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As the region’s only true Labor Day festival, 35th Annual Bread & Roses Heritage Festival is an open-air arts and music festival honoring Lawrence, Massachusetts’ multi-cultural roots and rich labor history while commemorating the most significant event in Lawrence history: the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike. A day of activism and family fun, the FestivalContinue reading →

(Art by Kadir Nelson, So Together, 2016) We will meet on Tuesday, Sep. 4, since Monday is Labor Day. Next month we will go back to our usual first Monday of the month. Planning the potluck event in conjunction with Welcoming Week Lowell 2019, and strategizing about networking with other immigrant communities. Sign up linkContinue reading →

One of the best parts of becoming a U.S. citizen is being able to vote. So every time that newly naturalized U.S. citizens are sworn in at the Lowell Auditorium, we greet them at the door and invite them to register to vote right there. Join our next voter registration drive and help us ensureContinue reading →

You're invite to join Michael Gallagher, Molly Sheehy, Peter Martin, Lianna Kushi & Bob Montgomery for a fundraiser in support of Vesna Nuon's campaign for city council. Suggested donation: $50, $100, $200 Donate by check at the door, or online at: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/vesnaforlowell

Artists Open Their Doors For September Open Studios Sep 7, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM On the first Saturday of every month, Western Avenue Studios & Western Avenue Lofts artists open their doors to the public. Come take a peek inside their work spaces and see for yourself why #WesternAveArts is the creative soul ofContinue reading →

Gurjar's BIGGEST festival is here. Free Entry, Lots of food, shopping, kids activities, performances, prizes and much more.

With September right around the corner, MVP immigrant justice leaders are looking toward a probable mid-September hearing regarding the Work and Family Mobility Act, a  bill which would provide drivers licenses to our undocumented brothers and sisters statewide. MVP leaders have been actively calling, writing, and meeting with state legislators to earn their support forContinue reading →

The Buzz For Safety Festival will aim to increase awareness on gender-based violence and how it is connected to toxic masculinity by providing performances from local artists and carrying discussion while folks receive a hair cut with local barbers from Billy's Barbershop.

Warm up for Welcoming Week by attending our community forum where we will hear from local and state leaders of the Driving Families Forward campaign on how this will help make roads safer for everyone, while allowing immigrants the ability to own a standard driver's license, regardless of immigration status.

How do we remember the mill girls who worked in Lowell, Mass.? How did they choose to be memorialized in death? For this community conversation, we will be joined by UMass Lowell English Professor Bridget Marshall. Professor Marshall has conducted extensive research on Lowell mill girls. In addition to examining their literary lives, Prof. MarshallContinue reading →

Join us to kickoff the #GoLowell plan! We want to hear how you get around the City today and what we can do to make it safer and easier. Translation services and childcare will be provided. Email Go@LowellMA.gov with any questions

Join CBA and Lowell Votes for a chance to meet city council candidates in a fun, friendly environment. Candidates will move from table to table, just like with "speed dating". You'll be able to ask your questions so you can decide who to vote for in the preliminary on September 24th. Spanish and Khmer interpreters,Continue reading →

As we head towards the mass action at the Merrimack Generating Station on September 28th, we need to share knowledge, get to know one another, and prepare for the action. Each week in September we will host a Mass Call for all who are planning on participating on September 28th. September 5 - 6PM SeptemberContinue reading →

Join us for an evening of delicious food, local wine and brews, music, and conversation at LTC’s biggest annual fundraiser on Thursday, September 12, 2019 from 6:30 to 9:00pm at Kerouac Park in Downtown Lowell. This event is an elegant evening dinner party featuring dinner courses from five or more of Lowell’s best chefs pairedContinue reading →

A variety of music will be performed from Cambodia, Africa and Brazil as well as works by immigrant composers Igor Stravinsky, Max Lifchitz, Jaime León Ferro and Tan Dun who settled in the United States from Russia, Mexico, Colombia and China respectively. MCC faculty members Orlando Cela, flute; Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, piano; Marcus Santos, pandero; andContinue reading →

Meet the artists behind the beautiful welcoming flags at a reception in the Garden adjacent to Arts League of Lowell. Over 20 handmade artist flags on display, with refreshments. Celebrate the artistic welcome to the newest Lowellians.

In the Lowell CHC tradition of celebrating our community’s cultural heritage and diversity, this September we will highlight the rich traditions of Africa. Expect festive food, music and fun celebrating Lowell’s vibrant African communities. The celebration will benefit our WrapAround Fund, which pays for vital services not covered by insurance. Tickets only $35 if youContinue reading →

Human-powered, all-terrain sculptures making their way over cobblestones, through a mud pit, and navigating the Merrimack River. Come see all the shenanigans of the costumed teams and the banana marshals. Free for all!! Join us immediately after the finish for the LKSR Official Afterparty @ Warp and Weft!

Please join Rep. Nguyen for a service event to help clean up the Merrimack River! We are teaming up with the Merrimack River Watershed Council to benefit the community. You don't need to bring anything special except your friends and family. We will update this description to provide more specific information about where to meetContinue reading →

Celebrate the most bountiful season at Mill City Grows' 8th Annual Harvest Festival! This FREE family-friendly event showcases our community's growers and farmers, and brings attendees closer to the harvest season through live food and gardening demos, hands-on craft activities, tours of Mill City Grows' beautiful North Common Community Garden, local food vendors, and more!Continue reading →