LumenARRT! Update Spring 2022

LumenARRT! is a project of the Artists Rapid Response Team (ARRT!). We work through the Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA), a members’ organization that advocates for artists and furthers the work of progressive non-profits in the state of Maine. Our video projections create a visual voice for these organizations, and like electronic graffiti, bring awareness to issues of social, economic, and environmental justice.

LumenARRT! projected in Monument Square on 6 January his year with Mainers for Accountable Leadership, League of Women Voters of Maine, and many others for a powerful evening of Remembrance & Action. We demanded action from our leaders to prevent another attack on Democracy! #SinceJan6 #January6th #neveragain

The hopeful message: love always wins, sums up the driving force of the vigil. There were some counter-protesters in the square who tried to prevent the speakers from telling personal stories and remembrances. Some brave activists used the ARRT! banner (in the top image) to keep counter-protestors from coming between the speakers and the vigil participants.

Here is what was posted before the event:

It’s been one year since armed right-wing militants attacked our Capitol and tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Join Mainers For Accountable Leadership and LumenARRT! at a candlelight vigil for Democracy tomorrow evening at 5:30 p.m. in Portland at Monument Square. We must not forget what happened one year ago. Demand action from our leaders to prevent another attack on our democracy! Call your State Senator and State Representative and urge them to vote for LD1155: An Act To Require Election Transparency and Audits. We are One America. This can never happen again. The Senate must act to pass legislation immediately to protect our democracy. Call Senator Collins and Senator King at (202) 224-3121 and urge them to vote for DC Statehood, John Lewis Voting Rights Act, The Protection of Democracy Act, and The Freedom to Vote Act. Join us! Text WEVOTE to (844) 753-0957