March 8, 1995 - Women in Black demonstrated in the center of Belgrade, Serbia, on International Women's Day, expressing solidarity with Kosovar women: "The Albanian women from Kosovo are our sisters."

The women were both spit at and kicked, but didn't give up, and stood there to the end of the usual hour.
Though Kosovo is overwhelmingly (90%) ethnically Albanian, it is considered the national and religious birthplace of Serbians. Both Kosovo and Serbia had been part of the former Yugoslavia, which had granted partial autonomy to Kosovo in 1974. Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic (later tried for war crimes) in 1989 withdrew that autonomy and revoked the official status of the Albanian language in Kosovo.

#WomenInBlack

[3/3] #PineTreeActivism Events for #January16 - #Maine

JAN 16, Fri 4-5:00PM – #WERU 89.9 FM
Listen from anywhere
DEMOCRACY FORUM – CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS: CAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE BILLIONAIRE ECONOMICS?
We'll talk about how wealth and income inequality undermine democracy. Does extreme income inequality lead to right wing #authoritarianism? How does that work? Is that playing out in the U.S. right now? In Maine?

Special guests: Garrett Martin, President & CEO, Maine Center for Economic Policy. Susan Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago, and author of The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies. FMI: www.democracymaine.org/civicrm-event/2256

JAN 16, Fri 5-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #PortlandME
Congress Square, High & Congress Sts (across from PMA) – Portland, Maine
#WomenInBlackVigil
A world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and violence, these weekly protests typically attract a diverse group of folks.
FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/828747/

#MaineEvents #MaineResists
#ResistICE #NoWar #MVPRights #GazaGenocide #WomenInBlack #Fascism #IncomeInequality

[1/3] #PineTreeActivism Events for #January16 - #Maine

JAN 16, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #CalaisME
Corner of North St & Main St
#StandUpDowneastMaine – Join in our weekly protest, one block from the border crossing to Canada, for this lively & international atmosphere.

JAN 16, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #FarmingtonME
Post Office, 196 Main St
PEACE & PROTEST VIGIL - Farmington and surrounding area activists gather at noon ON the Sidewalks in front of the post office with peace vigil signs and protest messages to advocate for #peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a #WomenInBlack Vigil, this is now a community event and includes #VeteransForPeace, Western Mtns Third Act, and Indivisible.
FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/879624/

JAN 16, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St,
WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL – Every Friday the Augusta area Women in Black hold a peace vigil in front of the Lithgow Library. Held continuously since 2002.

JAN 16, Fri 1:00PM (& every Fri) – #HoultonME
Peace Pole, Monument Park
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – www.mvprights.org/events

JAN 16, Fri 3-3:30PM (& every Fri) – #BrunswickME
156 Maine St. Opposite Walgreens
VIGIL FOR PEACE – We stand together to bear witness for deeply held beliefs in justice of all kinds and to offer a source of public education not available in mainstream media.
FMI: peaceworksbrunswickme.org/action.html

JAN 16, Fri 4-5:00PM – #WERU 89.9 FM
Listen from anywhere
DEMOCRACY FORUM – CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS: CAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE #BILLIONAIRE ECONOMICS?
We'll talk about how wealth and income inequality undermine democracy. Does extreme income inequality lead to right wing #authoritarianism? How does that work? Is that playing out in the U.S. right now? In Maine?

Special guests: Garrett Martin, President & CEO, Maine Center for Economic Policy. Susan Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago, and author of The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies. FMI: www.democracymaine.org/civicrm-event/2256

JAN 16, Fri 5-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #PortlandME
Congress Square, High & Congress Sts (across from PMA)
WOMEN IN BLACK VIGIL
A world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and violence, these weekly protests typically attract a diverse group of folks.
FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/828747/

#MaineEvents #MaineResists
#ResistICE #NoWar #StopICETerror #ICEOut #NoWarForOil #JusticeForRenee
#ICEOutForGood #MVPRights #GazaGenocide

El movimiento #WomenInBlack nace de la necesidad de visibilizar y concienciar a las personas de que los asesinatos de mujeres y disidentes de género a manos de hombres se han convertido en una rutina terriblemente normalizada con la que la sociedad convive sin que suponga una alteración el orden social.

