[3/5] #PineTreeActivism Events for #January30 - #Maine


JAN 30, Fri 2:30PM – #SacoME
General Dynamics, 291 North St, Saco, Maine
GENERAL DYNAMICS PROTEST – Join us in Saco for our weekly rally to call attention to the fact that #GeneralDynamics in Saco builds components for the bombs being dropped on #Gaza. This plant makes guidance systems for the MK-80 series warheads that have been dropped on hospitals, schools, residential buildings and refugee camps from Gaza to Lebanon. www.mvprights.org/events


JAN 30, Fri 3:00PM – #PortlandME
Monument Square, 456 Congress St, Portland, Maine

STAND WITH MINNESOTA ICE OUT!

PORTLAND SHUT IT DOWN
No work.
No school.
No shopping.

ICE OUT!
Service Industry Strike all day & gathering on Monument Square – 3PM.

Portland on strike in solidarity with Minnesota & #NationalStrike


JAN 30, Fri 3-3:30PM (& every Fri) – #BrunswickME
156 Maine St. Opposite Walgreens, Brunswick, Maine

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 30, Fri 3-4:30 (& every Fri) – #FreeportME
Desert Rd/Exit 20 AND Mallett Dr/Exit 22 Overpasses, Freeport, Maine

#FreeportRushHourBrigade – We are providing physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that resistance is possible. This is in coordination with Indivisible groups up and down the Rte 295 corridor.
FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/819262/

#MaineEvents #MaineResists
#ResistICE #NoWar #StopICETerror #ICEOut #NoWarForOil #GazaGenocide #JusticeForRenee #ICEOutForGood #WomenInBlackVigil #VeteransForPeace

[3/4] #PineTreeActivism Events for #January23 - #Maine

Pg 3/4 Submit events to: ptactivism@gmail.com

JAN 23, Fri 3-3:30PM (& every Fri) – #BrunswickME
156 Maine St. Opposite Walgreens, Brunswick, Maine
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 23, Fri 3-4:30 (& every Fri) – #FreeportME
Desert Rd/Exit 20 AND Mallett Dr/Exit 22 Overpasses, Freeport, Maine
FREEPORT RUSH HOUR BRIGADE – We are providing physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that resistance is possible. This is in coordination with Indivisible groups up and down the Rte 295 corridor.
FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/819262/

JAN 23, Fri 3:30-4:30PM (every Wed & Fri) – #PortlandME
Deering Ave I-295 Overpass, Portland, Maine
VISIBILITY BRIDGE BRIGADE – Join a group of like-minded activists as we engage in protest with our fellow citizens in Portland! Part of the Visibility Brigade Movement, we seek to draw attention to the unconstitutional and dangerous behavior of the Trump Administration. Just before Deering Oaks & Hadlock Field. Bring signs, banners, flags for drivers to see. FMI/Ground Rules/RSVP: www.dirigobrigade.org

JAN 23, Fri 4-7:00PM – #BelfastME
28 Spring St, Belfast, Maine
WALDO COUNTY FOR GRAHAM! Volunteer Celebration
We helped defeat Question 1 in November! We gathered 600 signatures in four days! And we're just getting started. Join us to celebrate, hear what comes next, and eat, drink, and be merry! Bring a friend, bring some nibbles, and bring cash or check to support the #BelfastSoupKitchen. FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/889363/

MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989

#MaineEvents #MaineResists
#ResistICE #NoWar #StopICETerror #ICEOut #NoWarForOil #GazaGenocide #JusticeForRenee #ICEOutForGood #WomenInBlackVigil #VeteransForPeace

[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

[2/4] #PineTreeActivism Events for #January9

JAN 9, 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 9, Fri 3-4:30 (& every Fri) – #FreeportME
Desert Rd/Exit 20 AND Mallett Dr/Exit 22 Overpasses
Freeport #RushHourBrigade – We are providing physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that #resistance is possible. This is in coordination with #Indivisible groups up and down the Rte 295 corridor.
FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/819262/

JAN 9, Fri 3:30-4:30PM (every Wed & Fri) – #PortlandME
Deering Ave I-295 Overpass
#VisibilityBridgeBrigade – Join a group of like-minded activists as we engage in protest with our fellow citizens in Portland! Part of the #VisibilityBrigadeMovement, we seek to draw attention to the unconstitutional and dangerous behavior of the Trump Administration. Just before Deering Oaks & Hadlock Field. Bring signs, banners, flags for drivers to see.
FMI/Ground Rules/RSVP: www.dirigobrigade.org

