Thank you for your interest in connecting to SHIFT MAINE. Please fill out this form if you wish to participate in one of our sector organizing groups. The sector organizer will add you to the group list to provide you with upcoming meetup dates and times.
SHIFT MAINE is open to anyone who both self AND publicly identifies as Black, Indigenous, or a member of another community of color.
ABOUT SHIFT MAINE
Recruiting and retaining BIPOC
employees is a challenge for Maine employers and communities. Where there has been some success in
recruitment, many organizations fail to retain BIPOC individuals due to a lack
of cultural infrastructure throughout the state to support communities of color
in and beyond the workplace. SHIFT Maine focuses on: building
connections between employees in specific economic sectors to: (a) address
systemic issues in their workplace or sector with adverse impact on communities
of color, (b) build visibility and representation of BIPOC employees in related
fields, (c) mentor new BIPOC professionals in the field, and (d) serve as a source
of sector-level expertise for the BIPOC community and external stakeholders.