Progressive Brookline - January General Meeting
2026-01-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Progressive Brookline – January General Meeting
Please use this form to RSVP for our General Meeting. The meeting will be held on Zoom on Sunday, January 25 from 10am to 11am. The Zoom link will be sent out before the meeting.

Declaration of Independence from ICE
2026-01-29 10:30 - 12:00
Declaration of Independence from ICE
As ICE agents shoot, kill, and execute people in Minnesota, the people in Massachusetts stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota: ICE out of Minnesota, ICE out of MA, and ICE out from all of our communities.
Join Indivisible Mass Coalition, Progressive Mass, ACLU-MA, MIRA, Brazilian Center, and Field First this Thursday, January 29 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at the MA State House to talk with your legislators and demand action now.

RSVP here.
You can also join a prep webinar tomorrow, Wednesday January 28 at 7:00 pm to get talking points to help facilitate a productive conversation with your legislator.
Register for the webinar here.

"Power Lunch" Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 1/29
2026-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 1/29
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Progressive Mass 2026 Annual Member Meeting
2026-01-31 13:00 - 17:00 | DeWitt Hall, Lasell University, 80 Maple Street, Newton, MA, 02466
Progressive Mass 2026 Annual Member Meeting

Join us for our 2026 annual member meeting!
We’ll be talking about how to build pressure for our legislative priorities, honing our organizing skills, and getting ready for the suite of 2026 ballot questions. Stay tuned for information about speakers, breakout sessions, and more.
Our Annual Meeting is open to everyone. However, you must be a member to vote for members up for election or re-election to the Board. You also must be a member to nominate yourself or someone else for election.

Need to check your membership status? You can do so here.
Not yet a member but want to be one? Join us here!

"Power Lunch" Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/5/26
2026-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/5
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Community Defense Training!
2026-02-05 18:30 - 20:00 | PSF Community Center, 640 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02135
Allston-Brighton Progressives Community Defense Training!

We are so thrilled to offer a long anticipated Community Defense Training on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH at 6:30PM!

This Community Defense Training, facilitated by Elaine Almquist, is for anyone who wants to learn how to create a Massachusetts that affirms the dignity of all its members, and especially our immigrant community members. Learn your rights, and how to stand up against ICE in our communities now. Current members & nonmembers are all welcome.

Learn about:

The state of ICE in MA
Preparing our Community for Safety
Knowing Your Rights
What to do if you See ICE
Supporting our Immigrant Community Members
Front-line organizations

Have accessibility questions? Email ABprogressives@gmail.com to confirm your requirements or request more information.

Progressive Brookline's Launch Party!
2026-02-11 19:00 - 21:00
Progressive Brookline’s Launch Party!
You’re invited! Join Progressive Brookline for our chapter launch party on Wednesday, February 11th at 7:00 PM. Please RSVP! Once registered, we will send you a follow-up email with the party location and details closer to the event.

"Power Lunch" Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/12/26
2026-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/12
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Valentine's Day Vigil for Dignity and Freedom
2026-02-12 16:30 - 18:00 | Massachusetts State House
Valentine’s Day Vigil for Dignity and Freedom
The FreeHer Campaign has held a rally at the MA State House for Valentine’s Day every year since 2022 to send love to women inside MCI-Framingham, and call for decarceration and an end to new prison construction. This year we will hold a vigil for the grief and rage families are feeling while being torn apart by incarceration and deportation. As always, we will uplift the voices of women inside MCI-Framingham. Join us any time from 4:30 to 6:00 pm to demand the release of women, stopping the $360 million women’s prison project, getting ICE out of Massachusetts, and investing in what our communities need to thrive. We will provide candles and welcome you to bring signs. We will be outside so please dress for the weather.

Activist Afternoons Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/15/26
2026-02-15 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
Activist Afternoons Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/15
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

"Power Lunch" Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/19/26
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/19
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Protect Massachusetts Communities Phone Bank
2026-02-19 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-26 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-03-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-03-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Protect Massachusetts Communities Phone Bank
Our state elected leaders. MUST take action NOW to protect Massachusetts communities from ICE’s violence. ICE is not welcome in our state.
– Ensure our police don’t assist ICE
– Don’t turn police agents into ICE agents
– Fund legal help to fight deportations.

