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  • MaineShare's 20th Anniversary Celebration to Be Held in Brunswick

    Start: Sep 10 2009 - 9:00am

    The 20th Anniversary Celebration Event for MaineShare will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2009, in Brunswick at the Frontier Cafe.

    This is a free event to celebrate working people and their contributions to making Maine a better place to live, as well as to acknowledge and honor the founders of MaineShare and our campaign coordinators. We will be contacting you with opportunities for you to host, sponsor, and/or take an ad in the program book.

    Thank you for your support. We are here to serve you.

    Hildie J. Lipson, Executive Director
    MaineShare
    PO Box 2095
    Augusta, ME 04338
    207-622-0105
    207-622-3731
    www.maineshare.org
    giving [at] maineshare [dot] org


  • A GATHERING AT BATH IRON WORKS TO CALL FOR CONVERSION FROM BUILDING WEAPONS OF WAR TO BUILDING PRODUCTS FOR PEACE

    Start: Aug 1 2009 - 8:30am
    End: Aug 1 2009 - 12:00pm

    ON AUGUST 1, BATH IRON WORKS WILL “CHRISTEN” DDG 109, JASON DUNHAM.

    WE WILL GATHER BETWEEN 8:30 - 9 AM, AUGUST 1, 2009 IN FRONT OF THE MAIN OFFICE ON WASHINGTON STREET AND WALK DOWN TO THE SOUTH GATE SOMETIME AROUND 9:30 AM. BIW’S GATES OPEN AT 10 AM. THE CEREMONY BEGINS AT 11 AM. EVENT WILL BE OVER BY NOON.

    CONVERSION WILL BE THE THEME. WHY BUILD ANOTHER WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION WHEN PRODUCTS FOR PEACE CAN BE BUILT; WINDMILLS, TRAINS, DOUBLE HULLED TANKERS, HOSPITAL SHIPS, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PLATFORMS. THE LIST IS ENDLESS.

    EACH OF THESE SHIPS COSTS OVER $1 BILLION. THEY CARRY 56 TOMAHAWK MISSILES (EACH CAN CARRY A 200 MEGATON WARHEAD), STANDARD MISSILES, 20MM GATLING GUNS WHICH USES DEPLETED URANIUM PENETRATORS.

    BEGUN WITH DDG 51 THIS SHIP WILL BE THE 58TH AEGIS DESTROYER BUILT. IT IS TIME TO STOP THIS WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS WHICH ARE SORELY NEEDED ELSEWHERE IN OUR COUNTRY.

    THE AEGIS PROGRAM IS COMING TO AN END AND THE DD 1000 SERIES PLANS FOR ONLY 3 SHIPS YET NO THOUGHT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. OF THE 283 CURRENTLY ACTIVE SHIPS, 62 ARE AEGIS DESTROYERS YET ONLY 2 ARE HOSPITAL SHIPS. THE WINDMILL FARM AT MARS HILL IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION. THE WINDMILLS FOR THE MARS HILL PROJECT WERE MADE AT A CONVERTED SHIP YARD IN DENMARK. THEY COULD HAVE BEEN MADE AT BATH IRON WORKS.

    THERE HAS BEEN A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS STREAM OF GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OFFICIALS VISITING BIW LATELY, ESCORTED BY OUR CONGRESSIONALS, NOT FOR CONVERSION PURPOSES HOWEVER BUT TO PROMOTE CONTINUED WAR PRODUCTION. NOT A WORD HAS BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT CONVERSION WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION WHY? AND THIS IS WHAT WE MUST ASK OUR CONGRESSIONALS, ESPECIALLY THE NEWLY ELECTED 1ST DISTRICT CONGRESS PERSON.

    WITHOUT ANY FIRM COMMITMENTS TOWARDS CONVERSION IT IS TIME TO CLOSE THIS WAR PRODUCTION FACILITY.

    SEE YOU ALL THERE.

    SPONSORED BY MAINE VETERANS FOR PEACE


  • Art at Meg Perry Center--"The Nature of Poland" by Matt McInnis and Ethnography by Mike Kersula

    Start: Jul 3 2009 - 5:00pm
    End: Jul 30 2009 - 8:00pm

    The Nature of Poland Features photos by Matt McInnis and ethnography by Mike Kersula.

