Upcoming Maine DSA Events

	May 2026
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					1	2 "Power to the People" May Day Fair "Power to the People" May Day Fair May 2, 2026 10:00 am - 3:00 pm First Parish in Portland, Unitarian Universalist, 425 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101, USA GET TICKETS HERE Find your political home and build power this May Day! Join us for day of workshops, resources, food, connections, & more! Want to create change with your community? Here's where you can start! Grab some snacks, meet local organizations, get trained up on community defense, and learn about noncompliance and striking! Sponsored by: Portland Outright, Presente! Maine, Voices4PortlandMEStudents, MEA, Maine Coalition for Palestine, Maine State Nurses Association, Maine Youth Power, Greater Portland SURJ & more! *Please note, this event is generously hosted by First Parish but is NOT religiously affiliated. See more details •
3 Finance Working Group Finance Working Group May 3, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/finance-working-group-4 Description: 💸Join fellow money head comrades at our finance working group meeting ! This event is open to all Maine DSA members. New members interested in budgeting, finance, fundraising are especially welcome to attend. 💸 Resources to review before attending -Chapter Development Grant from National DSA -Maine DSA Development Grant Proposal (Rough Draft) Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	4	5 Brunswick Renters Org General Meeting 5.5.26 Brunswick Renters Org General Meeting 5.5.26 May 5, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/brunswick-renters-org-general-meeting-42126 Description: We are in a housing crisis. What are you doing about it? Your neighbors in the Brunswick Renters Organization are meeting to discuss the current landscape and work together to build tenant power. This can't happen without you. RSVP now to stand up for yourself and reclaim power over your housing! Can't make this one? Click here to sign up for email alerts about actions, public events, future meetings, and more! Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	6 Special GM: Q&A with Troy Jackson and Endorsement Petition Special GM: Q&A with Troy Jackson and Endorsement Petition May 6, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/special-gm-qa-with-troy-jackson-and-endorsement-petition Description: Dear Maine DSA members, A member-initiated petition has been circulated and has met the threshold for signatures to call a special GM. Petition to Consider Paper Endorsement of Troy Jackson Troy Jackson, candidate for Governor, will join Maine DSA for a Q&A session followed by a members-only general meeting to motivate, debate and vote on a possible chapter endorsement. We hope to see you there! Please contact steering@mainedsa.org. if you have any questions. A REGISTRATION TO JOIN THE CALL WILL BE SENT TO YOU SHORTLY. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	7 Ad-Hoc 2026 Voter Guide Working Group Ad-Hoc 2026 Voter Guide Working Group May 7, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/ad-hoc-2026-voter-guide-working-group Description: Join us as we build Maine DSA's Voter Guide for the Primary election in June! We are researching, writing, and designing our voter guide from scratch to present a socialist analysis of races in Maine to make recommendations that help move our politics forward (or at least prevent them from back sliding). This is open to all members across the state! Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details Bangor Working Group Meeting Bangor Working Group Meeting May 7, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bangor-working-group-meeting-7 Description: The Bangor Working Group is organizing DSA members in Bangor and the surrounding areas. Our group is focused on building working class solidarity through educational events, forming coalitions, and participating in actions. Each meeting we discuss upcoming events we'll host, updates on what other organizations are doing, and how we want to specifically organize in Bangor. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details Portland Local Campaign Committee Open Meeting - May 2026 Portland Local Campaign Committee Open Meeting - May 2026 May 7, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/portland-local-campaign-committee-open-meeting-may-2026 Description: The Portland Local Campaign Committee (PLCC) hosts monthly meetings open to members and non-members to get updates on the work of the committee, discuss issues relevant to Portland, and learn how to get involved in electoral politics in the city. Join us on the first Thursdays of the month at 6:30pm! We'll mostly meet over Zoom to keep meetings accessible, but we may host a couple in-person here or there as ways to bring comrades together. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details Membership Committee Meeting Membership Committee Meeting May 7, 2026 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/membership-committee-meeting-32 Description: Join our membership committee to discuss projects relating too engaging and growing membership within the chapter. