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#GoodTrouble#protesters rally in #BangorME against the #Trump administration

by Annie Rupertus July 17, 2025

"About 200 people gathered on Stillwater Avenue near the Bangor Mall Thursday evening to rally against the Trump administration in honor of the late congressman and civil rights activist #JohnLewis.

"The event was the latest in a series of nationwide protests broadly opposing President Donald Trump’s policies, with '#GoodTroubleLivesOn' events planned in more than 1,500 locations across all 50 states, according to The Guardian.

"More than 20 Maine communities participated in Thursday’s protests. The Bangor event was organized by #IndivisibleBangor, a progressive advocacy group that formed after the 2016 election to oppose Trump’s agenda. Indivisible has thousands of chapters across the country.

"The protest aimed to embody Lewis’s appeal for Americans to get into 'good trouble, #NecessaryTrouble,' in pursuit of #SocialJustice, according to organizer Mary Ann Larson.

" 'People are waking up,' Larson said, noting she was especially concerned about the recently passed budget reconciliation bill and what it will mean for #RuralMaine hospitals and people who rely on #FoodStamps funded by the federal government.

"Thursday’s protest attendees were mostly older adults. Many brought American flags and pro-democracy signs with messages like '#NoKings in America' and 'imagine being afraid of #diversity more than #dictatorship' — similar messaging to the larger 'No Kings' rally last month, which saw more than 1,000 participants in Bangor.

"The group seemed to get mostly positive responses from drivers passing by on the busy Bangor road, who often honked or waved out of their windows at the crowd lined up on the curb between Chick-fil-A and Washville.

"One attendee, artist Bernice Cross, wore a handmade jacket with painted American flag imagery. She drove to the protest from Greenbush in a car she painted with abstract art and #BlackLivesMatter messaging in 2020 in response to the murder of #GeorgeFloyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

"Cross came out because 'I love America,' she said, and in her view, Trump is destroying America and the values it was founded on.

"For Cynthia Purmort and Mary Ann Labue of Cape Cod, who drove down to Bangor from their camp in Willimantic, a desire to defend the Constitution and individual freedoms were key in bringing them out to the protest.

" 'These are desperate times,' Purmort said.

"Many rallygoers also mentioned defending #immigrants as a key issue, with some chanting, 'Hey hey! Ho ho! #StephenMiller’s got to go' in reference to Trump’s #HomelandSecurity advisor.

"Multiple protesters also expressed concerns about the measure approved by the Senate Thursday that would slash funding for #PublicBroadcasting and international aid [#USAID].

"Thursday’s rally was planned to coincide with the five-year anniversary of Lewis’s death.

"He was a key figure in the #CivilRights Movement who spent decades advocating for #RacialJustice and nonviolent #resistance. He is especially known for leading over 600 voting rights protesters on an #Alabama march from #SelmaToMontgomery in 1965 that is widely credited with spurring the passage of the landmark #VotingRightsAct.

"Alabama state troopers attacked the nonviolent marchers on Selma’s #EdmundPettusBridge and fractured Lewis’s skull, but he survived and later was elected to represent an Atlanta district in the U.S. Congress in 1986, serving until he died of pancreatic cancer in 2020."

Source:
bangordailynews.com/2025/07/17

Bangor Daily News · ‘Good trouble’ protesters rally in Bangor against the Trump administrationBy Annie Rupertus

Join us for the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit Volunteer Cookout & Potluck on Saturday, July 12th, noon to 2pm.

We'll have food on the grill (meat & vegan).

Find out about planning the Summit in February, or helping on the day of the Summit — or just learn more!

We meet community partners, learn from each other, and build a better Pittsburgh.

The sign-up form has a link to a map to the Prospect Shelter, Prospect Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15217

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

Join us for the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit Volunteer Cookout & Potluck Saturday, July 12th, noon to 2pm!

Would you like join our community in planning the 28th annual Summit in February, or help the day of the Summit? We have roles from reviewing abstracts for workshops, to putting out the box lunches. We order the food, make the program book, and more. It's a wonderful community that includes folks from across the area.

Coming to the volunteer cookout gets you lunch, and doesn't obligate you to anything. 🤣 Come learn more!

We'll have food on the grill (meat & vegan).

We'll be in Schenley Park, at the Prospect Shelter, Prospect Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15217

You can sign up here, and there's a link to the map to the shelter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

Learn more about the Summit: prjs.org

United Methodist clergy take a shepherding approach to encouraging racial awareness and racial justice activism in their congregations. Clergy may also be personally invested in racial justice separate from their congregations. Read more from Anna Holleman, Erin F. Johnston, and Kelsey Mischke in our forthcoming special issue on religion and politics in American congregations.

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10
#sociology #religion #Methodist #congregations #racialJustice

𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆—𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵
On this day in 1776, bold dreamers pledged “𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳” to the ideals of liberty and self-government. Fireworks still paint the sky, but smoke from very different fires now clouds that promise.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗟𝗟!

Be a part of the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit!

