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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 28/09/2026

Thank you to all the organizers and attendees at the Common Ground Fair! Every year the crowds are so kind and open to learning about what our chapter is up to, and how they can get involved. See you next year! 😊🌹

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 19/07/2026

We were honored to cosponsor yesterday’s anti-ICE rally in Portland, where hundreds gathered to listen to speakers who shared many stories and messages with one demand: ICE OUT NOW! #abolishICE

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 15/07/2026

Our statement on the murder of Johan Sebastian Guerrero by ICE agents on July 13 in Biddeford, Maine. #abolishICE

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 15/03/2026

Thank you to all members and allies who marched under the Larkin-Connolly Committee for Labour banner in today’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Portland. ✊🚩 “Governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.” - James Connolly

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 04/01/2026

🚩📢 For folks in and around Bangor Maine! 📢🚩 TODAY @ NOON CHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE Dress warm, bring signs!!

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 03/01/2026

📣🚩EMERGENCY PROTEST📣🚩 TODAY AT 2 PM LONGFELLOW SQUARE PORTLAND, MAINE Bring your signs and your voices! Demand an end to the illegal US intervention in Venezuela!

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 22/09/2025

Thank you Common Ground Fair! It’s always fun to talk with Mainers who have questions and believe in the work we do! We learned that many people hold socialist positions and beliefs who don’t even know it, and the support our volunteers received was overwhelming. 🌹🚩

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 02/09/2025

On Sept 2, 1945, the Vietnamese declared their independence. Hồ Chí Minh referenced the US Declaration. “All men are created equal; they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..” The US then went on to wage a senseless war. Let us acknowledge the right of self determination.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 11/07/2025

Happy Birthday Maine DSA! We have: - 1 State House member - 2 Portland City Council members - established rent control in Portland - built tenant unions - increased min. wage - carried out many mutual aid projects ..AND MUCH MORE! We are just getting started, join us! act.dsausa.org/donate/membe...

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 19/06/2025

Happy Juneteenth! Why do we celebrate this important holiday, and why do some conservatives hate that we do? On June 19, 1865, the Union Army finally took control of Texas, the last bastion of Confederate holdouts. They enforced the liberation of all slaves, over 250,000 left in the state.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 02/05/2025

Over 1,500 people gathered in Portland on May Day to express their support for labor and oppressed peoples everywhere. We are proud to be part of this coalition. We smell a united front forming. ✊🚩

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 30/04/2025

🇻🇳 Happy Liberation Day 🇻🇳 50 years ago today, Vietnamese forces triumphantly marched into Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), reunifying the nation after TWO independence wars against foreign imperialist forces, France and the US. Vietnam is a success story for anti-imperialists everywhere.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 25/04/2025

On Thursday, May 1st, there will be a large contingent marching through Portland to celebrate #MayDay and support working class issues. There will be member participants from dozens of organizations marching together, uniting in common cause. Will you join us?

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 22/04/2025

Sick of mobilizing? Ready to organize? Join us on May Day! 🌹 It’s one thing to talk, and it’s another to build true community with our neighbors. Let’s reclaim our holiday. ✊

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 08/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day! ✊🚩 From its roots in 1908 when women in NYC struck for better working conditions and the right to vote, to socialist women making it a global holiday, and this holiday’s role in sparking the Russian Revolution, we forever stand together demanding liberation for all!

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 20/01/2025

Live in Maine and curious about DSA? Our Winter Convention is this Saturday! There’ll be workshops & opportunities to learn how you can get involved. Members can show up at 10:30am, doors open to the public at 12:30pm! RSVP🔻 actionnetwork.org/events/maine...

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 17/01/2025

Live near Portland? Are you angry, scared, unsure about the incoming Trump 2.0 era? Feel like it’s time to take a stand and get involved? Join us & others on Mon, Jan 20th to join in solidarity and connect with orgs putting in the work. Every struggle begins with a first step. ✊🚩

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 11/12/2024

Join our Political Education Committee on Dec. 29th for a discussion of how imagination and science fiction help us envision a socialist future that breaks through and beyond capitalism. Recommended reading list will be sent out once you RSVP🔻 actionnetwork.org/events/towar...

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 10/12/2024

As the sun sets earlier and the snow begins to fall, ‘tis the season for gathering around with comrades. Join us at Portland Zoo Tuesday, Dec. 17th for a no pressure hangout. Members and non-members welcome! RSVP🔻 actionnetwork.org/events/pub-n...

