{"id":6284,"date":"2019-03-23T23:15:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T03:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/?page_id=6284"},"modified":"2019-03-24T13:53:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T17:53:07","slug":"guides-explainers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/","title":{"rendered":"Guides & Explainers"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ next_background_color=”#00417f”][et_pb_row padding_top_2=”133px” _builder_version=”3.19.11″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.11″]<\/p>\n

GUIDES & EXPLAINERS<\/h1>\n

Some topics require a little more explanation and guidance than what you’ll find in our Calls to Action. Take a deep dive into immigration, gun violence, and a range of other topics with our Explainers. Our Guides offer tips on navigating difficult topics, spotting (and debunking) propaganda, protecting yourself online, and more. Interested in helping us track these and other issues? Take action with us.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” include_categories=”1792″ show_more=”on” show_author=”off” show_date=”off” show_categories=”off” module_class=”yourclass” _builder_version=”3.19.11″ body_text_color=”#000000″ pagination_font_size_tablet=”51″ pagination_line_height_tablet=”2″ border_style=”solid” posts_number=”12″ \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ module_class=”site-footer” _builder_version=”3.0.79″ background_color=”#00417f” custom_padding=”18px|0px|5px|0px|false|false” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” global_module=”845″][et_pb_row global_parent=”845″ make_fullwidth=”on” custom_width_px=”2600px” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” custom_margin=”|||” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” border_color_all=”#9e9e9e” module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image global_parent=”845″ src=”https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/suitup_new_new_FLAME_horiz-1.png” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ max_width=”45%” custom_margin=”||15px|” \/][et_pb_text global_parent=”845″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ text_text_color=”#efb217″ text_font_size=”12px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”1.5em” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”|||”]<\/p>\n

Suit Up Maine is a statewide, all-volunteer, progressive, grassroots group of more than 5,400 Mainers that seeks to create and foster a more informed and engaged electorate. We raise awareness of and advocate for policies and legislation that promote equity and equality in civil rights, social justice, health care, the environment, education, the economy, and other areas that affect the lives of all people. We are\u00a0beholden to issues and action, not parties or politicians, and we aren\u2019t engaged in fundraising. Suit Up Maine fosters collaboration among our state\u2019s progressive groups and organizations to collectively connect, educate, and motivate Mainers to rise in non-violent resistance to a regressive agenda.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_social_media_follow global_parent=”845″ _builder_version=”3.12.2″ text_orientation=”left” custom_margin=”-15px|||” custom_padding=”||15px|”][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”facebook” url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/suitupmaine\/” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_color=”#3b5998″ follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”twitter” url=”https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuitUpMaine” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_color=”#00aced” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]twitter[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”instagram” url=”https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/suitupmaine\/” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_color=”#517fa4″ follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_sidebar global_parent=”845″ orientation=”right” area=”et_pb_widget_area_7″ show_border=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ header_font=”Open Sans|on||on|” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#00417f” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text global_parent=”845″ _builder_version=”3.19.11″ text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”12px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” background_layout=”dark” max_width=”74%” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”||10px|” custom_padding=”||10px|” text_line_height=”1.5em”]<\/p>\n

Civic Dashboard<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Issues<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Call to Action Archive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Get Involved<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Email List Sign Up<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Member Forum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Contact<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FAQ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Disclaimer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_search global_parent=”845″ button_color=”#efb217″ placeholder_color=”#ffffff” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ input_font=”||||||||” input_text_color=”#efb217″ button_font=”|600|||||||” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_line_height=”1.1em” max_width=”75%” module_alignment=”left” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover=”null” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover=”null” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover=”null” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GUIDES & EXPLAINERSSome topics require a little more explanation and guidance than what you’ll find in our Calls to Action. Take a deep dive into immigration, gun violence, and a range of other topics with our Explainers. Our Guides offer tips on navigating difficult topics, spotting (and debunking) propaganda, protecting yourself online, and more. Interested […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6284","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nGuides & Explainers - Suit Up Maine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Guides & Explainers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GUIDES & EXPLAINERSSome topics require a little more explanation and guidance than what you'll find in our Calls to Action. Take a deep dive into immigration, gun violence, and a range of other topics with our Explainers. Our Guides offer tips on navigating difficult topics, spotting (and debunking) propaganda, protecting yourself online, and more. Interested […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Suit Up Maine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/suitupmaine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-03-24T17:53:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wide-facebook-homepage.png?fit=810%2C450&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"810\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@suitupmaine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/\",\"name\":\"Guides & Explainers - Suit Up Maine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-03-24T03:15:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-03-24T17:53:07+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Guides & Explainers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/\",\"name\":\"Suit Up Maine\",\"description\":\"A state-wide grassroots group devoted to progressive action.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Guides & Explainers - Suit Up Maine","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Guides & Explainers","og_description":"GUIDES & EXPLAINERSSome topics require a little more explanation and guidance than what you'll find in our Calls to Action. Take a deep dive into immigration, gun violence, and a range of other topics with our Explainers. Our Guides offer tips on navigating difficult topics, spotting (and debunking) propaganda, protecting yourself online, and more. Interested […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/","og_site_name":"Suit Up Maine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/suitupmaine\/","article_modified_time":"2019-03-24T17:53:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":810,"height":450,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wide-facebook-homepage.png?fit=810%2C450&ssl=1","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@suitupmaine","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/","url":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/","name":"Guides & Explainers - Suit Up Maine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-03-24T03:15:48+00:00","dateModified":"2019-03-24T17:53:07+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/guides-explainers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Guides & Explainers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/","name":"Suit Up Maine","description":"A state-wide grassroots group devoted to progressive action.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8Drkt-1Dm","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6284"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6385,"href":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6284\/revisions\/6385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}