We are living through extremely unsettling times - we've known this and continue to feel it everyday. Our community members are being threatened and disappeared. There are numerous emails and Signal groups and sign ups - it can be hard to know where to turn. Please find below a list of actions, resources, and information that we hope you find useful and grounding. As always, the NER team is here for you. Drop a line, anytime.

If leaders have anything they would like to share with other Maine congregations, please respond to this email and we can help coordinate that. For sensitive information, reach out on Signal to @hlewis.23.

Join voices together in Portland or Lewiston this weekend to speak out against ICE activity and presence in Maine:

For more information, visit the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition's resource hub. The hotline is overwhelmed! Please only call, as noted, for an immediate threat at your door. Otherwise, for sightings, please text the hotline and be sure to use the SALTE protocol everytime:

For more information, visit the Activate Maine's ICE toolkit. Remember these protocols when using noise to respond to ICE activity. Noise is a resource and a way to communicate to folks nearby. Please only use car alarms for abductions.

Note that the ICE verifier training and ICE hotline training forms are currently closed as folks are vetted for the next training. Check back at the website linked above often for forthcoming opportunities.

Please note: If you are coordinating efforts or participating in food or supply delivery, or other direct services, for affected folks you have a database of vulnerable community members on your phone. This is important to be aware of if you plan to participate in any ICE watch. If you are detained your phone will be confiscated and any and all information they can capture will be used against folks. This information is shared with us from Minneapolis organizers.

Maine organizations to support or get involved with: