Join us on December 18 for an informal get-together and invite friends! Share some holiday refreshments and your thoughts on actions we can take together in 2025. Now, more than ever, it’s important to maintain our connections with each other and not lose sight of the power of our community. Starting in January, we will […]
Beacon Hill 101 The new legislative session in the MA Legislature begins on January 1, 2025, and our Legislature can be hard to follow (for a reason). Join us for a refresher on the legislative process in Massachusetts and how YOU can make a difference.
Progressive Needham Social Sunday, January 26th at 4 pm to kick off the new 2025-26 legislative session with pizza and drinks. The focus will be on socializing with a dose of current policy initiatives involving affordable housing, reproductive healthcare, climate, immigration and more. Have a social justice issue you are working on? Come and tell […]
FreeHer 2025 Campaign Kickoff Monday, January 27 @ 6 pm The kickoff will feature Families for Justice as Healing’s legislative partners Senator Comerford and Representative Tyler, our organizational partners Jane Doe Inc. and T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human rights, FJaH members recently released from MCI-Framingham, and FJaH’s Shifters leading Reimagining Communities work on the […]
Progressive West Roxbury / Roslindale Community Meeting with Councilor Weber & Councilor Pepén's chief of staff We'll meet with City Councilor Ben Weber and Dianna Bronchuck, Councilor Pepén's Chief of Staff, about how Boston can deal with upcoming challenges from the state and especially the federal government. What might we need to block, build, […]
Progressive Mass 2025 Annual Member Meeting Join us for our 2025 annual member meeting! We'll be talking about our legislative agenda for the new legislative session and how to take action. Stay tuned for information about speakers, breakout sessions, and more.
MEJA Education Budget Update On February 3rd, MEJA and MassBudget will host a K-12 education budget update and conversation via Zoom. MassBudget will share about the State budget, and MEJA and our partners will facilitate smaller breakout discussions connecting the State budget to key local budgets. Register here! → bit.ly/edbudgetwinter24
Clean Slate Legislative Briefing and Afternoon of Advocacy Wednesday, February 5 @ 10 am Clean Slate MA is a statewide coalition working to pass state legislation that will require automated CORI sealing when individuals become eligible. RSVP here.
Visitation Bill - Legislative Launch Event Keeping Families Connected (the No Cost Calls champions) would like to invite you, your directly impacted friends and family, and your organization (if you are part of an organization) to an online community meeting about a bill filed again this year, which if passed could improve visitation with people […]
Keep Families Connected Lobby Day Join the Keep Families Connected Coalition in asking legislators to co-sponsor legislation to improve visits in prisons, jails, and ICE detention units. If you are able, bring Valentine's Day cards for your Rep and Senator asking them to co-sponsor the bill. RSVP here.
FreeHer MA State House Galentine's Day Rally Join Families for Justice as Healing for their annual rally to send love to incarcerated women and advocate for their legislative priorities at the Massachusetts State House. Galentine's Day, the day before Valentine's Day, has become a celebration of women in leadership in the Massachusetts state government, and […]
Stop the Coup: Our Love is Resistance Friday, Feb. 14th - 12pm Location: Bandstand, Boston Common RSVP, INFO CLICK HERE Invite your congregation/local groups to Co-Sponsor the event: Fill out this form We are showing up together to Stop the Coup. We aim to demonstrate our resistance, root our movement in love for justice, and be […]