Join us in celebrating @wmpg.org and their commitment to bringing you the best in music, news, and powerful community programming.🎉 #WMPG #CommunityRadio #SupportLocal #KeepRadioAlive #PortlandMaine

On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate the vibrant cultures, histories, and resilience of Indigenous communities, including the Wabanaki nation here in Maine which includes the Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy tribes. #IndigenousRightsAreHumanRights

Help MPAC reach its goal of $100,000 in 90 days. Watch, share, and be part of making their fall fundraiser its most impactful yet. 👉 Donate now: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... #MainePrisonerAdvocacy #MPAC #FallFundraiser #CommunityStrong #LookingBackMovingAhead youtu.be/j_tMJ_v24jw?...

Mainers across the state are standing up and speaking out to protect our communities. It was an honor to join the weekly protest in Wells this weekend. In these troubled times, we owe it to our neighbors to stand up, speak out, and get involved!

Don’t miss Emily’s interview with Clara Mulvihill, law student and extern at MIDC, as they talk about burnout among public defense attorneys due to budget shortfalls and underfunding and how it also takes a toll on the people waiting for their day in court. @wmpg.org

===================== MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS ** SEPT 20, 2025 ** ===================== #RESIST through #PEACEFULProtest #STOPtheCUTS-HEALtheWOUNDS #NONViolenceIsPower #EveryEffortCounts REPOST & SHARE! Updated Sept 19, 9:20PM #Maine #MEPolitics pg 1/4

A good reminder that no matter how tough things get, there’s always a way to find hope and create joy. If you’re in the area, join us this Sunday, September 21 at 2 pm at the Wells Activity Center and let’s Sing for Unity. 🕊️💙🎶 open.substack.com/pub/wellsdem...

Don’t miss Linda and Mackenzie’s interview with Valerie Cartonio of the Prison POD podcast, as they discuss how they got started and share their ongoing mission to save lives, restore hope, and reduce suffering and recidivism. Listen live at 90.9 WMPG FM or stream: www.wmpg.org

York County Listening Session for Those Impacted by Parental Incarceration. Please share with anyone who may be interested, and encourage them to fill out the RSVP form to check eligibility and sign up to join a session by Monday, September 22. usouthmaine.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🚨 SIGN UP. SHOW UP. MAKE NOISE. 🚨 📅 We’ve got 10 days. 🕒 We need 10 people per hour slot. ✅ We need the signup sheet filled in. Want to make a real impact? 👉 SIGN UP NOW and bring a friend: signup.com/go/DFkRpaT Let’s show them we’re serious about stopping ICE.

Congress Square in Portland this Friday 9/5.

🚨 Penobscot County wants to build a new jail in Hampden. A vote could happen this fall. No Penobscot County Jail Expansion will be fighting this proposal, but they can’t do it alone. 📢 Join the weekly Zoom Sundays at 4 PM to get involved. #NoPenobscotCountyJailExpansion

They’ll discuss the power of storytelling in travel, cultural preservation, and the economic impact of bringing Black joy into spaces where people of color have historically been excluded. WMPG FM or stream: www.wmpg.org

No ICE in Wells! standout schedule through September 14th.

Don’t miss Emily’s interview this Sunday, August 24 at 1:30 PM with Robert Black, a student at Maine Law and intern at the Maine Indigent Defense Center, as they talk about the national public defense crisis and labor unions. 90.9 WMPG FM or stream: www.wmpg.org

Let's keep it going! Here's the standout schedule from 8/15 to 8/25.

Don’t miss Mackenzie’s interview this Sun., 8/17 at 1:30p with Niki Merrill, Program Coordinator for the Maine Department of Corrections through the Portland Recovery Community Center. They’ll discuss the importance of recovery coaching while incarcerated. @wmpg.org

Amazing turnout for today’s Sunrise to Sunset stand out! Much gratitude to everyone who showed up from Portland, Westbrook, Saco, Lyman, Limington, Kennebunk, Wells, Sanford, South Berwick, and beyond. We even had a visitor from DC!! 🗣️This is what democracy looks like! 💙 wgme.com/news/local/p...