JAN 9, Fri 3:30PM – #SacoME
#GeneralDynamics, 291 North St
General Dynamics Protest - Join us in Saco for our weekly rally to call attention to the fact that General Dynamics in Saco builds components for the bombs being dropped on #Gaza. This plant makes guidance systems for the MK-80 series warheads that have been dropped on hospitals, schools, residential buildings and refugee camps from Gaza to #Lebanon. People of conscience demand that General Dynamics leave the state and that GD execs be held accountable for profiting off genocide. www.mvprights.org/events

Source:
https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.org/post/3mbylrmygd22h

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

[1/4] #PineTreeActivism Events for #January8

JAN 8, Thur 12-1:00PM (& every Thur) – #BrunswickME
143 Maine St, in front of Tontine Mall
WEEKLY 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. PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick:
FMI: peaceworksbrunswickme.org

JAN 8, Thur 12-1:00PM (& every Thur) – #PortlandME
Lincoln Park, corner of Federal & Pearl across from County Courthouse.
STAND FOR Free Speech, Justice, Constitution, Liberty...hold one of our Stand For signs or bring your own. If you make your own, please be serious, positive and about the Constitution and protecting the rule of law.
We're standing for something; not blaming, shaming, or trying to be clever.
Please join us and wear red, white, blue if you can.

JAN 8, Thur 3:00PM (& every Thur) – #DamariscottaME #NewcastleME
Damariscotta-Newcastle Bridge, US 1 Business, Damariscotta
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – mvprights.org/events

JAN 8, Thur 3-4:00PM ET – Virtual Event
Join from anywhere
WHAT'S the PLAN with Leah and Ezra
The chaos out of the White House is meant to overwhelm us. Our antidote is community.
Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin every Thursday to break down the week’s biggest political stories, answer your questions, and map out strategies for taking action. This is people-powered politics in real time. Questions can be submitted via the Q&A function during the live event. Real talk. Real people. Real action. That's the plan.
FMI: mobilize.us/indivisible/event/874938/

JAN 8, Thur 3:00-4:30PM (& every Wed) – #FreeportME
Desert Rd/Exit 20 AND Mallett Dr/Exit 22 Overpasses
Freeport Rush Hour Brigade – We are providing physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that resistance is possible. mobilize.us/mobilize/818177

FMI - https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.org/post/3mbwehskpa22r

#MaineEvents #MaineResists #ResistICE #NoWar

#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
Recurring #Standouts & #MiniRallies

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

Bangor
Saturday - 11AM
Peirce Park

#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square

#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall

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

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

Brunswick
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)

#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green

#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge

#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge

#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 10AM
Post Office

#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Newcastle-#Damariscotta Bridge

#PortlandME
Saturday - 1PM
Longfellow Square

#PortsmouthNH
Saturday-Thursday - 12PM Noon
Market Square

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

#SacoME
Friday - 3:30PM
General Dynamics

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

#MaineResists #NHResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#Genocide #Gaza #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #HumanRights #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong
#IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
#MaineVoicesForPeace

List of #MaineLibraries with #SeedLibraries!

Buck Memorial Library
47 Main St, #BucksportME

Waterville Public Library
73 Elm St, #WatervilleME

Ellsworth Public Library
20 State St, #EllsworthME

Northeast Harbor Library
1 Joy Road, #NortheastHarborME

Caribou Public Library
30 High Street, #CaribouME

Thompson Free Library
186 E. Main St, #DoverFoxcroftME

Searsmont Town Library
37 Main Street, #SearsmontMe

Wells Public Library
1434 Post Road, #WellsME

Milbridge Public Library
18 School Street, #MilbridgeME

Bangor Public Library
145 Harlow St, #BangorME

Friend Memorial Public Library
1 Reach Road, #BrooklinME

D.A. Hurd Library
41 High St, #NorthBerwickME

Curtis Memorial Library
23 Pleasant St, #BrunswickME

William Fogg Library
116 Old Road, #EliotME

Carver Memorial Library
12 Union St, #Searsport

Brown Memorial Library
53 Railroad St, #ClintonME

#SolarPunkSunday #SeedLibrary #GrowYourOwn #LibrariesRule!

