Great Falls Forum: Immigration Today
The 2025-2026 season of the Great Falls Forum continues Thursday, November 20th, featuring Susan Roche, Michael Kebede, and Mana Abdi with a panel discussion entitled “Immigration Today.” This free, public program will take place from 12 noon to 1 PM in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library.
Susan Roche is the Executive Director of the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project in Portland. She started as the organization’s first staff attorney in 2000 and became Executive Director in 2013.
Michael Kebede is the Policy Director of the ACLU of Maine in Portland. He joined the ACLU of Maine in 2019 as a policy counsel in 2019 and became the Policy Director in 2025.
Mana Abdi is serving her second term in the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 95 in Lewiston.
Admission is free to all Forum events and reservations are only required if attending via Zoom. Click here to register for the Zoom event: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TD151X8xSyq6kU2v3kcHLA
This program is a bring-your-own, brown-bag lunch event. Coffee and bottled water will be available on site at the library.
The Great Falls Forum speaker series is co-sponsored by Bates College, Lewiston Public Library, and the Sun Journal. The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street. More information on Thursday’s lecture is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3135 or LPLReference@lewistonmaine.gov.
