Maine DSA
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The Maine chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.
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Maine DSA
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· Dec 19
Upcoming Maine DSA Events - Get Involved!
We're always organizing something. Look here for all upcoming Maine DSA events so you can connect with others and build towards socialism.
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Today, with the author’s permission, we offer you a re-printing of a piece @breadnrosie.bsky.social wrote for @powermap.bsky.social.
Rose lays out why Janet Mills represents a centrism that does not meet the moment, and is a bad choice to represent Mainers in the Senate.
Rose lays out why Janet Mills represents a centrism that does not meet the moment, and is a bad choice to represent Mainers in the Senate.
Maine Voters Don’t Want Janet Mills for Senate. There’s a Reason for that. - Pine & Roses
Earlier this year Maine Governor Janet Mills made national headlines when she quipped “see you in court” to Trump at the National Governors Association summit
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November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today, with the author’s permission, we offer you a re-printing of a piece @breadnrosie.bsky.social wrote for @powermap.bsky.social.
Rose lays out why Janet Mills represents a centrism that does not meet the moment, and is a bad choice to represent Mainers in the Senate.
Rose lays out why Janet Mills represents a centrism that does not meet the moment, and is a bad choice to represent Mainers in the Senate.
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. 🌹🚩
We learned that many people hold socialist positions and beliefs who don’t even know it, and the support our volunteers received was overwhelming. 🌹🚩
September 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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. 🌹🚩
We learned that many people hold socialist positions and beliefs who don’t even know it, and the support our volunteers received was overwhelming. 🌹🚩
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.
“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.
September 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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.
“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.
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...
- 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...
July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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...
- 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...
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.
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.
June 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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.
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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👀 NEW THIS MORNING 👀
We share this public statement from the newly organized “No ICE for ME” campaign in Maine.
We share this public statement from the newly organized “No ICE for ME” campaign in Maine.
Stop Deportation Machine: End ICE Cooperation in Cumberland County - Pine & Roses
Eyidi Ambila, a man from the Democratic Republic of Congo, served a short sentence in Cumberland County Jail and has since been caged for over eight months by
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June 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
👀 NEW THIS MORNING 👀
We share this public statement from the newly organized “No ICE for ME” campaign in Maine.
We share this public statement from the newly organized “No ICE for ME” campaign in Maine.
Come get to know Brunswick Renters’ Org and neighbors at a casual cookout in the park!
Some seating and a variety of grilled items (including vegan and gluten-free options) will be provided, but we encourage everyone to bring picnic blankets and a dish to share! ☀️🏠
Some seating and a variety of grilled items (including vegan and gluten-free options) will be provided, but we encourage everyone to bring picnic blankets and a dish to share! ☀️🏠
Brunswick Renters Organization Community Cookout
Come get to know your BROs and neighbors at a casual cookout in the park! Some seating and a variety of grilled items (including vegan and gluten-free options) will be provided, but we encourage every...
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May 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Come get to know Brunswick Renters’ Org and neighbors at a casual cookout in the park!
Some seating and a variety of grilled items (including vegan and gluten-free options) will be provided, but we encourage everyone to bring picnic blankets and a dish to share! ☀️🏠
Some seating and a variety of grilled items (including vegan and gluten-free options) will be provided, but we encourage everyone to bring picnic blankets and a dish to share! ☀️🏠
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📰NEW📰
As the Trump admin threatens student deportations and pressures schools, Bowdoin College has found itself caught up in it. T. Sinclair gives an update on the battle over academic freedom at the esteemed institution.
As the Trump admin threatens student deportations and pressures schools, Bowdoin College has found itself caught up in it. T. Sinclair gives an update on the battle over academic freedom at the esteemed institution.
Bowdoin, Trump, and the Battle for Academic Freedom - Pine & Roses
Here in Maine, we feel like we’re kept safely away from much of what happens nationally, but that is a myth we feed ourselves. At Bowdoin College in
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May 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
📰NEW📰
As the Trump admin threatens student deportations and pressures schools, Bowdoin College has found itself caught up in it. T. Sinclair gives an update on the battle over academic freedom at the esteemed institution.
