9:00 AM Welcome and opening

10:00 AM Foundations for Hope!

We are making real progress—and there’s more to do! Moderated by Mike Tipping, this session will review the current status of key victories, like the passage of paid family and medical leave, planning for universal child care, a health care public option, and more!

11:00 AM  Deep dives into issues!

Join the state’s leading experts in learning more about what is going on with the most pressing concerns that Mainers face, on issues like housing, tribal sovereignty, drug policy, climate change, immigrant rights, guaranteed income, and tax fairness.

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 Building the power we need!  

Facilitated by MPA Co-Director Amy Halsted, this discussion will help build alignment around the power we need to build in order to win real change in Maine, how we can change hearts and minds, and what it will take to get beyond the “usual suspects” to build a powerful base of regular people aligned in our vision.

2:00 Strategy Sessions

Breakouts on how to build power! Including: how to publicly share your story persuasively; dealing with Christian nationalism; organizing across lines of difference; how local government works; why you should run for office; how to change hearts and minds by door knocking; voter registration; relational organizing.

3:00 Visions for the Future!

Hear visions for Maine’s future by its next generation of leaders! Join Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, Senate President Troy Jackson, Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador Maulian Bryant, and State Treasurer Henry Beck as they lay out where we should go as a state.

*Agenda subject to change!