Progressive Mass

"Power Lunch" Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 7/10
2025-07-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 7/10
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: 7/3
2025-07-03 12:00 - 13:00
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass: 7/3
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.

"MA Fights Back" Organizing Fair: Billerica
2025-06-30 19:00 - 21:00 | First Parish UU Church, 7 Concord Road, Billerica, MA, 01821
“MA Fights Back” Organizing Fair: Billerica

Residents across the Commonwealth are feeling angry and anxious about the never-ending barrage of horrors from the Trump-Musk administration, and many of them want to take action – and at every level of government. But the question facing every person wanting to take action is a simple one: How?
Come learn from groups on the ground about how YOU can plug in.

Make Polluters Pay Open Grassroots Meeting
2025-06-26 18:00 - 19:00
Make Polluters Pay Open Grassroots Meeting
Join the movement to hold polluters accountable and invest in climate resilience!
The Make Polluters Pay campaign is hosting regular Grassroots Meetings, these events are open to anyone who wants to get involved in the campaign. These events will be hosted every other Thursday evening from 6 to 7 PM. We’ll share techniques for educating our communities, plan events together, and build our power to win this campaign! Join us!

"Power Lunch" Phone Bank with Progressive Mass
2025-06-26 12:00 - 13:00
“Power Lunch” Phone Bank with Progressive Mass
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.

JPP & NLG Know Your Rights
2025-06-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
JPP & NLG Know Your Rights
When you are protesting or having any interaction with law enforcement, asserting your rights does not usually mean that the police will respect your rights or change how they are treating you. However, by using your rights (by saying them out loud, as this training will teach you to do), you can make it harder for police to use your own statements or anything found on you during a search as evidence against you during a trial. Using this information could help your case later in court and, importantly, can help you protect your fellow activists.

IPMC Cambridge Community Potluck
2025-06-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Sennott Park, 305 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
IPMC Cambridge Community Potluck
Please join members of the Cambridge Chapters of Indivisible and Progressive MA for a Community Potluck Picnic in Sennott Park (305 Broadway) on June 21 from 4-6 pm for food, conversation and connection around shared goals for social change. All are welcome-bring a friend or a neighbor and a snack to share. It will be a good casual opportunity to meet new people in Cambridge and to learn about the issues they care about without a pre-set political agenda. We’ll have information about the goals of Indivisible and Progressive MA, and opportunities to get involved available for you to check out, but it’s fine to come just for fun! No RSVP required, just show up.

Mass-Care Strategy and Working Conference
2025-06-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA, 01610
Mass-Care Strategy and Working Conference
Medicare for All in Massachusetts
The Future Is Now!
Saturday June 21, 2025
10am to 4pm
Clark University
Higgins University Center 2nd Floor
950 Main St. Worcester, MA
Mass-Care is hosting a state-wide strategy and working conference June 21 from 10am to 4pm at Clark University in Worcester – Medicare for All in Massachusetts: The Future is Now!
We all know the health care crisis that exists in Massachusetts: already exorbitant insurance rates are soaring by an additional 12% this year, and the bankruptcy of Steward Hospitals has left minority and working class communities without access to hospitals. Medicare for All is the only solution that will provide complete coverage to all Massachusetts residents and save money for all.
The core of the conference will be breakout sessions, by sector, throughout the day:

*Healthcare workers
*Labor unions
*Businesses
*Municipal and elected officials
*Community organizations and organizers

Each of these sectors have a unique relationship with the private health insurance system. Bringing those common experiences together will help define and carry out a stronger action-oriented organizational effort to enact Medicare for All, however we win it, through a legislative vote or by a binding referendum vote by the people. The breakout sessions are designed to build activism and deepen all aspects of the commitment and to embolden the movement for Medicare for All in MA.
Registration is a $40 donation per person or whatever you can afford. This includes morning beverages and pastries and a box lunch. This doesn’t completely cover the cost of the conference so extra donations are welcome.
Sponsorship of the conference by organizations is $100.
There will be a Silent Auction of donated items throughout most of the day, so remember to bring your credit card, check or cash. We hope you or your organization will join us as we collectively work to “up the ante” on our elected leaders to save our healthcare and enact Medicare for All in Massachusetts.
Click Here to Register for the Conference

Pride & Resistance
2025-06-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Drawdown Brewing, 3204 Washingston Street, Boston, MA
Pride & Resistance
Join JP Progressives at Drawdown Brewing for an update from elected officials about the LGBTQIA+ policy landscape.