K-12 Education Budget Update (via Zoom Tuesday, February 24)
2026-02-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
K-12 Education Budget Update (via Zoom Tuesday, February 24)
In this new year and new budget season, we have an important opportunity to push for critical funding for public schools and students!
On Tuesday, February 24, 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.

Will you join us?
Register here! –> https://bit.ly/edbudgetwinter26

"Power Lunch" Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/26/26
2026-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 2/26
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Thursday, Feb 26: Paying for the Massachusetts Health Care Trust
2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Thursday, Feb 26: Paying for the Massachusetts Health Care Trust
7 pm to 8:30 pm, Zoom
RSVP

Mass-Care: the Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care is pleased to announce the release of the economic report:
Funding Universal Health Care in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
by Auden Cote-L’Heureux and Gerald Friedman
This is a report on the results of implementing An Act Establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts, H.1405 & S.860. We invite you to read the report linked in the title above and see how tens of billions of dollars could be saved annually through the Health Care Trust. A detailed analysis is done of our current spending, savings that could be realized, and expanded coverage to have Universal Health Care. The question of how we pay for it is answered along with showing that 98% of residents would SAVE money

Progressive Needham Community Conversation with Rep. Josh Tarsky
2026-03-01 15:00 - 16:30 | 76 Kimball Street, Needham
Progressive Needham Community Conversation with Rep. Josh Tarsky
What: Combating Federal Overreach in MA with Rep. Josh Tarsky
When: Sunday, March 1 from 3 pm to 4:30 pm
Where: Chris Balmer’s home at 76 Kimball Street
Join in community to have candid conversation with Rep. Tarsky focused on what Massachusetts lawmakers are doing to protect immigrants and our democracy.
The Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus has recently introduced the PROTECT Act (HD5608) that is being actively discussed at the state house. It is a promising bill that combines several immigrant’s rights priorities and includes some of the Safe Communities Act policies.
We will have time to check in with each other after our conversation with Rep. Tarsky. Snacks and drinks provided.

Activist Afternoons Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/1/26
2026-03-01 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
Activist Afternoons Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/1
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Common Start House Advocacy Day on March 5
2026-03-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Massachusetts State House
Common Start House Advocacy Day on March 5
Please join the Common Start Coalition for an advocacy day to advocate for Common Start priorities in the FY26 budget!

Date: Thursday, March 5
Time: 11am to 1pm
Location: State House Cafe on the 4th floor
Address: 24 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02133

"Power Lunch" Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/5/26
2026-03-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/5
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Stand Up for Science 2026 - Boston, MA
2026-03-07 12:00 - 15:00 | Boston Common Bandstand, 139 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 021111, United States
Stand Up for Science 2026 – Boston, MA
Boston is joining the Stand Up for Science national day of action! Join us at the Parkman Bandstand for speakers, chants, and actions.

Activist Afternoons Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/8/26
2026-03-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
Activist Afternoons Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/8
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Allston-Brighton Progressives Monthly Meeting
2026-03-10 18:30 - 19:30 | PSF Community Center, 640 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02135

Spring Forward: How MA Can Stand Up to ICE
2026-03-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Spring Forward: How MA Can Stand Up to ICE
Every day brings new horror stories about ICE’s violent, law-breaking activity across the country and here in Massachusetts. What can a state like Massachusetts do to stand up to ICE? Laura Rotolo, the Field Director at the ACLU of Massachusetts, will explain what we can get done this legislative session in Massachusetts and how you can help make it happen.

"Power Lunch" Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/12/26
2026-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/12
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Activist Afternoons Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/15/26
2026-03-15 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
Activist Afternoons Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 3/15
What comes after calling your state rep and state senator? Getting others to do so as well.
Join Progressive Mass for our “Power Lunch” phone bank series, where we will be building our collective power in service of a better Commonwealth for all.
We’ll be calling voters about contacting their state legislators about key issues.

Immigrants’ Day at The State House 2026
2026-03-18 09:30 - 14:00 | Massachusetts State House

Yes for a Safe MA Virtual Event Briefing with Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
2026-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Yes for a Safe MA Virtual Event Briefing with Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
Please join campaign leaders and former Congresswoman, gun violence prevention advocate, and co-founder of Giffords Foundation Gabby Giffords for a virtual briefing in support of Vote Yes for a Safe Massachusetts. This event will cover the importance of supporting the ballot initiative, ways to get involved, and include a brief Q&A.
