Author: Maddie King

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Maddie King is a writer and filmmaker based in Portland Maine. She studied filmmaking at the Maine College of Art and Design and Skidmore College, where she received her B.A. She has worked as an archival producer for historical documentary features and has produced short work that has been screened at the Maine International Film Festival and the Portland Museum of Art. Currently, her work explores community organizing in Maine.

The other side of the knock: Stories from Maine’s progressive canvassers

Maddie King

What’s it actually like to knock on strangers’ doors and ask them to talk about politics — and maybe donate money? In this special audio story, the canvassers of Maine People’s Alliance take us behind the scenes of organizing door to door. They share the awkward encounters, tough rejections and unexpected moments of connection that…