Events

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 […]

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 […]

Allston-Brighton Progressives Organizing Meeting Join for a discussion of progressive political organizing in Allston and Brighton. As you may know, local chapters play an important role in Progressive Mass's overall objectives -- they're a source of year-round organizing, community building, and collaboration that can help boost our collective power. You can learn more about local […]

Protecting Public Education Town Hall Join AFT Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA), the Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance (MEJA), Massachusetts AFL-CIO, and the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) for a virtual town hall as we dig in together to learn exactly how federal attempts to gut the Department of Education would harm Massachusetts students—and build a […]

Stand Out in Solidarity with Immigrant Communities Rally in solidarity with Boston's immigrant communities as Mayor Wu testifies before the US Congress to defend Boston's Trust Act.

Progressive Mass Activist Afternoons: 3/9 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.  

First They Came for the Immigrants...This Time, JP Speaks Out Stand up for your immigrant neighbors: Learn what local organizations are doing to defend immigrant rights and how you can help. Save the date: Tuesday, March 11 at 7pm at First Baptist Church (633 Centre St) Come get informed about the local impact of the […]

Rise and Respond to Tyranny Come to a community discussion of On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the 20th Century by Timothy Snyder. Read the book and/or watch the videos! Bring ideas, a potluck dish, and lots of curiosity. Location is accessible. Space is limited. Please RSVP here. Sponsored by Progressive Watertown, First Parish Watertown, and […]

Make Polluters Pay 2025 Campaign Launch Join the fight to make the biggest fossil fuel polluters pay billions to keep our communities safe from rising seas and violent storms. Join 350 Mass, Mass Youth Climate Coalition, and Mass Power Forward along with our lead sponsors Senator Jamie Eldridge, Representative Steve Owens, and Representative Jack Lewis […]

Common Start State House Advocacy Day Please join the Common Start Coalition for an advocacy day to advocate for Common Start priorities in the FY26 budget!   Date: Tuesday, March 18 Time: 1pm to 3pm Location: State House Cafe on the 4th floor Address: 24 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02133   RSVP here

Immigrants Day at the State House 2025 Together in Action: At Immigrants’ Day you will see a cultural performance, and hear personal stories from state and community leaders. Folks will have the opportunity to speak directly with legislators about policies that impact immigrant communities. 9:00 am: Doors Open 10:00am : Opening Program 11:00am : Speaking […]

Progressive Mass Activist Afternoons: 3/23 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.  

Solidarity Lowell Monthly Meeting Save the date for the March general meeting of Solidarity Lowell! This event will be hybrid, in person at UCC Dracut, 10 Arlington Street, Dracut, MA, and on Zoom. Please email contact@solidaritylowell.com for the link. Our featured speaker is TBD. Also on the agenda: News and action items from Solidarity Lowell, Merrimack Valley Project, and Progressive […]

Live Every Week Like Sunshine Week: Transparency Campaign Update & Action Hour Sunshine Week---the weeklong celebration of open government -- may be the week of the 17th, but we know that it's important to live every week like Sunshine Week. Join us for an update on the push for a more transparent, responsive, and timely […]

CORI and Record Sealing Basics for Clean Slate Advocates If you want to better understand Massachusetts' Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) system and the slow, complex slow sealing process we currently have, register now for this free online training with the experts on the topic: Crispin Birnbaum & Pauline Quirion. Join the Clean Slate Coalition […]

"MA Fights Back" Organizing Fair: Quincy 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? […]

Rally for Social Security! Let's stand up for Social Security, raise the alarm about the threat to wreck it or end it, and show appreciation for the SSA workers!

Election Modernization Coalition: Voting Access Campaign Network Join the Election Modernization Coalition steering committee for a briefing on the Voting Access Campaign, priority legislation, and campaign strategy. This is for organizations who have endorsed the EMC's Voting Access Campaign legislative platform, and groups who are interested in learning more. Learn more at www.votingrightsma.org. RSVP here.

2025 M4A Lobby Day Time to let Beacon Hill know there is anther health care option, Medicare for All! We are going to the Statehouse to be heard. Please sign up to help plan this event and/or be there with boots on the ground!

Fully Fund Our Schools: Education Budget Advocacy Workshop Our students and schools deserve the resources and funds to succeed and thrive! Let’s unpack the state budget and how we can bring more funds and resources to support our students.

DC Attacks, MA Fights Back: Defending Science and Our Health Join us for the first in a new forum series: "DC Attacks, MA Fights Back." Our first forum will focus on the impacts of cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the censorship of public health research on Massachusetts. What will be the […]

Transformational Prison Project Legislative Briefing Thank you for your interest in the Transformational Prison Project (TPP)! We are an organization of and for formerly incarcerated citizens. Our vision is to transform the legal system through restorative justice and compassion and to transform prisons from places of harm to places of healing. We are working to […]

Make Polluters Pay Municipal Resolution Webinar Join the Make Polluters Pay campaign to learn how to build community and pass a Municipal Resolution in your community! Municipal Resolutions are a core local tactic for this campaign. They are a formal statement of support from your city or town for the Make Polluters Pay/Climate Superfund Bill, […]

Hands Off Rally Tom Homan wants to bring "Hell" to Boston?! Hell no! Don't make us laugh! STAY HOME HOMAN! You can't handle Boston! Hands Off Boston! Hands Off Massachusetts! Hands Off America! President Musk and the Trump-Puppet think this country belongs to them. Boston and ALL of Massachusetts are fighting back! Senator Ed Markey […]