As the Trump admin threatens student deportations and pressures schools, Bowdoin College has found itself caught up in it. T. Sinclair gives an update on the battle over academic freedom at the esteemed institution.
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. ✊🚩
We smell a united front forming. ✊🚩
May 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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. ✊🚩
We smell a united front forming. ✊🚩
🇻🇳 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.
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.
April 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🇻🇳 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.
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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⭐️ NEW ⭐️
May Day will be a test of strength. But to beat back Trump's attack, we can't underestimate his strength, nor overestimate ours.
May Day will be a test of strength. But to beat back Trump's attack, we can't underestimate his strength, nor overestimate ours.
What will May Day 2025 teach us? - Pine & Roses
May Day will be a test of strength. But to beat back Trump's attack, we can't underestimate his strength, nor overestimate ours.
pineandroses.org
April 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
⭐️ NEW ⭐️
May Day will be a test of strength. But to beat back Trump's attack, we can't underestimate his strength, nor overestimate ours.
May Day will be a test of strength. But to beat back Trump's attack, we can't underestimate his strength, nor overestimate ours.
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?
There will be member participants from dozens of organizations marching together, uniting in common cause. Will you join us?
April 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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?
There will be member participants from dozens of organizations marching together, uniting in common cause. Will you join us?
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. ✊
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. ✊
April 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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. ✊
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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🚨 NEW: Responses to ICE Detentions 🚨
Today we share a statement by New England DSA chapters, including @mainedsa.org, against ICE's illegal detention of legal residents; and a copy of Portland City Councilor Wes Pelletier's speech against ICE's actions, encouraging communities to rally together.
Today we share a statement by New England DSA chapters, including @mainedsa.org, against ICE's illegal detention of legal residents; and a copy of Portland City Councilor Wes Pelletier's speech against ICE's actions, encouraging communities to rally together.
New England DSA protests ICE detentions - Pine & Roses
Free Khalil, Ozturk and all ICE political prisoners
pineandroses.org
March 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🚨 NEW: Responses to ICE Detentions 🚨
Today we share a statement by New England DSA chapters, including @mainedsa.org, against ICE's illegal detention of legal residents; and a copy of Portland City Councilor Wes Pelletier's speech against ICE's actions, encouraging communities to rally together.
Today we share a statement by New England DSA chapters, including @mainedsa.org, against ICE's illegal detention of legal residents; and a copy of Portland City Councilor Wes Pelletier's speech against ICE's actions, encouraging communities to rally together.
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!
✊🚩
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!
March 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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!
✊🚩
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!
🚨 A STATEMENT FROM OUR BODILY AUTONOMY WORKING GROUP 🚨
“Donald Trump’s latest threats to illegally strip federal funding from Maine schools, if we don’t “comply with executive orders,” is nothing less than an authoritarian attack on our communities, our values, and our rights.”
“Donald Trump’s latest threats to illegally strip federal funding from Maine schools, if we don’t “comply with executive orders,” is nothing less than an authoritarian attack on our communities, our values, and our rights.”
Maine DSA’s Statement in Response to Trump’s Threats - Pine & Roses
Maine will not be bullied into submission by a power-hungry fascist billionaire who is targeting transgender children.
pineandroses.org
March 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🚨 A STATEMENT FROM OUR BODILY AUTONOMY WORKING GROUP 🚨
“Donald Trump’s latest threats to illegally strip federal funding from Maine schools, if we don’t “comply with executive orders,” is nothing less than an authoritarian attack on our communities, our values, and our rights.”
“Donald Trump’s latest threats to illegally strip federal funding from Maine schools, if we don’t “comply with executive orders,” is nothing less than an authoritarian attack on our communities, our values, and our rights.”
