Art and activism came together for an event in Portland Tuesday night. Roughly 100 people attended a ‘Day of Remembrance’ at 754 Congress St. to mark the one-year anniversary of the day George Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Sign up for our Newsletters Performers used the open-air stage to rally for social justice and equity. The event was organized by the Indigo Arts Alliance and included performances.
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Artists and activists gather in Portland to mark anniversary of George Floyd’s death
The event was held on Congress Street to memorialize Floyd, the Black man whose murder by a white Minneapolis police officer touched off a year of racial reckoning.
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The crowd watches a play by the group Maine Inside Out during Monday s remembrance on the anniversary of George Floyd s murder. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
About 200 people gathered in Portland on Tuesday night to remember the life of George Floyd, whose murder one year ago by a Minneapolis police officer sparked months of protests and an ongoing reckoning with racial injustice.
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Chamber of Commerce awarded funds to support tourism
Kennebec Valley Tourism Council (KVTC) has awarded sponsorship support funds in the amount of $1,662.50 to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce for the Taste of Waterville to assist in the growth of tourism in Maine’s Kennebec Valley and produce a positive economic impact on the region.
Mid-Maine Chamber was one of 12 sponsorship recipients awarded as part of the 2021 KVTC marketing partnership program. In total, the 2021 KVTC sponsorship support application requests reached nearly $29,100. The organization was unable to fully fund all regional sponsorship requests to its members this year. However, with the help of Brookfield Renewable U.S., KVTC was able to fund $19,351.50. KVTC is excited to award sponsorships to local organizations who are helping KVTC promote the Kennebec Valley region as a destination place with their own marketing initiatives.