maine voices
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PublishedJune 13, 2020
Maine Voices: Want to help remedy racial inequity in Maine? Here are places to start
There’s a lot to do, on initiatives from bail reform to closing Long Creek and from protecting migrant workers to supporting farmers of color.
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
Maine Voices: One person, one vote – protect ranked-choice voting in Maine’s presidential election
Say ‘no’ to repeal petitions, circulated in a desperate attempt by Republicans to block the will of the people.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Maine Voices: Nation challenged to create equitable ‘new normal’ for African Americans
When will we act to correct the hatred and injustice that have cost so many lives?
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Maine Voices: Trump rights a wrong by reopening marine monument to fishing
Though Maine vessels don't routinely fish Seamounts, the process that created the monument raised important issues.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Maine Voices: Individual rights do not trump state public health protections
The president's Maine visit shows how his ‘open up' rhetoric encourages people to flout pandemic control regulations.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Maine Voices: We need leadership on climate change
Changing behavior on the local level won’t be enough to do what needs to be done.
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PublishedJune 7, 2020
Maine Voices: In Maine’s bicentennial year, let’s cut through fog of racism
Criminal justice reform initiatives and our most important institutions can and must include Native people and people of color.
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PublishedJune 6, 2020
Maine Voices: White allies, come out from behind your keyboards to fight racism
The black community is in fear for our lives right now, and we need to know we are more than hashtags.
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PublishedJune 5, 2020
Maine Voices: White people must act on black Americans’ calls for fair treatment
A Portland protest stirs memories of justice never pursued for a black teenager in New York in 1971.
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PublishedJune 5, 2020
Maine Voices: In 8 minutes, 46 seconds, raising our voices for justice for George Floyd
The face-down posture of a peaceful Gorham ‘lie-in’ offers a glimpse into the vulnerability Floyd experienced in his last moments.
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