    Opening at the Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St. First Friday July 3rd 5-8pm July 3-30th, 2009


  • Sendoff Celebration in Brunswick for 20th Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba

    Start: Jul 5 2009 - 2:00pm
    End: Jul 5 2009 - 4:00pm

    On Sunday, July 5, from 2 to 4 pm humanitarian aid for the 20th Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba will be gathered at a sendoff celebration in Brunswick. Let Cuba Live and the Brunswick-Trinidad Sister City Association will host the event at the park on Brunswick’s Maine Street. There will be speeches by participating “carvanistas”, Cuban music , Cuban cookies and lemonada. The celebration is open to all. The function room at 55 Plus at the corner of Maine and Noble Streets has been reserved in case of rain.

    The Brunswick event is part of an international effort initiated by Pastors for Peace, a branch of IFCO, a 42-year old, New York city based, ecumenical agency. Over 130 volunteers from the US, Canada and Europe will challenge the US blockade and travel restrictions against Cuba at the US-Mexico border on July 22nd. The organization expects to collect 100 tons of humanitarian aid during a two-week caravan that will converge in McAllen, Texas before traveling on to Cuba. Pastors for Peace and the supporting organizations are committed to delivering school buses, construction tools and materials, educational supplies, medicines, and medical supplies gathered in communities throughout the US and Canada, to Cuba, without US treasury department licenses.

    Pastors for Peace rejects the current licensing system as both immoral and illegal. It is immoral because it inflicts suffering and endangers lives of Cubans. It is illegal under international law because denies medicine and food to people in need.

    The 20th Friendshipment Caravan will traverse 14 separate routes across the country stopping in 47 US states and six Canadian provinces. In 2008 three hurricanes devastated the island. This year communities have responded by collecting aid for hurricane reconstruction.

    For more information www.pastorsforpeace.org


  • Keep Tasers out of Portland!

    Start: Jul 14 2009 - 5:00pm

    Incoming Portland police Chief James Craig wants to arm the Portland Police Department with Tasers.

    • Despite the manufacturer’s label of “non-lethal,” Tasers have been involved in 376+ deaths.
    • Tasers have a long history of abuse by law enforcement, including subjecting targets to multiple shocks while in restraints, and against individuals posing no physical threat — for verbal non-compliance.

    The U.N Committee Against Torture has declared Taser use “a form of torture.”

    Public Safety Committee Meeting — Tuesday — July 14th — Portland City Hall 5 pm City Council Chambers — 2nd Floor

    For more information, call Jordan at 207.329.7145.


  • "What’s Fair about the Economy?" Discussion at State Street Church, Portland

    Start: Jul 9 2009 - 6:30pm

    State Street Church, United Church of Christ 159 State Street – Portland, Maine 04101

    State Street Church urges you to come lend your voice to a discussion, Thursday, July 9th, 6:30 pm, on “What’s Fair about the Economy?”

    This is for you to join with the presenters, whatever your circumstance, to discern what is important in this economic crisis.

    Presenters:

    Rev. Jill Saxby, Executive Director of Maine Council of Churches

    Yellow Light Breen, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategic Officer, Strategy, Marketing, Communications & Community Relations at Bangor Savings Bank

    Nicole Witherbee, Federal Budget Analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, also responsible for issues of economic opportunity for all Mainers

    Senator Justin Alfond, Cumberland County, and founder and former Director of Maine League of Young Voters

    Moderated by Michael Dow, former Moderator of State Street Church.

    Presenters will share their views and welcome yours concerning what we see as results of the crisis and the effects of attempted solutions to fix the economy?

    “The Bible is less concerned with alleviating the effects of injustice than in eliminating the causes of it.” — William Coffin

    “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” — Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    “And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” — Micah 6:8


UPCOMING EVENTS:

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  • Future of the Past: Reviving the Queer Archives June 5th!

    Start: Jun 5 2009 - 5:00pm
    End: Jul 03 2009 - 8:00pm

    Grand Opening: June 5th, 5-8pm
    June 5th – July 3rd
    First Floor, Front and Back Lobby
    @ the Maine College of Art
    522 Congress Street
    Portland ME 04101

    The exhibition features nearly one hundred photographs by Annette Dragon documenting the brilliant and varied queer activism that flourished in Maine over the last two decades of the 20th century. This exhibition seeks to revive and reexamine the histories depicted in her photographs in order to better understand the present and re-imagine our most fantastic queer futures.

    Susie R. Bock, Director of the Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine at USM explains, “These photographs can reach across the decades to tell the story to generations not yet born. They are an invaluable resource for LGBT history in Maine.”

