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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180128
DTSTAMP:20180117T125600Z
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SUMMARY:350 Statewide Summit!
DESCRIPTION:Are you a 350 Mass volunteer leader\, or are you interested in stepping into a leadership role? Join us for a statewide summit! On January 27 we’ll gather at Worcester State University (directions forthcoming) and spend the day building campaign plans\, relationships\, and new skills in order to take our movement to the next level in 2018. Register here. Sat\, Jan 27\, Blue Lounge\, Worcester State University\, Worcester.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/350-statewide-summit/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180127T140000
DTSTAMP:20180126T123525Z
CREATED:20180126T123525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180126T123525Z
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SUMMARY:Justice4Siham! Justice4Naseem! End All Deportations Now!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a rally in support of Siham Byah and all immigrants under attack by ICE. If we fight back\, we can win! \nIn solidarity with Siham\, we demand that:\n1. DCF allow Siham to freely communicate with Naseem whenever and however they wish.\n2. DCF does not put Naseem up for adoption against Siham’s wishes.\n3. DCF help Naseem get a passport so that he can be reunited with Siham.\n4. The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families release a public statement against Siham Byah’s deportation\, and that they end any collaboration with the ICE attacks that are devastating Massachusetts families.\n5. Siham Byah be returned to the United States immediately and given the opportunity to present her case for asylum in the United States.\n6. ICE immediately stop terrorizing our communities and ripping apart families. \nThis event is being hosted and organized by a coalition of activists and organizations in the Boston area that seeks to mobilize large numbers of people against ICE’s attacks on our undocumented friends\, family\, and neighbors. If your organization would like to co-sponsor this event\, or join our efforts\, please contact freesihamboston@gmail.com. \nFor more information on Siham’s case:\nhttps://socialistworker.org/2017/12/12/why-is-ice-targeting-siham-byah\nhttp://www.leftvoice.org/Stop-the-Deportation-of-Siham-Byah\nhttps://socialistworker.org/2018/01/08/siham-byah-was-stolen-away-from-her-family\nhttps://socialistworker.org/2018/01/22/the-fight-goes-on-for-a-deported-activist
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/justice4siham-justice4naseem-end-all-deportations-now/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180129T203000
DTSTAMP:20180112T120945Z
CREATED:20180112T120945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180112T120945Z
UID:840-1517252400-1517257800@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Just Mercy Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:January 29 – 7:00 p.m.\, First Parish\, 35 Church Street\, Watertown \nWe will discuss the book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson. Just Mercy describes Stevenson’s work with dozens of condemned prisoners\, many wrongly accused and all victims of racial bias.  Stevenson is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery\, Alabama\, and a professor of law at New York University Law School.  All are welcome.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/just-mercy-book-discussion/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180130T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180130T140000
DTSTAMP:20180126T122650Z
CREATED:20180126T122650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180126T122650Z
UID:888-1517317200-1517320800@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing for Paid Leave and a $15 Minimum Wage
DESCRIPTION:Join Raise Up Massachusetts for a brief legislative hearing on our issues for Paid Family and Medical Leave and a $15 Minimum Wage! The hearing will take place in the Massachusetts State House\, Room B2\, at 1:00 PM on Tuesday\, January 30th. All are welcome to attend!
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/legislative-hearing-for-paid-leave-and-a-15-minimum-wage/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180131T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180131T190000
DTSTAMP:20180126T123926Z
CREATED:20180126T123926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180126T123926Z
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SUMMARY:Safe Communities Act Contact Your Legislators Day!
