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Social Action Events in Portland, Maine

Sunday, February 12, 12:30 - 2:30 pm

CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION: OCCUPY MAINE

Andrew Bossie, Executive Director of Maine Citizens for Clean Elections will join us in our continued conversation about Occupy Maine right after the second service - at 1:00 p.m. He will speak about the connection between campaign contributions and politics and how that skews public policy including right here and now in Maine.

We reject the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United and we "Move to Amend" our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are person entitled to constitutional rights.

On January 20, 2011, one year after the Supreme Court decision, we demonstrated with others in front of the Court House in Portland, Maine. We appreciate that the city council agreed with us in a recent vote, 6 - 2. This compliments our support for Clean Elections. Cush Anthony addresses those in attendance.

Our Social Action theme of the year is to work on State issues.

Photos show: Selling Fair Trade Chocolate and a petition to Hersheys, signing a petition for Clean Energy to be a ballot item in 2012, buying UUSC cards to support work around the world, and sending letters to the Maine State legislature supporting LD 1164, a bill to increase fresh farm food for soup kitchens and food pantries.

We are pleased to announce that we sent $541 to the Opportunity Alliance for LIHEAP KeepME Warm fuel and weatherizing. This is the second highest amount we have netted since we started this effort in 2000. Thanks to Chris Cole and Stone’s Café in N. Yarmouth for the contribution of the chili and chowder. Thanks to all for their support.

Our Worship Service focused on Issue 1 (Same Day Voter Registration), Environmental Issues, Hunger (Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry), Wabanaki Interests, and "Gay" Marriage.

You can read the service here.

Regular Social Action Activities

Preble Street Soup Kitchen

We and First Parish UU Church commit ourselves to prepare and serve dinner to well over 300 clients on the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Preble Street Soup Kitchen at 252 Oxford Street, Portland. We help prepare the food, serve the food and clean up from 4:30 until 7:30 pm. Please see our web page for more information.

Project FEED

Project Feed is a food pantry housed in Woodfords UCC Church. A number of our members work at the pantry and three of them are on the Board. Every week we contribute non-perishable food to the pantry, which can be left in the basket in the foyer of Allen Avenue.

Financial contributions and reusable bags are also welcome. Please see our web page for more information!

Our 2011 collection of food during Earth Month, all in reusable bags, which are also donated to the pantry.

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