Progressive Mass

Care, Not Cuts Rally
2025-02-25 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Massachusetts State House
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 the State House to meet with legislators.

Progressive Mass Activist Afternoons: 2/23
2025-02-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
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 mega-corporations pay the state’s existing corporate tax rate on a higher share of the excess profits they conceal offshore, raising hundreds of millions of dollars in new annual revenues.

IDSH 2025: Immigrant Rights Conference
2025-02-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141
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 the immigrant rights landscape on both a federal and state level, discussing our legislative priorities, and mobilizing to advocate for them at the State House on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. The conference will feature workshops including how to speak to your legislators, a fundraising panel, rapid response networks, wellness, and more.
If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please reach out to Ana Cristina via email at achavezandonie@miracoalition.org.
For general questions, contact Dawn at dmiller@miracoalition.org
✨Get your tickets below✨
Spring Conference Tickets

Let's Make Polluters Pay! An Actionar (Virtual)
2025-02-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
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. 3369/SD.1674, “An Act establishing a climate change superfund” – is a bill in the MA legislature introduced by Sen. Jamie Eldridge, Rep. Steve Owens, and Rep. Jack Lewis, that requires the worst carbon emitters to contribute to a Superfund to pay for climate-related damages in Massachusetts. Fossil fuel companies have knowingly endangered our world for decades, putting our lives and livelihoods at risk – they should be responsible for the damages. The Climate Change Superfund will provide funding for projects across the Commonwealth that keep our communities safe from the impacts of climate change.
Learn more with our Fact Sheet and FAQ’s.
RSVP here

Transparency Action Hour
2025-02-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
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 Speaker Ron Mariano have both promised to take up rules reform to make for a more transparent and efficient legislative process. Last month, 30+ organizations laid out a set of pro-transparency, pro-participation, pro-democracy reforms that would boost public confidence in the legislative process.
With the Senate rules behind us and the House rules being taken up later this month, where does the campaign stand? Join us for a campaign update and an opportunity to make some calls to make sure that state legislators are hearing from us, their constituents.

Stop the Coup: Our Love is Resistance
2025-02-14 12:00 - 14:30 | Boston Common Bandstand, 139 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 021111, United States
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 visible and inspiring.

FreeHer MA State House Galentine's Day Rally
2025-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Massachusetts State House
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 we are going to remind our leaders that their solidarity must extend to incarcerated women. We do not need a new women’s prison! We need a moratorium on prison construction. We need new ways to let women out of prison and ensure they are not incarcerated in the first place. We need to reimagine our communities so there is less harm and more abundance.

Keep Families Connected Lobby Day
2025-02-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Massachusetts State House
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.

Visitation Bill - Legislative Launch Event
2025-02-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
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 behind bars. We’ll talk about the bill, the road to improving visitation, and what we can do now. Please share far and wide!

Clean Slate MA Legislative Briefing and Advocacy Afternoon
2025-02-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Massachusetts State House
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.

MEJA Education Budget Update
2025-02-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
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

Progressive Mass 2025 Annual Member Meeting
2025-02-01 13:00 - 16:00 | DeWitt Hall, Lasell University, 80 Maple Street, Newton, MA, 02466
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.

Community Meeting with Councilor Weber & Councilor Pepén's chief of staff
2025-01-30 18:00 - 19:30 | Roche Commuity Center, 1716 Centre St, Boston, MA, 02132
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, what people and institutions need to be protected, and how can we help?

FreeHer 2025 Campaign Kickoff
2025-01-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
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 ground. Sign up for the kickoff event here.

Progressive Needham Social
2025-01-26 16:00 - 18:00 | 7 Emerson Road, Needham, 7 Emerson Road, Needham, MA, 02492
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 us about it! We will supply the pizza, soft drinks and beer. Bring a salad or dessert if you like. We will get together at the home of Andy Wizer and Rob Vecchi (7 Emerson Road). Drop by or stay for awhile to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones!

Beacon Hill 101
2025-01-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
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.

IndivisibleLAB, a Progressive Mass Chap. Holiday Gathering
2024-12-18 10:30 - 11:30
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 resume having Action Hour meetings.
As usual, we will be meeting at an indoor location in Lexington near Route 2. Please RSVP to get location details and parking information.

