{"id":2837,"date":"2017-02-09T08:15:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T13:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2017-02-09T08:17:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T13:17:18","slug":"save-the-world-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2017\/02\/09\/save-the-world-10\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Can Do To Save The World: Events Through Feb. 15"},"content":{"rendered":"

A calendar of protests, discussions and other events that aim to improve the world. Through Feb. 15, 2017. <\/p>\n

Note: Many Feb. 9 events are postponed because of the forecast blizzard.<\/strong> Highlights this week include the \u201cAcademics United – No to Visa and Immigration Ban\u201d rallies on local college campuses on Thursday; Angela Davis speaks and the \u201cRally & Speakout Against Billionaire Betsy DeVos\u201d on Friday; rallies in support of Planned Parenthood and performances by the legendary political troupe Bread and Puppet Theater over the weekend; founding meetings for Indivisible groups; and Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seale speaks on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Updated: Feb. 9, 2017<\/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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Thursday, Feb. 9<\/strong>
\nNoon. Boston: \u201cAcademics United- No Visa and Immigration Ban.\u201d<\/a> To support citizens and refugees of the seven countries affected by Trump\u2019s executive order. At Northeastern University.<\/p>\n

Noon. Providence: \u201cNo Refugee, Visa, and Immigration Ban.\u201d <\/a>To protest Trump\u2019s order. At Brown University.<\/p>\n

Noon. Cambridge: \u201cAcademics United – No to Visa and Immigration Ban.\u201d<\/a> Academics from Harvard, MIT, Boston University and Tufts rally to support citizens and refugees of the seven countries affected by Trump\u2019s executive order. At Harvard.<\/p>\n

4 p.m. Providence: \u201cEmergency Minimum Wage Hearing.\u201d<\/a> To support increasing minimum wage to $10.50. At Rhode Island State House.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cOrigins of the Police – Political Education.\u201d<\/a> Mass Action Against Police Brutality covers the role of the police during the Civil Rights era in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In Roxbury.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Salem, Mass.: \u201cSanctuary City at the Salem City Council.\u201d<\/a> Hearing on making the city a \u201csanctuary city.\u201d At Salem City Hall.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cDecolonizing Environmentalism.\u201d<\/a> Panel discussion about ways environmental groups can start to decolonize their work. At North American Indian Center, Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Providence: \u201cPeople’s Portal 2.0: La Resistencia exhibit & performance.\u201d<\/a> Engaging the \u201csocio-political climates in our respective countries, India and Puerto Rico.\u201d At Sutton Street, Providence.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cDrop the MIC: Confronting Militarism in our Communities.\u201d<\/a> Panel discussion organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War. At First Baptist Church, Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Brookline: \u201cSpeaking for the Trees: Gas Leaks and Climate Change.\u201d<\/a> Talk At Brookline Main Library.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cNo Ban! No Wall! – The Socialist Case For No Borders.\u201d<\/a> Talk hosted by International Socialist Organization-Boston. In Dorchester.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cBread & Puppet Theater Presents: Faust 3.\u201d<\/a> The legendary political troupe transforms Goethe into a \u201cjourney through the mess of the modern empire.\u201d At Cambridge YMCA. Additional performances through Feb. 12.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. Providence: \u201cIndivisible Information Meeting.<\/a>\u201d Discussion of what the Indivisible movement is about. At First Unitarian Church of Providence.<\/p>\n

Friday, Feb. 10<\/strong>
\n9 a.m. Boston: \u201cCitizenship and Immigration Information Session.\u201d<\/a> A USCIS (Citizenship and Immigration) officer will answer questions about immigration issues. At East Boston Public Library.<\/p>\n

12:15 p.m. Boston: \u201cBoston Chain of Peace.\u201d <\/a>\u201cStand in solidarity with Boston’s Muslim community.\u201d At Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center.<\/p>\n

4:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cNoBanNoWall Vigil to Protest the Muslim Ban.\u201d<\/a> Organized by Amnesty International. At Dewey Square.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cRally & Speakout Against Billionaire Betsy DeVos.\u201d<\/a> In opposition to Trump\u2019s education secretary. At Boston Common.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Providence: \u201cFreedom is a Constant Struggle: A Lecture with Angela Davis.\u201d<\/a> At Brown University.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Feb. 11<\/strong>
\n9 a.m. Boston: \u201cResist the Bigots – Counter Protest for Abortion Rights.\u201d<\/a> In opposition to \u201cpro-life\u201d organizations\u2019 national day of action for their campaign to \u201cDefund Planned Parenthood.\u201d \u201cWe refuse to let them go unchallenged.\u201d At Planned Parenthood Greater Boston.<\/p>\n

11 a.m. Fitchburg: \u201cStand with Planned Parenthood.\u201d<\/a> A counter-protest to \u201cpro-life\u201d groups. At Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n