Aboga por la llamada a la acción, mediante la simbología del luto, el miedo, la inmovilización y la indefensión que representan los asesinatos machistas y patriarcales.

Las activistas y creadoras de esta performance, aseguran que con ella se puede sentir la dureza de la muerte, el silencio de las víctimas y ayuda a repensar nuestro papel como sociedad en esta realidad con la que conviven muchas mujeres y disidentes de género diariamente. Es un espacio donde reivindicar los asesinatos y denunciar la pasividad de una sociedad que no se conmueve ni cuestiona las violencias machistas como algo inherente al ser humano.
El movimiento #WomenInBlack nace de la necesidad de visibilizar y concienciar a las personas de que los asesinatos de mujeres y disidentes de género a manos de hombres se han convertido en una rutina terriblemente normalizada con la que la sociedad convive sin que suponga una alteración el orden social.

Aboga por la llamada a la acción, mediante la simbología del luto, el miedo, la inmovilización y la indefensión que representan los asesinatos machistas y patriarcales.

Las activistas y creadoras de esta performance, aseguran que con ella se puede sentir la dureza de la muerte, el silencio de las víctimas y ayuda a repensar nuestro papel como sociedad en esta realidad con la que conviven muchas mujeres y disidentes de género diariamente. Es un espacio donde reivindicar los asesinatos y denunciar la pasividad de una sociedad que no se conmueve ni cuestiona las violencias machistas como algo inherente al ser humano.
Vancouver, today #WomenInBlack
Today in #Vancouver. #WomenInBlack against the starvation… against the massacre… against the war on Gaza.

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Events for June 2 – June 8

Details confirmed as of Mon June 2, 8:45AM

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JUNE 6, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – #BrunswickME
156 Maine St. Opposite Walgreens
Vigil for Peace – Join #PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick as they call for permanent ceasefire in #Gaza. FMI: 725-7686 www.nenjp.org/calendar/

JUNE 6, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – #CamdenME
Camden Village Green, 29 Chestnut St
Camden Stand-Out – held by the people of Camden www.nenjp.org/calendar/

JUNE 6, Fri 5-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #PortlandME
Congress Square Park (across from PMA)
#WomenInBlack Vigil – world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and violence.

JUNE 6, Fri 5:30-6:30PM – #BrunswickME
Brunswick Town Mall, 191-195 Maine St
#VeteransSolidarityRally – In solidarity with veterans, we are joining with events centered on the National Mall and stretching across our country. In the face of the Trump administration’s assault on veterans’ benefits, we’ll gather “to defend the benefits, jobs, and dignity that every generation of veterans has earned through their sacrifices.”
https://www.fiftyfifty.one/veterans

SAT JUNE 7

JUNE 7, Sat 10-11:00AM – #PortsmouthNH
2454 Lafayette Rd
Take Down TeSSla! – Hosted by #OccupySeacoast
NOTE: Please don't park in the lot; park on the side street next to the mall and do not block bus stop, fire hydrants or driveways. Thank you!

JUNE 7, Sat 11:00AM – #FarmingtonME
Farmington Post Office, 196 Main St, Farmington, Maine
Weekly Stand Out for #Palestine https://mvprights.org/events

JUNE 7, Sat 11-12:00PM (& every Sat) – #LubecME
81 Washington St, across from IGA
Weekly Peaceful Protest - Using nonviolence & peaceful protest, we stand together to take our country back from the billionaire takeover.

@AIF_Massachusetts @teslatakedown

#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #TeslaTakedowns #FreePalestine #NHResists

[4/7] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
Events for June 2 – June 8

Details confirmed as of Mon June 2, 8:45AM

Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST!

JUNE 5, Thur 4-6:00PM (& every Thursday) – #SacoME
Rt 1 & Cascade Rd
Weekly Stand Out to Protect Justice & Defend Democracy

FRI JUNE 6

JUNE 6, Fri 8-10:00AM – #FreeportME
134 Main St
Visibility Freeport D-Day Stand With #Veterans! – Bring your sign, bring your friends! Stand on our corner, Main & School St, to defend Democracy Defenders!

