Join us for the monthly general meeting of Solidarity Lowell! On the agenda... --Group updates and announcements --Update from Immigrant Rights subcommittee --A vote to endorse current progressive city council members --Jay Mason speaks about Solarize Lowell --Talk about goals for the year ...and more! All are welcome! Hope to see you there!
Farm Market at the Purple Carrot Monday, January 28, 3:00-7:00 p.m., Purple Carrot Bread Co., 107 Merrimack St, Lowell A new indoor farm market featuring local vendors, where you can pick up local fresh breads, eggs, produce and much more right in downtown Lowell! Come for great products and to get to know your community!Continue reading →
Lowell Downtown Neighborhood Association January Meeting Monday, January 28, 7:00 p.m., LTC Lowell, 246 Market St., Lowell Come meet your neighbors at the Lowell Downtown Monthly Meeting! Every meeting will have a police crime report and a guest speaker. More information: https://www.facebook.com/LDNA.LowellMA/
Over the past two years, we’ve built a statewide movement to protect the rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents. We’ve passed trust and welcoming policies in dozens of communities. Now it’s time to ensure that everyone in our Commonwealth enjoys those protections. The Safe Communities Act is back before the Mass. Legislature, as SD.926Continue reading →
January 30 - 4:30-6:00 p.m., Boston University School of Public Health Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness and Poor Health Find tickets here. Homelessness and poor health are intricately linked. Physical and mental health issues are personal risk factors for homelessness, particularly for older adults. Once homeless, individuals are less likely to have access to health servicesContinue reading →
CHOP Dinners are a monthly event, a way to enjoy a free, healthy meal and discuss ways to create a healthy life and strong community for you, your family, and your neighborhood. Everyone is welcome, and it's a great way to meet new people and connect to resources in a warm, friendly environment.
The UMass Lowell Vietnamese Student Association and the Vietnamese community of Lowell would like to invite you to join us for this year's celebration of Tết, also known as Vietnamese Lunar New Year! One of the most significant celebrations of the Vietnamese culture, Tết marks the beginning of Spring, where people everywhere leaves behind theirContinue reading →
5pm-7pm, Cambridge: Resist Howard Schultz Peaceful Protest - join this peaceful protest outside Howard Schultz's book signing at the Brattle Theater event to tell him that his self-funded vanity run as an Independent for President will assure that Donald Trump is re-elected to a second term. It will split the opposition to the Trump presidency,Continue reading →
Gather with ALL members and friends at this jovial local tavern. Enjoy great food, drinks and company; Try your hand at the ceiling toss and raise money for the Arts League of Lowell (ALL) !
Join us and Lowell National Historical Park for the first quarter launch of 2019! Event is free and open to all ages of the public. #AtB2019Qtrs https://www.usmint.gov/news/upcoming-events?Lowell Quarter Launch and Coin Exchange Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Location: Lowell Memorial Auditorium 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA 01852 Time: 10:00 a.m. (ET) Snow Date: Thursday,Continue reading →
Lowell Quarter Release Wednesday, February 6, 10:00 a.m., Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell Join the United States Mint and the Lowell National Historical Park for the launch of Lowell's commemorative U.S. quarter! After the ceremony, attendees will be able to exchange $10 in other denominations for a roll of Lowell quarters. AContinue reading →
Join us and Lowell National Historical Park for the first quarter launch of 2019! Event is free and open to all ages of the public. #AtB2019Qtrs https://www.usmint.gov/news/upcoming-events?Lowell Quarter Launch and Coin Exchange Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Location: Lowell Memorial Auditorium 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA 01852 Time: 10:00 a.m. (ET) Snow Date: Thursday,Continue reading →
Feed Your Neighbor: 5th Annual Interfaith Meal-Packing JCM at Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St, North Andover Food insecurity is a social justice issue! Join us again this year to pack 15,000 nutritious meals for the Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Inc. Through a collaboration with Outreach, Inc., we plan to raise $3,750 to package 15,000 mealsContinue reading →
Can Lowell help protect the planet from global warming? Green energy is one important tool communities like Lowell can use to stop climate change. Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a program that allows local governments like Lowell to use their collective buying power to purchase electricity on behalf of the residents, businesses, and municipal accountsContinue reading →
Tropical Getaway Benefit Concert & Auction for Lowell Transitional Living Center Friday, February 8, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Zorba Music Hall, 437 Market St., Lowell Help support homeless adults in their journey from homelessness to housing. Performances by local reggae bands Freevolt and Dis 'N Dat. Tickets are $35 each. Tropical attire encouraged. More information: http://ltlc.org/events/Getaway2019
Mass Alliance Candidate & Campaign Training Saturday, February 9, 10:00-2:30, First Parish Church United, 48 Main St., Westford Free training from the experts at Mass Alliance for anyone progressive who’s interested in running or working on a campaign! Featuring experts from Mass Alliance. Lunch provided for a donation, or bring your own. More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/932126153650940
Thank you for applying for our Grassroots Campaign Training. If you have any questions about any part of the questionnaire please call Jordan Berg Powers at 617-722-4320 or e-mail jordan@massalliance.org.