    In addition to the exhibition, an intergenerational panel discussion on queer/trans activism in Maine will take place during Southern Maine Pride week in lecture hall 305 at MECA on Thursday the 18th of June at 6pm. Exhibition catalogs featuring all of the exhibition photographs as well as new writing by Susie Bock, Erica Rand and Ryan Conrad will be available at MECA and online.

    More information about the panel discussion and exhibition catalog is available on the website, www.futureofthepast.wordpress.com

    This exhibition has been made possible by the generous support of the Maine Community Foundation’s Equity Fund, Naughty North!, Resources for Organizing and Social Change, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine at the University of Southern Maine, Moth Press, and the Maine College of Art Graduate Studies Program.


  • Bangor-Brewer July 4th Parade and Solidarity Celebration

    Start: Jul 4 2009 - 10:00am

    July 04, 2009, 10:00 AM

    Veterans for Peace 003 — Jim Harney Chapter, Bangor, Maine

    MORE INFO: www.vfp003.org

    DESCRIPTION: Please join Veterans For Peace 003, Jim Harney Chapter, as we march in the annual Bangor-Brewer July 4th Parade. With so much of our nation’s focus turned to the economy and health care reform, it is particularly important to act as a voice for peace. We invite both veterans and non-veterans, members and non-members to join us and be a visual reminder of the importance of peace as we move through the post-Bush era.

    FOURTH OF JULY SOLIDARITY CELEBRATION

    Family Fun on the Fourth! Rain or Shine!
    Join us this Fourth of July at the Solidarity Center
    20 Ivers St., Brewer
    6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

    Food, music & a great spot to watch the fireworks!

    Tickets are $15 for adults, $2 for kids under five and $25 for the whole family, and are available before the event and at the door.

    Proceeds go to benefit Food AND Medicine’s Solidarity Harvest, providing laid-off workers and their families with hearty, healthy Thanksgiving meals, and to the Eastern Maine Labor Council.

    For ticket info, contact Mario at Food AND Medicine — 207.989.5860 Get all the details at: http://tinyurl.com/m5ybla


  • MAINE ANIMAL COALITION'S FIFTH ANNUAL VEGETARIAN FOOD FESTIVAL

    Start: Jul 18 2009 - 11:00am
    End: Jul 18 2009 - 3:00pm

    Save the date! Maine Animal Coalition’s Fifth Annual Vegetarian Food Festival is scheduled for Saturday, July 18, 2009, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the East End Community Center, 195 North Street, Portland, Maine. This year’s festival will feature vegan food samples from product vendors and local restaurants, vegan cooking workshops and demos, exhibitors on vegetarian food, animal issues, environmentalism, organic farming, and vegetarian fitness, kids activities, a raffle and more! Get the full details at our website: http://tinyurl.com/nyz83v.


  • “Generosity” A One Day Meditation Retreat

    Start: Aug 8 2009 - 9:00am
    End: Aug 08 2009 - 4:00pm

    Saturday, August 8th, 2009 9am – 4pm On Thomas Pond in Raymond, Maine (30 minute drive west of Portland) with Nancy Hathaway & Sally Bowden-Schaible

    How generous are we when we receive this day? How generous are we when we give our attention to those we love? How generous with our presence, our alone time, our time with others, are we?

    This one day silent meditation retreat will be offered by two meditation practitioners who have studied in the Zen, Theravada, and Tibetan traditions. FMI about Nancy & Sally, go to www.livingwellcenter.info

    The day will begin with tea and an opening talk followed by 25 minute sitting meditations alternating with walking meditations in the beautiful outdoors. A delicious vegetarian lunch will be served.


  • You're Invited to the 8th Annual Burdock Gathering 2009 for a Free and Sustainable Future

    Start: Aug 18 2009 - 10:00am
    End: Aug 25 2009 - 10:00pm

    August 18-25 in Starks, Maine

    A participatory community gathering
    Workshops, discussions, & skillshares
    Kids workshops & Activities
    Campfires, swimming, music & art
    Lots of fun & free healthy food
    Participating rain or shine!

    Workshops
    Do-it-yourself skillshares
    Sustainable living skills & wild crafting
    Biodiversity & environmental protection
    Indigenous struggles
    Race, gender, sex and sexuality
    Capitalism and class
    Political prisoners: struggles & support
    Unschooling & youth empowerment
    Alternative Building & more!

    Music, Bartering, Performance and Celebration Barter Fair! Saturday August 22nd from 1-4pm Bring crafts,medicine, food, clothing, books or anything else you want to trade.

