Resistance Through Joy

Community Organizing Alliance

Benjamin Mays Center 95 Russell Street Lewiston, ME 04240

Friday June 20th 4:30-7pm

This annual gathering uplifts Black voices, empowers local youth, and brings together Maine’s changemakers for an unforgettable experience. The event will include live art performances, community tabling, delicious southern cuisine, an inspiring keynote speaker, and a community panel discussion. Here is the link to get your tickets!

Broken Clock

Maine Inside Out

31 Maple Street, Lewiston ME 04240 at the Public Theatre

June 17th 6:30-8pm

“Broken Clock” is an original play about incarceration, gun violence, grief, family, trust, and time. “Broken Clock” takes place at the moment the clock breaks, where the separation between audience and performer dissolves, and we are here to meet ourselves and each other on a deeper level. Through film, theater, reflection, and dialogue, “Broken Clock” brings us together for challenging conversation and action. What are you dreaming for? Join us for a special Juneteenth performance that will also feature a community dialogue!

Juneteenth Faith & Freedom Documentary

Juneteenth Portland, Portland Public Library

Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME

Wednesday, June 18th 5:30–7pm

PPL invites you to our screening of Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom as part of a series of events sponsored by the Permanent Commission to commemorate Juneteenth in 2025.

In the film, a Black American is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas discovering how the Juneteenth reveals faith and a fight for freedom in an unjust society. Join us in viewing this powerful documentary followed by a discussion.

Ancestral Echoes: Walking the Water, Singing the Land

Juneteenth Portland, Portland Public Library

Eastern Cemetery and Willard Beach, Portland, ME

Sunday, June 22nd 11:30am–12:15pm

This event, hosted by Juneteenth Portland, is a multi-site Juneteenth experience infused with African symbolism, poetic reverence, and community power. Beginning at 11:30am, join Juneteenth Portland for united ancestral processional to Eastern Cemetery, where participants will lay flowers on the graves of Black ancestors and offer prayers, songs, and words of honor and respect. From the cemetery, participants will continue to Willard Beach to gather in joyful remembrance—dancing, drumming, and casting flower offerings into the Atlantic. After the tribute, the day will transition into a communal celebration, marked by eating, laughing, remembering, and reveling in freedom by the sea.

◦ 11:30 AM – Processional begins at Eastern Promenade Cemetery

◦ 12:30/12:45 PM – Gathering begins at Willard Beach (SMCC side) to end by 6pm

See PPL website or @juneteenth_portland_me for updates.