π³ People First Portland
Electoral, Need for volunteers
Our seminal democratic campaign to pass five referendum initiatives in the November election that will put our residentsβ needs before corporate profits.
πΉ Mutual Aid
Capitalism breaks communities
Offering hope in the form of localized, community action and solidarity.
π€ Caring Comrades
Sustaining each other
Join Maine DSA members in the emotional support group, Caring Comrades, to build solidarity and help each other through this time of cascading crises.
π Drug Policy Working Group
Multi-org, collaborate, public policy
Working together with other organizations to advance decriminalization/legalization efforts that are possible, popular, and necessary.
π² Rural Organizing
We are everywhere
Help rural Maine DSA members organize for collective action. We’re focused on discussing resources currently available to rural members, potential statewide campaigns to coordinate on, and social hour events.
π Education
Ongoing, regular meetings, loves books
We just concluded an anti-racism series in November. Attend our monthly study groups to grow your socialist brain.
π Podcast
“The Maine Mural”
We touch on various topics including electoral and direct action in the state of Maine, interviews with prominent left Mainers, working class history, and more!
βπΏ Anti-Racism
Black lives matter
Education and coalition with Black P.O.W.E.R. Portland. Promote racial justice and social consciousness by holding our community and government accountable.
β‘ Public Power
Power to the people
Maine can replace inefficient private ownership of the grid with public ownership. This will lower costs, improve service, and speed the shift to green power.
π₯ Medicare for All
Health is social
In coordination with the DSA National Medicare for All Campaign, the call for socialized health insurance epitomizes an oppositional working-class politics and speaks to the immediate needs of most Americans.