Posts by HHRC
WCSH 6: From all across Maine, the stories of women who’ve survived domestic abuse
Olivia’s story, told with photos and audio, is one of about twenty from women in Maine who were abused by husbands or boyfriends. They’re part of an exhibit called “Finding Our Voices” at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Augusta. Patrisha McLean, a photojournalist from Camden, gathered the stories and pictures, some of them…
Read MoreHHRC Statement: Ending Violence Requires Confronting White Supremacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine: Ending Violence Requires Confronting White Supremacy
Read MoreWABI: Teachers learn how to teach students about the Holocaust at summer seminar
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) – About two dozen teachers from throughout the state are spending Tuesday and Wednesday at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine learning how to teach students about the Holocaust. “This allows them to have a toolbox where they can bring to light these important stories that augment and support the lessons…
Read MoreHHRC Statement On Neo-Nazi Signs On Bates Campus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HHRC Statement On Neo-Nazi Signs On Bates Campus
Read MoreHHRC Statement On New Zealand Mosque Shootings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HHRC Executive Director Shenna Bellows calls for renewed commitment to resisting intolerance, prejudice, and discrimination
Read More40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World
40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World is a photographic exhibit created by Howard G. Buffet in partnership with the Newseum. The exhibit is currently on display at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine through March 22nd. The process of photographing the effects of hunger throughout the world also inspired a best-selling…
Read More80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
Two Holocaust survivors will speak Friday, November 9, at 12:30 pm at the Michael Klahr Center on the University of Maine at Augusta campus. Friday marks the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the infamous night of broken glass that marked a turning point from hateful rhetoric and discrimination to violence. Maine Holocaust survivors Edith Lucas Pagelson…
Read MoreEveryday Maine
September 8th – December 14th, 2018 HHRC – Klahr Center on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta Augusta—On Saturday, September 8 from 2 to 5, the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine opens a new exhibit, Everyday Maine, featuring over 190 photographs from 74 Maine photographers. Curated by Bruce Brown, the…
Read MoreBeau-frog
Beau-frog: The Art of Peter Archambault April 13 – August, 2018 Michael Klahr Center Exhibit Space The HHRC is thrilled to present Beau-frog: The Art of Peter Archambault, a spring exhibition of cartoon drawings, political commentary, Franco-American cultural exploration, and personal discovery. In the 1970s and 1980s, Madawaska, Maine native Peter Archambault (1939-2015) was staff…
Read MoreMalaga Island: Fragmented Lives
This exhibit tells the story of Malaga Island, a mixed race community off the coast of Maine that was destroyed by the State of Maine in one of our state’s most shameful acts. Residents were forcibly evicted and eight islanders were involuntarily committed to the Maine School for the Feeble-Minded. The homes and school were…
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