Juneteenth in Lewiston This Week + Half Way to Funding Goal!
This Thursday in Lewiston! Juneteenth Performances + Community Dialogue
We can’t wait to come together in Lewiston tomorrow for music, story, original theater, the premiere of our new short documentary film, and open community dialogue about what liberation really looks like in our communities. This is a chance for reflection and action alongside one another.
Thursday, June 11
Lewiston tickets - The Public Theatre
Doors at 6pm
Lewiston event accessibility information
Featuring:
MOJOSUDAN
Samuel James
The Broken Clock Documentary Film Premiere
The MIO Creative Ensemble
At the Lewiston event only!
Community meal from Heritage
T-shirt printing with Little Chair Printing
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Coming Up: Wednesday, June 17
Portland tickets - Mayo Street Arts
Doors at 6:30pm
Portland event accessibility information
Please contact Mandy Huotari at Mandy@maineinsideout.org with any Juneteenth event accessibility questions or requests.
MIO Celebrates Pride!
What a day at Great Falls Pride! We marched, we connected with incredible community partners, and yes - we ate well. So grateful to be part of this community and to celebrate alongside so many people doing meaningful work in Lewiston and Auburn.
All of this work matters. The justice system continues to severely impact the LGBTQ+ community, particularly youth and people of color. MIO is committed to creating supportive spaces where people most directly impacted by systemic oppression can create and share original theater for social change.
Pride Week in Lewiston-Auburn is still going - see what’s ahead:
The momentum is real - we’ve raised more than $56,000!
We’re more than half way to our goal of raising $100,000 by June 22.
Your support will make it possible for MIO to continue engaging Lewiston teens in collaboration with community partners, bring theater projects inside two Maine prisons this fall, support people in re-entry, and continue the powerful work of using theater as a tool to shift culture.
The need is acute right now. So far this year, the Lewiston Police Department has made 33 referrals to the juvenile justice system - more than any other department in the state. Some of these youth are as young as 14. These are young people caught in systems designed to respond to crisis, not prevent it. Too many are released back into the community without the support they need. And without meaningful alternatives - structured activities, trusted adults, places to belong - the cycle continues.
There is still time to contribute - and it will take all of us!
Thank you for considering a gift today.
