Past Events

SCREENING: 1971

On March 8th, 1971, eight ordinary citizens broke into an FBI office in Media, PA. Calling themselves the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, they removed every file in the office. Mailed anonymously, the stolen documents started to show up in newsrooms.

SCREENING: Vessel

Vessel begins with a young doctor who lived by the sea, and an unlikely idea. Rebecca Gomperts, horrified by the realities created by anti-abortion law around the world, felt compelled to challenge this. Her method: to provide abortions on a ship in offshore waters. 

SCREENING: CITIZENFOUR

The ACLU of Maine is proud to present the acclaimed documentary CITIZENFOUR with Space Gallery.

Celebrating Immigration

Join the World Affairs Council and the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition for the first in a series of forums on the theme of "Celebrating Immigration" and the strategic economic opportunities presented by immigration to the state of Maine.

Martin Luther King Day Event

This event will be held in Winthrop at the St. Frances Xavier Church Parish Hall on 20 Lake Street. Beginning at 9am with food and an opening prayer, the program will feature a panel discussion addressing the following questions:

Clean Elections Initiative Signature Delivery

We’re facing a problem in Augusta. Voting is the cornerstone of democracy, yet the enormous scale of spending on political campaigns is increasingly drowning out individual voices.

Women's Day at the State House

Connect with other women from around the state.

Learn how the legislative session will affect women.

Develop your advocacy skills.

Use your voice to influence the political process.

March to End Violence

The NAACP Portland Branch, Portland Racial Justice Congress, Southern Maine Workers Center, USM Voices of Difference and Unity, Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, ACLU of Maine and Peace Action Maine join concerned individuals and families in a "March to End Violence: Solidarity for Racial Just