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A calendar of protests, discussions and other events that aim to improve the world. Updated Nov. 19, 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To submit events to the list, email details and links here<\/a>. I’ll be updating as I hear of additional events–and as my schedule allows.<\/p>\n

Note: Event times and places sometimes change. Please follow the links to confirm details. Also I am unable to vet all of these events. And some trolls have been announcing fake events. Be careful.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Nov. 16<\/strong>
\n10:30 a.m. \u201cPack the Court\u2014Dismiss the Cases.\u201d<\/a> Families For Justice As Healing is demanding that \u201cthe Commonwealth dismiss the 24,361 drug cases that relied on tainted evidence! \u2026 Please join us to pack the court and show that the community supports dismissing these cases and holding prosecutors accountable.\u201d At the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1 Pemberton Sq, Boston.<\/p>\n

12:30 p.m. \u201cStand in Solidarity: A Rally for Peace and Solidarity.\u201d<\/a> In response to two Babson College students driving through Wellesley College waving a Trump flag the day after the election, Wellesley College students have organized a walk and peace rally to confirm their solidarity with students at Babson College and Olin College. Rally on the Wellesley campus. March to Morton Park.<\/p>\n

2:30 p.m. \u201cTufts University Walk-Out #SanctuaryCampus.\u201d<\/a> The Medford school is one of many across the nation with students walking out \u201cas a part of Movimiento Cosecha’s #SanctuaryCampus campaign, committing to putting our bodies between Trump and our most vulnerable students.\u201d<\/p>\n

3 p.m. \u201cBrown U #OurCampus Student Walkout.\u201d<\/a> At the Providence school, \u201cAs a part of the national #OurCampus movement, we call on Brown University to center the safety of its students of color and marginalized students, which are the most affected by the election results.\u201d<\/p>\n

6 p.m. \u201cPost-Election Action Meeting for Reproductive Freedom.\u201d<\/a> NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts holds a meeting to discuss plans to \u201censure reproductive freedom for all Bay Staters.\u201d At Workbar Cambridge, 45 Prospect St., Cambridge.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. \u201cWhat Next?\u201d<\/a> A discussion hosted by Bernie North Shore on \u201cWhere does the progressive movement go from here?\u201d At Morency Manor Community Room, 45 St. Peter St., Salem, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. \u201cThe Port Cafe: Nourishment (Ourselves and our Community).\u201d<\/a> The November meal from the group which describes itself as \u201can intentional gathering of diverse people to break bread together. We believe that most effective and natural way to create community is over shared food.\u201d This event\u2019s \u201ctheme is \u2018Nourishment\u2019 for ourselves and our community, as we come together during the season of feasts and family.\u201d At Community Art Center, 119 Windsor St., Cambridge.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cCDCC Post-Election Meeting.\u201d<\/a> The Cambridge Democratic City Committee hosts a discussion of the recent election. At Spaulding Cambridge, 1575 Cambridge St., Cambridge. <\/p>\n