When we come together, decide together, and organize together: we win. 🚩
🗣️ NEW INTERVIEW 🗣️
Todd Chretien sits down with new Portland City Councilor and @mainedsa.org member Wes Pelletier to discuss why he ran, what he hopes to achieve, and how valuable it is to have an working-class organization behind you.
Todd Chretien sits down with new Portland City Councilor and @mainedsa.org member Wes Pelletier to discuss why he ran, what he hopes to achieve, and how valuable it is to have an working-class organization behind you.
Punching above our weight in Portland, Maine - Pine & Roses
Maine DSA City Councilor Wes Pelletier talks about organizing inside and outside
pineandroses.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
When we come together, decide together, and organize together: we win. 🚩
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📢 NEW LOCAL STORY 📢
Remedios M. recaps the five day student encampment at Bowdoin College led by SJP.
Activists called for the administration to abide by a recent student referendum opposing scholasticide in Gaza and to divest from weapons manufacturers supplying the apartheid regime in Israel.
Remedios M. recaps the five day student encampment at Bowdoin College led by SJP.
Activists called for the administration to abide by a recent student referendum opposing scholasticide in Gaza and to divest from weapons manufacturers supplying the apartheid regime in Israel.
Bowdoin College encampment stands up for Gaza - Pine & Roses
Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine turned a rally in the student union into the first Gaza encampment of the new year.
pineandroses.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
📢 NEW LOCAL STORY 📢
Remedios M. recaps the five day student encampment at Bowdoin College led by SJP.
Activists called for the administration to abide by a recent student referendum opposing scholasticide in Gaza and to divest from weapons manufacturers supplying the apartheid regime in Israel.
Remedios M. recaps the five day student encampment at Bowdoin College led by SJP.
Activists called for the administration to abide by a recent student referendum opposing scholasticide in Gaza and to divest from weapons manufacturers supplying the apartheid regime in Israel.
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📰 NEW from Pine & Roses 📰
A brief recap of Maine DSA's recent Winter Semi-Annual Convention as the socialist organization prepares for another four years of a far-right agenda under Trump.
A brief recap of Maine DSA's recent Winter Semi-Annual Convention as the socialist organization prepares for another four years of a far-right agenda under Trump.
Maine Socialists Say No to Trump - Pine & Roses
Maine Democratic Socialists of America co-chair Sophie G. welcomed more than one hundred members and friends from across the state who met in Portland over
pineandroses.org
January 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
📰 NEW from Pine & Roses 📰
A brief recap of Maine DSA's recent Winter Semi-Annual Convention as the socialist organization prepares for another four years of a far-right agenda under Trump.
A brief recap of Maine DSA's recent Winter Semi-Annual Convention as the socialist organization prepares for another four years of a far-right agenda under Trump.
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🔻
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Members can show up at 10:30am, doors open to the public at 12:30pm!
RSVP🔻
actionnetwork.org/events/maine...
January 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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...
Members can show up at 10:30am, doors open to the public at 12:30pm!
RSVP🔻
actionnetwork.org/events/maine...
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. ✊🚩
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. ✊🚩
January 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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. ✊🚩
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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"Getting away from the stigma of 'this is just poor, white trailer trash [...] and we're not.'"
In the newest Maine Mural episode, we conclude our interview with folks from Brunswick who turned their mobile home park into a collectively owned cooperative.
In the newest Maine Mural episode, we conclude our interview with folks from Brunswick who turned their mobile home park into a collectively owned cooperative.
Blueberry Fields Cooperative, Pt. 2 - Pine & Roses
This is our second and final episode focused on how residents of the formerly named Linnhaven Mobile Home Park in Brunswick were able to organize,
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January 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Getting away from the stigma of 'this is just poor, white trailer trash [...] and we're not.'"
In the newest Maine Mural episode, we conclude our interview with folks from Brunswick who turned their mobile home park into a collectively owned cooperative.
In the newest Maine Mural episode, we conclude our interview with folks from Brunswick who turned their mobile home park into a collectively owned cooperative.