Progressive Watertown Winter Party
2024-12-15 15:00 - 17:00 | 18 Winsor Avenue, Watertown, 18 Winsor Avenue, Watertown, MA
Progressive Watertown Winter Party
Join our annual winter party and rejoice in our activist community.
Potluck. Please bring a savory or sweet.
December 15, 3 pm, 18 Winsor Avenue
RSVP: nicole.n.gardner@gmail.com

NOT ONE MORE! Action to Defend Our Communities from Deportation and Criminalization!
2024-12-13 15:30 - 16:30 | JFK Federal Building, 15 Sudbury Street, Boston, MA, United States
NOT ONE MORE! Action to Defend Our Communities from Deportation and Criminalization!
When: Friday, December 13 starting at 3:30pm
Where: Rally at JFK Federal Building, 15 Sudbury Street, Boston – next to Government Plaza and Bowdoin T stations.
RSVP: bit.ly/dec13rally
In the wake of Trump’s election, we’re facing a critical moment where deportation and criminalization policies will ramp up, putting our community at risk. Though we need to prepare for Trump’s term, there is so much that current political leaders can be doing. This is our moment to push for policies that go beyond fear and punishment and offer real, tangible support for immigrants and refugees. This action is a direct call to MA Governor Healey and President Biden before January – we need their action NOW!

What's Next?: A Discussion
2024-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
What’s Next?: A Discussion
This past week has been one of conflicted emotions for most of us: mourning the loss of hope for a more peaceful and just future, anger and fear at what’s likely to come from the second Trump administration, and a strengthening of our resolve and determination to keep fighting for a better future for all.
Through persistence and shared commitments to building collective power and persistence, wins are possible.
To get ready for the next four years, join us next Wednesday, November 20, at 7 pm for an open meeting.
During this meeting, you will

Connect with other activists across the state
Learn some more about Progressive Mass
Hear from issue advocates about the key fights in the next legislative session to protect Massachusetts from the Trump Administration
Learn how you can take action
Get energized

As we said last week:
When Donald Trump and his right-wing allies in Congress try to enact an agenda of hate and greed, we need to be ready to fight back, and we need our elected officials in Massachusetts to be willing to do so as well.
But the next few years are not just about blocking a harmful federal agenda. They are about advancing a progressive agenda here. We need to model what a successful alternative looks like: a government committed to reducing inequality, empowering workers, protecting the rights of all, fostering inclusion, tackling the climate crisis, investing in our schools and infrastructure, tackling the high cost of living, and so much more.
When we build an equitable, just, democratic, and sustainable commonwealth, we not only improve the quality of life here at home but also set the bar for other states and the country as a whole. We show that progressive policies exist and that they work.

Neighbors Against Hate
2024-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 | 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA, 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA
Neighbors Against Hate
When prominent elected officials try to scapegoat marginalized communities, we need to speak out.
Please join us and other groups tomorrow in a celebration of the trans and queer community on the North Shore. This is a time where we need local leaders to reaffirm their commitment to the LGBTQ+ community.
The rally will gather between 21 Front Street and Washington Street at 12 pm tomorrow — Sunday, the 17th.

10/24: Progressive Mass "Vote Yes" Phone Bank
2024-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
10/24: Progressive Mass “Vote Yes” Phone Bank
Join fellow activists to call voters in support of a YES on all five ballot questions. No past phone banking experience necessary!

10/28: Progressive Mass "Vote Yes" Phone Bank
2024-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
10/28: Progressive Mass “Vote Yes” Phone Bank
Join fellow activists to call voters in support of a YES on all five ballot questions. No past phone banking experience necessary!

Behind Closed Doors
2024-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Coolidge School Apartments Auditorium, 319 Arlington Street, Watertown, MA, United States
WHAT’S WRONG WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATURE
A FREE PUBLIC FORUM with JON HECHT & DANIELLE ALLEN
Join us to learn why our State Legislature passes so few bills, how to address the lack of transparency at the MA State House, and how to advocate for change.
Jon Hecht is on the leadership team of Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts and is on the steering committee of the Coalition to Reform Our Legislature. He served as state representative for Watertown from 2009-2021.
Danielle Allen is James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
This forum is sponsored by Progressive Watertown, a chapter of Progressive Massachusetts.