Thursday, Nov. 17:<\/strong>
\n3 p.m. \u201cUMass Boston Anti-Trump Agenda Organizing Meeting.\u201d<\/a> At UMass Boston.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. \u201cCommunity Conversation in Lynn.\u201d<\/a> Hosted by 1199SEIU Massachusetts at Lynn Museum\/LynnArts.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. \u201cJust Consumption: Spending with Integrity.\u201d<\/a> A panel discussion on buying more justly. Hosted by Boston Faith & Justice Network at Church of the Covenant, Boston.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cFight for $15 Art Build at MassArt.\u201d<\/a> For Nov. 29 \u201cnational strike \u2026 demanding a living wage for all workers.\u201d Hosted by Phenom (Public Higher Education Network Of Massachusetts) MassArt at MassArt, Boston.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cOrigins of the Police, part 6.\u201d<\/a> Mass. Action Against Police Brutality hosts a talk on the history of American policing from the end of World War II to the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement. At 391 Dudley St., Roxbury.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cStudents Against Trump.\u201d<\/a> Northeastern University Students Against Institutional Discrimination protest the election of Donald Trump. At the Boston school\u2019s Centennial Common.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. \u201cTogether We Can, Erase the Stigma.\u201d<\/a> Forum on opioid addiction and recovery. At Watertown Middle School.<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 18<\/strong>
\n6:30 p.m. \u201cPost-Election Shabes Potluck: We Will Build This World With Love.\u201d<\/a> Hosted by Boston Workmen’s Circle Center for Jewish Culture and Social Justice in Brookline.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cSupport President Trump\u201d rally<\/a>. Maybe at Boston Common. A pro-trump troll using the pseudonym \u201cMick Hewlitt\u201d first announced that would be a \u201cNot My President\u201d rally: \u201cWe will take to the streets in an intimidating show of force. We will smash the fascists\u2026.\u201d But anti-Trump folks called the event a hoax. The event title was subsequently changed to \u201cSupport President Trump.\u201d Who knows if it will actually happen?<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cMake Racists Afraid Again!\u201d rally<\/a>. At Boston Common. A counter-protest to the \u201cSupport President Trump\u201d troll event announced for the same time and place. Hosted by Boston Radicals Events, which writes: \u201cA racist Trump supporter who also happens to be impersonating the Natick Mall Santa (can’t make this shit up) made an event page for a fake anti-Trump protest this coming Friday on Boston Common. People who support Trump’s racist and reactionary politics think that it is now safe to show their bigoted and reactionary selves in public. This is not so, not so long as the masses of people who oppose Trump’s right wing agenda stand up in defense of themselves and the people at large. \u2026 Let’s unite all the anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-fascist, and anti-oppression folks to stand together and demonstrate our solidarity.\u201d<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cWhat Happened to the Arab Spring?<\/a>\u201d A discussion featuring Gilbert Achcar and Yasser Munif. Hosted International Socialist Organization \u2013 Boston at Haymarket People’s Fund, 42 Seaverns Ave, Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cAfter #DumpsterFire2016\u2014\u2018What’s Left?\u2019\u201d<\/a> A discussion of \u201chow humanity can move forward\u201d after the presidential election. At Center for Marxist Education, 550 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. \u201cSubway Therapy Cambridge\u2014Share your Post-Election Message.\u201d<\/a> Inspired by a post-election action in New York, the organizers invite people to write notes and post them on the walls of the Harvard Square red line MBTA stop in Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 19<\/strong>
\n10 a.m. EUUNI (Empowering, Uplifting, Uniting, Networking and Inspiring) \u201cwill be giving out blankets<\/a> and winter accessories first come first serve.\u201d At Boston Common.<\/p>\n

10 a.m. Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh hosts a public discussion \u201cabout racism in Boston<\/a>, and how we acknowledge our past as we look to our future in order to become a more socially cohesive and resilient city.\u201d Note: Event is full, but will be live-streamed. At Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston.<\/p>\n

11:30 a.m. \u201cRemembering Hussain ibn Ali (AS) \u2013 Arbaeen Walk \u2013 Boston 2016.\u201d<\/a> A group gathers for poetry and speeches to commemorate Hussain ibn Ali, \u201ca revolutionary figure who stood up for the truth in the face of corruption & tyranny and whose sacrifice nearly 1400 years ago continues to inspire.\u201d At Copley Square, Boston.<\/p>\n

