An evening dedicated to celebrating & elevating immigrant communities in Maine, featuring speakers and entertainers whose work and lived experience centers solidarity, community care, and sustainable endurance.

MCing the event will be Eisha Khan, program manager at MaineHealth and wife of Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain.

Keynote speaker will be Mikey Lopez, team captain and defensive midfield player for the Portland Hearts of Pine soccer team.

Call to action from Fatima Saidi, Director of We Are All America at the National Partnership for New Americans.

Performance by Sea Change Chorale, a community choir conducted by Deirdre McClure, dedicated to supporting local social justice organizations.

Readings by Telling Room ambassadors Sophia Kapita, Didon Heri, Askar Azeez, and Ahmednoor Hassan.

Additionally, we will showcase groups involved in rapid response and fundraising to support MIRC members and partners including Maine Solidarity Fund, Project Relief, Mainers for Humane Immigration, Viewshed, Neat Brigade, Resilient Coders, and Red Hat Resistance.

Dinner will be catered by Taj Indian Cuisine, Jaffa Mediterranean Grill, and Flores Salvadoran Restaurant.