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 09/12/2024

We proudly support our friends in the MaineHealth Interpreters Union who are fighting for fair conditions and a fair contract! ✊ If you are available, we encourage folks to join their info picket this Friday, located at the shuttle stop just outside the hospital. 🚩

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 07/12/2024

Housing in Maine is becoming more and more untenable by the month. It’s not just around Portland. It’s affecting midcoast, Lewiston, Bangor, and more. There is a forum today for tenants looking to establish greater solidarity. Join in-person, on Zoom. If you rent, you want to be here.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 10/11/2023

Jess Falero has organized another solidarity event for the unhoused community as winter sets in and the sweeps continue. If you live in Portland, Maine, please ask your councilors to support Order 68-23/24 to stop encampment sweeps. council@portlandmaine.gov⁠ 207-874-8300⁠

Solidarity Vigil
STOP THE SWEEPS
November 13, 2023 at 4PM at Portland City Hall

We demand the Portland City Council pass Order 68-23/24 to stop encampment sweeps and enforcement of the camping and loitering bans.
Stopping these sweeps for the winter will save lives. The city’s enforcement of these policies has displaced hundreds of unhoused people in Portland and with winter upon us, encampment sweeps and bans on camping become even more dangerous.
Encampment sweeps are always violent and harmful. Forcing residents to abandon their encampments and relocate to secluded, riskier locations further from warmth and services is a recipe for disaster.
To become a safe, welcoming and equitable city, Portland must invest in affordable housing, an adequate shelter system, and greater social services instead of using the police to evict our neighbors.
STOP THE SWEEPS

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 08/11/2023

For the second time this year, Portland voters have turned out in overwhelming support of tenant rights and voted against a referendum designed to increase landlords’ profits and decrease tenant protections. We are so proud of this city of ours, but the fight doesn’t end here.

The text "Portland voters say no on a" is above the city of portland skyline. the city skyline is tinted red.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 06/11/2023

⏰ Election Day is fast-approaching! Don’t forget to vote NO on Question A tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7th. All Portland polls will be open from 7 am - 8 pm.

54 percent of Portland's residents are renters and event more are facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness.
Say No to Rollbacks on Rent Control. Vote No on A.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 04/11/2023

Join these rent control supporters in voting No on A!

Join Pious Ali, Justin Costa, Dylan Pugh, George Rheault, and Andrew Zarro in voting No on A.

Join Senator Ben Chipman, Representative Ben Collings, Representative Greyson Lookner, and Representative Charles Skold in voting No on A.

Join Councilor April Fournier, Councilor Victoria Pelletier, Councilor Regina Philips, Councilor Roberto Rodriguez, and Councilor Anna Trevorrow in voting No on A.

Join Maine People's Alliance, Housing Justice Maine, and Trelawny Tenants' Union in voting No on A.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 04/11/2023

💥 We aren’t the only ones who think Question A will be bad for Portland & bad for renters. Check out all of the folks (and organizations) who have joined us so far in saying: VOTE NO ON A ‼️

5 out of 6 Portland mayoral candidates are voting No on A, alongside 10 plus elected officials and local organizations.
Join them on Tuesday, November seventh in voting No on Question A. Say no to rent gouging. Say no to roll backs on rent control. Vote No on A.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 04/11/2023

Courts place people into conservatorship by deciding they're mentally unfit -- a term which has been used against marginalized people. While the provision in question is not currently enforced, it could serve as a trigger law like after Roe v Wade. Vote YES ON QUESTION 8 to protect voting rights.

What is Question 8?
Conservatorships are based on courts deciding that someone is mentally unfit to make their own decisions over their finances, housing, etc. The court can decide how they define "mentally unfit" and has historically used it to take agency away from marginalized people. Even though the Maine constitutional provision in question has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court in the past and therefore cannot currently be enforced, as we've seen with Roe v. Wade, these decisions can be overturned at any time. It is important vote YES ON QUESTION 8 to strengthen voting rights for people in these situations before there is a chance for them to be taken away completely.

How will it look on your ballot?
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Allow Persons Under Guardianship for Mental Illness to Be Electors. Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to remove a provision prohibiting a person under guardianship for reasons of mental illness from voting for Governor, Senators and Representatives, which the United States District Court for the District of Maine found violates the United States Constitution and federal law?

On Tuesday, November seventh,
Vote YES on Question 8

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 04/11/2023

YES ON QUESTION 6 to require that all official printings of Maine's constitution include the entire document, including Section 5 which states Maine’s commitment to honor “all duties and obligations … towards the Indians” accepted as part of Maine’s separation from Massachusetts in 1820.

what is question 6?
question 6 asks that all printed versions of Maine's constitution include the entire document. Section 5 of the Maine constitution is one of the parts that is no longer printed. It references Maine's commitment to honor "all duties and obligations ... toward the Indians" as part of Maine's separation from Massachusetts in 1820.
By including this in the constitution , it faces the dark history Maine has in disregarding the rights of its indigenous inhabitants. Transparency of the state's obligations to the indigenous people native to this land is an important step in the fight for indigenous solidarity and sovereignty for Maine.

how will it look on your ballot?
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require All Provisions in the Constitution to Be Included in the Official Printing. Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that all of the provisions of the Constitution be included in the official printed copies of the Constitution prepared by the Secretary of State?

on tuesday november seventh
vote yes on question 6

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 04/11/2023

YES on Question 4 requires car companies to provide more access to repair parts and technical data for owners and repair shops. It also requires dealers to tell buyers if the car they're buying is equipped to send data back to the manufacturer. VOTE YES ON QUESTION 4!

What is question 4?
yes on question 4 requires car companies to provide more access to repair parts and technical data for owners and repair shops. It also requires dealers to tell buyers if the car they're buying is equipped to send data back to the manufacturer.

How will it look on your ballot?
An Act Regarding Automotive Right to Repair. Do you want to require vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board diagnostic systems and provide remote access to those systems and mechanical data to owners and independent repair facilities?

On tuesday, november 7th, vote yes on question 4

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 04/11/2023

YES ON QUESTION THREE to put our power delivery into democratic control and take it away from greedy, investor owned, multinational corporations. We can achieve better service, better rates, and a mandate to help meet Maine’s climate goals by switching to Pine Tree Power! 🌲⚡❤️

What is question 3?
a yes on question three for pine tree power means putting our power delivery into democratic control and taking it away from greedy, investor-owned multinational corporations. we can achieve better service, better rates, and a mandate to help meet Maine's climate goals by switching to Pine Tree Power! This also means voting voting no on question 1.

How will it look on your ballot?
An Act to Create the Pine Tree Power Company, a Nonprofit, Customer-owned Utility. Do you want to create a new power company governed by an elected board to acquire and operate existing for-profit electricity transmission and distribution facilities in Maine?

On Tuesday November Seventh, vote Yes on Question three

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 04/11/2023

A YES ON QUESTION 2 would prevent foreign entities and governments from contributing to campaigns that will influence ballot questions and candidates in Maine. It will also require disclosure on political ads if a foreign government or entity has donated any money to that advertisement.

What is Question 2?
A Yes on Question 2 would prevent foreign entities and governments from contributing to campaigns that will influence ballot questions and candidates in Maine. It will also require disclosure on political ads if a foreign government or entity has donated any money to that advertisement.

How will it look on your ballot?
An Act to Prohibit Campaign Spending by Foreign Governments and Promote an Anticorruption Amendment to the United States Constitution. Do you want to ban foreign governments and entities that they own, control, or influence from making campaign contributions or financing communications for or against candidates or ballot questions?

On Tuesday November 7th:
Vote Yes on Question 2

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 03/11/2023

Central Maine Power has bankrolled their own referendum. Question One, “No Blank Checks,” is an effort to delay public power -- giving them even more time to spend our power bill money on corporate propaganda. Tell them to pound sand by voting NO ON QUESTION ONE!

What is Question 1?
Investor owned utilities knew they would lose when Mainers got to vote on Question 3, so they bankrolled their own referendum. Question One, "no blank checks" is an effort to kick the can down the road for another year giving them time to spend our power bill money on corporate propaganda. Tell them to pound sand by voting NO ON 1.

How will it look on your ballot?
An Act to Require Voter Approval of Certain Borrowing by Government-controlled Entities and Utilities and to Provide Voters More Information Regarding That Borrowing. Do you want to bar some quasi-governmental entities and all consumer-owned electric utilities from taking on more than $1 billion in debt unless they get statewide voter approval?