Noon. \u201cNo Racism in Natick.\u201d<\/a> A speak-out rally at Natick Common. \u201cIn light of the recent racist hate letter sent in Natick, lets come together and let everyone know that we will not allow this in our town. We will have a speak out in the Gazebo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Noon. \u201cBLAA’s World AIDS Day Painting Session for 25th Medicine Wheel.\u201d<\/a> The Boston LGBTQIA Artist Alliance invites people to paint panels at a studio at 30 Germania St, Boston, for display in the 25th annual Medicine Wheel Vigil at the Boston Center for the Arts on Dec. 1, which honors those affected by HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. \u201cConversaci\u00f3n Communitaria – 2016 Elections.<\/a>\u201d SEIU Community Action hosts \u201ca community conversation about the 2016 Elections and where we go from here.\u201d At 9 Lawrence St., Lawrence, Mass.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u201cSnowflake-hat making: Free kids craft workshop.\u201d<\/a> Artists Kari Percival and Greg Cook host a free, public craft workshop for kids and families to make big paper snowflake hats\u2013to wear in their group \u201cLet It Snow \/ Santas Against Global Warming\u201d that will be walking in Malden\u2019s Parade of Holiday Traditions on Nov. 26. Craft at the Malden Public Library, 36 Salem St., Malden, from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u201cTrans Day of Remembrance at Northeastern University.\u201d<\/a> The The LGBTQA Resource Center at Northeastern University hosts a panel discussing \u201clives of the transgender community lost to violence.\u201d At the school\u2019s John D. O\u2019Bryant African-American Institute, 40 Leon St., Boston.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u201cElection 2016: Where Do We Go From Here? Public Meeting.\u201d<\/a> Socialist Alternative Rhode Island discusses the results of the 2016 election and \u201cwhere our social movements must go from here.\u201d At Rochambeau Children\u2019s Library, 708 Hope Street, Providence.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. The North American Indian Center of Boston and Native American LifeLines host a free \u201cCommunity Feast.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0At the center, 105 South Huntington Ave., Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. \u201cManchester’s next step in resisting Trump! Public meeting!\u201d<\/a> Hosted by Socialist Alternative Lowell\/N.H. At Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 131, 161 Londonderry Turnpike, Hooksett, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

4 p.m. \u201cVision for Black Lives: End the War on Black People.\u201d<\/a> Part of a series of workshops exploring the Movement for Black Lives policy platform released in August. At The Humanist Hub, 30 JFK St., 4th Floor, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. \u201cRemember and Restore: Celebrating our Loved Ones & Our Strengths For Trans Day of Remembrance \/ Resilience.\u201d<\/a> Pleasure Pie and The Meeting Point host an event to \u201chonor, revel, and love all of the spectacular beings in our community through art, performance, discussion, and snacks.\u201d At the Meeting Point, 3464 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, Boston.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. \u201cThe Launch of \u2018Vital Little Plans: The Short Works of Jane Jacobs.\u2019\u201d<\/a> Editors Samuel Zipp and Nathan Storring present and discuss the works of the celebrated urban theorist Jane Jacobs. At Providence\u2019s Ada Books.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. \u201cVoices Against Injustice by The Liberation Poetry Collective.\u201d<\/a> The Boston group presents a poetry reading at Out of the Blue Art Gallery and More, 541 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cCivil Resistance as a Moral Imperative.\u201d<\/a> Peter Nightingale speaks \u201cabout recent scientific findings about climate change and why he believes civil resistance is our last, best hope for averting catastrophe.\u201d At Lily Pads Complex, 27 North Road, Peace Dale, South Kingston, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cReception for the BLAA Exhibition trans\/draw.\u201d<\/a> Twelve Boston area artists use \u201cdrawing as a mechanism to express and reflect on the trans experience.\u201d At Gallery 263 in Cambridge. Organized by the Boston LGBTQIA Artist Alliance. <\/p>\n

Sunday, Nov. 20<\/strong>
\n10 a.m. \u201cVolunteer Opp: Work and Design Day.\u201d<\/a> At the Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave., Somerville.<\/p>\n

10:30 a.m. \u201cTrans March of Resilience 2016: Trans Life is Resistance.\u201d<\/a> Brown University LGBTQ Center hosts this march to\u201d Celebrate Trans Life.\u201d Begins at Knight Memorial Library in Providence.<\/p>\n

