Event details
- When
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST - Where
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Burton M. Cross Building
111 Sewall Street, Augusta, ME 04330
About this event
"No Kings! Maine Leads in the Fight to Defend Democracy" protest.
PURPOSE: This is a peaceful protest against the ongoing federal coup and the accelerated dismantling of America's public institutions. The demonstration will be held in Augusta's Capitol Plaza from 2-4pm.
We are organizing this demonstration because we feel that it is critical for citizens to stand up bravely in the face of authoritarian threats, especially when our democracy, and the safety and lives of our friends and neighbors, are at stake.
As with the No Kings! protests held on Presidents’ Day, participants will be rallying on March 4th against:
• Blatant abuse of power
• Dissolution of checks and balances
• Executive Order overreach
• Elon Musk and his DOGE agenda
• Systemic injustices
SAFETY CONCERNS: We want to be clear upfront that the organizers of this protest do not represent the Maine Resists! group, and attending this protest requires special safety considerations for those who consider attending.
We are sincerely hoping to see as many Mainers who remain committed to democracy at the Capitol as possible.
That said, this protest will take place in a different political landscape than the protests organized in February.
The success of those demonstrations has provoked some members of the far right, namely followers of Elon Musk. The safety risk to protestors in America is higher than it was last month.
There are currently no threats against the March 4th protest, or against Maine's protest specifically, and we will share any updated security concerns on this page ASAP, and communicate those concerns through all possible media and social media channels.
With all of these considerations in mind, we are strongly urging attendees not to bring children to this protest, and want to communicate clearly the heightened potential for risk to members of vulnerable populations or individuals with mobility issues.
The organizers of this protest include marshals, medics, and peacekeepers, and we are working to make this demonstration as safe as possible.
To that end, we also want to be clear that anything apart from peaceful demonstration will not be tolerated by organizers or capitol law enforcement.