Presented by Place Justice
Until very recently, racial slurs remained inscribed on Maine’s landscapes and racist mascots were cherished by schools and their communities. How did these symbols that disparage and dehumanize Black and Indigenous people come to be? Why have they persisted for so long? And what vestiges remain still today?
Join Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross and Penobscot Tribal Ambassador Maulian Dana to learn about efforts on the part of civil rights and Indigenous leaders over the past 40 years to eradicate offensive place names and images and to consider why earlier legislative efforts to eradicate them have proved insufficient.
Place Justice Series
This is the first event in our eight-part Place Justice event series of panel discussions and film screenings to engage the public in considering the often complex and contentious issues related to offensive place names and other problematic commemorative practices in the place now known as Maine. Read more about The Permanent Commission’s Place Justice Initiative here.
For more information and to register, visit the event page.