11 a.m. \u201cMassachusetts Center for Native American Awareness and Bridgewater State University Pow-Wow.\u201d<\/a> A Celebration in recognition of National Native American Heritage Month. Organized by Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness, BSU President’s Office, U.S. Ethnic & Indigenous Studies Program, and the school\u2019s Native American Cultural Association. At Bridgewater State University\u2019s Kelly Gym in Bridgewater, Mass.<\/p>\n

Noon. \u201cRide of Remembrance 2016.\u201d<\/a> A bicycle ride beginning at Boston\u2019s Copley Square to \u201chonor those who have been injured or killed in traffic crashes \u2026 and also demand change.\u201d Concludes with a vigil and rally on the steps of the Massachusetts State House.<\/p>\n

Noon. \u201cProvidence Protects the Sacred ~ Stand with Standing Rock.\u201d<\/a> Crow DogWindow hosts \u201ca Peaceful Gathering in Solidarity with the People of Standing Rock.\u201d At the Roger Williams National Memorial, 282 N. Main St., Providence. <\/p>\n

1 p.m. \u201cHands Around Back Cove.\u201d<\/a> Participants will \u201cjoin hands to form a circle all the way around Portland, Maine\u2019s 3.6 mile Back Cove trail \u2026 to help our diverse community heal from the presidential election in a peaceful show of solidarity.\u201d<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u201cLove Trumps Hate Rally.\u201d<\/a> Taylor Griffin is organizing this rally in opposition to Donald Trump. At Boston Common.<\/p>\n

4 p.m. \u201cRoslindale Unity Gathering.\u201d<\/a> At Adams Park on Poplar Street in Boston\u2019s Roslindale neighborhood. \u201cJoin with neighbors to gather in peace and solidarity, and to stand up and speak out against violence and hate across the city, state, and country.\u201d<\/p>\n

4 p.m. \u201cFighting for our future: A panel on education.\u201d<\/a> Boston Democratic Socialists of America host a discussion about the \u201cstruggle against privatization and corporatization, and for democracy and equality\u201d in public education. At MIT 35-225, 127 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge.<\/p>\n

4:30 p.m. \u201cBoston Jewish Transgender Day of Remembrance Observance.\u201d<\/a> Prayers, songs, and readings to honor transgender people we\u2019ve lost to violence. At Boston Common. Hosted by the Massachusetts branch of Keshet, a \u201cnational organization that works for full LGBTQ equality and inclusion in Jewish life.\u201d<\/p>\n

6 p.m. \u201cBoston Transgender Day of Remembrance.\u201d<\/a> The annual event \u201cmemorializes individuals who have died throughout the world in the previous year because of anti-transgender hatred.\u201d At St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral, 138 Tremont St., Boston.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. \u201cEl Pique \/\/ Political Performance and Reflection.\u201d<\/a> A free evening for \u201cperformance and multimedia artists to present work as a reflection and reaction to our current socio-political environment, our history, and glipses into the future.\u201d At AS220\u2019s 95 Empire black box performance venue, 95 Empire St, Providence.<\/p>\n

Monday, Nov. 21<\/strong>
\n8 a.m. \u201cFire Bannon: Boston Jewish Resistance Against Trump.\u201d<\/a> IfNotNow Boston leads a \u201cmarch to confront Donald Trump\u2019s appointment of white supremacist Stephen Bannon to Chief Strategist.\u201d Beginning at Boston\u2019s Faneuil Hall Marketplace, next to the New England Holocaust Memorial.<\/p>\n

11 a.m. \u201cMassachusetts Speaks out Against Hate.\u201d<\/a> Anti-Defamation League of New England says: \u201cIn the wake of an alarming number of hate and bias fueled incidents across the country and in Massachusetts, we are convening the community on the Massachusetts State House steps to speak out against hate.\u201d At the Massachusetts State House in Boston.<\/p>\n

