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This January 6th marks the third anniversary of the insurrection. January 6, 2021 was a dark day in America. There is an abundance of evidence showing that Trump and his MAGA allies planned, promoted, and paid for a criminal conspiracy to overturn an election they knew they’d lost. We cannot be complacent. Please join us and be inspired by Congressman Jim McGovern as he calls for an end to the ongoing violent and criminal attacks on our freedoms. Jim faces the threat daily in his work to hold our government true to our Constitution. We must protect our elected officials…

Join us to plan future actions, hear committee reports, and discuss issues of importance to the organization. The Leadership Group meets virtually via Zoom. Please email Jeana, justice@grassrootscentralmass.org, to receive the Zoom link.

Join the MA Environmental Justice Legislative Table to discuss the elephant in the room: how do we build the renewable distributed electric grid we need fast, while not repeating the mistakes of the past? Learn more about our vision for infrastructure, energy democracy, and centering frontline communities in the process, as well as the current policy proposal from the EJ Table to greenlight good projects fast and nip bad projects in the bud. For more information, visit this link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/where-does-it-all-go-environmental-justice-and-building-our-new-grid-forum This is a hybrid event, in person in Concord or virtually via Zoom.

Join Indivisible Mass Coalition and Act on Mass for our joint lobby day! We will be meeting with legislators to build support and momentum behind three critical bills for democratic rights: 1) The Voting ACCESS Act (S.410): to implement same day voter registration 2) The Sunlight Bill (S.1963): to require all votes made by legislators in committees to be publicly available, and to subject the governor's office to Public Records Law 3) Location Shield Act (S.148/H.357): to protect reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ lives, and freedom of movement Schedule of events: Tuesday Jan 16th - Virtual Lobby Training 7:00PM - 8:00PM, Zoom…

Join us for our 2024 annual member meeting --- back in person! -- where we will review accomplishments from the past year, talk about the work ahead in 2024, and host a variety of breakout sessions focused on building skills and digging deeper into policy and action. The venue is Lasell University, DeWitt Hall, 80 Maple St, Auburndale, MA 02466 To register: https://www.facebook.com/events/1085892492608104/

Join us to plan future actions, hear committee reports, and discuss issues of importance to the organization. The Leadership Group meets virtually via Zoom. Please email Jeana, justice@grassrootscentralmass.org, to receive the Zoom link.

Join us to plan future actions, hear committee reports, and discuss issues of importance to the organization. The Leadership Group meets virtually via Zoom. Please email Jeana, justice@grassrootscentralmass.org, to receive the Zoom link.

Join local activists to engage in advocacy work especially related to immigration, re-imagining policing, and health care disparities. This committee meets virtually; email justice@grassrootscentralmass.org to request the Zoom link

Join us to plan future actions, hear committee reports, and discuss issues of importance to the organization. The Leadership Group meets virtually via Zoom. Please email Jeana, justice@grassrootscentralmass.org, to receive the Zoom link.

Grassroots Central Mass will continue its tradition of celebrating Earth Day with its 4th Annual “Trees Are Treasures” event on Saturday, April 20th from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Wells State Park in Sturbridge. Enjoy children's stories, songs, crafts and games Make wildflower seed bombs Take a nature stroll on the Mill Pond Trail Learn about forest preservation Discover the importance of wetlands Hear the history of stone walls Take home a tree sapling to plant! Grassroots Central Mass, a local affiliate of Indivisible Mass Coalition, is co-sponsoring this year’s event with Brookfields Fight Fear (BFF). Both groups are dedicated to…

Towns and cities across the Commonwealth are working BOTH to encourage green development of housing and energy and ALSO to avert the climate emergency. Learn how to make development climate friendly and “green” by preserving trees’ crucial eco-services in urban areas and in wild forests. Natural climate solutions can work together with the development Massachusetts needs. The webinar, organized by the Trees as a Public Good Network, will occur via Zoom on Sunday, April 21, 2024 from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. There will be five main speakers: two about forests, and three about municipal trees, including two scientists and…

Join us to plan future actions, hear committee reports, and discuss issues of importance to the organization. The Leadership Group meets virtually via Zoom. Please email Jeana, justice@grassrootscentralmass.org, to receive the Zoom link.