The Coalition provides speakers to educational and civic groups, professional associations, and other available forums as part of an ongoing campaign to enhance  knowledge and understanding of open meetings and records laws.

We also receive requests for assistance from interested citizen groups, public officials, and members of the press. In cases where public access to government is being denied without cause, the Coalition intends to work -- through letters, telephone calls, and donated legal services -- to open records and to discourage closed meetings.

MFOIC is a true coalition, embodying as its formal "members" a number of organizations, and individuals, with a common interest in First Amendment issues - see our Members page.

The support of law firms, the broadcast and print media, press organizations, and the public  helped the Coalition get started. We now are looking to expand our presence in the state, and to make the concept of open government in Maine a reality.