Noon. \u201cTell State Leaders We’re Counting On Them: Resist Hate!\u201d<\/a> Rhode Island Working Families Party rallies to urge \u201cleaders in state government to issue a firm commitment to use every tool at the state’s disposal to resist the Trump agenda by protecting immigrant communities, defending reproductive rights, supporting working families, and continuing climate action.\u201d At Rhode Island State House in Providence.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. \u201cA Most Peculiar Institution: Slavery and the American University.\u201d <\/a>Jonathan Holloway of Yale and Adriane Lentz-Smith of Duke discuss the legacy of slavery in American universities. At the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. \u201cFrom Community Outrage to Action: Beyond the Ballot II.\u201d<\/a> A discussion with a focus on black liberation. At Make Shift Boston, 549 Columbus Ave., Boston.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cPost-Election Healing Yoga.\u201d<\/a> Free 75-minute restorative yoga class, taught by Brenda Hernandez, \u201cis an opportunity for us to join together to create a safe and compassionate healing space.\u201d At City Pop Egleston, 3195 Washington St., Boston.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cOpen Organizing Meeting for the 12\/5 Boston Student Walkout.\u201d<\/a> Student organizers from across the city gather to plan a mass student walk out scheduled for Dec. 5. At Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Maine Democratic Socialists meet<\/a> at Portland City Hall to plan ways to build their chapter.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Nov. 22<\/strong>
\n7 a.m. \u201cBikes Mean Business Breakfast.\u201d<\/a> MassBike hosts a presentation on \u201cways leading companies profit through the integration of bicycles into their culture and their work space.\u201d<\/p>\n

Noon. \u201cSymposium on Art for Cultural Inclusion.\u201d<\/a> Arts Connect International and UMass Boston are hosting presentations to discuss inclusion and \u201caddress the cultural equity gap in our Boston community and beyond, by promoting cross-sector and multi-disciplinary approaches to building and supporting inclusive communities.\u201d At UMass Boston\u2019s Campus Center.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. \u201cCreating Together Lecture Series: The Human Issue of Immigration.\u201d<\/a> Hera Gallery in Wakefield, Rhode Island, hosts a talk by Michael T. Doyle, executive director of the Immigration Advocacy and Support Center in New London, Connecticut.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cArts for Change: Open Community Meeting.\u201d<\/a> Press Pass TV, 10 Warren St., Boston, invites artists and collaborators to \u201cshare ideas of how to respond to what our friends at the Design Studio for Social Intervention call a \u2018Social Emergency.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Nov. 23<\/strong>
\n6 p.m. \u201cBAGLY’s November Pot Luck Dinner.\u201d<\/a> The Boston Alliance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Youth hosts this meal, preceded by an appearance by
\nAntonia Amprino, author of \u201cWords of Fire: Women Loving Women in Latin America.\u201d At Community Church of Boston.<\/p>\n

8:30 p.m. \u201cFeminist Art Wednesday: \u2018Friendsgiving.\u2019\u201d<\/a> Feminists of Salem host performers, poets, musicians, crafters and artists at Koto Asian Grill, 90 Washington St., Salem, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

Thursday, Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day<\/strong>
\n9 a.m. \u201cJamaica Pond Solidarity Stroll.\u201d<\/a> A group going by the name We Stand Together Boston invites people to \u201cjoin together in the morning to walk around our beautiful Pond in solidartity against hate and violence.\u201d At Jamaica Pond, Boston.<\/p>\n

Noon. \u201c47th Annual National Day of Mourning 2016.\u201d<\/a> United American Indians of New England hosts its annual Thanksgiving protest at Cole\u2019s Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts. \u201cNative Americans do not celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims and other European settlers. Thanksgiving day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 25<\/strong>
\n5 p.m. The Museum Independent Security Union, representing guards at Boston\u2019s Museum of Fine Arts, protests<\/a> on Huntington Avenue, out front of the institution, as part of its ongoing contract fight with the museum.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cNight of Remembrance and Light.\u201d <\/a>Anna’s Pals, non-profit supporting hospitalized children and their families, aims to \u201cwrap [Boston\u2019s Jamaica] Pond in candle light. We will line the pond and light our candles one by one until the circle is complete.\u201d Including singing by a student chorus and hot chocolate.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 26<\/strong>
\n6 p.m. \u201cYouth Against LePage Rally for Unity\u201d<\/a> at Monument Square in Portland, Maine. A rally in opposition to Maine Governor Paul LePage. \u201cLet us come together and show that Maine is not defined by our governor, and that we are an inclusive community who welcomes all.\u201d <\/p>\n

