December 12 - 6:15 p.m., 66 Marlborough St., First Church, Boston Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and Mom's Demand Gun Sense will meet in remembrance of victims and in determination to save lives moving forward. Help us shine a light on this tragic toll.
We're bringing together the students, parents, educators, and the whole MEJA community for a MEJA Winter Assembly. Building off of our statewide convening in the summer, we will be planning our path forward for the new year, talking about the Fund Our Future campaign to fund our public schools and colleges, and holding sessions onContinue reading →
Join the Reason To Believe PAC for a conversation on inclusivity on political campaigns. The workshop will be led by Cheryl Cumings (Leadership Lab Fellow of RTB PAC and Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party's Disability Outreach Subcommittee) and Laura Sabadini (Co-Founder of Advancing Community Inclusion & Equality on the South Shore). Topics to beContinue reading →
Join us for our next Quarterly Meeting! Leaders from the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute will present their extraordinary work. We will also review our new committee structure and announce our 2019 legislative priorities.
RSVP here: bit.ly/lobbyday2019 At Sexual Health Lobby Day, advocates from across the state will come together to declare: access to sexual and reproductive health care is a basic human right. The day will begin with a tabling fair and short speaking program to get you fired up, followed by a training to prepare you toContinue reading →
RSVP here to get scheduled: https://goo.gl/forms/TxPdDBMXFdjq7gT32 On January 24, hundreds of members of the Mass Power Forward coalition will descend on Beacon Hill to demand that our legislators do everything they can to promote a clean energy future. Our goals are 1. Environmental Justice in MA! 2. 100% Renewable Energy Justice 3. Equity in transportationContinue reading →
January 30 - 4:30-6:00 p.m., Boston University School of Public Health Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness and Poor Health Find tickets here. Homelessness and poor health are intricately linked. Physical and mental health issues are personal risk factors for homelessness, particularly for older adults. Once homeless, individuals are less likely to have access to health servicesContinue reading →
5pm-7pm, Cambridge: Resist Howard Schultz Peaceful Protest - join this peaceful protest outside Howard Schultz's book signing at the Brattle Theater event to tell him that his self-funded vanity run as an Independent for President will assure that Donald Trump is re-elected to a second term. It will split the opposition to the Trump presidency,Continue reading →
February 9 - 2:00-4:00 p.m., Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon St, Brookline, Boston Area Medicare-for-All Barnstorm! Join us for an organizing barnstorm to win Medicare for All by moving members of Congress in the Boston area! February 9-14 is a national week of action for Medicare for All, and hundreds of organizing barnstorms will be held acrossContinue reading →
Presented by Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation, in partnership with The Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square. Join us for a Community Conversation with Andrew Aydin, creator of the graphic memoir series MARCH, which chronicles the life of Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. MARCH was co-authored with Congressman LewisContinue reading →