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We are a voice of education and a center for people committed to disarmament and creative responses to conflict.

Peace Action Maine's Mission:
We are a voice of education and a center for people committed to disarmament and creative responses to conflict.
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Call to Protest Warship Christening: 1 month before COP26!

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SATURDAY OCT 2, 10-12 am

Update from Lisa Savage:
"I just learned that the next BIW warship "christening" is this Saturday Oct 2 (came out in the news last night).
We are planning to gather for nonviolent protest at 10am (South Gate, on Washington St. in Bath) and hear from some speakers. Participants are asked to mask and socially distance."
This call originated and is shared from Maine Natural Guard.
https://www.facebook.com/events/3124587367828408/
FMI: 207-399-7623
Press Release for this event.

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Commemorating #Hiroshima 2022 in #Maine

Jul 26, 2022
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Invited, One and All August 6 is Hiroshima Day#Hiroshima2022 #Maine photo album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/gR3ahEDUiWj1p3cM7 Video clips: https://youtu.be/OA3jHbsbAHkTribute to Dr. Lown and #HiroshimaDay 2022 Lewiston Pt 1-https://youtu.be/nt-_mswb6O. PSR presentation on #HiroshimaDay 2022, -Second half of the tribute to…
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#PeaceWave2022 #Nagasaki #Maine Article 9

Jul 24, 2022
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View the recording of David Rothauser's Aug 9 Discussion. We commemorated #Nagasaki2022 77 years later.Press Release: Join us! #PeaceWave2022! Tuesday Aug. 9, 7-8:30In commemoration of #Nagasaki, we will view a film by David Rothauser: Article 9 Comes to America, about the evolving Article 9 in Japan's Constitution. The…
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Memorial Day Parade Brunswick 2022 Peace Hub

May 30, 2022
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Brunswick Maine held its Memorial Day Parade once again in-person after a few years hiatus due to Covid. The Peace Hub groups once again ask participants to wear black or dark clothing. Check out Maine Veterans For Peace and PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick sites too..
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Poor People's Campaign: Militarism and Ecological Devastation

May 07, 2022
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This Saturday join us for the Poor People’s Campaign’s Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls. #MeetUsinDC or tune in online at www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream at 9:30am ET on June 18. Poor People’s Campaign National Website…
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Peace in Ukraine: International Day of Action: May 7

May 06, 2022
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"Consider President Biden’s proposed $33 billion in additional aid to Ukraine. Twenty billionof it is for weapons, eight billion for humanitarian relief, and five billion for economic recovery.The proportions in the package speak volumes"**. This Saturday, May 7, Peace Action Maine joins the International Day of Action-…
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Maine TaxDay/EarthDay Pop-Up Art Exhibit

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April 18 Monday, Pop-Up Art Exhibit TaxDay/Earth Day! Street Art Pop-Up Art Exhibit. #TaxDayEarthDay 2022, #GDAMS2022Congress Sq. Park, Portland, MaineShare on Tweet and with your friends.Share your music. Poems. #Resist War Industry, #People Over Pentagon! Join the War Industry Resisters Network, look for more events near…
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#PeaceInUkraine Global Day of Action March 6

Mar 25, 2022
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Maine: #PeaceInUkraine #StopWar! We were there in Portland at NOON, Congress Square Park, Sunday March 6FMI: https://www.peaceinukraine.orgThe link to some of the signs and messaging: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Xc6RgiWh1KnZpbgc8Most of the participants stayed around for the group video: https://youtu.be/0V91k35eZjc Here is…
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Ukraine: Peace Matters!

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Rally: Congress Square Park. Video of poem and statement shared with us today. Sunday April 3, 12:00-1:00.In response to President Zelenskyy's call today: “Make yourself visible and heard...Say that people matter, freedom matters. Peace matters. Ukraine matters. " A big "thank you" to all of you who joined us. Photos from…
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Mar 17, 2022
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March 25, Friday, Noon -1pm. Energy, dependence, war and peace.Join our zoominar with Paul Kando*. If you subscribe to the Lincoln County News, you'll be familiar with his column: Energy Matters, recently making the connection between energy policy, climate change, and the prospects for war. Born in Hungary, he discussed a…
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Cuba Myth-Busting: An on-the-ground report from Havana

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Maine Family helping to evacuate Ukrainians

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Zoom with Brian Milakovsky, a FaceBook friend, who was posting from Volnovakha, eastern Ukraine.He is from Somerville Maine, attended Cony High School, and studied Forestry at the University of Maine.Our 1/2 hour zoom with Brian(in Croatia) and his father(in Maine) took place on SUNDAY 2 PM March 13.The program began with…
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The Military Industrial Complex and our Culture

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