“People’s Hearing” on Legislative Reform
2025-06-17 13:30 - 15:00 | Church the Hill, 140 Bowdoin Street, Boston, MA, 02108
“People’s Hearing” on Legislative Reform
What: The Coalition to Reform our Legislature (CROL) will hold a People’s Hearing to address two bills, filed by CROL’s members and allies, that would improve the way that our legislature operates. The bills were filed consistent with House and Senate rules, yet both chambers bypassed the typical process of holding formal hearings on them, leaving the public in the dark on their benefits.
When: Tuesday, June 17 1:30-3 PM
Where: Church on the Hill, 140 Bowdoin St., Boston
Who: The hearing will feature testimony from advocates, former legislators, and members of the public.
Why: CROL is a politically diverse coalition of groups and individuals committed to making the Massachusetts legislature more accountable, effective, and transparent. CROL proposed two bills to accomplish those objectives.
One bill would establish independent legislative research and fiscal analysis bureaus to provide legislators with the tools necessary to craft legislation based on objective data, rather than reliance on special interests. The second bill would reform the stipend system which presently gives leadership extraordinary control over legislators’ salaries, replacing it with a less costly and less leadership-controlled stipend system that rewards performance, rather than loyalty.
CROL is holding this hearing to advance public debate on our dysfunctional legislature.
RSVP here.

Youth Justice Legislative Briefing: A Future in Focus
2025-06-17 12:00 - 14:30 | Massachusetts State House
Youth Justice Legislative Briefing: A Future in Focus

Join us for a Day of Advocacy at the State House to speak up and advance key youth justice reforms. Light lunch will be served.
State House, Great Hall, 24 Beacon Street, Boston MA 02133 and live streamed
11:45 am – Doors open
12:00 pm – Program starts
1:30 pm – Meet with your legislators (in-person or via phone/email)
Learn about the bills at https://www.cfjj.org/advocacy

Event Sponsors: ACLU of Massachusetts, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, Citizens for Public Schools, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Advocates for Children, Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Mass NOW, More Than Words, National Association of Social Workers – MA Chapter, Pa’Lante Transformative Justice, Parent/Professional Advocacy League, Strategies for Youth and UTEC.

No Kings Rally Norfolk
2025-06-14 08:45 - 09:45
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.
🚨On Saturday, June 14, we’re taking to the streets nationwide. We’re not gathering to feed his ego. We’re building a movement that leaves him behind.🚨
The flag doesn’t belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to us. We’re not watching history happen. We’re making it.
On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t—to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings. Check out nokings.org for more information.
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

DC Attacks, MA Fights Back: The White House vs. Housing for All
2025-06-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
DC Attacks, MA Fights Back: The White House vs. Housing for All
With one of the country’s most corrupt real estate tycoons back in the White House, we’re seeing an all-out assault on federal support for the goal of housing for all. What does that mean for Massachusetts, and what policies can we fight for here to push back?

"MA Fights Back" Organizing Fair: MetroWest
2025-06-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common St, Natick, MA, 01760
“MA Fights Back” Organizing Fair: MetroWest

Residents across the Commonwealth are feeling angry and anxious about the never-ending barrage of horrors from the Trump-Musk administration, and many of them want to take action – and at every level of government. But the question facing every person wanting to take action is a simple one: How?
Come learn from groups on the ground about how YOU can plug in.

Mass Power Forward Decentralized Lobby Day
2025-06-11 10:00 - 15:00
Mass Power Forward Decentralized Lobby Day

In the face of federal attacks on climate progress, Massachusetts can show the country and the world that an equitable clean energy transition is possible, affordable, and will improve people’s lives.

It’s time for legislators to wake up to the climate, justice, and federal crisis around them. Join us in educating our legislators on timely action they can take by passing the Mass Power Forward coalition’s democratically chosen legislative priorities. These priorities will protects our communities and put people over corporate energy profits.

You will join other advocates to meet with your legislators about critical pieces of climate and environmental justice legislation. No prior knowledge about the legislative process or the legislation is needed! As a constituent, your voice carries power. Whether this is your first time or the 20th time lobbying, you will make an impact.

