Indigenous Reflections on the Royal River
On the brisk sunny afternoon of May 5th, YCARE and RRCT hosted a group of paddlers on the Royal River. While navigating a two mile...
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EVENTS
EVENTS
Below is a timeline of YCARE events, activities and partnerships in order starting from the most recent in which illustrate how YCARE members are working to support Yarmouth becoming increasingly racially equitable.
YCARE Events
Learn & Respond
Bringing people together to learn about and to respond to injustice in our community and beyond. We need systems that are deliberately supporting racial equity through proactive and preventative measures.
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Reflections on the First Reading of YCARE Land Acknowledgement
Late Tuesday afternoon, with candles lit and the voice of the river resounding, 20 community members and friends gathered at Royal River...
Supporting the Black Student Union at Yarmouth High School
YCARE members donated to support a BSA student trip to the Museum of African American History in Boston.
Invitation to a First Reading of the YCARE Land Acknowledgement
Please feel free to invite friends and family, bring lanterns, drums, cookies, warm cider...
Friends of the Presumpscot River Ceremony for Indigenous People's Day
YCARE members attended a ceremony of remembrance and in honor of the Abenaki that lived, thrived and cared tor the Presumpscot River.
YCARE Meets with Freeport Councilperson Daniel Pilch
On September 8, 2021, the YCARE Steering Committee Meeting met with Daniel Pilch to hear about the public forum that Freeport citizens...
“Freedom & Captivity: Maine Voices Beyond Prison Walls,” UMVA Gallery, Portland Maine.
The project aims to help the public imagine a future without prisons through exhibitions, workshops, webinars, and more.
#Teach Truth Rally at 91- 97 Main Street, Yarmouth
August 28, 2021, 9am #Teach Truth Rally at 91- 97 Main Street, Yarmouth YCARE members pledged support of teachers committed to teaching...
First Meeting of the YCARE Land Acknowledgement Working Group
Members continue to create a Land Acknowledgement for YCARE, and hopefully model a process for other Yarmouth community groups.
Interview with Debbie Leighton
Mary Lou Michael, YCARE Steering Committee Member, interviewed Debbie Leighton, one of the co-authors of The Gatherings: Reimagining...
“One Year Later” YCARE Meeting in Royal River Park
On June 23, 2021, YCARE members met exactly one year after the first event they organized together, the screening of the movie “13th.”...
Little Free Justice Library established
YCARE members established a Little Free Justice Library in front of the Yarmouth First Universalist Church at 97 Main Street, Yarmouth....
#Teach Truth Rally at the Captain Walter Gendall Memorial Plaque, Route 188, Yarmouth
YCARE members joined Educators, legislators, town council and community members at the site of an historical plaque located approximately...
Removal of “Historic Yarmouth” sign in front of the Ledge Cemetery
False narratives perpetuate racism and cause harm. This Historic Yarmouth sign erected in 1969 tells a colonist story “ORIGINALLY SETTLED...
Letter to the Editor in Portland Press Herald: "Racism Response Will Be A Journey for Yarmouth"
"We acknowledge we are writing from the land of the Wabanaki people. In the aftermath of two racial incidents in our town, people have...
Restorative Justice Community Conversations
Dec 14, 2020 Restorative Justice Community Conversations In response to the racial slur/graffiti incident on the Little John Causeway on...
Yarmouth Police Investigating Racist Slurs Painted on Road
Nov 8, 2020 Yarmouth Police Investigating Racist Slurs Painted on Road https://wgme.com/news/local/yarmouth-police-investigating-racist-s...
2nd YCARE Panel Discussion "It's Never Too Late for Justice", Sept 28, 2020
Sept 28, 2020 2nd YCARE Community Panel Discussion "It's Never Too Late for Justice" Following the showing of the film "Just Mercy,"...
Screening of the film "Just Mercy" in the Royal River Park
Sept 24, 2020 Screening of the film "Just Mercy" in the Royal River Park Sponsored by First Parish Church with Yarmouth Community...
1st YCARE Panel Discussion on Race, Justice, & Incarceration, Sept. 14, 2021
Sept 14, 2020 1st YCARE Zoom Panel Discussion on Race, Justice, & Incarceration Following the screening of the movie 13th, join your...
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