Sunday, Nov. 27<\/strong>
\n3 p.m. \u201cBlack&Pink Downtown Volunteer Drop-In.\u201d<\/a> Black & Pink\u2014\u201can open family of LGBTQ prisoners and \u2018free world\u2019 allies who support each other\u201d and \u201cwork toward the abolition of the prison industrial complex\u201d\u2014writes correspondence to \u201cour incarcerated family.\u201d At Encuentro 5, 9A Hamilton Place, Boston.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. \u201cYou Don’t Have To Live Like A Refugee vol.1.\u201d<\/a> Benefit show for The International Refugee Assistance Project. At Aurora in Providence.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Nov. 29<\/strong>
\nNoon. \u201cInternational Day of Solidarity with Palestine.\u201d<\/a> The Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights, the Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine and United for Justice with Peace invite them to this \u201cstand out\u201d at the Downtown Crossing MBTA station in Boston.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u201c2016 Gold Star Families Tree Dedication & Holiday Reception.\u201d<\/a> The tree at the Massachusetts State House \u201cpays tribute to all Massachusetts Service Members who gave their lives in service to our Nation and the families who carry their legacy forward. Photos and messages from loved ones will be displayed on the tree.\u201d Santa Claus will visit. A holiday reception follows the dedication.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. \u201cAlly Skills Workshop: Combatting Sexism and Transphobia.\u201d<\/a> Free training to \u201chelping people recognize sexist or transphobic patterns, develop language to call out casual sexism and transphobia, and respond to uncomfortable situations.\u201d At Jackson Mann Community Center, 500 Cambridge St., Allston, Boston.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. \u201cTrump vs. Justice for Palestine.\u201d<\/a> Jewish Voice for Peace Boston meets to \u201cdiscuss the post-election future of Jewish community organizing for Palestinian rights.\u201d At the Democracy Center in Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Nov. 30<\/strong>
\n6 p.m. \u201cAPIs for Black Lives Direct Action\/Support Meeting.\u201d<\/a> A meeting to discuss \u201cdirect action and support for black-led racial justice organizations in the Boston area.\u201d At Asian American Resource Workshop, 42 Charles St., Dorchester.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. \u201cSustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet.\u201d<\/a> Megan Epler Wood, director of Harvard\u2019s International Sustainable Tourism Initiative and author of “Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet,” will discuss \u201creforms required to lower tourism\u2019s impacts and protect the health of local populations, ecosystems, cultures, and monuments worldwide.\u201d At Harvard\u2019s Museum of Natural History in Cambridge. Free.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. \u201cStand with Standing Rock – Providence Musicians and Yogis Unite.\u201d<\/a> An evening of \u201csound, yoga, dance and community\u201d to support the pipeline protest. At Alchemy in Providence.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. \u201cBAGLY World AIDS Day Events.\u201d<\/a> The Boston Alliance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Youth meets to hear \u201cstories of People living with HIV and all come together and clear up the misconceptions of the reality of HIV.\u201d At BAGLY, 14 Beacon St., Boston.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. \u201cBurren Annual Benefit For Somerville Homeless Coalition.\u201d<\/a> A night of music to support the coalition. At the Burren in Somerville.<\/p>\n

Thursday, Dec. 1<\/strong>
\nMidnight. “25th Medicine Wheel Vigil”<\/a> at the Boston Center for the Arts, a 24-hour event to honor those affected by HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n

Pictured at top: Anti-Donald Trump rally at Boston’s Post Office Square on June 13, 2016. Copyright 2016 Greg Cook.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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