DESCRIPTION:The Safe Communities Act is the STRONGEST action Massachusetts can take to push back against Trump’s toxic\, xenophbic deportation machine. \nMassachusetts Legislature must act–but we’re running out of time. Make a righteous noise on Jan. 31 call in day! RSVP here and we’ll post updates and reminders! Share with your networks
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/safe-communities-act-contact-your-legislators-day/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180131T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180131T120000
DTSTAMP:20180105T122925Z
CREATED:20171208T122322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180105T122925Z
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SUMMARY:Automatic Voter Registration Lobby Day 2018
DESCRIPTION:Automatic voter registration (AVR) is the next step in voting rights. It shifts our voter registration system from an opt-in to an opt-out one\, involving more citizens in the political process. It also costs less in the long run and makes voting rolls more accurate and secure. Approximately 680\,000 eligible citizens are currently not registered to vote in Massachusetts–AVR could give them a voice in our democracy. \nThe Election Modernization Coalition will be hosting a lobby day for constituents to sit face-to-face with their representatives and tell them why we need AVR here in Massachusetts. Sign up today to be a part of the movement! \nRegistration and training will take place in Room 428 in the State House (24 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA 02133).
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/automatic-voter-registration-lobby-day-2018/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180203
DTSTAMP:20180117T122642Z
CREATED:20180117T122642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180117T122642Z
UID:854-1517443200-1517615999@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:The Responsibility of Engagement: Prison & Education Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This two-day symposium is organized by the student and faculty leaders of the Tufts Prison Initiative (TUPIT). The symposium focuses on education in prison and solitary confinement. It will provide multiple perspectives on the value of higher education in prison in the context of a critique of mass incarceration and the prison system itself.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/the-responsibility-of-engagement-prison-education-symposium/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180201T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180201T203000
DTSTAMP:20180117T124643Z
CREATED:20180117T124643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180117T124643Z
UID:868-1517509800-1517517000@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Examining Whiteness Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Recent events from Charlottesville to the NFL to the White House have raised awareness about white supremacy and how it operates in today’s society. It has raised an opportunity to examine what it means to be white\, and to participate in a system that supports white supremacy. This workshop will explore the history and construction of whiteness\, what it means to be white in today’s world\, and how people who are white can disrupt racism and whiteness personally\, interpersonally\, and systemically. \nFacilitator: Rev. Julie A Mavity Maddalena is a PhD candidate in Religious Studies and Director of Spiritual Life at Brooks School in North Andover\, where she has facilitated Examining Whiteness workshops. Her research interests include Critical Studies of Whiteness and Critical Race Theories and Theologies.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/examining-whiteness-workshop/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180202T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180202T200000
DTSTAMP:20180202T113829Z
CREATED:20180202T113829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T113829Z
UID:922-1517596200-1517601600@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Starr Forum: Is Democracy Dying?
DESCRIPTION:February 26 – 6:30-8:00 p.m.\, Ray and Maria Stata Center\, 32 Vassar St.\, Bldg 32- Room 123 Kirsch Auditorium\, Cambridge\n\nStarr Forum: Is Democracy Dying?\n \nPanel Speakers: · Daron Acemoglu\, Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics\, MIT. His most recent book is Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power\, Prosperity\, and Politics (Crown Business\, 2012). · Maria Ramirez a 2018 Nieman Fellow\, is a reporter and entrepreneur from Spain who covers U.S. politics for Univision. She is the co-founder of Politibot. · Yascha Mounk Lecturer on Political Theory at Harvard University’s Government Department\, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy of the German Marshall Fund\, and a Nonresident Fellow at New America’s Political Reform Program. Mounk’s most recent book – The People Versus Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It (Harvard University Press\, 2018) – will be available for purchase at the event. Moderator: · Melissa Nobles\, Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities\, Arts\, and Social Sciences – Professor of Political Science\, MIT. Nobles is the author of Shades of Citizenship: Race and the Census in Modern Politics\n\nFor tickets click here.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/starr-forum-is-democracy-dying/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180202T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180202T210000
DTSTAMP:20180202T114033Z
CREATED:20180202T114033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T114033Z
UID:924-1517605200-1517605200@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Progressive Massachusetts Lobby Day
DESCRIPTION:March 14 – 9:00-12:00 p.m.\, Massachusetts Statehouse\n\nProgressive Massachusetts Lobby Day\n \nOur Lobby Day for 2018 is going to be the morning of Wednesday\, March 14th (Pi Day!)\, so mark your calendars now! \n\nEvent page here:http://www.progressivemass.com/2018_lobbyday