2025 - 2025 #WarmingShelters

On September 23, Governor Janet Mills and MaineHousing announced $2.3 million in state grants to support the operation of 12 overnight emergency warming centers in seven Maine counties this winter. The following warming centers will operate during the 2025 - 2026 winter season:

Bangor Area Homeless Shelter - #BangorME
City of Portland - #PortlandME
City of Sanford - #SanfordME
Healthy Acadia - #EllsworthME
Homeless Services of Aroostook - #AroostookME
Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter - #WatervilleME
New Beginnings - #LewistonME
Seeds of Hope - #BiddefordME
Augusta Emergency Overnight Warming Center - #AugustaME
State Street Church - #PortlandME
Tedford - #BrunswickME

Source:
https://www.mainehousing.org/news/public-notices/2025---2025-warming-shelters

@newsbot

#Unhoused #Homeless #ArcticBlast #WarmingCenters #Maine #ExtremeCold #Houseless #PolarVortex

Why Shop? In #Maine, the #LibraryOfThings Has It All (Almost).

One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on.

By Cara Buckley, Aug. 20, 2025

"Here’s a short but by no means comprehensive list of items that patrons of Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine, can check out for free: A dumpling steamer. Cannoli-making tubes. A ukulele. A heated leg massager. A Happy Birthday sign. Easels. A foam ax throwing game. A KitchenAid mixer, in chrome or red.

"Mary Gerber, a retired schoolteacher, borrowed hula hoops and a cornhole game for her son’s 2022 backyard wedding, and, more recently, a spiralizer for her homegrown zucchini. Betty McNally, a retired bookkeeper, routinely borrows a loom and a drop spindle to hand-spin yarn. In late July, she checked out a root slayer to tackle the overly abundant hostas in her yard. She’d had it on hold, because there was a waiting list.
'It feels revolutionary,' Ms. McNally said. 'I’m not buying it and storing it and the great thing is it’s really useful but I’m probably only going to use it once or twice. This way, other people can use it. It’s perfection.'

"The Library of Things at Curtis Memorial Library was founded in 2018 to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff. It now has more than 1,500 items, all tailored to meet the needs of the roughly 22,600 people who live in Brunswick, as well as nearby #HarpswellME, which has a population of just over 5,000.

"There’s a driving kit with miniature street signs, a lesson book and a sample test to familiarize new drivers and migrants with the rules of the road. #FoodCanners, fruit tree pickers, molds for homemade Popsicles, a #FoodDehydrator and tomato strainers are offered to help people make their own food.

"Items in high demand can be checked out for only a week, and include a #GrainMill for grinding fresh flour, a nut wizard to gather acorns and other nuts, and, this being Maine, a #BlueberryRake."

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/climate/maine-library-of-things.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/yoxBx

#SolarPunkSunday #CurtisMemorialLibrary #BrunswickME #LibraryOfThingsMaine #BorrowDontBuy #PreservingTheHarvest

The next #RepairCafe in #BrunswickMe will be on December 6, 2025

10am-12:30pm at the #CurtisMemorialLibrary, Brunswick

"Curtis Memorial Library has partnered with a few other organizations to bring a repair cafe to your community! Come to an upcoming Repair Cafe, where our expert volunteers can fix your everyday items and keep them out of the landfill. They’ll even show you how to do it yourself!

We can help with:

Electronics & computers
Clothing and leather goods
Small appliances & lamps
Wooden furniture
Knife Sharpening
3D-printed repairs"

FMI - https://curtislibrary.com/adults/repair/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesMaine #FixIt #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #Repair #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #MaineEvents

#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

#NoKings 2.0
Saturday, October 18th, 2025

#NoKingsMaine
(Part 1 of 3)

#AuburnME
#BangorME
#BathME
#BelfastME
#BridgtonME
#BrunswickME
#CalaisME
#CherryfieldME
#EllsworthME
#FarmingtonME

Link:
https://www.nokings.org

#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

#GoodTroubleLivesOn
Thursday, July 17th, 2025

#GTLOMaine
(Part 1 of 2)

#AuburnME
#AugustaME
#BangorME
#BelfastME
#BridgtonME
#BrunswickME
#CalaisME
#FarmingtonME
#FreeportME
#HoultonME

Link:
https://goodtroubleliveson.org

So, I haven't been posting #PineTreeActivism weekly events. I may do updates on the weekly events once in a while, but for now, I'm going to focus on bigger events. The next one is coming up this Thursday, July 17th...

MAINE – GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON – JULY17

#GoodTroubleLivesOn is a NATIONAL DAY OF NONVIOLENT ACTION to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the #Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people.

