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Cynthia Chavez Lamar, an enrolled member at San Felipe Pueblo in New Mexico, will become director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and will be the first Native woman to serve as a Smithsonian museum director.![]()
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www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/2022-01-20/cynthia-chavez-lamar-becomes-the-first-native-woman-to-le...
3 days ago ·
Hey City of Portland, Maine people: There are a number (a lot, actually) of board vacancies. These are volunteer, but they are a great way to engage municipal gov't and make an impact. Check it out. ![]()
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‼ Resharing because the link to the city web site yesterday was bad. ![]()
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www.portlandmaine.gov/2667/Board-Committee-Vacancies
3 days ago ·
Get involved!Get involved! ![]()
City of Portland, Maine is seeking applications for vacancies on several boards and committees. Find the specifics via ![]()
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Applications are due by Friday, February 4, 2022. ![]()
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#PortlandME #PortlandMaine #ShapeYourCity
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🎒 This: "[W]e can’t just keep the diverse staff in low jobs when they’re qualified." And this: "[H]aving a teacher of color can boost academic achievement and high school graduation and college enrollment rates." All of this: ![]()
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www.pressherald.com/2022/01/09/assignment-for-schools-increase-teacher-diversity/
2 weeks ago ·
Apology's not necessary from Councilor Zarro. From those fomenting homophobic, personal and physical attacks on the Councilor and anyone at his business, apology's necessary. You bet. Thank you, Councilor Zarro, for serving and leading. ![]()
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www.pressherald.com/2022/01/07/mask-mandate-leads-to-broader-pushback-again-portland-city-councilor/
2 weeks ago ·
Unacceptable, from national or local actors. Period. We support Andrew Zarro - Portland City Councilor. Thank you for serving, Councilor.
2 weeks ago ·
Live stream of City Council meeting is here: townhallstreams.com/stream.php?location_id=42&id=42487
3 weeks ago ·
‼ In 2020, Portland voters overwhelmingly passed a historic minimum wage law requiring hazard pay during declared states of emergency, like the current COVID-19 pandemic.![]()
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With COVID cases soaring to record levels and hospitals exceeding capacity, the emergency clearly hasn't passed.![]()
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𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗮𝘄.![]()
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The City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to end the state of emergency.![]()
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟮, 𝗮𝘁 𝟮 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹. If you can come to today's rally, please click here to RSVP:![]()
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actionnetwork.org/events/emergency-rally-for-hazard-pay?link_id=0&can_id=590b21b196b52d4093a6fa0c...![]()
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If you can't make it to the rally (or even if you can), you can still make your voice heard by sending an email to the City Council urging them not to repeal the state of emergency and to keep hazard pay in place.![]()
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Copy-and-paste these email addresses into an email to the Portland City Council urging them to keep hazard pay and the pandemic state of emergency in place.![]()
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ksnyder@portlandmaine.gov![]()
pali@portlandmaine.gov![]()
atrevorrow@portlandmaine.gov![]()
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council@portlandmaine.gov![]()
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When writing your emails to the Council, be sure to be polite and respectful. Personal insults do NOT help the cause!![]()
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Thank you.![]()
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In 2020, Portland voters overwhelmingly passed a historic minimum wage law requiring hazard pay during declared states of emergency, like the current COVID-19 pandemic.![]()
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With COVID cases soaring to record levels and hospitals exceeding capacity, the emergency clearly hasn't passed.![]()
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However, the Chamber of Commerce is now asking the Portland City Council to end the state of emergency so employers won't have to pay frontline workers what they're owed under the new law.![]()
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The City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to end the state of emergency.![]()
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The Maine DSA is organizing a masked, socially distanced rally TOMORROW at 2 p.m. on the steps of City Hall.
3 weeks ago ·
Mayor Snyder: "Is the continued use of an emergency order to have remote meetings necessary? My answer there would be no and therefore we don’t need an emergency order. If we need an emergency order, hazard pay will kick in. For me, what I’m seeing is we don’t need the emergency order and it’s being used in such a way that I don’t think is the intent of the state law with emergency orders." ![]()
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www.pressherald.com/2022/01/01/hazard-pay-minimum-wage-of-19-50-takes-effect-in-portland-but-may-...
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