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/progressive-massachusetts-lobby-day/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180205T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180205T180000
DTSTAMP:20180205T122020Z
CREATED:20180205T122020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T122020Z
UID:950-1517848200-1517853600@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Lawrence Education Forum
DESCRIPTION:1st floor of the Library \nCalling all concerned to talk issues and solutions around Lawrence Public Schools and others in the area with Senator Barbara L’Italien and Representative Diana DiZoglio\, both of which are on the Joint Committee on Education at the State House. Big deal. \nWe’ll be demanding an end to the Receivership and to reinstate our democratically elected school committee members. We really have to push for a hold on High Stakes Testing (MCAS)\, too\, as a way to protect our students and help them actually learn! Find out how the Raise Up campaign will tax the rich and fund our public schools\, and what’s up with the teacher’s contract? \nAlso invited are Rep. Juana Matias\, Andy Vargas\, Frank Moran\, and James Lyons Jr.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/lawrence-education-forum/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180210T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180210T170000
DTSTAMP:20180201T121452Z
CREATED:20180201T121452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180201T121452Z
UID:915-1518253200-1518282000@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Campaign Training with Mass Alliance & Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis
DESCRIPTION:Train – Organize – Resist\n\nRep. Jack Patrick Lewis has teamed up with Mass Alliance to host an intensive one-day training that will cover all that you need to know about the world of campaigning. Whether you’re running for elected office\, working on someone else’s campaign\, or yearning simply to know how it all works\, this is the perfect event for you!\n\nAttendees will learn from some of the best progressive campaign operatives in Massachusetts. Sessions will include message development\, field organizing\, social media\, and other tactics used to win campaigns.\n\nAll levels of political experience are welcome\n311 Pleasant St.\, Ashland
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/campaign-training-with-mass-alliance-rep-jack-patrick-lewis-2/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180223T190000
DTSTAMP:20180202T113529Z
CREATED:20180202T113529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T113529Z
UID:918-1519412400-1519412400@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Robert B. Reich at First Parish Church
DESCRIPTION:February 23 – 7:00 p.m.\, First Parish Church\, Cambridge\n\nRobert B. Reich at First Parish Church\n \nHarvard Book Store welcomes acclaimed writer and UC Berkeley professor Robert Reich—bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and Beyond Outrage—for a discussion of his latest book\, The Common Good.\n\nFor tickets click here.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/robert-b-reich-at-first-parish-church/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T120000
DTSTAMP:20180202T113708Z
CREATED:20180202T113708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T113708Z
UID:920-1519468200-1519473600@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Wee the People: Black Lives Matter
DESCRIPTION:February 24 – 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.\, Lower Mills Branch of Boston Public Library\n\nWee the People: Black Lives Matter\n\nJoin Wee The People for a workshop of kid-powered resistance with our social justice storytime event “Black Lives Matter.” Through stories and activities\, kids will explore themes of protest and racial justice\, taking lessons from the past to understand today’s Movement for Black Lives. Best for kids 5 and up. Little Voices\, Big Change is presented by Wee The People\, a Boston-based social justice project for kids.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/wee-the-people-black-lives-matter/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180225T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180225T200000
DTSTAMP:20180222T120747Z
CREATED:20180222T120747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T120747Z
UID:987-1519579800-1519588800@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Rethinking Incarceration with Dominique Gilliard
DESCRIPTION:As we know\, the US has more people locked up in jails\, prisons\, and detention centers than any other country in the history of the world. We also know that the criminal justice system is plagued with bias and unjust practices. And the church has unwittingly contributed to the problem\, something that we may not know. Dominique Gilliard explores the history and foundation of mass incarceration\, examining the churches’ role in its evolution and expansion. He then shows how we can pursue justice that restores and reconciles\, offering creative solutions and highlighting innovative interventions. The church has the power to help transform our criminal justice system. Discover how you can participate in the restorative justice needed to bring authentic rehabilitation\, lasting transformation\, and healthy reintegration to this broken system. Hope you will join us. Please rsvp so we can plan to have enough space for you.  \n \n\nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDjYMHXBAOFBCW5DWgKSlje3NCc33KfKdA_PRtiCZzQYUHNQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.1498135098&entry.2606285
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/rethinking-incarceration-with-dominique-gilliard/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180226T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180226T200000
DTSTAMP:20180222T120943Z
CREATED:20180222T120943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T120943Z
UID:989-1519669800-1519675200@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Starr Forum: Is Democracy Dying?
