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Dear MIRC Community, Happy Friday!  Since the last time you read an advocacy update, humanity has done something truly amazing. On April 6th at 1:57 ET, the four astronauts onboard the Artemis II flew past the 252,752-mile mark from Earth, surpassing the Apollo 13 crew’s 1970 flight by about 4,102 miles. The crew then proceeded […]

This is a working document intended to help New Mainers: verify ICE sightings; know your rights; make a plan in case of family separation; find resources; support detainees; and get involved with advocacy.

Want a hoodie or sweatshirt? Fill out a form here. Text from the Instagram post: We believe the beautiful game of soccer can be a powerful force for change. Want to join our team!? With so many Mainers celebrating the start of another Hearts of Pine season, and fans across North America anticipating this summer’s

Dear MIRC Community, Welcome to Friday and to March! Before we say goodbye to February completely, take one last look at it. Did you notice that it fit perfectly on the calendar? In the Gregorian calendar, the phenomenon occurs every six years or eleven years following a 6-11-11, 11-6-11, or an 11-11-6 sequence until the

Click to see full newsletter and join our mailing list. Making headlines, defending communities Over the past month, our communities — our coalition members and partners, our families and friends — have been under attack by the unnatural disaster of reckless immigration enforcement in Maine. In response to this terror-like campaign by federal agencies, which

MIRC began creating these infographics and data reports in the first days of the January 2026 ICE surge, and then moved to a weekly report, allowing a glimpse into what people across the state were seeing and calling the Hotline about. By the third week of reports, we reached almost 300 thousand people with these

For Immediate Release February 10, 2026 Skowhegan, Maine — Multiple reports are confirming that at 5 AM, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents conducted a raid of a bus transporting workers. This raid occurred near a housing area for farmworkers employed at nearby Backyard Farms. Witnesses reported 17-19 people arrested, including a U.S. citizen. The incident was

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SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER Carrying the courage of King “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” ~MLK Jr. There couldn’t have come a better time for Mainers to be reflecting on — and gaining courage from — the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who is honored today.