Climate Committee Meeting
2022-12-15 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-09 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual via Zoom
Join local activists to learn about and protect our environment in a multiplicity of innovative ways. This committee meets virtually; email climate@grassrootscentralmass.org to request the Zoom link.

Rally to Protect and Secure Democracy
2023-01-07 12:00 - 14:00 | West Brookfield Common, 12 E Main St, West Brookfield, MA, 01585, United States
Grassroots Central Mass, Brookfields Fight Fear, and Indivisible Mass are joining with like-minded citizens all across our nation to support Our Freedoms and Our Vote. By participating in this rally on the West Brookfield Common, we will demonstrate that we continue to resist the forces that led to the insurrection on Jan 6th 2021. Please join us in West Brookfield.
For more information, contact Sherry Zitter, 617-610-2763, sherry@sherryzitter.com

Racial and Social Justice Committee Meeting
2023-01-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-02-05 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-03-05 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-04-02 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-04-30 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual via Zoom
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.

GCM Leadership Group Meeting
2023-01-14 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-02-04 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-02-25 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-03-18 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-04-15 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual via Zoom
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.

Hybrid Regional DTC meeting
2023-01-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Ye Olde Tavern, 7 E Main St, West Brookfield, 01585, United States
Come join the DTC chairs from towns in Western Central Massachusetts. Meet fellow activists and plan to increase participation in Democratic Party initiatives in our region!
Zoom link will be made available.

Meet with Senator Anne Gobi
2023-01-17 14:30 - 15:30 | Holden Senior Center, 1130 Main Street, Holden, MA, United States
Senator Anne Gobi, Worcester and Hampshire, will meet with constituents to discuss issues of concern, particularly with respect to preventing gun violence. All are welcome!

Standout to Boycott Chase Bank in Worcester
2023-01-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Chase Bank, 81 Gold Star Blvd, Worcester, MA, 01606, United States
We are asking the community to boycott Chase Bank, whose parent company JP Morgan Chase is the largest financier of fossil fuel projects — a major cause of the pollution that drives climate change. We are encouraging people to patronize local banks and credit unions instead.
Come join us! You don’t have to bring a sign — we have plenty.
This standout is sponsored by 350 Central Mass (https://www.350centralmass.org/about_us).

Support Victims of Gun Violence
2023-02-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Unitarian Universalist Chrch, 90 Holden St, Worcester, MA, 01601, United States
The Massachusetts Chapter of the national organization Moms Demand Action is sponsoring this hybrid event during National Gun Violence Survivors Week. It will focus on the personal cost of gun violence in America and the toll it takes on individuals and communities. The chapter will highlight one of its community partner organizations which provides services to survivors in the aftermath of their tragedy and will provide attendees an opportunity to support their important work.

Mass Dems Rural Affairs Committee Round Table
2023-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Meet virtually with friends and neighbors to discuss issues affecting rural communities in Massachusetts. Mass Dems Chair Gus Bickford will be in attendance. Use this link to join the Zoom call: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9445577648
If you’d like more information about the Committee, please email Lee Harrison, original chair of the Rural Affairs Committee, at lights.on@twc.com. All are welcome to join the Round Table discussion!

Climate Committee Meeting
2023-02-23 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Join local activists to learn about and protect our environment in a multiplicity of innovative ways.
We are currently planning our annual “Trees Are Treasures” event which will be celebrated on Earth Day, Saturday April 22, 2023. We welcome your ideas and your energy that will make this event a success.
This committee meets virtually; email climate@grassrootscentralmass.org to request the Zoom link.

Regional DTC Meeting
2023-02-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Ye Olde Tavern, 7 E Main St, West Brookfield, 01585, United States
Come join the DTC chairs from towns in Western Central Massachusetts. Meet fellow activists and plan to increase participation in Democratic Party initiatives in our region! The meeting will be held at Ye Olde Tavern in West Brookfield. All are welcome.

Climate Committee Meeting
2023-03-09 16:30 - 17:30, 2023-03-23 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Join local activists to learn about and protect our environment in a multiplicity of innovative ways. Currently in the planning stages is our annual Trees Are Treasures event, one of our most visible actions to support our communities and champion the environment. We could really use some enthusiastic volunteers to make this a successful event once again.
This committee meets virtually; email climate@grassrootscentralmass.org to request the Zoom link.