These meetings will be virtual or locally near your home (in your district) and NOT at the state house 🙂

Date: Weds, June 11th, approximately 10-12pm for the House, 1pm-3pm for Senate meetings (each meeting will be ~1/2 hour)

"MA Fights Back" Organizing Fair: Boston Metro-North
2025-06-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
“MA Fights Back” Organizing Fair: Boston Metro-North
Residents across the Commonwealth are feeling a deep sense of frustration and unease as the Trump-Musk administration continues to push a relentless agenda that many see as dangerous and out of step with their values. Many of us want to take action, at every level of government. But the question facing every person wanting to take action is a simple one: How?

Mass Alliance Grassroots Campaign Training
2025-06-07 09:00 - 2025-06-08 15:00
Mass Alliance Grassroots Campaign Training
Mass Alliance’s signature Grassroots Campaign Training is a comprehensive two-day bootcamp that will teach you all you need to know to run and win a grassroots campaign for public office including mailers, GOTV planning, fundraising, messaging, social media, and more.

March 8-9 Quincy Apply by February 28
April 5-6 Holyoke, MA – Apply by March 21st
June 7-8 Lowell, MA – Apply by May 23rd

Registration Fee $125
Registration Fee + Scholarship Fund Contribution $175

Breakfast & Lunch Provided
We will review your application and contact you within a week with payment instructions upon submitting this form. Location will be provided upon registration.
Please e-mail contact@massalliance.org for additional information.

Progressive Newton Social
2025-06-01 18:00 - 20:00 | 47 Cotton Street, 47 Cotton Street, Newton, MA, 02458
Progressive Newton Social
Get together with progressives to recap the year and brainstorm ideas for the summer and fall.

Progressive Mass 2025 Lobby Day
2025-05-28 09:30 - 12:00 | State House, Room 428, 24 Beacon St, Boston, 02133, United States
Progressive Mass 2025 Lobby Day

We’re excited to see you at the State House for our 2025 Lobby Day! We’ll be lobbying for our Legislative Agenda, with special attention to bills to raise much-needed revenue and strengthen civil rights protections.
9:30 – 10:00: Registration
10:00 – 11:00: Speaking program

Hear from some of our key allies at the State House
Get trained about how to be an effective everyday lobbyist.
Highlighted bills: Corporate Fair Share, Safe Communities Act, Location Shield Act, Make Polluters Pay

11:00 – 1:00: Meeting with your legislators

Start of A Movement: Campaign to Restore Universal Voting Rights in Massachusetts
2025-05-27 15:00 - 16:30 | Zoom

A Positive Vision for Newton Public Schools
2025-05-20 19:30 - 20:30 | First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton, MA
Join Progressive Newton for a conversation between Newton high school students (Ana Ciric and Melody Moktar) and candidates for Newton’s School Committee (Jim Murphy, Jenna Miata, Bruce Hendison, and Mali Brodt). The event will be held on Tuesday, May 20th at 7:30pm in the Alliance Room at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton located at 1326 Washington Street in West Newton. There is no on-site parking so please use the Cherry Street lot or public street parking.
Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSKjzw-FBo0-vU4fdtBhZrmhTZXez-jG4BmCbbfQ2iN9siOg/viewform.
For further information email progressivenewton@gmail.com.

DC Attacks-MA Fights Back: Hands On Service Opportunities
2025-05-19 18:45 - 20:45 | United Parish in Brookline, 210 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA, 02446
DC Attacks-MA Fights Back: Hands On Service Opportunities
Residents across the Commonwealth are feeling angry and anxious about the never-ending barrage of horrors from the Trump-Musk administration, and many of them want to take action – and at every level of government. But the question facing every person wanting to take action is a simple one: How?
Come learn from groups on the ground about how YOU can plug in

"MA Fights Back" Organizing Fair: Salem
2025-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | North Shore CDC, 96 Lafayette St 2nd floor, Salem, MA, 01970
“MA Fights Back” Organizing Fair: Salem

Residents across the Commonwealth are feeling angry and anxious about the never-ending barrage of horrors from the Trump-Musk administration, and many of them want to take action – and at every level of government. But the question facing every person wanting to take action is a simple one: How?
Come learn from groups on the ground about how YOU can plug in.

