Quixada Moore-Vissing Civic Researcher and Community Engagement Designer In a time when many of us just want to silence the noise of uncivil, polarized national politics, local democracy offers a hopeful alternative. People who live as neighbors in the same town or region have an opportunity to demand that local politics and civic life in […]
Amanda Klemmer, Assistant Research Professor of Food-web Ecology, School of Biology & Ecology, UMaine The productivity of Maine’s coastal ecosystems is a keystone of the state’s natural resources based economy, with Maine’s coastal fisheries and tourism both billion-dollar industries. Sustainably managing these growing industries, to shepherd them through an uncertain ecological future, requires a mechanistic […]
Sarah & Bryce Hach Founders, Maine Food for Thought The restaurant scene in Portland has become globally renowned for its’ innovation and quality. But there is also an important and vibrant story behind the plate that interconnects the land, the sea and the people of Maine, that have made it, over time, into the celebrated […]
Keynote Speaker: Senator George J. Mitchell This event is free and open to all. Tickets are required and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here to reserve your ticket. In this lecture, Senator Mitchell will examine various economic, social and political factors that are contributing to the high level of polarization and […]