On Tuesday, November 7th:
Vote No on Question 1.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 02/11/2023

Join us tomorrow to demand Rep Pingree cosponsor the CeasefireNow and oppose funding of the settler-colonial occupation and continued genocide against the people of Palestine. We must stop feeding the war machine. All Palestinians must be free. Now is the time to make your voice heard.

A roughly-sketched dove holding a poppy in its mouth above the following text.
Ceasefire Now
Friday, November 3, 3pm.
Demand Representative Pingree sign on to the Ceasefire Resolution and oppose all further funding of Israel's occupation and genocide of Palestinians.
The rally will be held at Rep Pingree's Portland Office at 2 Portland Fish Pier in Portland Maine.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 22/10/2023

RE-POST (wrong time in prior image) Are you a member of Maine DSA? If so, join us for a special general meeting to determine whether we should be recommending a vote on any of the 8 (!!) statewide referenda we're voting on in just a few weeks. actionnetwork.org/events/octob...

Maine DSA Talks Ballots!
Oct 22, 7 PM
A special GM was called by members to discuss upcoming statewide referenda and whether to recommend a vote on any of them.
If you are a member, please come by and share your thoughts!

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 16/10/2023

This is the second landlord-backed effort to gut rent control and tenant protections in just 6 months. Vote NO on A (again) at City Hall from now until Tuesday, November 7th (or request your absentee ballot online).

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 28/09/2023

We are once again asking you to vote NO on Question A 🙄 If Question A passes, thousands of tenants will be stripped of their tenant protections and once again be left at the whims of private landlords. We need every tenant in Portland to turn out on November 7th to tell landlords No! (on A).

Bernie Sanders with text reading "I am once again asking you to vote no on a"

While Portland residents were out voting NO on A on June 13, 2023, landlords were collecting signatures to launch another attempt to roll back rent control.

Meet Question A (again):
Question A would kick thousands of tenants off of our city's existing rent control protections by making units run by a landlord with fewer than 10 units exempt from rent control.

We're mad, too.

Join us in voting NO on Question A on November 7th... again.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 14/09/2023

HURRICANE LEE HAZARD PAY UPDATE! All workers making less than $21 an hour must now make at least $21 an hour. Tipped workers get $10.50 + tips. This is active until the state of emergency is lifted. This excludes government employees of the City of Portland. Stay Safe this Weekend🌹

Governor Mills has issued a state of emergency for all of Maine. Here what this means for Portland workers:

In 2020, Portland voters passed a strong minimum wage ordinance which included hazard pay for all workers called into work during states of emergency like COVID or this pending hurricane.

Implementation was delayed until 2022, at which point the local emergency was quickly ended by a majority of the council after lobbying by big business and chamber of commerce. But hazard pay remains for future declarations, like right now.

Since we're in state of emergency, all workers in Portland who aren't city employees normally making under $21/hour must be paid at least $21/hour throughout the duration of this declared emergency.

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 26/08/2023

We have a merch store now! If you didn't get a chance to peruse our totes and stickers at DSA National Convention, this is your time! mainedsa.org/merch-store

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 25/08/2023

The City of Portland is planning on sweeping the encampment at Fore River on September 6th and the outreach workers working to help everyone living there need more time! If you live in Portland, please join us in calling for a delay! actionnetwork.org/letters/fore...

Portland City Council to Evict Unhoused Portlanders from the Fore River Encampment on Wednesday, September 6th.

Join us in calling for a delay to give the outreach workers trying to help everyone living there more time!

Visit mainedsa.org/action

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Maine DSA @mainedsa.org · 22/08/2023

We’re so proud and excited to see @breadnrosie.bsky.social elected to Democratic Socialists of America's National Political Committee! Rose has been pivotal, dedicated, and hard-working in our chapter and recent campaigns, and we’re thrilled to see her bring that same spirit to the national level!

Listing of the members of Democratic Socialists of America's National Political Committee from 2023 to 2025.
Top row: Ahmed Husain, Alex Pellitteri, Amy Wilhelm, Ashik Siddique, and Cara Tobe.
Middle row: Colleen Johnston, Frances Gill, John Lewis, Kristin Schall, and Laura Wadlin.
Bottom row: Luisa M, Megan Romer, Rashad X, Renée Paradis, Rose DuBois, and Sam Heft-Luthy.

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