    Open Mic (less) Night: Friday Night August 21st Burdock Cabaret: Performance, Puppetry, Circus Shows & Music on Saturday Night August 22nd

    Suggested Donation of $5 per day or pay what you can (no one turned away for lack of money) — includes all camping, food, workshops, and music.

    www.burdockgathering.org burdock [at] riseup [dot] net


  • 8th Annual National Organizers' Conference

    Start: Sep 12 2009 - 9:00am
    End: Sep 13 2009 - 5:00pm

    This is an exciting time for our movement to change U.S. policy toward Palestine/Israel to support human rights, international law, and equality. We have a new President who, for the first time in decades, is exerting pressure on Israel to end settlement activity. This past year we witnessed over $3.3 million of divestment from Caterpillar and the first U.S. college to divest from the occupation, and are gearing up to build on these successes with our fall organizing tour. Join us in Chicago Sept. 12-13 to help plan the future of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation during these exciting times.

    See below for information about this exciting gathering:

    LOCATION:

    We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our 8th Annual National Organizers’ Conference at the UniversityCenter in beautiful downtown Chicago at 525 South State Street (the intersection of State Street and Congress Parkway). For more information on how to get there, please click here. (http://tinyurl.com/qrjr8h)

    REGISTRATION:

    Registration for the US Campaign 8th Annual National Organizers’ Conference is now open. The registration fee is $75 and will include conference packets, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and admission to the Saturday key-note speech. To register and pay, click here. (http://tinyurl.com/qrupb5)

    SPEAKERS:

    We are excited to announce that Omar Barghouti and Rashid Khalidi will be speaking at our conference. See below for the biographies of these two amazing advocates for justice. More details on conference agenda will be announced soon.

    Omar Barghouti is a Palestinian political commentator and human rights activist currently studying at Tel Aviv University. He is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and author of numerous articles and essays on the Israeli Occupation.

    Rashid Khalidi is a Palestinian-American historian on Middle East affairs. He currently serves as the director of the Middle East Institute and profession of Modern Arab Studies at ColumbiaUniversity, and has previously held positions at the University of Chicago, GeorgetownUniversity, and the AmericanUniversity of Beirut. He is a founding trustee of The Center for Palestine Research and Studies and author of six books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He also sits on the US Campaign’s Advisory Board. (http://tinyurl.com/qzojdo)

    AGENDA:

    This year’s annual conference will be extremely important; all member groups of the US Campaign should start making plans to send delegates today. We’ll be discussing the political situation and its implications for our work in the United States, our ongoing political and legislative work challenging military aid to Israel, the functioning of the coalition, and next steps forward on our Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaigns. Details for proposal applications will be announced soon. We will be bringing back our Grassroots Training Institute. More details on conference agenda to be announced. (http://tinyurl.com/qhk6nw)

    HOUSING:

    We have included a list of lodging options for your stay in Chicago. Please keep in mind that this September is a very busy time for hotels in Chicago as there are other events coinciding with our conference, so book wisely. Also, please keep in mind that the UniversityCenter is located in downtown Chicago at 525 South State Street (the intersection of State Street and Congress Parkway). To find a place to stay, click here. (http://tinyurl.com/lnabde)

    MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN GOOD-STANDING:

    Please note that while individuals and member groups of the US Campaign are encouraged to attend the conference, only delegates of member organizations in good-standing are allowed to submit proposals and vote at the conference. “In good standing” means that your group has paid its membership dues for 2009. Annual membership dues are set at between $100-$1,000 or more depending on the size and budget of the group. Groups that are unable to pay $100/year can contribute $50 or request a waiver of the membership fee from the Steering Committee. Please click here to check to see if your group is “in good standing.”You can renew your dues by emailing the National Membership & Outreach Coordinator at office [at] endtheoccupation [dot] org (http://tinyurl.com/mg3wf4)

    VOTING DELEGATES:

    Are you a voting delegate? Are you representing your organization at our national conference? If you are not sure, please click here. (http://tinyurl.com/pgn5pu)

    FAQs:

    We have anticipated some questions you might have and went ahead and offered answers. Click here to read the frequently asked questions. (http://tinyurl.com/r3glpx)

    TABLING:

    Showcase your cause by distributing your literature or selling your merchandise. Click here to table and exhibit your cause. (http://tinyurl.com/nynlxo)

    STEERING COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS:

    We are looking to fill 5 positions on our Steering Committee and we encourage delegates to nominate themselves or others to fill these important roles. Click here if you want to nominate yourself for the Steering Committee position with the US Campaign and to find out more about the responsibilities involved. (http://tinyurl.com/nh9tpl)

    GRASSROOTS TRAINING INSTITUTE:

    We are happy to announce the return of the Grassroots Training Institute (GTI) on Sunday, September 13. Please be sure to indicate in your registration form which 3 GTI workshops you are interested in attending.


