times a summer for two summers. We are looking for new release sites in areas where EAB has recently become established. Specifically, we would like to find sites in or near #BarHarborME, #SolonME, #BelfastME, the #BathME / #BrunswickME area, #CoastalMaine south of #PortlandME, and #WesternMaine west of #LewistonME. If you have forested land in one of these areas and are potentially interested in having it become a biological release site, please review the guidelines and information about EAB biocontrol available on-line, and email foresthealth @ maine . gov (no spaces) with the town in which your ash stand is, the approximate acreage of ash, and the coordinates (approximate is fine) of the stand. If it looks like your land would be suitable for a biological control site, we will reach out to you."

Source:
Emailed newsletter

Link to guidelines (PDF):
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/forest_health/invasive_threats/eab/documents/meeting-082020/Emerald%20Ash%20Borer%20Biocontrol%20Info%20For%20Potential%20Cooperators.pdf

#InvasiveSpecies #AshTrees #SaveTheForests #ProtectTheSacred #Wabanaki #Basketry #SolarPunkSunday #Biocontrol

“ON THE WATERFRONT” A select group of the Tuesday afternoon Sketchmobsters ventured this week to the waterfront park in Bath, ME. I sketched a few of the folks enjoying a gorgeous September afternoon. Wish I had centered the bunch better on the page! Implement used was a MONT BLANC “Meisterstück” fountain pen with PLATINUM Carbon ink a in a 9” x 12” sketchbook. Watercolor added later to sorta tie things together. #Lobstartstudios @tom.brudzinski #art #dessinateur #artist #zeichner #dessin #sketch #drawing #quicksketch #RanDOODLINGdom #croquisrapide #croquis #szkic #szkicownik #usk #urbansketchers #urbansketching #urbansketch #midcoastsketchers #mainerswithinkyfingers #southernmainesketchers #montblanc #montblancmeisterstück #bathwaterfrontpark #bathme #bathmaine
“AT THE WATERFRONT” I was unable to join the Tuesday afternoon Sketchmob this week when they gathered at the waterfront park in Bath, ME. However, I was unexpectedly killing time the next day at that same location. I had a pen, but nothing to draw with it on. All I could find to buy was a pad of construction paper, so I was able to do these quick sketches.. Tool used was a FABER-CASTELL Pitt Artist Pen in an 8.5” x 11” construction paper pad . #Lobstartstudios @tom.brudzinski #art #dessinateur #artist #zeichner #dessin #sketch #drawing #quicksketch #RanDOODLINGdom #croquisrapide #croquis #szkic #szkicownik #usk #urbansketchers #urbansketching #urbansketch #midcoastsketchers #mainerswithinkyfingers #southernmainesketchers #pittartistpen #bathwaterfrontpark #bathme #bathmaine