February 9, 10am-2:30pm, Westford: Campaign Training with Mass Alliance; this highly recommended training introduces progressive candidates and campaign workers (paid or volunteer) to the theory and practice behind successful grassroots campaigning. First Parish Church United of Westford; click here to RSVP. Don't miss out on this great opportunity as these trainings don't happen often!
February 9 - 2:00-4:00 p.m., Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon St, Brookline, Boston Area Medicare-for-All Barnstorm! Join us for an organizing barnstorm to win Medicare for All by moving members of Congress in the Boston area! February 9-14 is a national week of action for Medicare for All, and hundreds of organizing barnstorms will be held acrossContinue reading →
Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley Grand Reopening and Rededication Sunday, February 10, 12:00 p.m., 151 Warren St. (same building as the Social Security Office), Suite 200, Lowell Lowell's Reform Jewish synagogue, which focuses on social action, is opening its doors to community leaders and members for its dedication of its new home after a recentContinue reading →
Lowell Talks: LGBTQ History Sunday, February 10, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Boott Cotton Mills Museum Events Center, 115 John St, Lowell Join us for a community conversation on LGBTQ history. Hosted in partnership with History UnErased. Free and open to all. More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/309182863070728/?ti=icl
Presented by Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation, in partnership with The Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square. Join us for a Community Conversation with Andrew Aydin, creator of the graphic memoir series MARCH, which chronicles the life of Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. MARCH was co-authored with Congressman LewisContinue reading →
1-3:30pm, Boston: Civics Education Lobby Day - Last session the legislature passed the civics education bill to fanfare and cheers. But the Governor's proposed 2020 budget does not include the necessary funding for the Civics Project Trust Fund, which would implement that legislation. RSVP here.
Come and gather with us to celebrate Black Love Day! Tell us how you choose to love your partners, friends, and most of all yourself. Black Love Day was founded in 1993 by Ayo Handy Kendi, director of the African American Holiday Association. According to Kendi, it is the third nationally observed black holiday –Continue reading →
Come join the League of Women Voters (Greater Lowell & Haverhill Chapters) and help up to 1000 new American citizens register to vote. It's a very rewarding experience! Schedule (all times are approximate): 9:00: Table setup begins in lobby 10:00-11:45: Tabling in lobby to explain what we are doing and hand out voter registration formsContinue reading →
(español abajo) Who’s behind the displacement crisis in East Boston? Large corporate landlords like Joe Donovan of GRID. This large, expanding real estate enterprise has purchased 65 residential properties in East Boston just in the past 4 years. City Life/Vida Urbana has found many of these properties are now vacant or converted into condos. WhereContinue reading →
February 14 - 5:15 p.m., Boston Common Parkman Bandstand Candlelight Vigil for Parkland A short candlelight vigil to mark the one year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, FL.
