Third Act Mainers gathered in Waterville on Thursday, September 5th for our second annual statewide gathering, this year called “Saving Democracy and the Planet.” With four speakers, a “get-out-the-vote” letter writing campaign, singing, and three workshops, the day was packed with a variety of activities. 96% of folks gave the event top marks, praising its positive energy, organization, and quality speakers.
One attendee wrote, “I’m leaving very upbeat. You covered the whole gamut–spiritual and action.”
We enjoyed four amazing speakers: Arctic explorer and researcher Susana Hancock, artist Robert Shetterly on truth-tellers, Kathleen Miel on legislative policy and our role in the Environmental Priorities Coalition, and Nicole Diroff on remembering to love the natural world of which we are a part. We wrote letters to get out the vote in swing states and ended the day with song with the Pick-Up Climate Choir.
Afterwards, keynote speaker Susana Hancock posted on Instagram, “It’s so uplifting to be surrounded by passionate people using their minds, skills and dreams to change their communities.”
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Photos by Deb Fahy, Tom Mikulka & Nancy Anderson. Many thanks to Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville, Maine for hosting!
