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Deadline for the Raise Up MA petition gathering. All signed signature forms MUST be returned by this date so they can be submitted for verification!  

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a form of immigration status that provides employment authorization and protection from deportation for foreign nationals who cannot be safely returned to their home countries. There are approximately 186,403 Salvadorans, 70,281 Hondurans, and 46,558 Haitians who currently hold a valid grant of TPS, for a total of approximately 300,000 individuals.Continue reading →

We are excited to invite you to a Meet and Greet in Concord with Newton Mayor Setti Warren! Mayor Warren is running for governor, and is eager to hear your ideas about how we can tackle economic inequality in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Concord Meet and Greet Saturday, November 4th at 3:00 pm Main StreetsContinue reading →

Join us at Hearing Room B1 to advocate for House Bill 1926 - We the People Act - which overturns Citizens United and will treat people like people, NOT corporations like people. Please contact Leo Immonen if you plan to testify. Send e-mail to LImmonen@verizon.net. Whether or not you can attend the hearing, your inputContinue reading →

On November 12th you are invited to participate in the transition from the Interim Coordinating Committee leadership to a democratically elected State-wide body. The ORMA Transition Team will present the process for elections for our leadership and lay the groundwork for our convention in January. All ORMA members (anyone who has attended an event orContinue reading →

Indivisible Massachusetts, the Massachusetts chapter of the national Indivisible organization that arose out of the ashes of the 2016 election, will hold its second statewide conference Sunday, November 12th, from 10:00 to 5:00 at Worcester State University. The day will include a plenary session in the morning on plans and strategies for the midterm electionsContinue reading →

STATE HOUSE LOBBY DAY FOR SINGLE-PAYER RSVP here so that we can get an accurate estimate of who is attending and make appointments with your legislators for you: https://actionnetwork.org/events/right-to-health-ma-lobby-day This November 14th, we will gather hundreds of single-payer supporters from across Massachusetts at the State House for a day of education, demonstration, and legislative advocacy.Continue reading →

Remember that time when Black Women led 45,000 people through Roxbury and marched against white supremacy? We sure do. Well as Monica Cannon-Grant stated in a interview with WGBH RADIO "If you come back to the city of Boston we will be here to meet you". Join us in a Rally and a Day ofContinue reading →

Come hear Setti Warren speak at the Acton Memorial Library on November 19, 2017, from 2:30-4:00pm. Warren (D), current mayor of Newton, is running for governor of Massachusetts in the gubernatorial election in 2018. Setti Warren is running for governor because it’s time for a new generation of leaders to take on economic inequality inContinue reading →

Every year, to kick off the holiday season, MIRA hosts a luncheon at the State House for newly sworn-in U.S citizens and other immigrants and refugees. Elected officials, MIRA members and supporters join us to celebrate our Commonwealth’s rich diversity, share personal stories and make new connections. This year’s luncheon, in the Hall of Flags,Continue reading →

Indigenous Solidarity—48th Annual National Day of Mourning: Since 1970, Native Americans and supporters have gathered in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the US Thanksgiving holiday. This powerful annual event honors Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today, including the ongoing fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline andContinue reading →

Mobilize Saturday, December 2 Save TPS! Defend DACA! Resist Deportations! No Wall! No border militarization! No Muslim ban! Permanent Legal Residence! Jail Joe Arpaio -- Not Migrants! Resist Fascism! Rally: 12:00 PM, steps across from the Massachusetts Statehouse March to the JFK Federal Building Planning meeting: Sunday, November 26, 2:00 PM Encuentro 5 9A HamiltonContinue reading →

This panel will bring together perspectives relating to violence against women: in New England, nationwide, and in the Republic of Armenia. It will touch on issues relating to Title IX, women’s health, and the importance of engaging men in ending violence against women. Question-and-answer period and opportunity for discussion will follow the panel. Our featuredContinue reading →

IMAGINE! An Evening of Encouragement, Inspiration, and Radical Imagination   We have been working. We have been organizing. We have been marching. We have been resisting. We have been fighting back! Now let us come together for a time of refreshing, an evening of soulful, intimate conversation. Encouragement. Inspiration. Radical Imagination! We need it... TicketedContinue reading →

November 29 - 6:15-9:00 p.m., Armenise Bldg at the Harvard Medical School, Boston 13th - Film and Discussion If you missed the film last weekend, here's another chance. Please join us for a free documentary screening and discussion of "13th," a film that explores the "intersection of race, justice and mass incarceration in the United States."Continue reading →