Come to the Volunteer Cookout & Potluck to learn how you can join the community planning the next Summit, or help on the day-of!

Saturday, July 12th in Schenley Park, noon-2pm

We'll be in the Prospect Shelter, Prospect Dr, Pittsburgh, PA

link in bio to sign-up for the cookout -- the form also has a map to the location.

The Summit is once a year, in February, and we'll be starting to plan the 28th Annual Summit this fall.

This signup sheet has more info, including a link to a map to the Prospect Shelter.

Having lunch does not obligate you to anything. ;-)
Drop by and see if this is for you!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

I started volunteering with the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit several years ago, and I've found it very rewarding. You meet people doing all kinds of different work to help the community. I've learned a lot, and made friends that I wouldn't have met otherwise.

You can help plan the event next February, or help out on the day of the Summit. We have roles from reviewing abstracts for workshops, to helping presenters get their laptops on WiFi. We order the food, make the program book, and answer questions.

Join us, and learn more!

Saturday, July 12th, noon to 2pm, in Schenley Park -- Prospect Shelter, Prospect Drive, Pittsburgh.

Last year's presentations & workshops included:
- Health Equity
- Food Justice: The Pittsburgh Experience
- Strategies for Advancing Affordable Housing and Reparatory Justice
- Connecting Across Differences for Collaboration & Impact
- Know Your Rights When Interacting With ICE
- Powering Progress through Data
- Authoritarian Actions by President Trump 2.0
- From Oppression to Liberation: Food, Birth, and the Power of Ancestral Healing
- SCORE: Countering the National Attacks on DEI
- Centering Climate Justice in Local & Regional Planning
- Understanding the Recent Changes to Immigration Policy

Last year's event included outreach by 25 local organizations:

- AIDS Free Pittsburgh
- Allegheny County Health Department
- Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP)
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Pittsburgh
- Center on Race and Social Problems. School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
- Development in Diverse Contexts Lab (UDDC), Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) at the University of Pittsburgh
- Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Pittsburgh Chapter
- Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC)
- Fair Districts PA
- Highmark Health
- Human Rights City Alliance and Pittsburgh Housing Justice Table
- PA Groundhogs: Safer Supply Through Science
- PA Women Work
- Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations (PCHR)
- Positive Health Clinic
- Public Allies Pittsburgh
- Rainbow Serpent: Advancing Black LGBTQ Culture
- Sierra Club
- WZUM
- YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

#pittsburgh #racialjustice

prjs.org

Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit
Volunteer Cookout & Potluck!

Saturday, July 12th, noon to 2pm in Schenley Park.

Coming to the volunteer cookout gets you lunch, and doesn't obligate you to anything. 🤣 Come learn more!

We learn and grow together -- and meet terrific community partners, presenters & attendees!

You can help plan the 28th annual event, or help out on the day of the Summit. We have roles from reviewing abstracts for workshops, to helping presenters get their laptops on WiFi. We order the food, make the program book, and answer questions.

More info and a signup here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

@summitpgh If you're looking for community in these dark times, and want to get involved here in Pittsburgh, I recommend the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit.

I've been volunteering with the planning committee for several years now. We have roles from reviewing abstracts for workshops, to helping workshop presenters get their laptops connected to the projector. We order lunch, put together the conference program book, and learn and grow together -- and meet terrific community partners, presenters and attendees!

Join us for the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit Volunteer Cookout & Potluck Saturday, July 12th, noon to 2pm!

Would you like join our community in planning the 28th annual Summit in February, or help the day of the Summit — or just learn more? Let's talk!

We'll have food on the grill (meat & vegan).

You can sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

Learn more about the Summit: prjs.org

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#BostonWeekend 12/x
Wed-Fri Embrace Ideas Festival

"The Embrace Ideas Festival is a yearly celebration of ideas grounded in arts, culture and public scholarship. This multi-day gathering brings together local, state and national leaders to amplify anti-racism and a vision for a transformed Boston by 2030. Rooted in racial equity, healing, well-being, and joy, the theme of Embrace Ideas 2025, occurring June 18-20, 2025, is “Inspiring the Resistance: Building a Culture of Repair for the Origins of our Discontent."
embraceboston.org/embrace-idea
#Boston #RacialJustice #Equity #Juneteenth

Embrace BostonEMBRACE IDEAS FESTIVAL - Embrace BostonBringing Boston together to dismantle racism and build equity.

Around 5 million people participated in last week's "No Kings" protests, according to the organizers. Next month, they're going to do it all again. The Transformative Justice Coalition has announced that the next protests will happen on July 17 in honor of the fifth anniversary of John Lewis's death. Spokesperson Barbara Arnwine said that they will focus on racial justice, voting rights, and "our continued and united fight for a just, inclusive and strong democracy that is our goal, that is our obligation in these times." Here's more from @AxiosNews.

flip.it/YpnegB

A black sign reading No Kings in white text in front of a little kid on someone's shoulders.
Axios · "No Kings" protest organizers announce July 17 as next demonstrationBy Carrie Shepherd