Movie screening with panel discussion including: Maulian Bryant, David Camlin, Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald, and Meadow Dibble. Friday, April 25 · 7 - 9 pm EDT (doors at 6:30 pm)In person screening & discussionMeetinghouse Arts40 Main Street Freeport, ME 04032 REGISTER HERE Please join The Land We Live On for a free screening of the documentary film We … Continue reading The Land We Live On Event | “We Are the Warriors” Screening and Panel on 4/25
ABB Place Justice Event | Problematic Place Names in Maine & How to Make Positive Change on 12/14/23
Place names communicate powerful ideas about who belongs and what matters. Here in Maine, problematic names abound. Learn what we can do about them. Hosted by Atlantic Black Box and the Permanent Commission on the STatus of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations Thursday, December 14, 20245:30 - 7:00 pmonline Register here Place names have a … Continue reading ABB Place Justice Event | Problematic Place Names in Maine & How to Make Positive Change on 12/14/23
Place Justice Event | “Fighting Indians” A film screening and conversation on 2/21
Join the Place Justice Project for a virtual screening of "Fighting Indians" followed by a conversation with filmmakers Mark Cooley and Derek Ellis and Passamaquoddy language-keeper Dwayne Tomah, moderated by Erika Arthur
Place Justice Event | Four Decades & Four Bills: Dealing with Offensive Names & Symbols in Maine 2/7/23
Until very recently, racial slurs remained inscribed on Maine’s landscapes and racist mascots were cherished by schools and their communities. How did these symbols that disparage and dehumanize Black and Indigenous people come to be? Why have they persisted for so long? And what harmful vestiges remain still today?