Rally for Good Jobs and Quality Care Monday, July 9th, noon, 1 Parker Street, Lawrence, MA 01843 SEIU Local 509 members at CLASS Inc. are fighting for a fair contract to improve the care of people with disabilities in our communities. Low wages and high turnover make it extremely difficult to serve individuals at CLASS.Continue reading →
Immigrant Rights Subcommittee Meeting Monday, July 9, 6:30-8pm, Eliot Presbyterian Church, 273 Summer Street, Lowell On the agenda: follow up on outreach, status of the Safe Communities amendment to the budget, selection of new Police Chief, planning the cultural exchange potluck, and more! More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/215751412386710/
Chelms-FED Up Postcarding Tuesday, July 10th, 9:30-11:30am, The Java Room, 14 Littleton Rd, Chelmsford Fed up in Chelmsford? Come join us! We will write lots of postcards to voters for an upcoming election in Ohio! Information, addresses, and supplies provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies and info as well. See you there!Continue reading →
Rally to Pass 4 Key Protections Tuesday, July 10th, 11:30am-1:30pm, Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St, Boston We have rallied, made calls, sent emails and visited our legislators - and we need to keep going because our job is not done! The FY2019 State Budget has not yet been released. It must include the 4Continue reading →
Get your ticket: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/july10 The humanitarian crisis happening at the border has left thousands of families with an uncertain future. While we wait for the administration's next steps on their reunification, we must all rise together to meet the moment. Join us July 10th for a fundraiser to support reunification efforts, legal fees, and supportContinue reading →
Hello Friends- Please join us on: Tuesday, July 10th, 6 to 7:30pm at the offices of United Teachers of Lowell at 169 Merrimack Street, 4th floor. Agenda: Upcoming events/actions: --Outdated: Modernize the Foundation Budget Formula NOW! July 12, 1 to 4pm Boston State House --LEJA tabling at Lowell Folk Fest (July 28-July 29) Updates/next steps:Continue reading →
Please join Teens Leading the Way, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, and I Have a Future at the Massachusetts State House on Thursday, July 12th to celebrate expungement and other young adult and juvenile justice reform wins! Event Location: Great Hall, 2nd Floor.
Outdated: Modernize the Foundation Budget Formula NOW! Thursday, July 12th, 1-4pm, Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St, Boston Our Foundation Budget formula was written in 1993, and it does not reflect the current needs of our schools and students. It must be updated! Join us in demanding the State House follow through on the recommendationsContinue reading →
Save the Date: Demonstrate, Drink, and Discuss - July Friday, July 13th, 6:30-8:30pm, The Ladd and Whitney Memorial, 309 Merrimack Street, Lowell Join us for Solidarity Lowell's monthly visibility event! At 6:30pm, join us at the island in front of City Hall to rally against the atrocities of the month! Bring signs! Then at 7:30pm,Continue reading →
Children are being taken from their parents and placed in cages. Asylum seekers are being exploited. People are being placed in detention and/or deported . We say NO! Silence=Compliance. Say “no” on the walls of Graffiti Alley! Bring some cans of paint, wheat-paste materials, Sharpies, or any other medium to express how you feel aboutContinue reading →