There is a fundamental paradox I confront in every election: that when I step behind that curtain into the solitude of the voting booth, I undertake a private, solemn act, but one that has an explicitly public intent. I think that is why for me — and for many people I spoke with yesterday — […]
Maine Initiatives Awards $250,000 to Racial Justice and Equity Organizations Across Maine Brunswick, ME–Maine Initiatives, a community-based foundation, today announced the ten organizations selected to receive the 2016 racial justice and equity Grants for Change. The winning cohort was chosen through a radically participatory grantmaking process. Recognized for their efforts to address racial justice and […]
Maine Initiatives is pleased to announce the 2016 Grants for Change Racial Justice Grantee Cohort: In Her Presence Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition Maine Inside Out Maine-Wabanaki REACH Mano en Mano Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows New Mainers Tenants’ Association Raise-Op Housing Cooperative Somali Bantu Community of Lewiston/Auburn Tree Street Youth Each of these 10 organizations […]