Events List

Price: free Registration: required at https://tinyurl.com/DD-kingtribute  Description: 4 orators will recite some of Dr. King's most famous works in commemoration of his assassination on April 4, 1968.

(General Audience); Wednesday, April 7th 10-11:30 am Price: free Registration: required at eventbrite.com (click to register) Description: Black Owned Maine launched ten months ago. We emphasize 'launched' because we never had any intentions beyond building a basic directory. 24 hours in and our directory received 30,000 views, our Instagram following was growing rapidly. One week…

Thursday, April 8th 6-8 pm Price: free, w/ suggested donation Registration: required at http://mindbridgecenter.org/events Description: Join Mindbridge’s Implicit Bias Educators, Julisa De Los Santos and Katie Beane, for an introduction to the neuropsychology of implicit bias and the ways in which it is actualized on a day-to-day basis. This 2-hour community training is designed to…

Thursday, April 8th 7-8 pm Price: pay what you can, starting at $10 Registration: buy tickets at https://portlandovations.org/event/one-night-of-globalfest/ Description: We invite you to join Portland Ovations for a virtual WATCH PARTY hosted by multiple Grammy Award winner Angelique Kidjo as we take a musical tour around the world. Featuring Dedicated Men Of Zion, Labess, Sofia…

Thursday, April 15th 12-1:30 pm Price: free Registration: required at https://maine.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d0D9oGjZQQ6p58-KMl1x-Q Description: The University of Maine School of Law's 2021 Justice for Women Lecture will present an amazing lineup of activists from around the world for an engaging discussion on the impact of climate change on indigenous women. The event will kick off with a…

Thursday, April 15th 5-6 pm Price: free, w/ suggested donation Registration: required at my.historicnewengland.org (click to register) Description: In other parts of the country, some may think of Maine as very white and very rural—an unlikely setting for a refugee community. Yet in the cities of Lewiston and Portland, the Somali refugee community has carved…

Thursday, April 22nd 5:00-6:30 pm Price: free Registration: required at act.sierraclub.org (click to register) Description: On Earth Day, Sierra Club of Maine will host a panel discussion on the intersectionality of racism, economy, and climate change. Speakers will include Josh Wood, Race & Climate Justice Organizer and Co-Organizing Director for Maine Strikes, Ania Wright, Grassroots…

Saturday, April 24th 4 pm - 6 pm Price: free, w/ suggested donation Registration: required at https://tinyurl.com/jw6x847c (click to register) Description: Anti-AAPI harassment and violence is continuing to rise across the US and in Maine. Learn to recognize this and other forms of identity-based harassment and gain the tools to intervene safely and effectively. Develop…

Wednesday, April 28th 6 pm - 7:30 pm Price: free Registration: required at https://tinyurl.com/s76hyhsn (click to register) Description: Join GPCOG on April 28th at 6pm for our zoom webinar: "So, You Want to Be a Community Leader? How to Run For Office & What to Do When You Win!" We’ll hear stories from community leaders…