We'll be joining @weareallamerica.bsky.social on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Register today to join!

Stop the construction of a new jail in Penobscot County. Jails do not make communities safer or improve people's lives. There are many effective and far less costly alternatives. Visit abolitionhub.wixsite.com/nojailexpans... for more information and join Sunday’s meeting to see how you can help.

Don’t miss Swathi and Liv’s interview with Youth Justice Network intern Ben this Sunday, August 10 at 1:30 PM. They’ll discuss the joy of travel, the freedom it brings, the people we meet along the way, and explore transportation and housing policy. www.wmpg.org

Happening next Friday, August 15!

Let’s have another rally to remember! Sign-up for Indivisible Team Southern Maine’s Sunrise-to-Sunset, No ICE in Wells! Standout: signup.com/go/oJTbBpE Sunday, August 10th 5:42 am - 7:52pm (tag-teams) LOCATION: 1563 Post Road, Wells, ME (police/fire departments building)

📣 Protest Schedule through August 10! 📍 Tuesday: Standout at Wells Town Hall, 5:30–6:30 PM 🌞 Sunday (NEW!): Sunrise to Sunset Standout organized by Indivisible Southern Maine — come any time, tag in as others tag out! Join us and make your voice heard!

Excellent video from last Monday's standout! Thanks to MD at Rise & Resist for recording the event and to everyone who showed up to say “NO I.C.E. in Wells!” vimeo.com/1105301458/4...

People fear for deportation.... They are afraid there will not be anyone to defend them, and afraid to have their kids playing in the community because their kids might not return. ~Mufalo Chitam, director, Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/t...

A report on the health of Maine's Democracy, at democracymaine.org #Maine #MEPolitics

Thank you to the 85+ people who showed up this morning to say NO I.C.E. in Wells Maine! 💙

Happening Tomorrow Monday 7/21 at 9a!

Next Wednesday, July 23 at 6:00 pm on zoom. Atlantic Black Box to host a presentation by Bill Grabin, who joined a local effort to uncover the history of Wabanaki and Black residents of Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Arundel. Link to register: atlanticblackbox.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/a...

Don’t miss Liv and Swathi’s interview this Sunday, July 13 at 1:30p with Joseph Jackson MPAC Exe. Dir. and Youth Program Coordinator, Andre Hicks, as they talk about joy, defiance, and the carceral system in Maine. Listen live at 90.9 WMPG FM or stream: www.wmpg.org

Whether you’re attending a weekly standout, supporting BIPOC-led initiatives, educating yourself, signing petitions, writing a letter to the editor, or having tough conversations, every small action matters. 🌱 #RacialJustice #SummerOfAction #KeepTheMovementGoing

NO to ICE in Wells, Maine

LD 958 “An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Tribal Lands" has passed the Maine Senate by a vote of 20 to 12! The bill is now on to the desk of Governor Mills. We encourage folks to reach out to the Governor’s office and urge her to sign LD 958 into law!

Rain or Shine!

Please support LD 648. Follow the link and send a message to your legislators asking them to vote YES. Thank you to @FAMM for creating this action alert! act.famm.org/a/support-ex...

Rain or Shine!

Do you live in Wells? Your town board needs to hear from you! ADD YOUR NAME URGING THE TOWN BOARD TO WITHDRAW FROM ITS AGREEMENT WITH ICE. action.aclu.org/send-message...

Cancel the I.C.E. Contract! Saturday, May 17 1–2 PM Wells Public Safety Building Join us in telling Town officials: ICE has no place in Wells or anywhere in Maine. Our community deserves safety, not surveillance. Make your voice heard. Show up. Speak out. Demand change.

🗣️This is what democracy looks like. A view from various Standouts in southern Maine in protest of the current administration’s policies and practices. youtu.be/x3UaVgs0two?...