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 So…what’s next? Join us at the park and let’s create ways to join in future demonstrations, events, and Creative Actions Together. Now is the time to RISE UP! |
| Watch the No Kings procession through Rockland: Video Link |
| Friday, April 17 @ 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! Catch up, gear up, and hatch plans to act up. Who’s welcome? Everyone! (Villager Cafe, 25 Mechanic Street, Camden) |
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| Every Saturday @ Noon: Stand Out and Sing Out in Rockland’s Chapman Park We are a diverse group. Together, we choose democracy. We demonstrate the perseverance of local opposition at the corner of Park & Main Streets. We sing, hold signs, have conversations, collect food/hygiene donations for the local food bank, and give away buttons and postcards. Bring a sign (we have signs you can borrow too), your voice, and your heart. Make a friend. Bring a friend! Bring food and hygiene items to donate. 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. |
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| April 23: Points North Presents Oscar-nominated Cutting Through Rocks This month’s film, Cutting Through Rocks, April 23, directed by Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni, was nominated for the 2025 Academy Award for Best Documentary.As the first elected councilwoman of her remote Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi fearlessly breaks patriarchal traditions by training teenage girls to ride motorcycles and stopping child marriages. When accusations arise questioning Sara’s intentions to empower the girls, her identity is put in turmoil.Audience-members are invited to join the Points North team next door for a night cap and a recap of the film at Lemon Bar. On this special occasion, Lemon Bar will be open until 10:30pm and serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails featuring locally-made Persian digestif bitters from Handshake, the screening’s community partner. |
| Watch the Signs of Fascism demonstration from April 8th in Wiscasset: Video Link |
| Democratic candidates for district attorney and Knox County sheriff have agreed to participate in a candidates’ night organized by Midcoast Villager.The forum will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the Council Chambers at Rockland City Hall at 270 Pleasant St.The public is invited to attend and ask questions of the candidates. Each candidate will offer an opening statement followed by questions from the public, and the forum will conclude with closing statements.Candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for district attorney are incumbent District Attorney Natasha Irving of Rockland and challenger Barbara Cray of Westport Island. There are no Republican candidates and as of April 10, no unenrolled candidates had announced.The district attorney seat represents Knox, Waldo, Lincoln, and Sagadahoc counties. Irving is in her second four-year term.Candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Knox County sheriff are incumbent Sheriff Patrick Polky and challenger John Hansen, both of St. George. Polky is completing his first four-year term. There are no Republican candidates for sheriff. Albert “A.J.” Joy of Hope has announced his intention to run as an independent candidate for the post.The election is June 9. Absentee ballots will be available May 9. Applications for absentee ballots are already available.Reporter Stephen Betts will moderate the forum. |
| Are you a teacher, counselor, parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, or friend of a teen? The Maine League of Women Voters wants to get voting info out especially to 17- and 18-year-olds Did you know… Students who will turn 18 on or before the November general election are eligible to vote in the primaries! Have a discussion with your class [or kid or carpool or church group or team or…] about what it means to have semi-open primaries and how students can participate.There are two statewide election days in Maine in 2026:June 9 — State Primary Election – This election is to choose the candidates who will be on the General Election ballot.November 3 — General ElectionIn a semi-open primary, unenrolled voters can choose which primary to vote in, whereas before they couldn’t participate.Unenrolled voters — At the polls, or when you request your absentee ballot, you can choose which primary that you want to vote in. Although you will cast your ballot in a party primary, you will maintain your unenrolled status.Quick Notes:Enrolled voters can only vote in their party’s primary.Republicans can NOT vote in the Democratic primary.Democrats can NOT vote in the Republican primary.Green Independent and Libertarian do not have a primary this year. (NOTE: Green Independent and Unenrolled (sometimes known as “Independent” voter status) are two separate party statuses).Registered voters who are 17 years old may vote in primary elections if they will be 18 by the general election. For more complete information on upcoming elections, share this presentation (created by the League of Women Voters of Maine and Maine Students Vote). Contact emilia@lwvme.orgfor more information or to schedule a classroom visit! |
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10-minute action Alt National Park Service Email Pressure Campaign to Protect National ForestsWe need your help. The Trump administration is dismantling the U.S. Forest Service. 193 million acres of public land (bigger than Texas) is being handed over to political operatives and industry insiders. Here is the plan to stop it, slow it down in court, then win the 2026 midterms and elect a Congress that will block it permanently. But we need pressure, and we need it now. These companies built their entire business on these lands. It’s time they said so out loud. Contact them today. Use this message: “The Forest Service is being dismantled. Your business runs on these lands. We need you to speak out publicly, lobby your congressional representatives, and be ready to fund the coming legal fight. Silence is a choice. Your customers are watching. ”REI: rei.com/help/contact-us Patagonia: patagonia.com/contact The North Face: thenorthface.com/help Columbia Sportswear: columbia.com/help Vail Resorts: vailresorts.com/en/contact Alterra Mountain Company: alterramtn.co/en/contact-us National Ski Areas Association: nsaa.org/NSAA/Contact/NSAA/About/Contact_Us.aspx Orvis: orvis.com/contact-us.html Sitka Gear: support.sitkagear.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Example: On REI’s website, click the blue chat bubble in the bottom right corner, then click the green “Chat With Us” button at the bottom, and then paste the message there. Most of these sites work the same way. They make you go through chat or a phone call. If that’s too much, go to their social media pages and drop this message in the comments on several of their posts. That works just as well. Ten minutes. Do it today. Then share this so others do too. A handful of emails does nothing. Thousands change minds. Be one of thousands. |
| Did you hear that the people of Hungary peacefully overthrew an authoritarian regime? What lessons can we learn from them going into an election year? Read this article for some info! |
| New Resource: Electronics Redistribution Program There is a project from Resources for Organizing Social Change (ROSC) that you should know about. They are launching a new redistribution project for technology donations!The purpose of this program is to collect and source tech donations from people and businesses who want to redistribute them to activists and community organizers in need. The goal is to collect used laptops, desktop computers, and other electronics that are either still functioning or can be easily repaired to working condition, so we can redistribute them to changemakers across the state on a first-come, first-served basis. Donated devices will be carefully inspected, wiped clean of any personal data, and made secure. If the device is broken/needs repairs, it will be assessed, repaired, and redistributed; otherwise, it will be used for parts in other devices that can eventually be redistributed. FMI: https://www.resourcesforsocialchange.org/home/new-portfolio-… |
 Participate in regular standouts with Maine Voices For Palestinian Rights Camden, on the Village Green, every Friday, 5 PM Rockland, at Chapman Park, on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 3 PM Belfast, in Post Office Square, every Sunday, 12-12:30 PM |
| Special Announcement: Contact State Officials to Tell Them “No Corporate Data Centers in Maine” The Maine Legislature has advanced an important bill – LD 307 – to place a moratorium on AI warehouse development in the State. Please contact your legislators and tell them to support this bill. Find your state representative here. Find your state senator here. Contact your representative and senator. Don’t forget to tell Gov. Mills as well! |
 Grab a Clynk bag from Linda at our weekly demonstration. Then return your full Clynk bag(s) (the fuller, the better) to the nearest Hannaford store. We’ve raised about $200 and know we can raise more. Together, we make a difference. |
| “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” -Patrick Henry, 1775 |