LocalCommunity Relations Council: LPD Recruiting & Hiring Thursday, January 31st, 5:30-7:30pm, Middlesex Community College Federal Building, 50 Kearney Square, Lowell Superintendent Richardson invites community members to attend an informational session about the Civil Service process, recruiting, and hiring in the Lowell Police Department. For more information, please contact Maryann Ballotta at (978) 674-1903 or mballotta@lowellma.gov
Tet at Lowell 2019 Sunday, February 3rd, 10am-4pm, UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, 50 Warren St, Lowell The UMass Lowell Vietnamese Student Association and the Vietnamese community of Lowell invite you to this year’s celebration of Tết, Vietnamese Lunar New Year! One of the most significant celebrations of the Vietnamese culture, Tết marks the beginning of Spring, where people everywhere leave their problems in the past and start anew with a focus on prosperity, luck, fortune, and good health for the new year. Free and open to the public. More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1473363246132313/
Lowell Quarter Launch and Coin Exchange Wednesday, February 6th, 10-11am, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell Join us and Lowell National Historical Park for the first quarter launch of 2019! Event is free and open to all ages of the public. More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/192371531688832/
Campaign Training with Mass Alliance Saturday, February 9th, 10am-2:30pm, First Parish Church United of Westford This training introduces progressive candidates and campaign workers (paid or volunteer) to the theory and practice behind successful grassroots campaigning. Attendees will learn from some of the best progressive campaign operatives in Massachusetts. The curriculum is a condensed version of a longer, two-day training offered by Mass Alliance and will focus on the basics you will need for a Spring 2019 municipal campaign. More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/932126153650940/ RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwuNSt0BxFNbeyTQ7H1hgyJGLW4j0Ini4ymHMZlQSAaeJ1Mw/viewform
SAVE THE DATE: Demonstrate, Drink, and Discuss Friday, February 15th, 6:30-9pm, The Ladd and Whitney Memorial, 309 Merrimack Street, Lowell Join us for Solidarity Lowell’s monthly fun social visibility event! Special local theme TBA. At 6:30pm, join us at the island in front of City Hall to rally and celebrate peacefully and make a positive imprint on the community. Bring warm hats, gloves, and signs! After the rally, at 7:30pm, we’ll walk to Big Poke (96 Merrimack Street) to have some food and/or beverages, and get to enjoy each other’s company! All are welcome! Bring a friend, neighbor, and/or a local student! More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/313074082652480/ Chelms-FED Up Postcarding Every Tuesday, 9:30-11:30am, The Java Room, 14 Littleton Rd, Chelmsford Fed up in Chelmsford? Come join us to write postcards to voters and to our elected officials! Information, addresses, and supplies provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies and info as well. See you there! For more information, contact Hope at hope@solidaritylowell.com Thursday PostcardingEvery Thursday, 9-11am, Panera Bread, 2 Cornerstone Square, Westford Celebrate the election wins and shake off the losses with your postcarding friends from Solidarity Lowell and Indivisible Westford Progressive Massachusetts! For more information, contact Hope at hope@solidaritylowell.com Help with Sanctuary Assisting our immigrant community is one of the most important things you can possibly do. If you are interested in helping out with local sanctuary efforts, either with accompaniment, food, laundry, or otherwise, please email marissa@solidaritylowell.com. Training is provided. You can also donate to the cause here: http://www.merrimackvalleyproject.org/donate-1/ (please write “sanctuary” in the “special notes” part of the donation form). More information and to sign up for training: marissa@solidaritylowell.com State NOTE: For the actions below, please contact your House Representatives BY FRIDAY, February 1st! Ask Your Reps to Support the Progressive Massachusetts Agenda Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator): House Speaker Robert DeLeo: 617-722-2500 Rep. Thomas Golden 617-722-2263 Sen. Edward Kennedy 617-722-1630 Sample Script: “Hello, I’m [name] from [ZIP] and Solidarity Lowell, asking you to co-sponsor the following bills:
Thank you!” More information: https://www.progressivemass.com/191legislativeagenda Call for Environmental Co-Sponsors Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator): House Speaker Robert DeLeo: 617-722-2500 Rep. Thomas Golden 617-722-2263 Sen. Edward Kennedy 617-722-1630 Sample Script: “Hello, I’m [name] from [ZIP] and Solidarity Lowell, asking for your support to make urgent climate action possible in the legislature this term. We need to equitably accelerate our transition to 100% renewable energy, increase green investment in our communities, and finally codify our commitment to environmental justice. That’s why I’m asking you to co-sponsor the following pieces of legislation by this Friday: More information: https://350mass.betterfutureproject.org/call_rep?utm_campaign=call_cosponsors_19&utm_medium=email&utm_source=betterfutureproject
Tell Your Reps that Addiction is Not a Crime Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator): House Speaker Robert DeLeo: 617-722-2500 Rep. Thomas Golden 617-722-2263 Sen. Edward Kennedy 617-722-1630 Sample Script: “Hello, I’m [name] from [ZIP] and Solidarity Lowell, asking you to co-sponsor “An Act Relative to Treatment, Not Imprisonment” (House Docket #2727). This bill prohibits judges from sending a person suffering from addiction to jail just because they relapse while in treatment. Thank you!” More information: https://www.aclum.org/en/tell-your-state-reps-addiction-not-crime
Co-Sponsor Bills Preventing Gun Violence Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator): House Speaker Robert DeLeo: 617-722-2500 Rep. Thomas Golden 617-722-2263 Sen. Edward Kennedy 617-722-1630 Sample Script: “Hello, I’m [name] from [ZIP] and Solidarity Lowell, asking you to co-sponsor Rep Marjorie Decker’s Bill HD2610: An Act Relative to Crime Gun Data Reporting and Analysis, and Chairman Linsky’s Bill HD836: An Act Relative to Universal Background Checks for Private Sales. Thank you!” More information: https://www.mapreventgunviolence.org/
Co-Sponsor the Safe Communities Act Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator): House Speaker Robert DeLeo: 617-722-2500 Rep. Thomas Golden 617-722-2263 Sen. Edward Kennedy 617-722-1630 ←-already a co-sponsor! Thank him! Sample Script: “Hello, I’m [name] from [ZIP] and Solidarity Lowell, asking you to co-sponsor the Safe Communities Act, [HD.1520 or SD.926], and to make it a priority this legislative session. Thank you very much!” More information: https://p2a.co/YKJwyre
Stop Schools from Using Native Americans as Mascots Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator): House Speaker Robert DeLeo: 617-722-2500 Rep. Thomas Golden 617-722-2263 Sen. Edward Kennedy 617-722-1630 Sample Script: “Hello, I’m [name] from [ZIP] and Solidarity Lowell, asking you to co-sponsor SD.937 and HD.3645 “An Act to Prohibit the Use of Native American Mascots by Schools in the Commonwealth. Thank you!” More information: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/SD937 |
