#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights

"We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."

Recurring Standouts & Mini-Rallies

#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM Noon
6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)

#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square

#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall

#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St (at Tontine Mall)

#BrunswickME
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)

#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge

#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green

#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge

#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge

#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 11AM
Post Office

#HoultonME
Friday - 1PM
Peace Pole

#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Veterans Park

#PortlandME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Park

#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Main St & Park St

#SacoME
First Friday, Monthly - 2:30PM
General Dynamics

#WatervilleME
Monday - 11:30AM
Main St & Temple St

https://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded

#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong

#Maine Voices for #Palestinian Rights - Weekly #Standouts & Mini-Rallies (Updated May 2025)

HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NEVER WRONG

"We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."

#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square

#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St
(in front of Tontine Mall)

#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall

#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM
Maine Street (at Tontine Mall)

#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM
6 State Street (Kenduskag Bridge)

#BrunswickME
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street
(by Walgreens)

#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge

#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green

#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge

#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office

#FreeportME
Every Other Monday - 1PM
Main Street & West Street

#PortlandME
Saturday - 1PM
Longfellow Square

#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Maine & Park St

#SacoME
Friday - 2:30PM
#GeneralDynamics

Source:
https://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded

#FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi #BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #EndGenocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP #Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong

#BrunswickME - #EarthDay with #BrunswickPeaceWorks

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Brunswick Town Mall
191-195 Maine Street
Brunswick, ME, 04011

"Children of all ages are invited to build a symbolic white kite in commemoration of #RefaatAlareer, #Palestinian poet whose poem '#IfIMustDie' inspired our event.

"In his poem he suggests that a child might look up into the sky and see white kites flying there and imagine them to be Angels coming to bring Love back to the Earth.

"And so we connect our passion for #Palestinian lives with the sorrowful need of our Earth for heightened and deepened love from each of us.

"We will close the gathering with a parade, carrying our symbolic kites along the sidewalks of downtown Brunswick.

"We hope to see you there!"

Co-sponsors:
#UnitarianUniversalistChurchOfBrunswick
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
#JewishVoiceForPeace, Maine
Global Network Against Weapons and #NuclearPower in Space
#VeteransForPeaceMaine
#PeaceActionMaine

Source:
https://www.mvprights.org/events/earth-day-brunswick

#PeacefulProtest #MaineResists #FreePalestine #RememberRefaatAlareer #MaineEvents

@resistancerallies

#Maine Voices for #Palestinian Rights - Weekly #Standouts & Mini-Rallies (Updated March 2025)

HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NEVER WRONG

"We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."

#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM
6 State Street (Kenduskag Bridge)

#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square

#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall

#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St
(in front of Tontine Mall)

#BrunswickME
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street
(by Walgreens)

#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge

#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green

#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge

#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office

#FreeportME
Every Other Monday - 1PM
Main Street & West Street

#PortlandME
Saturday - 1PM
Longfellow Square

#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Maine & Park St

#SacoME
Friday - 2:30PM
#GeneralDynamics

Source:
https://www.mvprights.org/events
#FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi #BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #EndGenocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP #Palestine #Lebanon #Iran #NoWar #PeaceWorks #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #MaineStudentsForPalestine #PSL #FreeMahmoud #FreeMahmoudKhalil

So, years ago, there was a #RagingGrannies chapter in #PortandMaine. I would often see them performing by themselves, or at #PeaceActionMaine / #MaineVeteransForPeace events. Not sure if that's my cuppa tea (I'm more of a grumpy gram/py), but I appreciated their fighting spirit!

Healthcare- yet again

by Nancy Galland, #MaineRagingGrannies, 2013
tune: A Bicycle Built for Two

"Healthcare, healthcare,
What am I gonna do?
I’m half crazy
Trying to pay for you. I can’t afford my Blue Cross,
And Single Payer cuts costs,
So let’s defeat
With feet on the street
Profiteering from healthcare blues.