DESCRIPTION:Panel Speakers: · Daron Acemoglu\, Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics\, MIT. His most recent book is Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power\, Prosperity\, and Politics (Crown Business\, 2012). · Maria Ramirez a 2018 Nieman Fellow\, is a reporter and entrepreneur from Spain who covers U.S. politics for Univision. She is the co-founder of Politibot. · Yascha Mounk Lecturer on Political Theory at Harvard University’s Government Department\, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy of the German Marshall Fund\, and a Nonresident Fellow at New America’s Political Reform Program. Mounk’s most recent book – The People Versus Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It (Harvard University Press\, 2018) – will be available for purchase at the event. Moderator: · Melissa Nobles\, Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities\, Arts\, and Social Sciences – Professor of Political Science\, MIT. Nobles is the author of Shades of Citizenship: Race and the Census in Modern Politics\n \nFor tickets click here. 
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/starr-forum-is-democracy-dying-2/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180303T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180303T170000
DTSTAMP:20171027T114535Z
CREATED:20171027T114535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171027T114535Z
UID:683-1520071200-1520096400@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Local Environmental Action 2018
DESCRIPTION:Join Toxics Action Center\, Mass Climate Action Network and +500 activists and experts to learn\, network and get inspired.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/local-environmental-action-2018/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180305T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180305T180000
DTSTAMP:20180222T121126Z
CREATED:20180222T121126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T121126Z
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SUMMARY:Second Chances: Life After Prison
DESCRIPTION:This roundtable brings together leading activists who have served prison sentences to consider obstacles formerly incarcerated people face\, as well as to explore policies and programs that can help us heal from the consequences of mass imprisonment. VIVIAN NIXON Executive Director\, College and Community Fellowship TYRONE WERTS Inside/Out Exchange Program Think Tank Soros Justice Fellow JAY JORDAN Project Director Californians for Safety and Justice CHERYL WILKINS Center for Justice at Columbia University KHALIL MUHAMMAD\, Chair Professor of History\, Race\, and Public Policy Harvard Kennedy School\n4:00-6:00 p.m.\, Memorial Church\, Harvard University\, Cambridge
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/second-chances-life-after-prison/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180305T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180305T190000
DTSTAMP:20180222T121302Z
CREATED:20180222T121302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T121302Z
UID:993-1520276400-1520276400@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It.
DESCRIPTION:March 5 – 7:00 p.m.\, 10 Ware St.\, Cambridge\n \nThe People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It.\n\n \nMeet Author Yascha Mounk for this Harvard Bookstore reading of his new book!
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/the-people-vs-democracy-why-our-freedom-is-in-danger-and-how-to-save-it/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180307T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180307T210000
DTSTAMP:20180222T121432Z
CREATED:20180222T121432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T121432Z
UID:995-1520449200-1520456400@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:We're In This Together: Fighting Fracking & For Clean Energy
DESCRIPTION:March 7 –  7:00-9:00 p.m.\, 6 Eliot St.\, UU Church\, Jamaica Plain\n \nWe’re In This Together: Fighting Fracking & For Clean Energy\n\n \n\nou are invited to an evening with community leaders from the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania\, at the other end of the fracked gas pipelines that connect to Massachusetts. Families\, landowners\, and whole communities there have been deeply impacted by intensive development of fracking wells and facilities\, and their struggle connects directly with our use of fossil fuels in the Northeast. Pennsylvania activists sharing their powerful stories will include Lois Bjornson\, Craig Leland Stevens\, Brian Latkanich and Jane Worthington.\n \nThis event is free\, open to the public and is wheelchair accessible. 
