Dear John,
With our gardens bursting to life and the days growing longer, it’s a reminder that spring is finally here. May in Maine brings that long-awaited warmth, and as we approach the mid-point of the legislative session, things are heating up in Augusta, too. This is the perfect time to join us for two timely Lunch & Learn sessions. These events will focus on actions you can take to help two of our priority bills in the Maine legislature, as well as new tools for advancing racial justice across our state.
I hope you’ll join us to engage, ask questions, and discover how you can make your voice heard.
I look forward to seeing you online! — Maggie |
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Friday, May 9, 12-1 PM: Special Lunch, Learn, & Take Action Session: Holding Utilities and Polluters Accountable
This legislative session is heating up, and now is the critical time for you to let policymakers know that fairness, climate justice, and strong communities are a top priority for Mainers. In this Lunch & Learn, Nick Janzen and Lucy Hochschartner will give you a mid-session update on two major bills supported by MCV: the Energy Fairness Act and the Make Polluters Pay Act. Together, these policies would protect customers from high bills and disconnections, help bring more clean, low-cost energy onto the grid, and make the biggest fossil fuel companies pay for the climate damage they've caused in Maine. The race to pass these bills is coming down to the wire, so we hope you’ll join us to learn more about the policies, how they intersect with national movements, and—most importantly—how you can help push them over the finish line.
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Friday, May 16, 12-1 PM: No Lunch & Learn |
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Friday, May 23, 12-1 PM: Addressing Environmental Injustice through Upstream Interventions
Environmental Justice explores how patterns of environmental harm are often felt and seen most in rural communities, Indigenous communities, and communities of color. Why these patterns look like they do is not a mystery. Long-standing legal practices and historic divestment from these communities has limited how, when, and where people can advocate for better ecological conditions, with significant downstream impacts for human well-being that can be mapped on the landscape.
Here in Maine, these patterns of environmental inequity hold, despite relatively small and geographically dispersed impacted communities. From clean energy development to waste processing facilities, to access to green spaces and public transit, who benefits and who is harmed by environmental factors is intertwined with policy, history, and the natural landscape. Join Leeann Sullivan, Research Specialist and Rae Sage, Policy Coordinator from the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations as they document their ongoing work related to food and land access in Maine, its role in disrupting environmental injustice, and possible pathways toward mitigating downstream inequalities through upstream interventions.
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Friday, May 30, 12-1 PM: No Lunch & Learn |
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