Come As You Are: A Community Resistance Event [sold out]

Many of us are feeling tremendous fear, exhaustion, and grief. One way of resisting the cruelty and chaos of the current moment is to gather, process what’s happening, and identify actions we can take to protect the people and values that are integral to the communities we care about.

Please join Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance and SPACE for an evening of expression, creation, and activism, featuring short readings in response to the current moment by writers and community leaders, and information on what you can do right now from local organizations.

Featuring readings from:

Samaa Abdurraqib, Brandon Ying Kit Boey, Dania Bowie, Michael Colbert, Chelsea Conaboy, Samara Cole Doyon, Nick Fuller Googins, Jessi Holleran, Rylan Hynes, Abdi Nor Iftin, Reza Jalali, Jennifer Lunden, Hannah Matthews, Coco McCracken, Molly Curren Rowles, Signature MiMi, Sampson Spadafore, and Phuc Tran.

With information tables from:

ACLU of Maine, Brazen Bandits, EqualityMaine, MaineTransNet, and SAFE Maine

There will also be:

• Opportunities to jot down and reflect on the moment and strategies for persisting (and to share or not share as desired)
• Drinks, snacks, and community.
• Tears and laughter are welcome!

Show up and be in the room. This act of solidarity is bigger than it sounds.