Blog – Maine Business Immigration Coalition

MeBIC Statement against Racism and Injustice

Beth Stickney — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:05:07 +0000

MeBIC stands with those expressing their anger and pain at the inequities built into our society through institutionalized and systemic racism and discrimination. Racial justice and immigrant justice in the U.S. are inextricably intertwined. MeBIC strives for fair and just laws and policies affecting the immigrants who are integral members of Maine’s communities and economy. …

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Helping our Newest Asylum Seekers – An Investment in Maine’s Future

Beth Stickney — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:14:33 +0000

UPDATE re: How to help. Donations of items are no longer requested at this time. For volunteer opportunities and updates on other needs, see the United Way of Greater Portland’s volunteer opportunities page. Learn more about the recent asylum seekers below, and find more ways to help here . In the past two weeks, about …

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All of Us Must Combat Anti-Immigrant Hate

Beth Stickney — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:46:56 +0000

At MeBIC, we join all those who are horrified by and grieve the slaughter of 11 innocent people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburg on October 27, 2018. The shootings were a shocking, but perhaps also a sadly unsurprising event following a sharp increase in anti-Semitic incidents since 2016. But this shooting was …

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