Stop Dirty Banks Rally
2023-03-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Bank of America, 29 West Boylston St, Worcester, MA, 01605, United States
Join the National Day of Action: demand that banks stop funding climate chaos. Rally in front of Bank of America on West Boylston Street and march to Chase Bank on Gold Star Boulevard.
To avoid climate chaos, no new fossil fuel projects should be built. But Wall Street banks continue to funnel trillions into fossil financing. The Filthiest Four are Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. If these banks refuse to defund fossil fuels, we will refuse to do business with them. Support local banks and credit unions instead.
This rally is sponsored by 350 Central Massachusetts. All are welcome to join this action to protest planet destroying businesses.

Candidates Night in West Brookfield
2023-04-20 19:00 - 20:00 | West Brookfield Town Hall, 2 E Main St, West Brookfield, MA, United States
Each candidate will introduce themselves and will include a statement about who they are, why they are running, and what they will do to help improve town government in West Brookfield.
Then there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions. Each candidate will take turns answering each question. In the interest of fairness, candidates will alternate who responds first. There will also be a few informative questions prepared by members of the town government and chosen for the purpose of further informing you.
Knowledge is power: be informed! Your life is directly affected by decisions made by elected officials.

Trees Are Treasures Earth Day Celebration
2023-04-22 11:00 - 16:00 | Wells State Park, 159 Walker Pond Rd, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Grassroots Central Mass (GCM) will continue its tradition of celebrating Earth Day with its third “Trees Are Treasures” event on Saturday, April 22nd from 11 a.m.-4:00 p.m., at Wells State Park in Sturbridge.
Take a family-friendly stroll along the Mill Pond Trail and meet a reformed, tree-loving logger and the Lady of the Wetlands. Walk through the park and hear a naturalist describe its history from the Ice Age to the building of the stone walls which are ubiquitous in our area.
Enjoy children’s crafts, entertainment, and a tree seedling giveaway under the pavilion. Please check back with us to confirm the details of this celebration of our natural heritage.
GCM, a local affiliate of Indivisibles, is co-sponsoring this year’s event with Brookfields Fight Fear (BFF). Both GCM and BFF are local groups dedicated to serving the communities we live in, through finding and supporting solutions to issues in our communities, our state, and our nation.

Regional DTC Meeting
2023-04-23 12:30 - 14:00 | Lake Street, 34 Lake Street, West Brookfield, MA, 01585, United States
Come join the DTC chairs from towns in Western Central Massachusetts. Meet fellow activists and plan to increase participation in Democratic Party initiatives in our region! Items on the agenda for this meeting include finding candidates to run against State Senator Ryan Fattman, gun safety legislation, and a Climate Change Forum event planned for later this year. The meeting will be held at 34 Lake Street in West Brookfield. All are welcome.

Mass Dems Rural Affairs Committee Round Table
2023-04-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Meet virtually with friends and neighbors to discuss issues affecting rural communities in Massachusetts. New Mass Dems Chair will be in attendance.
To register for the event, use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErfu6tqzIpEtCRQImRGpDyP3sbNrmv7X_H
If you’d like more information about the Committee, please email Lee Harrison, original chair of the Rural Affairs Committee, at lights.on@twc.com. All are welcome to join the Round Table discussion!

IMC Feminist Action Team State Wide Call
2023-04-25 19:15 - 20:30 | Virtual via Zoom
The Feminist Action Team will host the next IMC State Wide Call with State Senator Becca Rausch to discuss the harmful presence of Anti-Abortion Centers (otherwise known as Crisis Pregnancy Centers) here in MA and what can be done about them.
Register for the call using bit.ly/IMCcall4-25

Moms Demand Action-MA Chapter April Meeting
2023-04-25 19:30 - 20:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Join via Zoom for the monthly statewide meeting, where the chapter will discuss how we can engage Massachusetts companies to address gun violence prevention.
Register for this event online; go to https://momsdemandaction.org/about/chapters/ and click on the link “Apr 25 MA-Chapter-April Membership Meeting”.

Climate Committee Meeting
2023-05-11 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Join local activists to learn about and protect our environment in a multiplicity of innovative ways. At this meeting we’ll review the successful Trees Are Treasures event we hosted last month and then discuss our next projects.
This committee meets virtually; email climate@grassrootscentralmass.org to request the Zoom link.
