{"id":2730,"date":"2017-01-28T07:23:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T12:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2017-01-28T10:01:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T15:01:24","slug":"save-the-world-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2017\/01\/28\/save-the-world-8\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Can Do To Save The World: Events Through Feb. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

A calendar of protests, discussions and other events that aim to improve the world. Through Feb. 1, 2017.<\/p>\n

Updated Jan. 28.<\/strong> To submit events to the list, email details and links to Weloveyoursubmissions At Gmail<\/a>. Note: Event times and places sometimes change. Please follow the links to confirm details. Also we are unable to vet all of these events. And some trolls have been announcing fake events. Be careful.<\/p>\n

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Saturday, Jan. 28<\/strong>
\n8:30 a.m. Boston: \u201cDeepening Roots, Growing Success.\u201d<\/a> \u201cA business training program for urban farmers and food processors in Boston.\u201d At Hibernian Hall, Roxbury.<\/p>\n

10 a.m. Woburn: \u201cStanding Together: Justice for and with Immigrant Neighbors.\u201d<\/a> Day-long series of workshops and information sessions \u201cfor immigrants and their allies who want to engage in immigration justice.\u201d At Woburn United Methodist Church, Mass.<\/p>\n

11 a.m. Lexington: \u201cDeFund DAPL Action.\u201d<\/a> In opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. At TD Bank, Lexington.<\/p>\n

Noon. Worcester: \u201cOur Revolution Massachusetts (ORMA) State-wide Org’z Mtg.\u201d<\/a> At Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester.<\/p>\n

Noon. Boston: \u201cSocial Emergency Response Center.\u201d <\/a>Design Studio for Social Intervention hosts a pop-up space co-led by activists and artists \u201cforcreative action, healing, collective making, performances and more.\u201d At Dorchester Arts Collaborative. Continues Jan. 29, Feb. 3 to 5.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Boston: \u201cMarch and Speakout to Resist Deportations.\u201d<\/a> From Chinatown Gate to Massachusetts Statehouse.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Boston: \u201cStudent Immigrant Movement Soiree and Fundraiser.\u201d<\/a> An afternoon \u201cto talk about the fight for immigrant’s rights.\u201d At Humboldt Avenue, Dorchester.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Somerville: \u201c10 Actions \/ 100 Days Gathering.\u201d<\/a> Writing postcards to senators. At Aeronaut Brewing Company, Somerville.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Providence: \u201cCosecha llega a Providence \/ Cosecha Comes to Providence.\u201d<\/a> The immigrant rights group puts up fliers and posters.<\/p>\n

3:30 p.m. Medford: \u201cPostcard Party.\u201d<\/a> Writing postcards to politicians. At Carroll\u2019s Restaurant.<\/p>\n

4 p.m. Boston: \u201cOrganizing the Resistance to Trump \u2018Convo.<\/a>\u2019\u201d At Workers World Party, Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cCosechaFiesta mas grande en 2017\/ Largest CosechaParty in 2017.\u201d<\/a> The immigrants rights group celebrates \u201cone year of Cosecha in Boston and the opening of our very first Cosecha Office.\u201d At St. Mary\u2019s Episcopal Church, Dorchester.<\/p>\n

Sunday, Jan. 29<\/strong>
\n11 a.m. Boston: \u201cThe Realities of US Foreign Policy with Paul Atwood.\u201d<\/a> Atwood served in the Marine Corps, became active in antiwar efforts and veterans issues after discharge, and was one of the founders of the William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences at UMass-Boston. At Community Church of Boston.<\/p>\n

12:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cRacial Justice Brunch.\u201d<\/a> \u201cFor white people actively engaged in racial justice work and all people are welcome.\u201d Showing Up For Racial Justice At Burroughs Street, Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Boston: \u201cBoston Protest Against Muslim Ban and Anti-Immigration Orders.\u201d<\/a> The Council on American Islamic Relations \u2013 Massachusetts organizes this protest \u201cin response to the Trump Administration’s announced Muslim ban.\u201d At Copley Square.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cKnockEveryDoor Sunday.\u201d <\/a>Cambridge Progressive Action Coalition writes: \u201cWe can’t wait until the next election to start organizing in our community, we need to go door-to-door now. We’ll start with a brief training and end with a debrief of our experience knocking on doors and talking to voters.\u201d<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Needham: \u201cEmpowerment Fair – Witness for Justice Coalition.\u201d<\/a> Offers \u201cinformation about efforts to promote social justice and human rights in our community and more broadly.\u201d At First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Medford: \u201cWinter Conversation Series Kickoff: Who Belongs?\u201d <\/a>A Dialogue about \u201crace and ethnicity in Medford and Beyond.” At Medford High School.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Peabody: \u201cA Conversation on Immigrant Inclusion.\u201d<\/a> Elsabel Rincon discusses \u201cthe cultural and social challenges individuals and immigrant families face when starting anew in the new community.\u201d At Peabody Institute Library.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Portsmouth, N.H.: \u201cSay NO to KXL and DAPL – Civil Rights Sundays.\u201d <\/a>Protest against Keystone XL and the Dakota Pipeline. At Market Square.<\/p>\n

4:30 p.m. Providence: \u201cSen. Whitehouse, we expect better!\u201d<\/a> At a community event, to protest the Rhode Island senator\u2019s \u201cvote in support of Trump\u2019s frightening pick for CIA director, Mike Pompeo – a Tea Party congressman who has supported torture and has a disturbing history of anti-Muslim rhetoric and climate change denial.\u201d At Nathan Bishop Middle School.<\/p>\n

Monday, Jan. 30<\/strong>
\n9 a.m. Medford: \u201cPack the courtroom for Ali Hodge! Drop the charges!\u201d<\/a> Mass Action Against Police Brutality \u201ccondemns harassment and detainment of Cleon Ali Hodge\u201d by Police Sergeant Ahern in Cambridge last Oct. 13. At Cambridge District Court.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cCosecha Llega a Somerville\/Cambridge.\u201d<\/a> The immigrant rights group puts up fliers and posters across the community. Begins at Harvard.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Boston: \u201cNo Ban No Wall: Rally Against Xenophobia<\/a>.\u201d Rally to \u201cexpress defiance to this new administration and the recent xenophobic executive orders.\u201d At Boston University\u2019s Marsh Plaza.<\/p>\n

4:30 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cBuilding a Diverse Boston: What Meaningful Inclusion Looks Like.\u201d<\/a> Talk by David Howse and Timothy Phillips. At Harvard.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cMartha’s Salon at the BCA with Marsha Parrilla.\u201d<\/a> Parrilla, director of Danza Org\u00e1nica and founder of We Create, annual festival that showcases work of self-identified women, discusses \u201cgender perspectives and ways that choreographers and dancers tackle gender issues.\u201d At Boston Center for the Arts.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Pawtucket, R.I. \u201cIntro to Nonviolent Direct Action.\u201d<\/a> Brief workshop \u201coffers an introduction to the history of Nonviolent Direct Action and its implementation as well as examples of intersectionality within our community\/movements, affinity groups and their formation, consensus decision making, and a discussion on self-care and community care.\u201d At the Fang Collective.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cCommunity Therapy.\u201d<\/a> The Black Love Collaborative aims \u201cto heal relations between black men and black women and to foster platonic love between the two groups.\u201d At Peace Drum Project, Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Salem, Mass.: \u201cLORAX Task Force meeting.\u201d<\/a> Group working \u2018toward making Salem a more tree-friendly city.\u201d At Salem City Hall.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cAuthor Event: Poems for Political Disaster.\u201d<\/a> Reading from the new anthology of poems that \u201crespond to political trauma, catastrophe, or terror.\u201d At Cambridge Public Library.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Jan. 31<\/strong>
\n5:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cCultural Appropriation, Indigenous Social Media & Racism.\u201d<\/a> Talk by Dr. Adrienne Keene (Cherokee) of Brown University. Hosted by Northeastern University Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. At Northeastern Crossing, Roxbury.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cLean In Women In Leadership Panel.\u201d<\/a> Lean In Boston Chapter presents its \u201cplan for 2017 and hear perspectives on women in leadership from a panel of highly-regarded Boston leaders.\u201d At Shire.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cMetro Boston Town Hall.\u201d<\/a> \u201cState Senators from across the state will be listening to what you have to say.\u201d At Suffolk University Law School.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Providence: \u201cVolunteer Training \/ Earned Sick Time.\u201d<\/a> Rhode Island Working Families Party holds this training to \u201cgo over how to talk to your legislator about this bill and layout our campaign strategy.\u201d At Gano Street.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cA reporter\u2019s perspective: Islamic State, Assad, US Policy.\u201d<\/a> Massachusetts Peace Action hosts Reese Erlich to discuss \u201cthe growth of Syrian extremist rebel groups, the status of the Assad regime, foreign intervention and the failure of US policy.\u201d At First Church in Cambridge, Congregational.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cOrganizing for our Right to Boycott: JVP-Boston January Meeting.\u201d<\/a> Jewish Voice for Peace in Boston reports: \u201cMassachusetts legislators have introduced a bill to penalize the right to boycott, and JVP is working with the MA Freedom to Boycott Coalition to oppose this bill.\u201d At First Church in Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb. 1<\/strong>
\nNoon. Boston: \u201cCivil Rights Rally for Immigrants and Muslims.\u201d<\/a> Rally to support the \u201cSafe Communities Act would protect the civil rights of all Massachusetts residents by making sure our tax dollars are not used to help the Trump administration deport immigrant families or to create a Muslim registry.\u201d At Massachusetts State House. See also<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Boston: \u201cFighting to Save the ACA.\u201d<\/a> Boston Center for Independent Living hosts Disability Advocates Advancing our Healthcare Rights to discuss \u201cchanges being considered which could drastically affect MassHealth, Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS), and Community Based Services in Massachusetts.\u201d At Boston\u2019s NonProfit Center.<\/p>\n

