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 →
Needham Southern Poverty Law Center event 12/2 4PM @ the Needham Congregational Church Lecia Brooks Speaking on Various recent cases and wins by the SPLC
December 9 - 455 Oak St., Brockton - Fuller Craft Museum Threads of Resistance & The Unraveling by Adrienne Sloane Threads of Resistance is an exhibition of modern and traditional quilts designed to protest the Trump administration’s actions and policies. The project was conceived by a group known as the Artist’s Circle. They explain, “We takeContinue reading →
December 18 - 11:00-12:00 p.m., Massachusetts Statehouse Panel Discussion in Commemoration of International Migrants Day Join us in a conversation about the impact of the Trump administration’s policies in the Latin American region and in Massachusetts, as well as a discussion of the challenges and opportunities that the immigrant community faces in attempting to make realContinue reading →