About the MDI Racial Equity Working Group

The Jesup Memorial Library is proud to host the 2025 Winter Speaker Series for the MDI Racial Equity Working Group. The MDI REWG is a group of Mount Desert Island residents who aim to deepen our understanding of power and privilege and to foster racial justice, equity, and inclusion on MDI and beyond, always recognizing our shared humanity.

The following resources were shared during “Know Your Rights: Immigration Law in Maine,” a virtual Q&A session held on February 13th, 2025. View the event page for more details.

Online Resources

• Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP)

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

• Maine Multicultural Center

• Mano en Mano

• Office of New Americans - Maine

• ACLU of Maine

• Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition

• More information has also been complied through the Maine Council of Churches.