With September right around the corner, MVP immigrant justice leaders are looking toward a probable mid-September hearing regarding the Work and Family Mobility Act, a bill which would provide drivers licenses to our undocumented brothers and sisters statewide. MVP leaders have been actively calling, writing, and meeting with state legislators to earn their support forContinue reading →
The Buzz For Safety Festival will aim to increase awareness on gender-based violence and how it is connected to toxic masculinity by providing performances from local artists and carrying discussion while folks receive a hair cut with local barbers from Billy's Barbershop.
Warm up for Welcoming Week by attending our community forum where we will hear from local and state leaders of the Driving Families Forward campaign on how this will help make roads safer for everyone, while allowing immigrants the ability to own a standard driver's license, regardless of immigration status.
How do we remember the mill girls who worked in Lowell, Mass.? How did they choose to be memorialized in death? For this community conversation, we will be joined by UMass Lowell English Professor Bridget Marshall. Professor Marshall has conducted extensive research on Lowell mill girls. In addition to examining their literary lives, Prof. MarshallContinue reading →
Gender marker X bill hearing is scheduled for Tuesday Sept. 10th at 10:30am in Gardner Auditorium at the Statehouse. Here's what you can do now: Submit testimony: Write a short statement about why you support Massachusetts residents having the option to designate 'X' on their IDs rather than 'Male' or 'Female'. Send that to Tre’AndreContinue reading →
Like Paul Revere and William Dawes, we will be going from Boston to Concord to spread the word to #DefundHate and #CloseTheCamps. We will be walking along Massachusetts Avenue carrying prominent signs to draw attention to the issue. This event is just some concerned citizens taking a walk. Join us for the entire walk (15Continue reading →
Join us to kickoff the #GoLowell plan! We want to hear how you get around the City today and what we can do to make it safer and easier. Translation services and childcare will be provided. Email Go@LowellMA.gov with any questions
Join CBA and Lowell Votes for a chance to meet city council candidates in a fun, friendly environment. Candidates will move from table to table, just like with "speed dating". You'll be able to ask your questions so you can decide who to vote for in the preliminary on September 24th. Spanish and Khmer interpreters,Continue reading →
As we head towards the mass action at the Merrimack Generating Station on September 28th, we need to share knowledge, get to know one another, and prepare for the action. Each week in September we will host a Mass Call for all who are planning on participating on September 28th. September 5 - 6PM SeptemberContinue reading →
Join us for an evening of delicious food, local wine and brews, music, and conversation at LTC’s biggest annual fundraiser on Thursday, September 12, 2019 from 6:30 to 9:00pm at Kerouac Park in Downtown Lowell. This event is an elegant evening dinner party featuring dinner courses from five or more of Lowell’s best chefs pairedContinue reading →