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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.

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.

With the second anniversary of the Trump Supreme Court's decision to end Roe v Wade, Indivisibles across the country are working hard to get the message out that banning abortion is just the tip of the iceberg. The Feminist Action Team is supporting thirteen Bigger Than Dobbs event in Massachusetts. The theme is "Bigger Than Dobbs" because the public should know about Republican plans for nationwide abortion and contraception bans. Clearly, abortion is just the “tip of the iceberg” and Republicans are trying to “turn back the clock” in other ways. Join local activists on the West Brookfield Common on…

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.