Maine
We did it!
The Portland City Clerk confirmed on Tuesday what our volunteers knew a
long time ago: our legal resident voting petition is heading to the
ballot on November 2.
Check out some news coverage here, here, and here.
The Maine Alliance for Sustainable Transportation (MaST)
The Maine Alliance for Sustainable Transportation (MaST) has officially launched our new website! MaST was spearheaded by the League and has some great groups working to increase access to affordable, reliable and sustainable transportation option. Check us out to find out how you can get involved!
Liquified natural gas terminal siting
In Calais, Maine there is a project that proposes the construction of a facility to distribute and transport fossil fuels by mega-tanker. The proposed route of these tankers cross though endangered Right Whale habitat. To find out more and take action, check out this amazing fact sheet!
Voting Rights Now
Imagine
you are a legal immigrant to
Portland. You live and pay
taxes in Portland.
Your children go to Portland schools. You are complying with local, state and federal laws regarding
residency and taxes. Yet
but you have no say in basic city services. This is taxation without
representation. The United
States was founded on the opposition to this very notion. With your support, Portland has the chance to
remedy this problem
at the local level. The
League of Young Voters in partnership with Maine Peoples Alliance, the Green Independent Party and
the
Sudanese and Somali communities in Portland have launched a local
initiative
campaign with the goal to win legal resident voting rights on the
municipal
level for immigrants here. If we collect 5,000 signatures
by July 14th
we can put this issue on the ballot.
Currently we have 4,000 signatures.
If you want to help please contact will(at)theleague.com.
Portland 101
This fall, the League
is launching a new program called “Portland 101.” Our
goal is to make local government
more relevant and accessible. Through
this program, participants will get to know the specific people that run
our government agencies on a daily basis.
The League is Hiring!!!
And we want YOU to apply...
The Best Kept Secret of the June 8th Election...
There's a lot at stake on June 8th! The best kept secret of the election is that bond questions 2, 3, 4, and 5 will help support more sustainable communities in Maine. These bonds are Maine's homegrown economic recovery package, helping to create jobs while at the same time helping to protect the environment. Voting "YES" on 2, 3, 4, and 5 will provide critical funding for green jobs, energy conservation, sustainable transportation, community revitalization and clean water.
Vote June 8th: League Primary Voter Guide
The June 8th Primary will soon be here. Green jobs, economic recovery, and gubernatorial candidates, oh my! Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidacies are on the line. So too, are four critical bond questions 2, 3, 4, and 5--our homegrown economic recovery package that, if Mainers vote "YES" will support green jobs, sustainable transportation, downtown revitalization and clean water. Plus there's a whole slew of contested state rep races. Read all about it in our voter guide! Paid for
by League of Young Voters Political Action (LYV PAC) 142 High Street, Suite 302, Will Everitt Treasurer.
Not paid for by any candidate or candidate's committee.
Call Senator Murkowski TODAY!
In the wake of the Gulf oil disaster and the West Virginia coal mine explosion, it's unbelievable that some members of Congress are still pushing for giveaways to corporate polluters. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is pushing for a vote this Thursday on her "Dirty Air Act" bill that would gut the Clean Air Act's ability to regulate global warming pollution -- and our Senator Susan Collins is currently on the fence about this legislation. We can't allow dirty fossil fuel companies to take the Clean Air Act away from us -- take two minutes to call Sen. Collins today and urge her to keep the Clean Air Act strong and oppose the Murkowski resolution! Simply visit http://www.1sky.org/calls to place a toll-free call today
Commute Another Way Week
Celebrate sustainable transportation choices in May by participating in Commute Another Way Week on May 17 - 21, 2010!
Check Yes for Clean Elections
Check YES on
your tax form for CLEAN ELECTIONS! It's Tax Time again and the League of Young Voters/League of Young Voters Education Fund joins
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections to remind you to CHECK OUT line 1
of Maine's Income Tax Form and CHECK IT
OFF!
Greater Portland Maine's Transportation System
The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System (PACTS) has developed an informational video about what they do, our area’s transportation system(s) and our transportation needs. Please check it out!
Bicycling option added to Google Maps!
Thanks to everyone who filled out the petition awhile back on our website to push Google into adding this feature to Google maps! This absolutely reaffirms that legitimacy of cycling!
Adopt-A-Stop: Volunteer to keep a bus stop accessible and clean
Adopt-A-Stop needs volunteers this winter to help keep our bus stops snow-free and accessible.
Truth Pressed to the Earth Will Rise Again
by Harris Parnell
"I know some of you are asking today, ‘How long will it
take?’ I come to say to you...however difficult the moment, however
frustrating the hour, it will not be long, because truth pressed to the
earth will rise again." -MLK, Jr.
An ASL-ready Voter Guide!
This week, the League collaborated with Goodwill Industries to teach an Educational Voting Workshop to D/Deaf, Hard of Hearing folks with disabilities... And it was incredible!
Step Up to the Plate was a BLAST!
This past weekends ‘Step Up to the Plate: Portlanders
Doing More With Less” was a huge success! With over 115 attendees, and great
speakers, Step Up to the Plate ’09 simply took over SPACE Gallery on Saturday
night!
Smile for the camera!
So, we've noticed a few of you photographing your ballot and posting it online...
Get involved with the No on 1 Campaign!
Check out upcoming things you can do in the last 12 days of the Campaign!
