The Big Question
How should life be?
October 2019 | Riverton Community Center, Portland
In 2019, The Big Question jump-started our year of inquiry, curiosity, and engagement with Maine’s bicentennial.
Guides
- Virginie Akimana, Instructor, Portland Adult Education and Community Interpreter, Catholic Charities Maine
- Libby Bischof, Professor of History and Executive Director of Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine
- Maurice Habimfura, founder of the Imihamirizo Project and representative of Ikirenga cy’Intore
- Michael Kebede, Policy Counsel, ACLU of Maine
- Lisa Margonelli, Author of Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology
- Darren Ranco, Professor of Anthropology and Coordinator of Native American Research, University of Maine
Co-sponsors
In 2019 we had a fabulous group of community co-sponsors — folks who are helped us spread the word, and who brought a group to join in the discussion.
| Amjambo Africa! | Maine Family Planning |
| For Us, By Us | Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition |
| Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine | Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance |
| Homeless Voices for Justice | Portland Adult Education |
| In Her Presence | Portland Overdose Prevention Society |
| Ladder to the Moon Network | Portland Recovery Community Center |
| The Telling Room |
