Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Mainers in several dozen towns gathered to rally Saturday as part of a national “No Kings” day of protests.
In Portland, a few thousand people gathered in Monument Square Saturday, and marched through the Old Port and onto Commercial Street.
Among them was Portland resident Janice Bailey, who has attended previous protests. This time, she says the U.S. and Israeli-led war in Iran prompted her to return to Monument Square.
“We don’t have an alternative, we have to be out on the streets,” she said. “We have to be letting the powers that be, and more importantly other citizens, our neighbors, that they’re not alone.”
Jackson Sewall said he’s also concerned about endless wars and military spending.
“Where that money could be going to people here, and making a better country,” he said.
South Portland resident Castine Ingram, 14, held a sign that read, “teens shouldn’t have to protest the actions of adults.”
Fourteen-year-old South Portland resident Castine Ingram, right, attended the “No Kings” rally in Portland on March 28, 2026 with her friends and her mom.
Ingram said she’s especially upset by the actions of immigration enforcement agents around the country. She said she’s been to other protests before, but the recent immigration surge in Maine inspired her attend this one with her friends and her mom.
“Having support in the community is a really big thing, especially so we can show our unity,” she said. “So I think that coming back is the first way to help.”
The League of Women Voters and the Maine State Nurses Association, among others, spoke at the Portland event.
Thousands of similar events were planned across the country, including a few dozen around Maine from Carrabassett Valley to Waterville.
Story by Nicole Ogrysko
Video & production by Lucy Santerre
Mainers in several dozen towns gathered to rally Saturday as part of a national “No Kings” day of protests.
In Portland, a few thousand people gathered in Monument Square Saturday, and marched through the Old Port and onto Commercial Street.
Among them was Portland resident Janice Bailey, who has attended previous protests. This time, she says the U.S. and Israeli-led war in Iran prompted her to return to Monument Square.
“We don’t have an alternative, we have to be out on the streets,” she said. “We have to be letting the powers that be, and more importantly other citizens, our neighbors, that they’re not alone.”
Jackson Sewall said he’s also concerned about endless wars and military spending.
“Where that money could be going to people here, and making a better country,” he said.
South Portland resident Castine Ingram, 14, held a sign that read, “teens shouldn’t have to protest the actions of adults.”
Fourteen-year-old South Portland resident Castine Ingram, right, attended the “No Kings” rally in Portland on March 28, 2026 with her friends and her mom.
Ingram said she’s especially upset by the actions of immigration enforcement agents around the country. She said she’s been to other protests before, but the recent immigration surge in Maine inspired her attend this one with her friends and her mom.
“Having support in the community is a really big thing, especially so we can show our unity,” she said. “So I think that coming back is the first way to help.”
The League of Women Voters and the Maine State Nurses Association, among others, spoke at the Portland event.
Thousands of similar events were planned across the country, including a few dozen around Maine from Carrabassett Valley to Waterville.
Story by Nicole Ogrysko
Video & production by Lucy Santerre
