Occupy Maine
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The Occupy Maine demonstration (not to be confused with Occupy Portland, OR) is a part of the Occupy Movement which began on Sept. 17, 2011 with the original Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York City. Demonstrators have been encamped in Lincoln Park in Portland since Sept. 30.[1]
Other protests associated with the Occupy Movement also taking place in Maine are Occupy Bangor and Occupy Augusta.
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Participants
Names grouped by source; the reference for the first name in a group is the reference for the below names also.
- Denny Junkins , media team coordinator[1]
- Cokie Giles, president of the board, Maine State Nurses Association[2]
- Travis Bonpietro, 24, Gorham[3]
- Rose Buckmore, 21, Portland
- David Bruenjes, 21, Portland
- Jake Lowry, 24, USM student
- Demi Colby, 23, Gardiner (took part in Occupy Wall Street and returned to her home state to help launch Occupy Maine)
- John Rasmussen, 27
- Matth Mitchell, 28, Waterville
- Benjamin Hider, Portland[4]
- Kenneth Eaton, president, Local 340 of the Teamsters Union
- Chris Levesque, 22, Biddeford, member of the group’s finance committee
- Shane Blodgett, 21[5]
- Bob Delrymple, homeless
- Paul McCarrier, Belfast
- Hillary Lister, Athens
Support
DSA Involvement
Democratic Socialists of America member Harlan Baker performed a scene from his one man play, Jimmy Higgins, at Monument Square in Portland, Maine for the demonstration. Jimmy Higgins has long stood for the name of the rank-and-file union and socialist activist. During his performance at Occupy Portland, Baker performed a scene in which Jimmy Higgins listens to Eugene Debs give his famous 1918 speech in Canton, OH. During this speech, Debs urged those present to resist the military draft of World War I. He was arrested 14 days later on 10 counts of sedition, and later sentenced to ten years in prison, two of which he served.[6]
Other Organizations
The following unions are supporting the protest:[4]
- Teamsters Local 340
- Southern Maine Labor Council, includes representatives from the following local branches of:
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- American Postal Workers Union
- Maine State Employees Association
External Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bangor Daily News: City won’t allow Occupy Bangor to camp overnight, Oct. 27, 2011 (accessed on Oct. 28, 2011)
- ↑ Bangor Daily News: Nurses donate supplies to Occupy Maine, rally for tax on stock trades, Oct. 27, 2011 (accessed on Oct. 28, 2011)
- ↑ Bangor Daily News: Occupy Maine group digs in, shows support for Wall Street counterparts, Oct. 3, 2011 (accessed on Oct. 28, 2011)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bangor Daily News: Occupy Maine gets support from unions as demonstration nears one-week mark, Oct. 7, 2011 (accessed on Oct. 28, 2011)
- ↑ Bangor Daily News: Occupy Maine protest groups hunker down in parks, Oct. 20, 2011 (accessed on Oct. 28, 2011)
- ↑ DSA: DSA Members Participate in Occupy Wall Street (accessed on Nov. 2, 2011)
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