JUNE 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #FarmingtonME
Out front of Post Office, 196 Main St
Weekly Visibility Day to advocate for peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a Women in Black Vigil, this is now a community event and includes Veterans for Peace.

JUNE 6, Fri 12-2:00PM – #AugustaME
Augusta State House, 202 State St
Maine #DDay UNITE FOR #VETERANS RALLY, Remember D-Day and its importance in American History. It is a reminder that we must cherish the values of those who have lost their lives to help create a turning point in World War II. This isn't about politics, it's about democracy!

JUNE 6, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St
#WomenInBlack Peace Vigil – Augusta Women in Black have held a weekly peace vigil continuously since 2002.

JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – #SanfordME
920 Main St. in front of Central Park
Weekly Peaceful Protest. Help support this new #resistance event as it grows stronger every week!

JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #BiddefordME
Mechanics Park, Main & Water St by the bridge
#StopTheCoup Protest – Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice! #Indivisible/Biddeford Saco Area SURJ.org: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/791000/

NEW! JUNE 6, Fri 4-5:30PM – #SacoME
Saco Transportation Center, 138 Main St
STOP the COUP! – organized by Saco Biddeford Area #SURJ against the current administration. Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice!

@AIF_Massachusetts

#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol

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MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2025
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EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!

#Resist the #BudgetBill & #SAVEMEDICAID
FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

REPOST & SHARE!
Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AM

FRI MAY 30

MAY 30, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – #AugustaME
Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St,
#WomenInBlack Peace Vigil – Augusta Women in Black have held a weekly peace vigil continuously since 2002.

MAY 30, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – #SanfordME
920 Main St. in front of Central Park
Weekly Peaceful Protest. Help support this new resistance event as it grows stronger every week!

MAY 30, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #BiddefordME
Mechanics Park, Main & Water St by the bridge
Stop the Coup Protest at Mechanics Park – Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice! Indivisible/Biddeford Saco Area SURJ.org: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/779699/

MAY 30, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – #BrunswickME
156 Maine St. Opposite Walgreens
Vigil for Peace – Join #PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick as they call for permanent ceasefire in #Gaza. FMI: 725-7686 www.nenjp.org/calendar/

MAY 30, Fri 5-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #PortlandME
Congress Square Park (across from PMA)
#WomenInBlack Vigil – world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice

MAY 30, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – #CamdenME
Camden Village Green, 29 Chestnut St
Camden Stand-Out – held by the people of Camden

MAY 30, Fri 7-8:00PM – #BrunswickME
Curtis Memorial Library (Morrell Room), 23 Pleasant St
Public Conversation: US Role In the World Today

SAT MAY 31

MAY 31, Sat 10-11:00AM – #PortsmouthNH
2454 Lafayette Rd
Take Down #TeSSla! – Hosted by #OccupySeacoast
NOTE: Please don't park in the lot; park on the side street next to the mall and do not block bus stop, fire hydrants or driveways. Thank you!

MAY 30, Fri 5-5:30PM (& every Fri) – Portland
Congress Square Park (across from PMA) – Portland, Maine
#WomenInBlack Vigil – world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and violence.

MAY 30, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – Camden
Camden Village Green, 29 Chestnut St, Camden, Maine
Camden Stand-Out – held by the people of Camden www.nenjp.org/calendar/

MAY 30, Fri 7-8:00PM – Brunswick
Curtis Memorial Library (Morrell Room), 23 Pleasant St, Brunswick, Maine
Public Conversation: US Role In the World Today – A facilitated roundtable discussion on the US war economy, genocide in Palestine, unmet domestic needs, and more: https://www.mvprights.org/events/public-conversation-us-role-in-the-world-today

SAT MAY 31

MAY 31, Sat 10-11:00AM – #Portsmouth NH
2454 Lafayette Rd
Take Down TeSSla! – Hosted by #OccupySeacoast
NOTE: Please don't park in the lot; park on the side street next to the mall and do not block bus stop, fire hydrants or driveways. Thank you!

@AIF_Massachusetts @teslatakedown

#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #BadDOGE
#ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol #NHResists #TeslaTakedowns