  • GROW (GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING WORKSHOPS)

    Start: Sep 18 2009 - 9:00am
    End: Sep 20 2009 - 9:00pm

    GROW (GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING WORKSHOPS)

    September 18-20, 2009

    Tanglewood 4-H Camp
    (Ducktrap Road off US Route One, Lincolnville)

    For New and Experienced Grassroots Organizers in Maine and beyond to Learn More about Creating Grassroots Social Change

    Focusing this year on Organizational Development of Grassroots Groups

    Some Likely Workshops Topics:

    Grassroots Fundraising

    Overcoming Oppression in Grassroots Groups/Creating Caring Communities

    Media Strategies for Grassroots Groups

    Group Process, Facilitation, and Decision-Making

    Coalition Building

    Leadership Development

    Stay Tuned for More Information — Registration Info Available in July

    or contact: GROW c/o Resources for Organizing and Social Change, 161 Stovepipe Alley, Monroe, ME 04951

    For questions:

    Iggy, 207-415-4458, iggy [at] riseup [dot] net
    Larry, 207-525-7776, rosc [at] psouth [dot] net
    Jacqui, 207-934-1911, jacquio50 [at] yahoo [dot] com


  • WEEKLY PEACE VIGILS:

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    VIGIL AGAINST THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

    Every Wednesday from 12:00-1:00 PM at Monument Square in Portland

    VIGIL: ISRAEL/PALESTINE ISSUE

    Every Friday from 12:00-1:00 PM at Tommy’s Park at the corner of Middle St and Exchange St, Portland

    BRIDGES FOR PEACE

    Every Sunday-Noon to 1pm
    For a complete list of locations, go to www.peacebridges.org or contact Peace Action Maine (207) 772-0680.

    PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE IF EVERY ONE OF THESE VIGILS IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. PLEASE CONTACT THE PHONE OR E-MAIL ADDRESS LISTED. IF YOU HAVE UPDATED INFO, PLEASE PASS IT ALONG TO US. THANKS!

    Augusta- Fridays, 12:30 p.m., Lithgow Library, corner of State and Winthrop Streets. FMI: 623-1960. Thursdays, 5 p.m., West Side Rotary. FMI: Richard/Rita Clement, 582-4787.

    Bangor- Tuesdays, 5 - 6 p.m., Federal Building, Harlow Street. FMI: Peace and Justice Center, 942-9343.

    Bar Harbor- Sunday Vigil on the Bar Harbor Green. Contact Dee Karnofsky at 288 4365 for details.

    Belfast- Sundays, noon to 1 p.m., In-town traffic light, corner of High and Main Streets. “Standing for Peace”. FMI: Cathy @ 338-1429.

    Blue Hill- Sundays, noon, Blue Hill Bridge. FMI: Judy 326-4405 robbins [at] downeast [dot] net

    Boothbay- Thursdays, 1 to 2 pm, Route 27 sidewalk at traffic light by Hannafords. Boothbay Region Peace and Justice. All are welcome.

    Brunswick- Fridays, 5:30 p.m., Downtown end of Mall. FMI: 443-2899.

    Brunswick- Sunday, 11:30 a.m., First Parish Church, Maine Street.

    Bucksport- Sundays at noon, on the Bucksport/Verona bridge FMI: 469-0067 or tims [at] sullboat [dot] com

    Caribou- Sundays, 1-1:30 p.m., bridge on Main Street

    Camden- Wednesdays from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Village Green. Reciting the current list of dead U. S. soldiers as a remembrance of lives lost. FMI: Mair at 763-4477 or 763-3692.

    Damariscotta- Wednesdays, noon, Newcastle Square. FMI: Suzanne Hedrick, 563-7041.

    Damariscotta/Newcastle Bridge, every Sunday from 12 to 1:00- Bridges for Peace. For more information, contact dstern [at] tidewater [dot] net

    Deer Isle- Mondays, 4- 4:30 p.m., Across from the high school directly in front of the ball field. FMI: Dud Hendrick, 348-2511 or Pat Wheeler 348-5267.

    Eastport- Saturdays, 11 am-noon, on the sidewalk outside the post office on Washington Street. FMI: Ann at connoink [at] netscape [dot] net

    Ellsworth- Sundays, noon-1:00 p.m., on Union River Bridge. The Ellsworth Area Peace Group.

