MARCH FOR EQUALITY: Join a March or Rally January 18-19

2018 Women’s March in Augusta, Maine.

Groups across Maine are planning marches and rallies Jan. 18-19 to speak out for gender, racial and social justice and equality. Some of the events are independent, some are affiliated with the national Indigenous People’s March and others are affiliated with the national Women’s March. Join an event near you!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18

• PROSPECT HARBOR: Indigenous Peoples Solidarity March. 12 pm-2 pm at Prospect Harbor Women’s Club, 63 Main Street, and the nearby Town Park. Please wear red for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Organized by Acadia Action. For more information, email AcadiaAction@gmail.com.
• WASHINGTON, DC: Indigenous Peoples March. Gather at 8 am at the Building of Interior Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC. March begins at 9 am, followed by a rally from 10 am to 5 pm at 25 Henry Bacon NW, Washington, DC, 20245. RSVP and more information HERE and on FACEBOOK. Organized by the Indigenous Peoples Movement.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19

• BANGOR: Bangor Maine Womxn’s March. Meet at 11 am at West Market Square for an intersectional womxn’s march and rally. RSVP and more information HERE. Organized by the Bangor Maine Womxn’s March coalition. 
• BAR HARBOR: Women’s March at Bar Harbor. Meet at 10 am at the Village Green at the corner of Main Street and Mt. Desert Street for a rally and speakers, followed by an open house at Mount Desert Ice Cream with local progressive groups. RSVP and more information HERE or on FACEBOOK. Organized by Indivisible MDI. 
• BETHEL: March for Equality. Meet at 10 am at Memorial Park on Main Street  for a march to Crescent Park School, followed by a rally. RSVP and more information HERE or on FACEBOOK. Organized by Take Action Bethel. 
• BRUNSWICK: Brunswick Area Women’s March. Meet at 11 am at the Brunswick Town Mall for a march and rally. RSVP and more information HERE or on FACEBOOK. Organized by Brunswick Area Indivisible. 
• EASTPORT: Eastport Women’s March. Meet at 10 am at Shead High School at 89 High Street in the front parking lot for a march and brief rally, followed by a gathering at the Waco Diner. RSVP and get more information HERE or on FACEBOOK. 
• MACHIAS: Women’s Wave Machias. Meet at 10 am at The Dike at 100 Main Street for a rally, followed by a conversation at 11 am at the Reynolds Center about goals for the coming year. RSVP and get more information HERE. 
• PORTLAND: Women’s March Portland. Meet at 11 am at Congress Square for a march to Portland City Hall, followed by a rally. RSVP and more information HERE or on FACEBOOK. Organized by Women’s March Maine. 
• WATERVILLE: Equality Rally. Meet at 11 am at Waterville City Hall at 1 Common Street for a rally and a diverse group of speakers. RSVP and more information HERE. Organized by Central Mainers for Change.

Events in Portsmouth and Washington, DC.

• PORTSMOUTH, NH: Seacoast Women’s March. 1 pm at Market Square at 2 Congress Street, in front of North Church, in Portsmouth. RSVP and more information HERE or on FACEBOOK. Organized by Occupy NH Seacoast. 
• WASHINGTON, DC: Women’s March 2019. Gather at 10 am on the National Mall between 12th and 3rd Street. March begins at 11 am. Rally at Constitution Gardens begins at 1:30pm. RSVP and more information HERE or on FACEBOOK. Organized by Women’s March. NOTE TO MAINERS: There are still seats available on a chartered bus from Portland to the Women’s March in DC! It leaves at 8 pm Friday, January 18 and returns the morning of Monday, January 20. Scholarships available! Find more information HERE. Organized by Women’s March Maine.