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 Agenda: Upcoming events/actions: --Outdated: Modernize the Foundation Budget Formula NOW!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Outdated: Modernize the Foundation Budget Formula NOW!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 →
Our ACTION meetings are always the third Wednesday of the month, tomorrow we will be at UnWrapped 95 Rock Street at 6pm.
City of Lowell Listening Sessions: local governance Listening sessions for residents to give feedback about local governance, elections, and the voting rights lawsuit. It's important for residents to be informed about this issue because they have a high chance in effecting the outcome by giving their feedback to the Councilors via the ad hoc sub committeeContinue reading →
As the legislative session rapidly draws to a close, time is running out to take action to support climate policy. We are all witnessing the catastrophic effects of climate change all around us - most notably with the heat waves that ravaged the country last month, and we know that the impacts of climate changeContinue reading →