Author: cmaxmin
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Campaign Updates
Hello everyone! I know that it has been a while since I posted on this website. My life has been consumed by my campaign for the House Seat in Maine’s District 88, which includes Chelsea, Whitefield, Jefferson, and part of Nobleboro (my hometown). We’re building momentum towards the Democratic Primary on June 12th. The best…
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Maine Rising with Fowsia Musse: ‘We are stronger because of our circumstances, not weaker’
This is the second in my series for the Maine Beacon called “Maine Rising,” which profiles young leaders across Maine. This week on Maine Rising, we speak with Fowsia Musse. She is a New Mainer, mother of three, community health outreach worker, executive director of Maine Community Integration, and a cancer patient navigator from Somalia…
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Why I’m Running For Office
Hello Y’all! Some exciting news–I am running for the Maine House of Representatives in District 88, which includes Jefferson, Whitefield, Chelsea, and part of my hometown–Nobleboro. I grew up on my family’s farm in Nobleboro. For as long as I can remember, I have loved this place more than anything and knew that I would devote…
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Maine Rising with Alyssa Thompson: ‘If I can’t change it, who will?’
This is the first in a series for Beacon that features the work of youth activists and changemakers across the state, where readers can get to know the next generation working to create a better Maine. They run for office and call for climate justice. They fight for immigrant, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ rights. They build…
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2018 Politics in Maine
And the writing continues! Here’s a new 2-part series that I wrote for The Beacon. Part 1 is about a new wave of progressive politicians representing Mainers in 2018. Part 2 delves into some of the big organizing moments to get excited for this year. More Maine-centric pieces to come soon! We’re a small but…
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Finding Political Hope in 2018
Hello all! After a long hiatus, I am writing again. Why I stopped for so long–that’s a story for another time. For now, here is a new piece for a new year in Maine Beacon. The question: how do we find political hope when it seems like so few of our politicians actually listen to our…
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Youth Reflect on Paris Withdrawel
These are reflections from Brianna Johnson and Courtney Plummer, two young women who work with Global Kids. Here they share their thoughts on Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Brianna Johnson Global Kids Alumna; Current Binghamton University Student; Attended COP21 in Paris Trump’s announcement that the US is pulling out of…
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How Harvard Divestment Was Won
I know that I haven’t written a piece in a while, but here is my most recent Nation article about Divest Harvard the coming age of local political power. How Harvard Divestment Was Won Harvard Management Company executive Colin Butterfield recently took divestment activists by surprise when he announced that he would not invest in…
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Three Young Activists Reflect on COP22
What was COP22 like for the young people there? Three students reflect on their experiences, their struggle to have the youth voice heard, and the need to see climate change as a human rights issue. Read more here!
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What We Vote For
This post was produced with support from Clean Air Moms Action. All opinions are, of course, my own. I am 24 years old. In my lifetime, the climate crisis has evolved from a challenge that could have been easily confronted into a monumental, world-changing, historic, unprecedented catastrophe that threatens everything that we love and care…
Chloe Maxmin 