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One of my favorite quotes is “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Gandhi’s timeless words have become increasingly meaningful to me lately as I’ve been contemplating this idea of being the change and how that relates to what is going on in Maine right now. When I went to GROW this past summer, I met some incredible activists from all corners of the state. It gave me this great sense that Maine really can live up to it’s motto of “The way life should be” and serve as an example for the nation. We’ve got a lot of work to do before we reach that point, but I think we are moving in the right direction in many ways. Some events I attended recently reaffirmed this feeling.
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Everyone’s been talking about hope lately.
I’ve been trying to find it for myself. With expected 8 inches of snowfall, long lines to register for the caucus that spanned several city blocks, and for a few folks who entered into caucus, officials telling you to vote absentee because there wasn’t enough room for everyone to caucus–I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed with hope. Let’s provide some context: this city is so small that we’re really not used to waiting for anything except shopping lines at the supermarket. But thousands of people turned out to the Portland Democratic Caucus this past Sunday, with an inspiring amount of young people, as well as many immigrants and people of color turning out to vote. While the event was suppose to start at 4pm at Portland High School, we didn’t even finish registration until the last person in line came through after 7pm. For many caucus attendees, it was probably enough to kill the spirit.
