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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Students protesting on campuses across U.S. ask colleges to cut investments supporting Israel
Protesters have a unified demand for their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that support its ongoing war in Gaza.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
USM students in Portland join nationwide campus protests in support of Palestine
Roughly 30 people, mostly students, demonstrated peacefully Wednesday at a rally organized by Maine Students for Palestine, which includes students at schools throughout the state.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Columbia University extends talks with Gaza war protesters, averting another confrontation
On Wednesday about 60 tents remained at the encampment, which appeared calm, with students going in and out.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2024
Local climate protesters plan trip to D.C. to oppose natural gas facilities in the South
Bill Rixon and a handful of like-minded Mainers over the age of 60 are due in the Capitol in February to protest a new fossil fuel development.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2023
Hundreds rally outside Bath Iron Works to protest U.S. military aid for Israel
Dozens hold a die-in, lying on cold asphalt, wrapped in sheets splashed with red paint, to block cars trying to leave the shipyard, while others chanted, calling for a cease-fire and for Israel to end its occupation of the Gaza strip.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2023
Climate protesters join Black Friday crowd in downtown Freeport
Bill Rixon and Third Act Maine continue their demonstration outside L.L. Bean, opposing the Maine outdoors brand’s partnership with Citibank.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
Climate demonstrator outside L.L. Bean gets surprise visit from CEO
Freeport resident and retired schoolteacher William Rixon has been demonstrating outside L.L. Bean since the beginning of September. This week, he got a response.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Climate demonstrators call for L.L. Bean to discourage fossil fuel investment
Demonstrators have been stationed outside the Freeport flagship retail store for weeks, calling for the company to discourage Citibank from investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure or to divest entirely.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Augusta officials decline to regulate speech after murals, neo-Nazi demonstration prompt policy review
Existing city ordinances and state laws balance the need to protect the public and allow free speech, officials said.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
Freeport holds anti-hate rally after recent racist, antisemitic vandalism
Over 50 people assembled in front of the Town Hall on Friday evening to show support for targeted communities.
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