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Lobsterman’s Park, Portland, 6/23/2017
Faith leaders from the Maine Council of Churches who attended Friday’s press conference outside Senator Susan Collins’ office included (L to R): UCC Maine Conference Minister Rev. Deborah Blood, MCC Board member and UCC representative Rev. Alyssa Lodewick, MCC Vice-President Rev. Allen Ewing-Merrill, and MCC Executive Director Rev. Jane Field.
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Shooting A Jarring Reminder to Sow Love Where There Is Hate
On a baseball diamond in Alexandria, VA, hatred and anger took an ugly turn June 14 as a man with a history of domestic violence and two legally acquired guns shot four people, one a member of Congress…read more
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Decolonization and the Role of Faith Communities – Augusta
On Saturday, June 24, 2017 Maine-Wabanaki REACH is sponsoring a free and open to the public workshop – Decolonization and the Role of Faith Communities.
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MCC Blog June 15
MAINE NEVER GOT OUT OF THE GAME!
I’m sure many of you saw the article in the New York Times on June 10: “Religious Liberals Sat Out of Politics for 40 Years. Now They Want in the Game,” by Laurie Goodstein. While I was happy to see that the media…read more
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Upcoming Events
Decolonization and the Role of Faith Communities – Augusta
On Saturday, June 24, 2017 Maine-Wabanaki REACH is sponsoring a free and open to the public workshop – Decolonization and the Role of Faith Communities.
Legislative Priorities
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- Gun Safety
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- An Act to...
- LD 866-Aging Bill
Candidates Pledge to be Civil
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New England UMC Bishop Endorses Background Checks on All Gun Sales in Maine
Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar and the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church endorse background checks on all gun purchases in Maine.
Environmental Priorities Coalition – LD 1535
An Act To Protect Firefighters by Prohibiting the Sale and Distribution of New Upholstered Furniture Containing Certain Flame-retardant Chemicals – This bill is currently tabled in the Senate due to Sen. Saviello. Click here to read text of… Read More
Gun Safety
Partial rollback of constitutional carry bill from last session–pending approval by bi-partisan leadership, the Legislature may revisit the rescinding of any approval process for concealed carry permits for firearms. We will continue to monitor this issue but no… Read More
Supplemental Budget (with focus on reimbursement to municipalities for general assistance)
Sen. Gerzofsky has expressed uncertainty regarding what would happen on the supplemental budget. He said he thought the priority for surplus funds would likely be education, but that it’s too soon to know.
An Act to Protect Victims of Human Trafficking
This bill would allow victim-survivors of human trafficking to petition for “protection from abuse” orders against those that trafficked them. Click here to read full text of bill.
LD 866-Aging Bill
Maine Council of Aging’s LD 886 – a carryover bill to increase direct care worker funding that has been amended. Click here to read bill