Indivisible LAB Community Happy Hour
2024-10-22 17:00 - 18:00 | Burton’s Bar and Grill, Burlington, MA, 01803
In this final sprint to Election Day, we need to keep our spirits up. Social events provide a way to connect with others, build community, and have fun!
On Tuesday October 22, we’ll be hosting a Community Happy Hour at Burton’s Grill in Burlington. This event is just social – no postcards or presentations. Thanks to Indivisible National, IndivisibleLAB will supply the appetizers / small plates. Attendees will be responsible for their own drinks. Mark your calendars and RVSP here!

Short Film Viewing & Discussion: Deciding Vote
2024-10-17 19:00 - 21:00
Over 50 years ago, New York State Assemblyman George Michaels cast a single vote that changed the course of American history and destroyed his political career. The documentary short film “Deciding Vote” tells the story of how Michaels cast the critical tie-breaking vote on a bill which legalized abortion in the state of New York, laying the groundwork for Roe v. Wade. The film is a moving tribute to an act of political courage. It was short-listed for an Oscar in 2023 and has been nominated for an Emmy in 2024.
In addition to the film, the event will include several speakers, including filmmaker Rob Lyons, film participant (and daughter-in-law of George Michaels) Sarah Michaels, Jesse Mermell, Carrie Baker, JD, PhD, and individuals working as patient escorts at Planned Parenthood clinics.
The event is free to attend. Light refreshments will be served, and there will be a cash bar.
This event is co-sponsored by Progressive Mass Western Norfolk County, the Middlesex-Norfolk-Worcester Democratic Alliance, and the Democratic Town Committees from Bellingham, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Milford, Norfolk, Plainville, Sherborn, and Wrentham.

Film Viewing & Discussion: Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
2024-10-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Watertown Public Library, 123 Main Street, Watertown, MA
Environmental Justice film screening October 10
The film “Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty.” tells the inspiring story of Stewart L. Udall (1920-2010) and his legacy as an advocate of social and environmental justice. No American political figure is as relevant to the issues we face today as a nation – learning to work together, achieving racial and environmental justice, improving international relations, enhancing beauty and the arts, alleviating climate change and moving toward sustainability – as Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
Udall was a pioneer in environmentalism; he was the first public official to speak out about global warming. He worked collaboratively with native communities and fought to win compensation for Navajo Indians and “downwinders” who got cancer from their exposure to radiation during the Cold War without being warned of the dangers. Today, in our now deeply partisan environment, the film reveals a time when Americans were not yet so polarized, when big ideas could still capture bipartisan attention, and when America awakened to the unfolding destruction of paradise and determined to stop it.
Race Reels, Progressive Watertown and Watertown Faces Climate Change are proud to be sponsoring this film in this season of celebrating Indigenous people and contemplating our national election. Join us at the Watertown Library on Thursday, October 10 for pizza at 6, film at 6:30 followed by discussion with Britteny Jenkins, Vice President of Environmental Justice at the Conservation Law Foundation.
Free to the Public. Sponsored by Race Reels, Progressive Watertown, and Watertown Faces Climate Change.

Parent Power Workshop
2024-10-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Parent Power Workshop
MEJA, BEJA, and LEJA are hosting a Parent Power Workshop on Tuesday, October 9, via Zoom. Massachusetts public school parents/caregivers will come together to learn about parent power, local schools and districts, and how to advocate for their student and school community around the issues that impact them.

Standing in Solidarity with the Haitian Community
2024-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 | 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA (The Embrace monument)

Join Mass Power Forward to Tell Gov. Healey Not to Kick the Climate Can Down the Road!
2024-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Massachusetts State House
Join Mass Power Forward to Tell Gov. Healey Not to Kick the Climate Can Down the Road!
Join Mass Power Forward at the State House to call on Governor Healey to not kick the climate can down the road. We must stop expanding the for-profit gas utility system, and right now Governor Healey is proposing a flimsy climate bill with no plan for ending the expansion.

WHAT: Press Conference and Action
WHERE: Meet at Nurse’s Hall, 2nd Floor of the Boston Statehouse
WHO: You and your friends
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 24th at 12pm
RSVP Here
