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 […]
Transparency Action Hour Voters have said on the ballot countless times that they want to see a more transparent State Legislature, and we know that the top-down, closed-door nature of policymaking empowers the large corporations and special interests that can get their way in, leaving the rest of us out. Senate President Karen Spilka and […]
Let's Make Polluters Pay! An Actionar (Virtual) Join the Massachusetts Campaign to Make Polluters Pay! We're soft-launching our 2025-2026 campaign with an Actionar. Join us to learn about the campaign for a Climate Superfund, how it will help your community, and how YOU can make it a reality. The Make Polluters Pay Bill - HD. […]
IDSH 2025: Immigrant Rights Conference Preparing for Action: Join MIRA for our Immigrant Rights Conference on Tuesday, March 18, 2025! The conference is aimed at preparing our community and coalition members to advocate for our legislative priorities at Immigrants’ Day at the State House (IDSH) the following day. We will be providing an overview of […]
Progressive Mass Activist Afternoons: 2/23 Join Progressive Mass as we kick off a series of Activist Afternoons phone banks. Each week, we will be calling voters about important progressive legislation and encouraging them to contact their state legislators. This week, our focus will be on the Corporate Fair Share bill, which would make large global […]
Care, Not Cuts Rally Join patients, families, and workers at the State House To tell elected officials that you: OPPOSE closing Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children OPPOSE closing Pocasset Mental Health Center OPPOSE reducing DMH Case Managers by 50% OPPOSE raising healthcare costs for state workers and retirees Following the rally, we will head into […]
Allston-Brighton Progressives Organizing Meeting Join for a discussion of progressive political organizing in Allston and Brighton. As you may know, local chapters play an important role in Progressive Mass's overall objectives -- they're a source of year-round organizing, community building, and collaboration that can help boost our collective power. You can learn more about local […]