Michael Tougias, co-author of King Philip’s War, the History and Legacy of America’s Forgotten Conflict, will speak on the subject at the Middleboro Public Library on Monday, October 2 at 6:00 p.m.
BCCR will present a forum on Book Banning on Wednesday, October 4, 6:00-7:45 pm, at the Bridgewater Public Library,15 South St, Bridgewater; also on Zoom. Zoom link is on BCCR’s website. https://www.bccrcivilrights.org “Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.” —Isaac Asimov
Bridgewater Senior Center, 10 Wally Krueger Way To reserve a space, call 508-697-0929 or email https://www.Bridgewaterma.org/157/Elder-Affairs This event meets monthly on the first Thursday. Co-sponsored by OCES and the Senior Center
If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups.
Linda Coombs, author and historian from the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe, will present the next session of The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)’s free 5-part series Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency: Wampanoag Ecological Perspective, Historical Resilience & Climate Adaptation, on Thursday, October 12, 12:00-1:30 pm. | Register Now This session presented in collaboration with the Accelerating Climate Resiliency Speaker Series. The final two sessions of Rooted in Nature will be Restoring Indigenous Foodways for Climate Resilience With Kristen Wyman, a member of the Nipmuc tribe of Connecticut, co-founder of the Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective (EWRC) and a leader
The Team brings news and information to the congregation about social justice events and activities being held in our community, offers training and runs events that are of major interest to church members, and actively supports several local organizations including Bridgewater Committee for Civil Rights (BCCR). The Brockton Chapter of the NAACP, the Matthew Mission Food Pantry, and Sustainable Middleboro. The Social Justice Team meets every other Friday.
If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups.
Partnership of Historic Bostons is offering a free 5-part series of educational presentations this fall on Enslavement & Resistance in New England: 1620 to 1760. The first two and the fifth session are online. The second and third are at the Boston Public Library. Here’s the first: Built from Bondage: Slavery and the Colonisation of New England, 1620-1700 Wed, Oct 18, 2023 7:00 PM EDT sign up now! The next online sessions will be Thursday, Nov. 30 and Wednesday, Dec. 6. More info to come.For more information go to https://historicbostons.org/
If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups.
We are still working on this being a functional group. We had a successful couple of groups for planning in the spring and will work to make this a great group this fall. We’ll meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month at the church from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. It is planned for youth, families and allies of the youth.
The final two sessions of Rooted in Nature will be Restoring Indigenous Foodways for Climate Resilience With Kristen Wyman, a member of the Nipmuc tribe of Connecticut, co-founder of the Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective (EWRC) and a leader in the Movement to End Violence (MEV) against women and girls. Thursday, October 26, 2023, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Register Now and Climate Change from the Indigenous Perspective With Leslie Jonas, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and vice-chair of the Native Land Conservancy. Friday, November 3, 2023, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Register Now Questions? Contact Lindsay Randall at
The Team brings news and information to the congregation about social justice events and activities being held in our community, offers training and runs events that are of major interest to church members, and actively supports several local organizations including Bridgewater Committee for Civil Rights (BCCR). The Brockton Chapter of the NAACP, the Matthew Mission Food Pantry, and Sustainable Middleboro. The Social Justice Team meets every other Friday.
If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups.
Bridgewater Senior Center, 10 Wally Krueger Way To reserve a space, call 508-697-0929 or email https://www.Bridgewaterma.org/157/Elder-Affairs This event meets monthly on the first Thursday. Co-sponsored by OCES and the Senior Center
The final session of Rooted in Nature will be Climate Change from the Indigenous Perspective With Leslie Jonas, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and vice-chair of the Native Land Conservancy. Friday, November 3, 2023, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Register Now Questions? Contact Lindsay Randall at lrandall@mapc.org.
If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups.
Note: The church calendar contains some events that are not open to everyone, so that we can plan for building use. Open events are shown on the home page. Click on an event to show the full description.
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