SPRING 2017 — Things Mainers can do after seeing Down to Earth Climate Justice Stories
Come to the People’s Climate March/Mobilization on Saturday, April 29, from 10am-1pm at the State House in Augusta. Info available at special Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1900909990179657/ Buses to the simultaneous national march in DC are being organized by Sierra Club Maine Chapter. Call 761-5616 for more info.
Call your state representative to support changing Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day LD 914. Public testimony from 58 people given at the public hearing can be found at http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=914&PID=1456&snum=128&sec3# Bill received a divided report and to date has not been reported out of the Committee for consideration by the whole legislature.
Workshops on nonviolent direct action are being conducted regularly throughout the state. If you have a group interested in learning about NVDA and hosting a workshop or would like to attend one of the free workshops, contact Larry Dansinger at 262-3706 or Resources for Organizing and Social Change website at http://resourcesforsocialchange.org/.
Activities are on-going to support pipeline protests (Protect South Portland, Keystone XL, Dakota Access, and others), Indigenous rights, divestment from fossil fuels. To get information, updates and contacts, be in touch with Andy Burt at 380-5387 or downtoearth145@gmail.com. She can direct you to Maine contacts.