Posts in Category: Social Justice
Presented by Meg Stone, Executive Director of IMPACT Boston
Saturday, March 29 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
This event will be hosted by the North Congregational Church (the little yellow church) located at 38 Plymouth Street, Middleboro.
This 5-hour workshop is a rare opportunity for a more comprehensive training with Meg Stone of IMPACT Boston than the 2-hour workshop we hosted two years ago. It is also an interfaith collaboration, co-sponsored by the North Congregational Church, where it will be held, and Lakeville United Church of Christ.
If the snow is gone and the dandelions are coming up, local campaign signs can't be far behind.
Many of us never miss a national/state election but don't bother to vote in local elections. However, local elections have a very direct effect on our lives. Here's some information to make it easier to remember to vote this spring.
The Cash in the Plate for the first four Sundays in March will be donated to Health Imperatives. Their trauma-informed, inclusive services are structured around four main areas of focus and expertise - Sexual and Reproductive Health Care and other Health Services, Youth and Young Families, WIC Nutrition Assistance, and Support for Survivors of Violence.
On Feb. 6, 2025, staff attorneys from the ACLU of NH, NH Outright, and GLAD Law gave a sober but inspiring Zoom presentation attended by almost 200 people. There was no sugar-coating the present moment, which they acknowledged is "scary." But they assured the audience that LGBTQ+ folks still have rights and protections. "Together we are powerful and we will take care of us."
be; has started a series of 10-week sessions of an EXCEL program called be;yond the spectrum. Sponsored by Bridgewater State University, each 10-week on-going session is open to 8 participants. The current session is full. Call or text 508-272-3625 for more information or to sign up for the next session!
On January 28, 2025, an excellent panel shared insights about DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion): What it is, Why it's important, and How we can champion it in our schools.
Bridgewater Communities for Civil Rights (BCCR) and East Bridgewater Coalition for Community Change (CCC) co-sponsored the event. Panelists included a variety of disciplines and perspectives:
Gov. Healey's proposed modifications to Massachusetts' Right to Shelter Law, also a coming vote on her supplemental budget, could leave many more people, including families with children, out in the cold.
UU Mass Action is planning several actions in response. Learn more here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ug0LPwfnbI8-mLBwt7fJ2N3htpO9ahHJ/view
Entitled Do the Police Care About White Supremacist Violence?, this Youtube interview on January 28 was fascinating, and chilling. Mike German is the author of the new book Policing White Supremacy: the Enemy Within.
The Cash in the Plate for February will be donated to the Brockton Branch NAACP. The NAACP's mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial discrimination.