Join us for Solidarity Lowell's monthly fun social visibility event! Special local theme TBA. 6:30pm-- Join us at the island in front of City Hall to rally & celebrate peacefully and make a positive imprint on the community. Bring warm hats & gloves! 7:30pm-- After the rally, we'll walk to Big Poke (96 Merrimack Street)Continue reading →
School Garden Cleanup at Lowell Career Academy Tuesday, February 19 from 10am to 2pm 125 Smith Street, Lowell Come join us in February at Lowell Career Academy and help get their school garden grounds prepped for the spring. Together we'll take on general cleanup, including weeding, raking, and clearing garden beds. Snacks and water will be provided.Continue reading →
Please join us for our monthly Jericho Walk at the Burlington MA ICE office.. The Jericho Walk is a silent interfaith prayer and act of solidarity. The walk draws inspiration from the Battle of Jericho, in which the community marched around the city of Jericho seven times, causing the city walls to fall. The JerichoContinue reading →
Khmer Class Sunday, February 24, 8:30-10:00 a.m., Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, 465 School St., Lowell $10 per class or $40/month. CMAA is excited to offer Khmer language classes to anyone over the age of 15 who would like to learn to read and write Khmer. Classes are taught by Tararith Kho in a casual settingContinue reading →
350 Mass' Fighting Lowell Node Meeting Wednesday, February 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Mill No. 5, 4th Floor (Hi Hat Area), 250 Jackson St., Lowell Join the fight for Clean Energy and Environmental Justice at our biweekly meeting! Look for the ‘5’ sign and walk through the iron gates to the white doors at the end, onContinue reading →
Free and open to the (progressive) public! The Incorruptibles' mission is to fill all levels of government with unwavering politicians who fight for economic, racial, social, and environmental justice. We looked for a model that we could take to thousands of cities across America that would elect multiple great candidates every election, filling local, thenContinue reading →
February 21 - 6:30-9:30 p.m., 100R Warren St., Roxbury Mass Incarceration in Boston and Beyond Join us for a youth film screening and community conversation about mass incarceration in the state of Massachusetts. Joining us is the Emancipation Initiative - Against Life Without Parole , who will be conducting their "Struggle Sessions". Programming includes:Continue reading →
From kids' activities to a Craft Beer lovers dream...Winterfest has you covered! Lowell's annual Winterfest weekend in downtown Lowell is a fun event featuring everything from a carousel and free ice-skating to an all-you-can-eat chocolate festival.
SAVE February 22nd for 'VOICES OF RESISTANCE" --- CWW is proud to sponsor the one-day Gender Studies conference centered around the experiences and activisim of those travel under the sign *woman*. Join us for a fascinating day.
Join in the first LGBTQ+ Lowell Open Mic at Humanity Style ! Bring your poetry, stories, and/or music and share! All ages are welcome to the drop-in open mic, and light food and refreshments will be provided. If you would like to sign up for one of the first five slots, please send us aContinue reading →
Its that time of year again.... The Welcoming Room is pleased to present our Black History Month Series Open Mic Nights Every Friday night in February 2019 @COCO Brown 293 Washington St. Haverhill, Ma. 01832 from 7-9PM This is our third year brining together amazing artist to celebrate Black History- which we are all aContinue reading →
February 23 - 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge Conference on Poverty and Inequality The Conference on Poverty and Inequality is a student-run conference at the Harvard Kennedy School that focuses on social issues, public policy, and community activism relating to social and economic inequality in the United States. The conference strives to reduceContinue reading →
February 23 - 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge Conference on Poverty and Inequality The Conference on Poverty and Inequality is a student-run conference at the Harvard Kennedy School that focuses on social issues, public policy, and community activism relating to social and economic inequality in the United States. The conference strives to reduceContinue reading →
US Hands Off Venezuela! Rally Saturday, February 23, 1-3pm Park Street Station, Boston Common Join us as we support Venezuelan sovereignty and oppose US meddling in Venezuelan affairs, through sanction and military threats. We support Venezuela's right to chart its own course, without interference from the US or other imperialist powers. This rally is sponsoredContinue reading →
Join us to learn how the MA statehouse works from an activist perspective. We will be joined by downtown Boston Progressive MA member, Jonathan Cohn to discuss how to influence change.
Join us for the monthly general meeting of Solidarity Lowell! Featuring: -- Mary Tauras: "How to Have Difficult Conversations" -- Jonathan Cohn of Progressive Mass about how the state legislature works --Group updates and announcements --Update from Immigrant Rights subcommittee ...and more! All are welcome! Hope to see you there!
