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IWC Condemns Biden Policy Shift on Immigration
No full textBrief report on the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center\u27s press conference in response to the Biden administration\u27s executive order restricting U.S. asylum claims. IWC Executive Director Faisal Khan condemned the order and pointed out the discrepancies between how the U.S. treats Ukrainians and how it treats migrants from South American, Africa and the Middle East
From Angola to Maine: the Transformative Power of Art
No full textBrief profile of artist Serafim Ysollo. Ysollo grew up in Angola. After losing his mother when he was 7, he became homeless. He turned to art for solace, using scrap materials. He managed to attend art school, and, as an adult, moved to Lewiston, Maine, where he has become a participant in many local art initiatives and where he continues to paint and exhibit
Never Give Up: Artist Frederick Ndabaramiye
No full textBrief profile of artist Frederick Ndabaramiye, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. He was a featured speaker at the Faith, Hope, and Forgiveness discussion series held at St. Pius X Church in Portland, where he discussed the brutal act that led to the loss of his hands, his path to recovery, and his commitment to spreading hope and encouragement to others
Mills Releases Plan to Create Office of New Americans
No full textAt a January 19 press conference, Maine Governor Janet Mills unveiled a plan to create an Office of New Americans (ONA). The ONA will address the state\u27s worker shortage by creating workforce training opportunities, language acquisition assistance and legal support for immigrants. Supporters say the plan will allow immigrants to become more self-sufficient members of the community. Eighteen other states have already established similar offices. Includes a sidebar with comments about the importance of the new office from Rep. Deqa Dhalac and Apphia Kamanda Mpay, Co-Executive Director of Common Threads of Maine
The Gaza Monologues
No full textReview of a performance of The Gaza Monologues, a play that was first written and performed in 2010 by a group of Palestinian teens. This performance was held at SPACE Gallery in Portland, with a cast composed of a diverse group of high school and college students, all of whom had a desire to bring to life the stories of people whose lives have been impacted by conflicts in Gaza. Both performances were sold-out
Remembering Panorama Melian
No full textBrief piece about the memorial service that was held for Panorama Melian, wife of Samuel Rucogoza, a Rwandan-born social worker at Hope Acts
Flights of Fancy
No full textExpressive birdhouses made from recycled materials can be seen hanging around Old Orchard Beach. Each one is uniquely built by “Birdman” Claude Ouellet in his basement workshop
Maine fashion brands call Portland their new home : stepping up from home businesses to Old Port retail spaces
No full textA host of small Maine fashion brands that started out as ideas developed in studio apartments, pop-ups, or workshop space are now getting a retail foothold in the Old Port and Arts District areas in Portland. The brands grew out of second careers or pandemic pivots
Good as New
No full textFrom the article - “In Maine, ingrained Yankee frugality and a reverence for history have produced generations of tinkerers. Nowadays, though, professional fixers of old stuff are relatively few and far between. So we visited the workshops of the handy folks who can, say, rewire you heirloom lamp or revive your rusty cast-iron pan - and who believe that preserving useful things still matters.
Three family-owned businesses share how they make it work
No full textMembers of the families that own Gifford\u27s Ice Cream, Raye\u27s Mustard, and Len Libby Candies, talk about their respective family dynamics and how this helps their businesses succeed