"Congress, Congress
Give us your answer true,
Are you crazy?
What are you gonna do?
If we can’t afford to pay bills,
And wait until we’re too ill.
We’ll lose our work
Without help or perks—
There’s better care in the zoo!"

From: Songs of the Raging Grannies
Singing Out for Peace and #SocialJustice

https://raginggrannies.net/
#RadicalElder #RagingSeniors #SeniorsForFuture

#Maine Voices for #Palestinian Rights - Weekly Standouts & Mini-Rallies (Updated January 2025)

HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NEVER WRONG

"We are a group of people from Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the# Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."

Bangor
Wednesday - 12PM
Harlow St & Central St

Belfast
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square

Blue Hill
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall

Brunswick
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St
(in front of Tontine Mall)

Brunswick
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street
(across from Walgreens)

Bucksport
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge

Camden
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green

Ellsworth
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge

Farmington
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office

Freeport
Every Other Monday - 1PM
Main Street & West Street

Portland
Saturday - 1PM
Longfellow Square

Rockland
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Maine & Park St

Saco
Friday - 2:30PM
#GeneralDynamics

Source:
https://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded
#FreePalestine #CeasefireNow
#Gaza #WorldWarBibi #BibiIsAWarCriminal
#Genocide #EndGenocide
#MaineCoalitionForPalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace
#PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP #Palestine #Lebanon #Iran #NoWar #PeaceWorks #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong
#MaineStudentsForPalestine
#PSL

#Maine Voices for #Palestinian Rights - Weekly Standouts & Mini-Rallies (Updated December 2024)

HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NEVER WRONG

"We are a group of people from Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the# Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."

Bangor
Wednesday - 12PM
Harlow St & Central St

Belfast
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square

Blue Hill
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall

Brunswick
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St
(in front of Tontine Mall)

Brunswick
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street
(across from Walgreens)

Bucksport
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge

Camden
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green

Ellsworth
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge

Farmington
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office

Portland
Saturday - 1PM
Longfellow Square

Rockland
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Winslow Holbrook Park

Saco
Friday - 2:30PM
#GeneralDynamics

https://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded

#FreePalestine #CeasefireNow
#Gaza #WorldWarBibi #BibiIsAWarCriminal
#Genocide #EndGenocide
#MaineCoalitionForPalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace
#PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP #Palestine #Lebanon #Iran #NoWar #PeaceWorks #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong
#MaineStudentsForPalestine
#PSL

So, I just found out that #PortlandMaine lost a voice for peace and kindness earlier this year. Judith Southworth was the editor and publisher of #MaineWellBeing -- a holistic newspaper that also focused on Peace Action events and other peace and justice issues. I worked with Judith for seven years, and when Judith was getting ready to sell the paper, I had considered buying it, but I saw the writing on the wall for printed newspapers, and knew I would have to hustle to get and keep advertisers. My passions were with laying out the newspaper, taking photographs and creating illustrations, and most of all, writing! Judith gave me a chance to work on feature stories, which led me to meet with leaders of the #WabanakiNation and tell their side of the story -- something I received accolades for, including an honorary membership in the Passamaquoddy Nation from Chief Francis.

I ended up going back to college instead of buying the newspaper, but Judith found other buyers (who unfortunately only kept it going for another year). It was the end of an era, but not our friendship. Every once in a while, I would run into Judith -- at the grocery store, or at Peace Action events, where she would talk with me about her job helping elderly refugees in Maine, which she loved. She will be missed. Rest In Power, Judith!

https://dobsonfuneralservices.com/obituaries/judith-southworth?fbclid=IwY2xjawG4i4FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWhvlwYkbZkYzfL_NAjjBSn0p7izYaWbNH8Sbe7lLadUNggVBRs7-Dv7Gw_aem_-cujOwD3QRjAmyZ6sTnT6Q

#PeaceActivist #PeaceActionMaine #PeaceAndJusticeCenterOfMaine #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #HumanRightsActivist #Truthteller #RefugeesArePeople