#PineTreeActivism Calendar
Scheduled Events

Details confirmed as of Fri, April 25th.

APR 26, Sat 12-1:00PM – #WaldoboroME Rt1 & Main St (Park & Ride lot), Waldoboro, Maine Join Us in Pro-Democracy Protest

APR 26, Sat 12:00-3:00PM (& every Sat) – Blue Hill Town Hall, 18 Union St, #BlueHillME Join in Weekly Peaceful Protest

APR 26, Sat 12:30-1:30PM (& every Fri) – Bucksport Verona Island Bridge, #BucksportME Join in Weekly Peaceful Protest

APR 26, Sat 3:30- ? PM – #PortlandME May Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland, Maine BREAD & PUPPET THEATER – Classic New England puppet troupe with puppets large and small presents “The Obligation to Live: To be alive and act against the actors of death, and to plant garlic in the rubble of the empire.” Not to be missed. www.mvprights.org/events/bread-puppet-spring-tour

APR 27, Sun 12-2:00PM – #WellsME 1563 Post Rd, in front of the Wells Police Department, Wells, Maine Wells Stand Out: Oppose Local Police Working With ICE – Come help send a clear message: We do not want police in Maine acting as ICE. Bring a sign, bring a friend.

APR 27, Sun 1-2PM (& every Sun) – #WatervilleME 1 Kennedy Memorial Dr, Waterville (on the bridge next to CVS) Stand Up to Preserve and Restore Our Country – Demand restoration and preservation of our democracy, support of Ukraine, and opposition to the Musk/Trump administration: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/779042/

APR 27, Sun 4-5PM (& every Sun) – #PortsmouthNH in front of North Church off Market Square, Portsmouth, NH Civil Rights Sundays – take a stand to defend our democracy! Hosted by #OccupySeacoast

@AIF_Massachusetts

#DOGE terminates grant for #Maine #FilmArchive in #Bucksport

April 14, 2025

BUCKSPORT, Maine (WABI) - "A Hancock County non-profit says the Trump Administration abruptly terminated a six-figure federal grant this month.

"Northeast Historic Film in Bucksport has been dedicated to preserving Maine history for four decades.

"Executive Director David Weiss says he received a letter from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, around 1:00 a.m. on April 2nd. That’s how they learned a $341,000 grant from the National Endowment for the #Humanities was canceled.

"The money was funding a project to catalog, digitize, and publish material NHF has collected from Maine television stations over the last 35 years. Weiss says they’re now looking at a $104,000 budget deficit and the paychecks of all seven archives staff members are taking a hit.

" 'The only good thing about it is that I don’t feel singled out, you know? I feel like this is just a broad thing that happened, and we got caught up in it. It’s not like they said, ‘You are bad.’ It’s just like, ‘Well, you’re all bad.’ So, safety in numbers, maybe that’s the best I can say,' Weiss said.

"While Weiss says an appeal wouldn’t do any good, there is the potential for them to be involved in a lawsuit to hopefully get some of the funding back.

"In the meantime, they’ve launched a #fundraising push to try to cover some of the losses. It’s raised $15,000 in just two days.

"If you’d like to contribute, visit oldfilm.org and click on 'GIVE.' "

Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/doge-terminates-grant-for-maine-film-archive-in-bucksport/ar-AA1CUQf2

#Maine and #NewHampshire #HandsOff Mass Mobilization Events

handsoff2025.com - #NationalDayofAction as of 4/3/2025

Maine and New Hampshire Hands Off Rallies

#CherryfieldME, 12noon-2:00pm, Rt 1 Bridge, River Road & Rt 1
NEW! #ConwayNH, 12noon-2:00pm, NH-16 & NH-113, Four Corners Main & Mountain Highway
#PortsmouthNH, 12noon-2:00pm, Market Square
NEW! #WolfeboroNH, 12noon-2:00pm, 136 South Main Street
#BlueHill, 12noon-3:00pm (& every Sat), Town Hall, 18 Union Street. Join us in peaceful protest!
#BucksportME #VeronaME, Route 1 Bridge (Eastern Channel Bridge), Bucksport
NEW! #DoverNH, 2:00-3:00pom, 238 Indian Brook Road, Week's Crossing, near Tucker's
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Source:
https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3llwcc6zibk25
#April5Events #April5th #HandsOff2025 #HandsOff #Antifascism #Events #MaineResists #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism #NHResists