    Freeport- Sundays, 5 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main Street (across from the Gap). FMI: Judy at JAHpknsAB [at] netscape [dot] net Candlelight peace vigil.

    Hallowell- Tuesdays, 7:30-8 p.m., Hallowell bandstand. FMI: Cathie 623-6245. Candlelight peace vigil until the war is over.

    Houlton- Fridays, noon to 12:30, silent vigil at the Peace Pole in Monument Park. FMI: Marilyn Roper 532-3797.

    Kezar Falls- Route 25 Bridge Vigil- Saturday, 10:00AM to 11:00AM. FMI: Dianne at ds167 [at] psouth [dot] net

    Lincolnville Beach- Sundays, noon-1 p.m., Ducktrap Bridge. FMI: John Pincince at 230-2410.

    Newcastle-Wednesdays, 12 noon for 15 minutes. Newcastle Square Park (next to the Congregational Church).

    Orono- Sundays, 11a.m.-1p.m., Stillwater River Bridge in downtown Orono. FMI: Peter Millard at 866-3503.

    Pittsfield- Sundays, 7 p.m., inside Pittsfield Universalist Church. Bring candles. FMI: Sharon Mack, 487-9249 or sharonkileymack [at] hotmail [dot] com If cannot attend, join in spirit by reflecting on a peaceful earth.

    Portland- Fridays, 6-7 p.m., Monument Square. FMI: Jacqui, 934-1911 or jacquio50 [at] yahoo [dot] com [NOTE: this vigil is currently inactive, but Jacqui would restart if people will join her.]

    Portland- Fridays at Noon outside the Nickelodeon Theater. For more information, contact contact, Mary Luby at 207-0060

    Portland- Sundays [See South Portland listing below.]

    Presque Isle- Sundays 12-1PM.

    Rockland- Mondays through Saturdays, 5-6 p.m., Sundays, noon. Corner of Park and Main Streets. FMI: 273-3247.

    Skowhegan- Sundays 12-1, Margaret Chase Smith bridge. FMI:hayrus@gwi.net.

    So.Berwick- Sundays, 11:30-noon, War Memorial on Rte 4. FMI: Rena Lassel,renalassel@hotmail.com or Nora Irvine, journeybag [at] aol [dot] com

    So. Portland- Sundays, 12-1, South Portland end of Casco Bay Bridge. Convenient parking nearby. FMI: David Millard, millard49 [at] hotmail [dot] com

    Winthrop- Saturdays, 9- 9:30 am, Downtown Winthrop. Winthrop Area People for Peace. FMI: Theresa K, 685-9604.

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    WOMEN IN BLACK

    Augusta- Fridays, 12:30-1 p.m., Lithgow Library, Winthrop Street. FMI: Lucia, 549-3061.

    Belfast- Sundays, noon, Southeast corner (Hayford Building) of High and Main Street, FMI: Maureen, 338- 4776, gmjko [at] yahoo [dot] com

    Farmington- Fridays noon-12:30, Post Office. FMI: Judy Rawlings 293-2580 or Lee Sharkey, 293-2390 or http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~sharkey/wib.htm.

    Freeport- Saturdays, 10 a.m., Park on the corner of police/fire building. FMI: Alicia-865-6202 or email aliciaharding1 [at] verizon [dot] net

    Norway- Saturdays, 10-11 a.m., Witherell Park across from library. FMI: Claire, 674-2358.

    Portland- Fridays, noon, Nickelodeon theater, Middle and Temple Streets.

    Portland-Fridays, 5-5:30 p.m., Corner of High and Congress Streets. FMI: 772-0680.

    Skowhegan- Sundays, 2 p.m.

    So. Portland- Tuesdays, 5:30-6:00 p.m., Cottage Road at Pillsbury St. FMI: 767-3003.

    Wells- Sundays, noon-12:30 pm, Rt. 1, in front of Ocean View Cemetery, across from Wells Junior High School. FMI: Betty Williams, 646-5772. back to the top

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    WEEKLY VIGIL AGAINST TORTURE & FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

    Wednesdays, 12:30 - 1 pm, Monument Square, Congress Street, Portland. FMI: Elaine McGillicuddy, ElaineBeatrice [at] maine [dot] rr [dot] com

    INTERFAITH VIGIL TO END THE WAR AND TO NOT START ANY MORE

    Wednesdays, 12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm in Monument Square, Portland