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/were-in-this-together-fighting-fracking-for-clean-energy/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180313T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180313T220000
DTSTAMP:20180312T111303Z
CREATED:20180312T111303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180312T111303Z
UID:1022-1520967600-1520978400@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Drinking Liberally Hosts Jay Gonzalez
DESCRIPTION:March 13 – 7:00-10:00 p.m.\, Margaritas on Moody St.\, Waltham\n \nDrinking Liberally Hosts Jay Gonzalez\n \nJoin us as we continue our series as we speak with each gubenatorial candidate. Tuesday we host Jay Gonzalez!
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/drinking-liberally-hosts-jay-gonzalez/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180320T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180320T200000
DTSTAMP:20180222T115308Z
CREATED:20180222T115308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T115308Z
UID:976-1521568800-1521576000@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Boston Community Briefing
DESCRIPTION:The legislature needs to hear from us\, in every corner of the Commonwealth\, that it’s time to pass Paid Family and Medical Leave and a $15 Minimum Wage. Now that we’ve collected enough signatures to put both of these questions on the ballot\, our message to the legislature is clear: let’s do this. Join us with legislators from across the region to make 2018 the year that these campaigns are realized for all workers and families across Massachusetts!
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/boston-community-briefing/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180324T170000
DTSTAMP:20180222T121555Z
CREATED:20180222T121555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T121555Z
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SUMMARY:March for Our Lives
DESCRIPTION:March 24 – 12:00-5:00 p.m.\, Boston Common\n \nMarch for Our Lives\n \nIn the words of survivors of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland\, “This is it.” \n \nEmma Gonzalez\, David Hogg\, Alex Wind and Jaclyn Corin are just a few of the many students of Stoneman Douglas who endured the tragic shooting that lost the lives of 17 of their peers\, faculty\, teachers\, and community members. But with 30 mass shootings in the meager two-month expanse of 2018\, they stand amongst fellow students\, survivors\, and fed-up citizens across the country in demanding to lawmakers “this is it.” This must be a legislative turning point for our country in regards to gun control. This. is. not. normal. So together with fellow students and survivors they are calling for a “March for Our Lives.”\n \nHere in Boston – we heed their call.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/march-for-our-lives/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180331T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180331T153000
DTSTAMP:20180327T111150Z
CREATED:20180327T111150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180327T111150Z
UID:1041-1522492200-1522510200@solidaritylowell.com
SUMMARY:Transgender Day of Visibility Canvass
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Transgender Day of Visibility\, March 31\, to canvass voters about the need to protect #TransLawMA at the ballot this November! \nWe’ll spend the day going door-to-door talking with Massachusetts voters about the importance of upholding non-discrimination protections for our transgender neighbors and friends at the ballot this November! \nNever canvassed before? No worries\, we’ll have a full training and you’ll be paired with someone who is experienced. \nLocation to be announced soon!
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/transgender-day-of-visibility-canvass/
CATEGORIES:State
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180404T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180404T123000
DTSTAMP:20180312T105554Z
CREATED:20180205T121119Z
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SUMMARY:Progressive Mass 2018 Lobby Day: Marching Forward
DESCRIPTION:Join progressives from across the state to give our Legislative Agenda the final push it needs this session.\n\nWhat better way to celebrate Pi Day then by calling for a more equitable distribution of our state’s economic pie?\n\nThe event will begin with a speaking program and info session in Room 437 followed by in-person meetings with legislators.\n\n\nWHEN\nMarch 14\, 2018 at 9:30am – 12:30pm\n\n\nWHERE\nMassachusetts State House\n24 Beacon St\nRoom 437\nBoston\, MA 02133\nUnited States
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/progressive-mass-2018-lobby-day-marching-forward/
CATEGORIES:State
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SUMMARY:Immigrants' Day at the State House 2018
DESCRIPTION:Save the date! For the 22nd year in a row\, MIRA is organizing Immigrants’ Day at the State House\, the biggest lobbying day of the year for immigrants\, refugees and allies. We’ll gather at 10am\, have a brief speaking program at 11am\, then fan out through the building to meet with legislators and advocate for priority bills and funding for programs such as English classes and adult basic education. Last year we had our largest turnout ever\, with more than 1\,600 people. \nOur theme this year is “Immigrants Get the Job Done”. We plan to highlight the key role of foreign-born workers in some of Massachusetts’ top economic sectors\, such as healthcare\, technology\, and hospitality\, with business leaders and public officials joining us. Mark your calendar and make sure to be there!