Progressive MetroWest Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-05-18 19:00 - 20:00

Solidarity Lowell May Meeting
2025-05-18 17:30 - 19:30 | CCU Dracut, 10 Arlington St, Dracut
Solidarity Lowell May Meeting
Join us for the May meeting of Solidarity Lowell, featuring Maroni Minter from the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)!
Maroni Minter is a proud immigrant, born and raised in Gabon, West Africa. He moved to the USA in 2004, and lived in Vermont for 20 years before moving to Boston last year, when he accepted the Political Director position at MIRA. Prior to joining MIRA, he was the Activism Manager at Ben & Jerry’s, and also served as the Campaign Director for the ACLU of Vermont. He will discuss MIRA’s advocacy priorities in Massachusetts to protect immigrant communities, and what you can do to help.
This event will be hybrid, in person at UCC Dracut, 10 Arlington Street, Dracut, MA, and on Zoom at bit.ly/SL-Meeting-May2025

Progressive Watertown Annual Meeting
2025-05-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Avenue, Watertown
Progressive Watertown Annual Meeting
At the meeting, we will also elect Officers and Steering Committee Members. All current members can vote in the election. To be a member, simply donate $35, or as little as $5, and you will automatically be a member of both Progressive Mass and Progressive Watertown. Donate Here. If you aren’t sure if you have donated this year, write to us at watertownprogressive@gmail.com and we will let you know if you are up-to-date in your membership. Please come to this important meeting! We need your input and welcome your questions.
Corey Barr, leader of the newly-formed Watertown Rapid Response Network and member of Watertown’s Human Rights Commission, will talk about the status of the two men ICE detained in Watertown and what we can do to Protect our Immigrant Communities.

Progressive Mass Activist Afternoons: 5/18
2025-05-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Progressive Mass Activist Afternoons: 5/18

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.

2025 New England Sex Education Conference
2025-05-15 08:00 - 17:00 | DeWitt Hall, Lasell University, 80 Maple Street, Newton, MA, 02466
2025 New England Sex Education Conference

Partners in Sex Ed and The Sex Ed Lecture Series are co-presenting the New England Sex Ed Conference, a full day conference for aspiring and experienced sex, health and wellness educators.

Registration here – Ticketstripe

We are excited to announce our annual conference. Now more than ever we need community solidarity and the skills to support all of our students in an increasingly hostile world.
Are you in the process of updating your Health Ed curriculum to align with new framework and standards? Are you unsure of how to advocate for your work with your school committee? Do you need some fresh new lesson plans to energize your curriculum? Do you wish you had more colleagues to share materials and strategies with? If so, this conference is for you.

Early bird pricing until March 15th!

Click here to submit a workshop proposal

It’s an opportunity to network with educators from around New England, hear about their experiences in the classroom, about curricula and activities they do that work, and learn best practices for teaching skills-based sexual health education in an increasingly confusing world.

Click here for tabling and sponsorship information

Prison Moratorium Hearing
2025-05-13 13:00 - 17:00 | Massachusetts State House
Prison Moratorium Hearing
Sign up here to testify in support of the Prison Moratorium bill before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Learn more about the bill here.

Special policy meeting on hearing prep on Thursday, 5/8, at 12pm on Zoom
Testimony writing party on Monday, 5/12, at 6pm on Zoom

MassBudget PolicyTALKS: Corporate Fair Share
2025-05-13 09:30 - 11:30 | TSNE Nonprofit Center, 89 South Street, Boston, MA, 02111
MassBudget PolicyTALKS: Corporate Fair Share
Join us for the first PolicyTALKS, where we will discuss current efforts to improve corporate tax fairness – how can the Commonwealth get billionaire corporations to pay their fair share?
Learn how Massachusetts could curtail tax avoidance by billionaire corporations, generate hundreds of millions annually and make our tax structure more equitable for small, local businesses. Raising additional revenue would help Massachusetts prevent devastating budget cuts to healthcare and other critical public services.
These forums will feature experts and leaders in a particular policy focus area who will share data, discuss existing and proposed policies, and offer insights from those directly involved with implementing these policies.
We would love to have you attend in-person, but there will also be a virtual option so you won’t miss out!
Event Details
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Location: TSNE Nonprofit Center West Room (89 South Street | Boston, MA 02111)
🖥️ Hybrid Option: Zoom link sent close to the event
