Public Hearing for LD 395 and LD 785 Maine residents: public hearings for two significant bills related to Wabanaki sovereignty will take place on Thursday, February 19th, 2026. Testimony for LD 395, An Act to Restore Access to Federal Laws Beneficial to the Wabanaki Nations, will be heard by the Judiciary Committee at the State House at 10am, and … Continue reading Advocacy alert | Wabanaki sovereignty
Call to Action | OPM to Terminate Thousands of Federal Employees Serving Indian Country — Call Members of Congress Now
The Wabanaki Alliance launches a call to action, asking allies to help protect the federal functions and programs that are the basis of the trust responsibility from the United States government to federally recognized tribal nations.
Advocacy | Turn out for today’s public hearing on LD 2001 to strengthen African American Studies education in Maine
The public hearing for LD 2001 "An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Council and Require Funding for African American Studies" takes place at 1:00 pm today, Thursday 1/11/24 at the State House in Augusta, Maine. What the bill does: Establishes a permanent advisory commission to be housed in Maine's Department of Education whose … Continue reading Advocacy | Turn out for today’s public hearing on LD 2001 to strengthen African American Studies education in Maine
Call to Action: Support banning the use of Native American mascots in Massachusetts on 11/13/23
A message from the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda: One of our MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda bills (S.245/H.477) calls for Massachusetts to prohibit the use of Native American mascots in Massachusetts public schools. About 25 schools in the Commonwealth currently use such mascots. Academic research reveals that Native American mascots create a hostile climate for Native … Continue reading Call to Action: Support banning the use of Native American mascots in Massachusetts on 11/13/23
Call to Action | Survey about the Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Contribute to the creation of a more inclusive state symbol In 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker created a Special Commission to review and recommend changes to the Massachusetts state seal and motto. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Boston are currently conducting a survey to learn about residents' understanding of the current state seal and … Continue reading Call to Action | Survey about the Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Anti-Racist Organizing in Maine | Next Step Organizing Workshop Series
Hosted by Community Change, Inc. "Building the scaffolding of anti-racist organizing community" Register Here The series is designed to be a follow-up to our AROM (Anti-Racist Organizing in Maine) Conference, which grounded local organizing in history and in the tenets of power and policy. This workshop series will go deeper into the how of organizing, with a … Continue reading Anti-Racist Organizing in Maine | Next Step Organizing Workshop Series
Advocacy Alert: Hearing on Offensive Place Names in Maine Today
A public hearing for bill LD 1591 sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross—"Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Identify Places with Offensive Names and Methods of Changing Those Names”—takes place today, Thursday, May 13 at 9:00 am before the Judiciary. Please consider offering testimony in favor of this important bill. Some context Rep. Gerald Talbot … Continue reading Advocacy Alert: Hearing on Offensive Place Names in Maine Today
Come Join Us!
Over the past academic year, history teacher Rhonan Mokriski and his students at a high school in Salisbury, Ct have been pursuing a project-based learning course in public history focused on uncovering the lives of free and enslaved African American families in northwestern Connecticut. This blog chronicles that journey. Come join us when students from … Continue reading Come Join Us!
Stand In Solidarity Against Racism on Juneteenth!
These words, posted on Facebook, were a call to action for our mostly white community. In response, almost 80 people gathered at Lafayette Park, in Kennebunk, Maine, on a warm spring evening. In the midst of a pandemic, the crowd included all ages: some who remembered demonstrating for civil rights back in the 1960s and … Continue reading Stand In Solidarity Against Racism on Juneteenth!
Action: Weigh in to Remove Fuller Statue in Augusta 2/16/21 @ 12
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm Attend Meeting There will be a meeting of the Kennebec County, Maine County Commissioners Tuesday 2/16/21 at noon to determine the fate of the Melville Fuller statue in front of the Kennebec County Courthouse in Augusta. Roger Leisner made a motion at the Commission's January 21 meeting to remove … Continue reading Action: Weigh in to Remove Fuller Statue in Augusta 2/16/21 @ 12