The MBTA’s governing board will vote on the proposed fare hikes this Monday, March 11th at their 12PM meeting, but not before hearing public testimony from anyone who signs up. Join me there to speak up in this final push and keep up pressure on transit equity and sustainable funding, NOT regressive fare hikes! OverContinue reading →
Please join with the Lowell Education Justice Alliance for a legislative forum on education funding. Featured guests STATE SENATOR Edward Kennedy and STATE REPRESENTATIVE Rady Mom. Legislators from surrounding communities have been invited. **See below for list of confirmed legislators. We'll add to the list as they confirm. TELL YOUR STORY on why we needContinue reading →
March 12 - 6:30 p.m., 890 Commonwealth Ave., WBUR, Boston Honoring the Strength of Central American Women Join Oxfam America, Centro Presente and WBUR CitySpace for an evening going beyond the border crisis to honor the courage and strength of the women of Central America. A panel of women leaders moderated by reporter Shannon Dooling willContinue reading →
Brian Donaghue Simpson Opioid Awareness Day Sponsored by the Donaghue-Simpson Family Co-Sponsors: MOAR, Learn to Cope Join with parents and everyone interested in ending the opioid epidemic. Talk to legislators about how this epidemic has impacted your life or join us to show support. Kate Donaghue lost her son one year ago and is commemoratingContinue reading →
Join us to rally for fair and neutral third-party recourse for survivors and tell Harvard #TimesUp! In contract negotiations, the Harvard administration is insisting that survivors of sexual harassment and race- or disability-based discrimination should have to rely on their in-house "dispute resolution" process. That means that a Harvard employee always has the final say.Continue reading →
Join Senator Jamie Eldridge and Representative Kate Hogan for an in-depth forum and public discussion on the promise and challenge of a Green New Deal in the Bay State. This event is sponsored by: - 350 Mass Action - Mass Sierra Club - Young Democrats of Massachusetts - MetroWest Democratic Socialists of America - OurContinue reading →
"Toss It Up" for Mill City Grows! Warp & Weft, 197 Market Street in Lowell March 1 through April 30 Special Events on March 14 and April 25! Come "Toss It Up" at Warp & Weft for fresh food in Lowell in March and April! Warp & Weft's ever popular "Ceiling Toss" is being dedicated toContinue reading →
As part of the global movement, youth from across Massachusetts will be striking on March 15 to fight for our futures & demand that our lawmakers put an end to climate change. #YouthStrikesUSA #ClimateStrike #YouthClimateStrike #GreenNewDeal We, the youth of America, are striking because decades of inaction has left us with just 11 years (orContinue reading →
The Community Justice Voices event will be hosted by Judge Jay Blitzman and UMass Lowell Criminal Justice Professor, Joselyne Nkogo. There will be a mediation class/workshop led by Gordon Halm & facilitated by UMass Lowell interns.
March is Women's Month and Lowell Women's Week is 3/4-3/9. We're so excited to put together another storytelling series at Humanity to celebrate our diverse and vibrant culture that make each of us unique and stronger together. If you can remember back on March 16, 2017, we had 10 inspiring women of color in ourContinue reading →