Lowell Downtown Neighborhood Association February Meeting Monday, February 25, 7:00 p.m., LTC Lowell, 246 Market St., Lowell Come meet your neighbors at the Lowell Downtown Monthly Meeting! Every meeting will have a police crime report and a guest speaker. https://www.facebook.com/events/1908089585983692/?event_time_id=1908089595983691
Chelms-FED Up Postcarding Every Tuesday, 9:30-11:30am, The Java Room, 14 Littleton Rd, Chelmsford Fed up in Chelmsford? Come join us to write postcards to voters and to our elected officials! Information, addresses, and supplies provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies and info as well. See you there! For more information, contact Hope at hope@solidaritylowell.com
February is Black History month. To honor this month, we are hosting this event to show a presentation on Black history. We hope to see you there. Guest speakers include Kindred Project co-founders Masada Jones, Maritza Grooms and UMASS Lowell Assistant Graduate Recruitment Ben Adoo.
February 26, 7-9pm, Wayland: Protecting Our Immigrant Neighbors: A Conversation with Legislatures (including Sen. Eldridge); learn about the Safe Communities legislation and how you can support humane immigration policies. All are welcome. First Parish in Wayland, 50 Cochituate Rd.
Thursday Postcarding Every Thursday, 9-11am, Panera Bread, 2 Cornerstone Square, Westford Celebrate the election wins and shake off the losses with your postcarding friends from Solidarity Lowell and Indivisible Westford Progressive Massachusetts! For more information, contact Hope at hope@solidaritylowell.com
Sign On To Oppose MBTA Fare Hikes In December 2018 the State's Commission on the Future of Transportation and the City of Boston's Carbon Free Boston initiative each released a report highlighting the urgent need for us to grow public transit ridership, for our economy and for environment. One month later, the MBTA announced proposedContinue reading →
Wednesday, February 27th at 7 pm Democracy Brewing (Bar & Restaurant) 35 Temple Place, Boston MA 02111 Or RSVP on Facebook here. We won’t take our foot off the gas now. We need to grow to 140 legislators backing our RCV bills in order to have a veto-proof majority in both the House and Senate --Continue reading →
Final day of Lowell Senior Center Mobile Market is Thursday, February 28 (until further notice) We want to keep sharing the news that the state's Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) will be suspended as of Thursday, February 28. Since the majority of sales at our Lowell Senior Center Mobile Market are HIP sales, Thursday, February 28Continue reading →
March 1, 3-5pm, Littleton: Fund Our Future Forum - Educators, Administrators, Students and Community members are all encouraged to attend to take part in a discussion about the importance of full funding legislation for public schools across the state. Jamie Eldridge will be speaking at the event. For more info, click here.
The 2019 Community Chill Night is DIY Lowell’s third annual chili cook-off event! This annual fundraiser brings together the community to celebrate the projects and events that have activated our underused spaces, brought diverse populations together, and made Lowell better. The event is Friday, March 1, 6:30 – 9:00 pm at St. Anne’s Church Edson Hall (8Continue reading →
DIY Lowell’s third annual chili cook-off event! This annual fundraiser brings together the community to celebrate the projects and events that have activated our underused spaces, brought diverse populations together, and made Lowell better. $5 Suggested Donation - Chili and stew samples from amateurs and professionals - Non-Alcoholic Drinks - Activities for all ages -Continue reading →
oin us as we cover the entire state of MA in Cosecha’s hotline for immigrant workers who haven’t gotten their pay! Bit.ly/march2dignidad MA is facing a crisis where hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers everyday are working without pay. The workers who are building homes and luxury condos, serving our food and washing our dishesContinue reading →
On the first Saturday of every month, Western Avenue Studios & Western Avenue Lofts artists open their doors to the public so that you can come browse their latest works. Come take a peek inside and learn more about our artists. We will be open on Saturday, March 2, 2019, from 12-5PM. Our artists alwaysContinue reading →
RCV Town Hall (MA3) WHEN March 02, 2019 at 1pm - 3pm EST WHERE Harvey Wheeler Community Center, 1276 Main St, W. Concord CONTACT Monica Burke - monica.burke@voterchoicema.org - 978-930-0430