#AuburnME: 3:30-5:30PM – Longley Bridge, Court St
#AugustaME: 12-1:30PM – Sidewalks at Maine State House
#BangorME: 5-7 PM – Stillwater Ave @ Chick-fil-A & Washville
#BelfastME: 5-6 PM – Belfast Post Office, Main & Church Streets
#BridgtonME: 5-6:30PM – Shorey Park, Main St
#BrunswickME: 5-7 PM – Town Mall, 195 Maine St
#CalaisME: 11-1:00PM – Flat Iron Park, North St & South St
#ConwayNH: 4-6 PM – Location not listed
#DoverFoxcroftME: 12-1 PM – Main St bridge
#EllsworthME: 3:30-5:30PM – Rt 1, 162-175 High St
#FarmingtonME: 4-6PM – 196 Main St
#FreeportME: 8-10AM – 134 Main St
#HoultonME: 11:30-12:00PM – Monument Park, 54 Military St
#KennebunkME: 4-5:30PM – Out front of Kennebunk Library
#LincolnME: 5-6PM – at the Lincoln Loon, Main St, downtown
#LubecME: 11-12:00PM – Washington Street
#MachiasME: 12-1PM – 16 O'Brien Ave, bottom of College Hill
#OceanParkME: 6-7PM – Temple Ave & W Grand Ave, Ocean Park
Oxford Hills / #ParisME: 5:30-6:30PM – Fair St & Main St
#PortlandME Seniors: 3-5PM – Park Danforth, 777 Stevens Ave
Portland: 6:30-7:30PM – Monument Sq, 456 Congress St
#PortsmouthNH: 5-7PM – Market Sq
#RocklandME: 7-9PM – 345 Broadway
#WayneME: 7-8AM – Rt 133, Main St
#WayneME: 5-6PM – Rt 133, Main St on the bridge
#WellsME: 5-6PM – Wells Police Deparment, 1563 Post Rd
#WolfeboroNH: 12-2PM – Pickering Crnr, 151 S Main
#YorkME: 5-6:30PM – York Town Hall, 186 York St

#Maine #MEPolitics #ResistICE #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #FreePalestine #Resistance #ResistAuthoritarianism #NHResists
#ResistFascism #USPol #MaineVoicesForPeace #BigUglyBill #WeWillNotGetOverIt

#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

House education committee threatens to subpoena #BowdoinCollege over #antisemitism records

Senior #GOP officials on the committee allege that the #Maine liberal arts school failed to comply with repeated requests for documentation regarding disciplinary action taken against those involved with a campus #encampment

Read more [paywall?]: https://jewishinsider.com/2025/06/bowdoin-college-antisemitism-house-education-workforce-committee/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Kk8Ab

#BrunswickME #ProPalestinian #FreePalestine #MaineResists #USPol #TrumpIsEvil #CharacteristicsOfFascism

[5/7] #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 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

[3/7] #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 4, Wed 6-8PM – #WestbrookME
Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St,
Ballots, Barriers & the Battle for Election Integrity – #Indivisible Cumberland County welcomes Secretary of State #ShennaBellows for a public discussion on election integrity, including her 2023 decision to bar former President Donald Trump from Maine’s primary ballot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause. Bellows will also discuss her office’s ongoing work to increase election transparency, including livestreaming ballot tabulations and educating voters on Maine’s ranked-choice voting process. She will also address the proposed November referendum that would impose new photo ID requirements and restrict absentee voting by eliminating two days of early voting, limiting drop boxes, and tightening absentee ballot requests. https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/791604/

June 4, Wed 7-8:00PM – Virtual Event – Join from anywhere
Indivisible Greater Portland Virtual Happy Hour – Tired of endless doomscrolling? Looking to connect and relax with like-minded people from the community? Join us every other Wednesday evening at 7pm for virtual happy hour! https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/793608/

THUR JUNE 5 ------------------

JUNE 5, Thur 12-1:00PM (& every Thur)– #BrunswickME
143 Maine St, in front of Tontine Mall
Vigil for Peace – weekly stand-out to call for permanent ceasefire in #Gaza.
#PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick https://www.nenjp.org/calendar/

JUNE 5, Thur 4-5:00PM (& every Thur) – #BentonME / FairfieldME
Fairfield-Benton Bridge over the Kennebec, Pleasant Dr, Benton
STOP the COUP – Save Democracy! – Plenty of municipal parking on both sides of the bridge NOTE: Gather on the BENTON side to start. When the People Rise, Tyrants Fall! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/787603/

JUNE 5, Thur 4-5:00PM (& every Thur)– Farmington
Farmington Post Office, 196 Main St, Farmington, Maine
Stand-Out for #Palestine – weekly stand-out held by the people of Farmington. https://www.nenjp.org/calendar/

JUNE 5, Thur 4-5:00PM (& every Thur) - Kennebunk
Route 1 & Fletcher St, front of Kennebunk Library
Weekly Stand Out To Speak Against Government Actions designed to benefit the powerful. Hosted by Democrats of Kennebunks and Arundel.

@AIF_Massachusetts

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