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Maine People's Alliance
2008 Portland Rising Tide Dinner
On Friday, June 13th at 6 p.m. MPA will host its annual Rising Tide Dinner at the Woodfords Congregational Church at 202 Woodford St. in Portland. Native Maine folksinger Ellis Paul will be performing a "keynote mini-concert" and awards will be given to activists and allies who have helped and inspired MPA over the past year.
Work for MPA!
We are a looking for a Portland Community Organizer as well as summer phone and field organizers! Get a job you can feel good about, apply today!
View the 2008 Lobby Day Video Here
Keep Toxic Chemicals out of Maine Kids
On Dec 5, MPA and the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine held a press conference to release chemical testing results for over 1,200 popular children’s toys... Read more at www.cleanandhealthyme.org
Listen to MPBN event coverage
Read MPA Executive Director Jesse Graham's Op-Ed
Read MPA member Jerry Longcore's Op-Ed
Lewiston Chapter screens "Sicko"
A full house turned out to watch Michael Moore's documentary, "Sicko," hosted by MPA, the Western Maine Labor Council and the Maine State Nurses Association...
Read Lewiston Sun Journal story
Supreme Court denies former owner of Holtrachem petition
Oct 1, 2007—The Supreme Court has denied the petition for review of Mallinckrodt Inc., the former owner of the Holtrachem chemical plant located on the banks of the Penobscot River in Orrington. The company was seeking Supreme Court review of last December’s Appeals Court ruling requiring the company to fund a comprehensive study of mercury levels in the Penobscot...
Read Bangor Daily News story
Body of Evidence:
A Study of Pollution in Maine People
A new Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Mainestudy finds that Maine people are polluted with dozens of hazardous chemicals found in the products we use every day: furniture, water bottles, televisions, non stick pans and personal care products like shampoo and perfume. Click Here to learn more about the participants, the chemicals found, and what Maine can do about it.
MPA rallies against Bush's veto of children's health care
Lewiston—43,560 children in Maine were just one step away from receiving the basic health coverage they need following last week’s House and Senate passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. However, President Bush, after spending half a trillion dollars on the Iraq war, vetoed the reauthorization of this critical program for the nation’s children...
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Listen to MPBN story
SixDegrees update: We won!
Between Sept. 4th and 16th, over 450 of you responded to our request to donate to the Maine People's Resource Center. Thanks to you, we finished in the top six, making us the winner of a $10,000 matching grant from SixDegrees.org!
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Our Portland office has moved to 565 Congress Street, Suite 200. Next time you're downtown, stop by and see our new digs. The new zip is 04101 and the phone remains the same.
Growing Maine’s Green Economy:
Better Living Through Green Chemistry
On Oct. 26, over 150 investors, business leaders, university researchers, entrepreneurs, advocates, and policy makers came together to explore “Green Chemistry” solutions that expand our economy by replacing hazardous materials in consumer products with safer alternatives. They explored ways to replace petroleum-based chemicals with bio-based products, and heard about an innovative project already underway to make bio-based plastic from potatoes. More at: www.MaineGreenChemistry.com.
On Wednesday, Aug. 22, MPA members joined Gov. Baldacci and DEP Commissioner David Littell at the Blaine House in Augusta to announce the near completion of four phases of mercury cleanup at the site of the former HoltraChem facility in Orrington...
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Listen to MPBN coverage of the event
Read Bangor Daily News article
Help us win on issues that matter to Maine:
Environmental protection, health care, affordable housing and more! Full- and part-time opportunities available... View jobs
The Cost of the Iraq War to Maine
Maine taxpayers have spent 1.2 billion of the $456 billion in total funding for the Iraq war. A new report, USAction Education Fund's Getting U.S. Back on Track, illustrates how Maine’s cost of war could have provided health insurance for more children, funded Head Start and provided more college scholarships in the state...
Read full report, Listen to MPBN story, more about the war
On Saturday, Oct. 27, MPA held its annual Rising Tide awards dinner at the Union Street Brick Church in Bangor. The keynote speaker was Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Global Exchange and Code Pink... read more
Maine report reveals staggering cost of privatized Medicare
A privatized Medicare plan involving nearly 20 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries is costing seniors and other Maine tax-payers millions of dollars in corporate handouts and threatening Medicare’s ability to care for its 47 million beneficiaries, according to a report released by MPA and Americans United for Change...
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Listen to MPBN coverage of report release
Read press release
Read Bangor Daily News Op-Ed
Visible Community wins new park in Lewiston
The Visible Community, working with residents of downtown Lewiston, scored a big victory when the City Council agreed to create a new park on Knox Street to replace Maple Street Park...
Read Lewiston Sun Journal article
MPA pressures Maine Senators to move Comprehensive Immigration Reform forward
Our nation’s current immigration system is broken, and the crisis has reached heartbreaking proportions. Immigrant workers and families are desperate for real reform, as are American workers and employers...
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On Saturday, May 19, The Maine People's Alliance celebrated its 25th Anniversary at its annual Rising Tide Dinner. MPA was joined by Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who delivered an inspiring keynote address about the need to fix our failing healthcare system by moving towards universal single-payer health care... read more, view pics and get Artis's delicious recipes
Since 1982, MPA has been a powerful force for progressive social change, winning battles for political, environmental and economic justice throughout the state...
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Help us win Universal Single-payer Health Care for Maine!
We have kicked off a major campaign to push for a universal single-payer plan for Maine within the next three years.
To help us meet our goal, we’re identifying volunteers around the state who can pledge to collect 50 signatures in their hometown by January.
Read more and find out how you can help here
Four Freedoms Fund
Read about one of the major funders of our sister organization, the Maine People's Resource Center.
Legislative Scorecard
See how your Senator and Representatives voted on MPA issues last session:
Highlights of the session
House scorecard
Senate scorecard
Alliance newsletter
Most recent issue:
2008 Legislative Agenda, Lobby Day Coverage, MPA's election year activities and much more!
Download Spring 2008 Alliance (PDF file, 773 KB)
Has your life been impacted by a lack of health insurance?
Telling our stories is powerful. Sharing our stories shows others having similar difficulties that they are not alone. If your life has been impacted by a lack of affordable, quality health insurance, please tell us your story.
Get involved in your local chapter
There are many ways to get involved in MPA, and as many reasons for doing so. Find out what's going on at your local chapter...
Androscoggin Valley Chapter
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Penobscot Valley Chapter
Montville Chapter
A Citizen's Guide to the 123rd Maine Legislature
Published by the Maine People's Resource Center, the Citizen’s Guide is an invaluable tool for anyone interested in
or involved with Maine’s legislative process... order now
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