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/immigrants-day-at-the-state-house-2018/
CATEGORIES:State
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SUMMARY:Annual Progressive Legislative Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in honoring progressive legislators at our Annual Progressive Legislative Reception! \nThursday\, April 5\, 2018\n8:30 AM – 10:00 AM\nCarrie Nation\n11 Beacon St.\nBoston\, MA 02108 \nTake this opportunity to meet progressive leaders\, mingle with activists\, and discuss how we can advance our progressive agenda. \nSuggested contribution is $35 per person until March 31st\, $50 per person after March 31st.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/annual-progressive-legislative-breakfast/
CATEGORIES:State
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SUMMARY:Teach Us All - documentary and discussion
DESCRIPTION:April 9 – 6:00 p.m.\, 140 Clarendon St.\, Boston\n \nTeach Us All – documentary and discussion\n\n \n\nJoin The Youth Advocacy Foundation and YW Boston for a screening of the transformative and informative documentary Teach Us All about education inequities that still persist\, and have often become more acute\, 60 years after the historic decision in Brown v Board of Education and the bravery of the children called the Little Rock Nine to integrate an all-white high school.\n \nScreening to be followed by a panel discussion about education inequities in Massachusetts.\n \nTickets are available on Eventbrite. They are technically free\, but can also be purchased at $20 or $50 with proceeds benefiting the organizations.\n \nThe Youth Advocacy Foundation has been fighting for justice for vulnerable children in Massachusetts for over 15 years. They raise funds for programs and services that create and sustain zealous legal representation through education advocacy in order to ensure all children in Massachusetts have access to a quality education and do not become entangled in the School-to-Prison Pipeline. 
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/teach-us-all-documentary-and-discussion/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180413T093000
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SUMMARY:Anti-Racism Organizing in the Suburbs
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US for a convening of organizers\, activists\, leaders\, and educators committed to the movement for racial justice in the suburbs. This is a unique opportunity to get to know each other\, share strategies\, learn about policy issues\, and strengthen our efforts. Presenters include the keynote given by George Lakey from Waging Nonviolence.org\, Cherish Casey\, racial justice organizer for Essex County Community Organization\, Altar Rich-Shea\, a prison abolitionist\, and many more! Register to attend here!
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/anti-racism-organizing-in-the-suburbs/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180414T120000
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SUMMARY:Tax Day: Repeal the Trump Tax\, Pass the People's Budget
DESCRIPTION:We are facing ominous budget developments in Washington. \nPresident Trump’s tax bill is ensuring billions of dollars in profits to large corporations and peanuts to working people. His Pentagon spending will lead to more wars\, the deaths of innocent civilians\, and less security in our own safety. Cuts in essential programs from Climate protection to Medicaid\, Housing\, Social Security and Medicare are imminent. We must turn around Washington’s budget insanity. \n-The Trump/Ryan tax cuts for the 1% will drain the treasury of over $1.5 trillion of needed revenue over the next 10 years. These deficits will drive deep cuts to Medicare\, Medicaid\, climate and other vital programs for years to come. \n-Congress has voted dramatic increases in war spending and first-strike nuclear weapons. These will make the world much more dangerous and drive further cuts to our economic\, social and environmental security. \n-President Trump’s latest Budget proposal makes draconian cuts to housing\, Medicaid\, food stamps\, and almost every other domestic program. \n-And to top it all of\, Trump has still refused to release his tax returns \nJoin us on Tax Day to call attention to these dangers while promoting our budget priorities to fund the programs we all need.
URL:https://solidaritylowell.com/event/tax-day-repeal-the-trump-tax-pass-the-peoples-budget/
CATEGORIES:State
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