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details • • • •	8	9 Steering Committee Meeting Steering Committee Meeting May 9, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/steering-committee-meeting-274 Description: Members in good standing are invited to join us for our chapter's bi-weekly Steering Committee meeting. The agenda will be made available in our member Slack this afternoon. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details Bangor Working Group and ACT UP Presents The Ordinance Project Bangor Working Group and ACT UP Presents The Ordinance Project May 9, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bangor-working-group-and-act-up-presents-the-ordinance-project Description: Join Maine DSA's Bangor Working group and the Bangor chapter of ACT UP! for our free screening of the documentary, The Ordinance Project. As Bangor experiences rising HIV and Hepatitis C cases, we need to organize and strategize ways to pressure our local officials to respond to the crisis in a meaningful way. The Ordinance Project tells the story of how ACT UP! Kansas City led a coalition to pass an ordinance to prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations based upon sexual orientation and HIV status. After the screening we will have a panel to explore the topics of the film and how we can utilize lessons learned by the organizers in Kansas City to our current efforts in Bangor. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details • •
10	11	12	13 Bodily Autonomy Working Group Meeting Bodily Autonomy Working Group Meeting May 13, 2026 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bodily-autonomy-working-group-meeting-30 Description: Come organize with us to protect our access to reproductive and trans healthcare! Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	14 Ad-Hoc 2026 Voter Guide Working Group Ad-Hoc 2026 Voter Guide Working Group May 14, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/ad-hoc-2026-voter-guide-working-group-2 Description: Join us as we build Maine DSA's Voter Guide for the Primary election in June! We are researching, writing, and designing our voter guide from scratch to present a socialist analysis of races in Maine to make recommendations that help move our politics forward (or at least prevent them from back sliding). This is open to all members across the state! Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	15	16
17 May New Member Orientation May New Member Orientation May 17, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/may-new-member-orientation-7 Description: New to DSA, a returning member, or perhaps you're thinking about joining? This is the event for you! Join us for our first New Member Orientation, where we will discuss the basics of DSA as an organization, our own chapter here in Maine, and highlight how you can get involved in ways that speak to your own interests. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	18	19 Brunswick Renters Org Education Meeting 5.19.26 Brunswick Renters Org Education Meeting 5.19.26 May 19, 2026 4:45 pm - 7:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/brunswick-renters-org-general-meeting-51926 Description: This meeting will be a special training that begins earlier than usual, at 4:45pm. For more details, reach out via email at brunswickrentersorg@gmail.com. Can't make this one? Click here to sign up for email alerts about actions, public events, future meetings, and more! Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	20	21 Ad-Hoc 2026 Voter Guide Working Group Ad-Hoc 2026 Voter Guide Working Group May 21, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/ad-hoc-2026-voter-guide-working-group-3 Description: Join us as we build Maine DSA's Voter Guide for the Primary election in June! We are researching, writing, and designing our voter guide from scratch to present a socialist analysis of races in Maine to make recommendations that help move our politics forward (or at least prevent them from back sliding). This is open to all members across the state! Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details Bangor Working Group Meeting Bangor Working Group Meeting May 21, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bangor-working-group-meeting-8 Description: The Bangor Working Group is organizing DSA members in Bangor and the surrounding areas. Our group is focused on building working class solidarity through educational events, forming coalitions, and participating in actions. Each meeting we discuss upcoming events we'll host, updates on what other organizations are doing, and how we want to specifically organize in Bangor. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details • •	22	23
24	25	26	27 Bodily Autonomy Working Group Meeting Bodily Autonomy Working Group Meeting May 27, 2026 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bodily-autonomy-working-group-meeting-31 Description: Come organize with us to protect our access to reproductive and trans healthcare! Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	28 Endorsement Forum - Todd Chretien for City Council Endorsement Forum - Todd Chretien for City Council May 28, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/endorsement-forum-todd-chretien-for-city-council Description: The Portland Local Campaign Committee is hosting an endorsement forum to consider a chapter endorsement of Todd Chretien for Portland City Council, District 5. Join us over Zoom on Thursday, May 28th to hear from Todd about his campaign and to personally ask him questions about his candidacy. A DSA endorsement is more than a name among supporters, it is a commitment to organize and mobilize in support of a campaign. We make these decisions democratically because it carries the weight of our membership and our organization. If we get involved in a campaign, we do it because it moves our socialist project forward. Join us and take part in this effort! Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	29 Rescheduled Political Education Series: What a Socialist Tax and Financial System Could Look Like Rescheduled Political Education Series: What a Socialist Tax and Financial System Could Look Like May 29, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-series-wealth-inequality-and-the-tax-system-what-a-socialist-tax-and-financial-system-could-look-like Description: In our first session we named the problem. Tonight we talk about what to do about it. Join us for Meeting 2 of our Political Education series on wealth inequality and the tax system, developed in collaboration with the Political Education Committee and the Finance Committee. This session builds on what we covered in Meeting 1 and turns toward solutions. We will be exploring solutions across three time horizons: Short term: Changes we can fight for now, including IRS reform, estimated tax relief for seasonal and gig workers, community organizing, and public education campaigns grounded in the Maine context. Mid term: Bigger systemic reforms, including closing corporate tax loopholes, taxing the wealthy and their accumulated assets, ending contractor misclassification, and decoupling benefits from employment. Long term: What a genuinely socialist tax and economic system could look like; from universal public health care and guaranteed income to worker ownership, cooperative economics, and democratic control over public resources. We will look at what that vision means concretely for Maine's fishing, farming, trades, and seasonal workforce. We are excited to welcome guest speakers Mark S and John F, who will help ground the discussion in real-life impacts and practical next steps for Maine workers and organizers. Each section will close with facilitated discussion questions. Come ready to think, share, and organize. This event is open to all members and curious community members. If you missed Meeting 1, you are still welcome, and no prior attendance is required. This is a hybrid event. Join us in person at the Maine DSA office (address shared with registered attendees 24 hours before the event) or online via Zoom (link provided upon registration). Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details •	30 Canvass for Troy Jackson - South Portland Canvass for Troy Jackson - South Portland May 30, 2026 9:00 am - 10:30 am South Portland, rsvp for more details, South Portland, ME 04106 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/canvass-for-troy-jackson Description: RSVP to canvass for Troy Jackson in South Portland! (This canvass is run by the AFL-CIO, not Maine DSA). RSVP here: https://bit.ly/TroyCanvass Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details Canvass for Troy Jackson - Portland Canvass for Troy Jackson - Portland May 30, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Portland, rsvp for more details, Portland, ME 04102 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/canvass-for-troy-jackson-portland Description: RSVP to canvass for Troy Jackson in Portland! (This canvass is run by the AFL-CIO, not Maine DSA). RSVP here: https://bit.ly/TroyCanvass Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details May General Meeting - Voting May General Meeting - Voting May 30, 2026 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Maine DSA Office , Will be sent after RSVP, Portland , ME 04102 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/may-general-meeting-voting Description: Dear Maine DSA members, Please join us for our May General Meeting on Saturday 5/30 from 2-4pm at the Maine DSA Office in Portland. For the security of our those sharing our office space, the location will be sent out after you RSVP. This meeting will be hybrid, with Zoom accessibility along with in-person attendance. The agenda will be sent out soon. Please contact steering@mainedsa.org if you have any items you would like to have placed on the agenda. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details Live Interview with Daniel Denvir and Troy Jackson Live Interview with Daniel Denvir and Troy Jackson May 30, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Cocktail Mary, 30 Market Street, Portland, ME 04101 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/live-interview-with-daniel-denvir-and-troy-jackson Description: Join fellow Maine DSA members to watch a live interview by Daniel Denvir of The Dig podcast with Democratic gubernatorial candidate endorsed by Maine DSA, Bernie Sanders, over 50 labor unions, and the Mi'kmaq Nation: Troy Jackson. Please RSVP on Troy Jackson’s event page linked below so they can get an accurate count for attendance. This is not an event hosted by Maine DSA. RSVP here. Mask Policy: If this event is in-person and you would like this to be a masked event, please contact a Maine DSA Accessibility Officer at accessibility@mainedsa.org at least 3 days ahead of time. For complete details about this policy, click here. See more details • • • •
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