Spotlight News
Black History Month
Take part and celebrate Black History Month in our local community.
Black-Owned Businesses – shops, markets, restaurants, clothiers, etc.
https://www.blackownedmaine.com/
Arts & Events
2/24 – Groundwork – A Celebration of Black History Month Gospel Concert and Event
2/26 & 27 – Music of Motown
https://boxoffice.porttix.com/events
https://www.travelportland.com/events/black-history-month/
Curtis Library Films in February Series
February 18th-25th - Screening of Day One
February 23rd, 6-8 PM - Online Discussion
Chat with Mid Coast New Mainers Group about local first days for immigrants to Maine.
Learn more at https://dayone.bullfrogcommunities.com/day_about.
Click here to register and take a look at the trailer.
Exhibitions and Education
https://www.pressherald.com/2022/02/07/ways-to-explore-black-history-month-in-maine/
Winter Project 2021
As the weather turns colder, Portland’s Resettlement Group is sourcing winter clothes for families staying in area hotels.
How can you help? Drop donations off at the Quality Inn located at 738 Main Street in South Portland, Maine 04106. If you wish to order items, they can be shipped to this address.
When? October 27th, 28th and 29th between 9AM - 2PM
What? Clean new or gently used and sorted clothing items
warm clothes (sweaters, pants, long sleeves)
closed toed shoes
jackets, snow pants
hats, gloves, mittens
boots for all sizes from infants to XXL
Amazon Smile Feature Edition 2: Maine Inside Out
Amazon Smile donates .5% of your purchases to your organization of choice with no extra effort by you. We are choosing Maine Inside Out as our second organization for the following months. Select "ROiL" from the list of available non-profits.
Maine Inside Out Project
Maine Inside Out was founded with the intention of building a movement for transformative justice, in which communities acknowledge and attend to the social, structural and systemic roots of crime and harm. We will be a sponsor of their June virtual event, a celebration of the Juneteenth holiday, honoring the emancipation of enslaved people in America and featuring the artwork and voices of MIO BIPOC members.
How can you get involved?
DONATE - We are accepting donations until Friday, June 11. No donation is too big or too small. The first $750 will be matched by several donors, so your money will go even further to help this amazing group!
ATTEND – Attend the Juneteenth event in-person or online!
Amazon Smile Feature: Equality Community Center
Amazon Smile donates .5% of your purchases to your organization of choice with no extra effort by you. We are choosing the Equality Community Center as our recommended organization for the following months. To learn how to set up your Amazon account to donate funds, visit here for a tutorial: https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=15576745011
Maine Needs Kits Project
As the DEI Community Partnership's first effort, we raised approximately $1,750 from over 60 generous employees. With these funds, we were able to make 120 Cleaning and 6 COVID Care kits. Thanks to all of you, we were able to help those in our community who are more affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Check back to hear about our next initiative.