2:50 p.m. Boston: \u201cHow to Support Native & Indigenous Communities.\u201d<\/a> Dr. Adrienne Keene (Cherokee) of Brown University leads this workshop for for student leaders and student activists. At Northeastern University.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cTrans Youth Advocacy Panel.\u201d<\/a> A.T. Furyua and The San Diego Trans Youth Project discuss \u201ccultivating strong communities and advocating for transgender rights.\u201d At Harvard.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. Providence: \u201cNew Responses to Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Middle East.\u201d<\/a> Talk by Laurie Rush, a U.S. Army cultural resources manager and archaeologist. At Brown University.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cAuthor Talk: American Treasures.\u201d<\/a> Stephen Puleo discusses his book \u201cAmerican Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address,\u201d which \u201ccharts the creation and journeys of priceless American documents. At the Boston Public Library, Copley Square.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cJP\/Ros Neighborhood Showing Up for Racial Justice Meeting.\u201d<\/a> \u201cGetting to know neighbors who care about racial justice, discussing issues in our neighborhood and city, and learning how to take action.\u201d At Forest Hills Covenant Church, Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cVegetable Garden Planning.\u201d<\/a> The Trustees host a workshop on \u201cplanting schedules, spacing, succession planting, interplanting, and drafting your own garden plan.\u201d $15. At Boston Public Market.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cMuslim Justice Teach-In.\u201d<\/a> Old Cambridge Baptist Church and University Lutheran Church \u201chost the Muslim Justice League, a Boston-based nonprofit advocating for human and civil rights and liberties that are threatened under national security pretexts, for a teach-in on Muslim civil rights and liberities.\u201d At University Lutheran Church.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Bedford, Mass.: \u201cMilitary Cyber Professionals Organization Boston Chapter Kick-Off.\u201d<\/a> At Hanscom Air Force Base. <\/p>\n

7 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cAuthor Event: David A. Moss.\u201d<\/a> The Harvard Business School teacher speaks about his book \u201cDemocracy: A Case Study.\u201d At Harvard Book Store.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cEight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine.\u201d<\/a> Food historian Sarah Lohman offers a culinary history of America via \u201ceight flavors that have shaped our nation’s cuisine over the centuries.\u201d At the Museum of Science.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Lexington: \u201cWhy Nations Fail with Daron Acemoglu.\u201d <\/a>The MIT teacher discusses \u201cman-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or the lack of it).\u201d At Lexington Community Education.<\/p>\n

Pictured at top: “Love Trumps Hate” rally at Boston Common, Nov. 20, 2016. (Copyright Greg Cook)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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