| Friday, February 20 @ 10:30AM: Audacity Office Hours, Villager Cafe, Camden Grab a coffee or a sticky bun, come find our table, and sit a spell with fellow Audacitizens! We’ll catch up, gear up, and hatch plans to act up. Who’s welcome? Everyone! (Villager Cafe, 25 Mechanic Street, Camden) |
 Participate in regular standouts w/ Maine Voices For Palestinian Rights* Camden, on the Village Green, every Friday at 5 PM. * Rockland, at Chapman Park, on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 3 PM — the next standout is February 12. |
| Audacity Outreach Group Meeting: Feb 20 @ 6PM, ThomastonDo you want to help organize actions and demonstrations with other grassroots groups in the midcoast? Are you a member of another organization who knows a way that Audacity can contribute? Do you want to participate in the local and state democratic process by supporting upcoming legislation, writing letters, and reaching out?Come to the Thomaston Academy Meeting Room (2nd floor). Parking is off of Gleason Street. |
We are a diverse group. And, together, we choose democracy. Saturday, February 21 @ Noon: Stand Out and Sing Out in Rockland’s Chapman Park Every Saturday from Noon to 1 PM, we sing, hold signs, have conversations, collect food and hygiene donations for the local food bank, give away free political buttons and postcards.We demonstrate the perseverance of local opposition at the corner of Park & Main Streets.Bring food and hygiene items to donate. Bring a sign (we have signs you can borrow too), your voice and your heart. Make a friend. Bring a friend! Now that it’s winter, dress warmly and know your own limits. Your creativity in noisemaking is welcome with one exception: while we are distributing whistles at Chapman Park, please reserve use of whistles for sightings of ICE. |
| Be A Peace Keeper: Members of The Audacity differ in background, political affiliation, and ideas, but we agree on the following points: * opposition to authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption * support for inclusive democracy, equity, and freedom * nonviolence in action |
 Luminaria Project because democracy dies in darknessEVERY SATURDAY at our protest rallies: Grab a white bag with sand and a candle at the picnic table, bring it home and put it in your driveway or somewhere in the snow any/every evening as a community-wide vigil for DEMOCRACY. Remember all who have died in ICE custody or as a result of ICE actions in 2025 (32) and 2026 (8). |
 Help spread the word! Emergency Warming Center Open The EWC is a no-barrier overnight space that opens its doors during winter’s coldest nights to provide community members with warm meals, showers, and a quiet and comfortable place to sleep. The EWC’s largest financial expense is compensation for the trained staff who tend this space. Donate monetarily via check to the City of Rockland with EWC in the memo line. Checks can be dropped off or mailed to City Hall, 270 Pleasant St, Rockland, ME 04841.Also, AIO invites anyone who needs a warm place during these cold days to come to the AIO Annex (70 Thomaston Street, Rockland). The Annex will be open Monday-Friday, 7am-7pm, from February 10-14. |
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| Signs of Fascism The next scheduled Signs of Fascism (SoF) protest will take place in Belfast, in coordination with Waldo County Indivisible (WCI), on Saturday, February 21st. The plan is to meet at 11:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Camden National Bank, located just up the hill from Belfast Post Office. WCI’s contact person, Lisa Kushner, is staging this protest to coincide with their group’s weekly “stand out” which takes place from 12:00 – 1:00 in the four-corner intersection where the Post Office is located. Lisa suggested staging the SoF starting on Main Street Hill and then going uphill towards the cemetery. She said there are at least 12 people from WCI who will participate. |
 Preparing to Ensure Free and Fair Elections The Audacity is starting to think about the midterm elections and what work we as individuals and as a group might be called upon to do to ensure it is a free and fair election. We know that MAGA and Project 2025 folks are willing to use lies, misdirection, the threat of violence, and in some cases actual violence to ensure that their (mostly unpopular) candidates and policies win in November 2026. In this winter time of planting seeds and preparing for the year ahead, The Audacity is gathering information and making connections so that we can make informed decisions about how best to be ready to meet this moment. |
| It’s back: SAVE Act 2.0 Last year, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act was met with national outrage, and as a result, only squeaked by in the U.S. House. It’s time to get loud again, because similar bills have been introduced and are described as the SAVE Act on steroids: the Make Elections Great Again Act (MEGA) and the Save America Act. They include voter suppression methods, like voter ID and requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote. But they’re also far, far worse than the original SAVE Act. The MEGA Act would prohibit the use of mail-in voting (like absentee voting), Ranked Choice Voting, and the bill touches on voter list procedures and post-election audits. It’s a package of terrible ideas built upon false, debunked theories that our elections are not secure. Maine has the right to conduct our elections, which are already fair, transparent, and accessible. Let’s reject this federal intervention. We encourage you to TAKE ACTION. These laws are nefarious legislation written to restrict states’ ability to run their own elections. Email your U.S. Representative and Senator that you oppose these bills. It only takes a few minutes.TAKE ACTION |
 SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, March 28 is the third national No Kings Day, and The Audacity will be in Rockland’s Chapman Park from Noon to 2 PM! As we begin organizing for this event, think not just about being there, but about getting there. If you drive, can you form a visible caravan? If you enjoy walking, would you march to Rockland with others from Thomaston or Camden or Warren or Hope? Start imagining the possibilities, and bring your ideas to the park and to our next mass meeting on March 7! |
 Actions You can Take to Resist ICEThe Trump administration is attacking immigrant communities across the country with aggressive ICE raids, abusive and inhumane detention facilities, and targeted attacks on cities and minority groups to create fear and silence opposition. We know that ICE is operating in Maine, but there is a large network of people working to support their communities. Contact Maine’s U.S. Senators and Representatives using the website/app 5 Calls or directly: Senator Susan Collins (Email) Washington D.C. (202) 224-2523 Portland, ME (207) 780-3575 Senator Angus King (Email) Washington D.C. (202) 224-5344 Augusta, ME (207) 622-8292 Congressman Jared Golden (Email) Washington D.C. (202) 225-6306 Lewiston, ME (207) 241-6767 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (Email) Washington D.C. (202) 225-6116 Portland, ME (207) 774-5019 Senator Charles E. Schumer (Senate Democratic Leader) (Email) Washington D.C. 202-224-2158 or 202-224-6542 Representative Hakeem Jeffries (House Democratic Leader) (Email) Washington D.C. 202-225-5936 |
 Bystander Intervention TrainingNow is not the time to look away and stay silent. Right to Be offers trainings on bystander intervention to support the immigrant community. Learn how to respond effectively to ICE encounters and public harassment —Sign up for a free training today |
 Have you picked up a Clynk bag from Linda at our weekly demonstration? If so, please return your full Clynk bag(s) (the fuller, the better) to your nearest Hannaford store. So far, we’ve raised about $75 and we’d like to raise more. Thank you for supporting Audacity CAT with your returnable cans and bottles. Together, we can make a difference. |
| The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.-Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938 |