Activate Maine Blog

The Midcoast Youth Activists By Karen Levine Egee I was standing outdoors in the ice and snow not long ago, in early February, in a crowd of (mostly) Boomers like me. There we were, hundreds of us, strung along the Bath bridge. Protesting ICE. Again. It was cold, and the wind was fierce. And I’d say we were — or at least I was — feeling a little discouraged about humankind and life under Trump. Then suddenly, young people — high schoolers of some kind — began streaming by, mi

Karen Levine Egee Oak Tree Meet Mary Oakes, Our New Intern! Mary is a high school senior. She has been interested in politics for a long time — and aims to study political science or similar, in college in 2026. Our conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. How did you get interested in politics, Mary? I’ve always naturally been a really passionate person. When I hear about an issue, I want to get educated on it and make sure that I know everything about it and