Postcards for Progress – April Edition

It's time for postcards again! We'll be at Coffee and Cotton in Mill No. 5(250 Jackson St., 4th floor). We'll be writing to our elected officials and directly to voters! Open to all who want to help with progressive causes. See you then! More information: A list of suggested topics, progressive but non-partisan, will beContinue reading →

Spring Community Swap!

Twice a year the Coalition for a Better Acre e puts on a free Community Swap. It's a rummage sale, but everything is free! The idea is that you bring stuff you don't need anymore and take stuff you can use. It's a great excuse to clear out your closet, or take home something fun.Continue reading →

Tax Day: Repeal the Trump Tax, Pass the People’s Budget

We are facing ominous budget developments in Washington. President 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 toContinue reading →

2018 March for Science Boston

We are proud to announce that we will be doing a 2018 March for Science in Boston! PLEASE RSVP AND SHARE: http://marchforscienceboston.betterfutureproject.org/rsvp PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE - https://marchforscienceboston-betterfutureproject.nationbuilder.com/donate At the 2017 March for Science, tens of thousands of us came together to defend science against the assault by leaders in our federal government, and toContinue reading →

Gardener Training Program: 5-Week Spring Series

Deepen your gardening knowledge or learn valuable tools and tips as a first-time gardener at our inaugural Gardener Training Program (GTP) Spring Series! Over the course of 5 classes, participants will grow their gardening skills as we cover the following topics: building a healthy soil, seeding and transplanting, square foot gardening, garden planning, organic pestContinue reading →

A Short History of Social Media in Lowell

Join Lowell National Historical Park for A Short History of Social Media in Lowell: Bloggers, Tweeters, and Facebookers. This event will be a panel discussion with the audience followed by a book signing by the authors Since the mid-2000s, Lowell and the world have been disrupted in good and bad ways by the coming ofContinue reading →

Chelms-FED UP! Postcarding!

It's school vacation week, but our postcard group in Chelmsford continues! Maybe we'll even get some folks from Take Action Chelmsford!who normally have school. :) We will write postcards to our elected officials and directly to voters. Information, addresses, and supplies provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies and info as well. SeeContinue reading →

APRIL PLAYcation – Mill City Grows Spring Planting Event

Mill City Grows welcomes families and youth of all ages to participate in a Spring Planting Event to learn about different plants, square foot gardening techniques, urban farming, and much more! Activities include planting in garden beds, creating take-home seed balls, and investigating an urban farm site with our farmers. Registration is required! To register, pleaseContinue reading →

ACTION (Acre neighborhood group) meeting

The meeting on Wednesday April 18th is at CBA  517 Moody Street in the 3rd floor conference room at 6pm.  Christine McCall and Yovani Baez-Rose from the DPD will be joining us.

350 Mass of Greater Lowell Biweekly Meeting

Join the fight for Clean Energy and Environmental Justice at our biweekly meeting! We'll be in the Hi-Hat area of Mill No. 5 located at 250 Jackson Street in Lowell. Look for the ‘5’ sign and walk through the iron gates to the white doors at the end, on the left, take the lift toContinue reading →