11:45 a.m. Boston: \u201cHuman Wall of Compassion.\u201d<\/a> In support of Boston\u2019s Muslim community, the group will form a line or “wall” across the street from the mosque during midday prayers. At Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, Roxbury.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cArt for Human Rights Teach-In.\u201d<\/a> Discussing \u201cmaking interventionist art within and without the Harvard community.\u201d At Signet Arts Space.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Lexington: \u201cKnit 200 Together.\u201d<\/a> \u201cKnitting up a storm and learning to knit in order to spur change, build community, wage peace, start and continue the dialogue, make new friends and neighbors and heal the world.\u201d At Cary Memorial Library.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Malden: \u201cYou Are Not Alone: An Afternoon of Solidarity.\u201d<\/a> The American Association for Arab Women \u201ccelebrates our diversity and highlights the unique experiences the people of Massachusetts have to offer\u2014while also providing you and your family with the resources you need to take on the uncertainty of the next four years.\u201d At Malden High School.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Arlington: \u201cIndivisible MA District 5 Meeting.\u201d<\/a> At Maple Street, Arlington.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cTen Reasons Why Capitalism Can’t Stop the Environmental and Social Destruction\u2014And Why the Working Class Can.\u201d<\/a> Talk at Center for Marxist Education.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. \u201cBlack Youth Take Power.\u201d<\/a> Black Lives Matter Cambridge hosts a \u201cBlack only space, centered around youth.\u201d<\/p>\n

4 p.m. Meford: \u201cLet’s Huddle: Creative & Practical Action.\u201d<\/a> \u201cBegin to transform the energy we saw at Women\u2019s Marches into local and national action.\u201d At Carroll\u2019s Restaurant.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Somerville: \u201cLaughing Liberally Boston February Edition.\u201d<\/a> Featuring \u201csome of Boston\u2019s top liberal and progressive comedians.\u201d At Arts at the Armory.<\/p>\n

Sunday, Feb. 12<\/strong>
\n11 a.m. Boston: \u201cFamilies for Justice as Healing with Andrea James.\u201d<\/a> A talk by the founder of the group serving incarcerated mothers and their children. At Community Church of Boston.<\/p>\n

Noon. Boston: \u201cAAHW 2017: VSA and SASE Present- Love Trumps Hate.\u201d<\/a> Janson Wu, executive director of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), leads a \u201cdiscussion on the aftermath of the elections, with a specific focus on minority groups such as those who are LGBTQA and APIDA identity.\u201d At the Asian American Center.<\/p>\n

Noon. Boston: \u201cDesigning Black Futures.\u201d<\/a> Three artists and designers discuss \u201cthe nature of black futurity and the use of art, design, and culture to shift the social realities of black folks.\u201d At Boston University\u2019s 808 Gallery.<\/p>\n

Noon. Boston: \u201cBoston Homeless Solidarity Committee Weekly Organizing Meeting.\u201d<\/a> At Encuentro 5.<\/p>\n

Noon. Chelsea, Mass.: \u201cWrite a Postcard to Your Senators.\u201d<\/a> At Gallery at Spencer Lofts.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cKnockEveryDoor.\u201d<\/a> Our Revolution Cambridge gets out \u201ctalking to our neighbors in Cambridge about the results of the election.\u201d Begins at Pearl Street.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. New Bedford: \u201c17th Annual Frederick Douglass Read-a-thon.\u201d <\/a>Community members read \u201cNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.\u201d At First Unitarian Church.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Providence: \u201cSolidarity Sundays.\u201d<\/a> The first monthly gathering for \u201cempowering people to take anti-racist, feminist, progressive political action.\u201d At Tingley Street.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Boston: \u201cBlack Lives Matter Boston In Their Own Words.\u201d<\/a> At Arlington Street Church Unitarian Universalist.<\/p>\n

2:30 p.m. Arlington: \u201c15+ Years of Wars and Prospects for Peace, The Climate Crisis, Concerns of Social and Economic Justice under President Donald Trump.\u201d<\/a> Discussion organized by Arlington United for Peace and Justice. At Robbins Library.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Portsmouth, N.H.: \u201cCivil Rights Sundays.\u201d<\/a> Weekly protest organized by Occupy New Hampshire Seacoast. At Market Square.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Somerville: \u201cStand Up with Planned Parenthood.\u201d<\/a> Night of comedy to benefit Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts. At Somerville Brewing.<\/p>\n

Monday, Feb. 13<\/strong>
\nNoon. Boston: \u201cFight for $15 Action Against Incoming Labor Sec.\u201d<\/a> Protest against Trump\u2019s nominee for federal labor secretary and low wages. At McDonalds, 146 Tremont St.<\/p>\n

3:30 p.m. Leominster: \u201cLove & Kindness Student Standout.\u201d<\/a> In downtown Leominster.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. Boston: \u201cImmigrants’ Rights: What You Need to Know.\u201d<\/a> Organized by the Health and Human Rights Caucus at Boston University.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cContested Transformation: Race, Gender, and Political Leadership.\u201d<\/a> Panel discussion\u2014including Boston City Councilors Ayanna Pressley and Michelle Wu\u2014about \u201chow gains in political leadership and influence by women and men of color holding elected office are transforming the American political landscape.\u201d At UMass Boston.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Waltham: \u201cStand Up Fight Back: How Labor is Fighting Trump to Save the 99%.\u201d<\/a> Panel discussion at Brandeis University.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Feb. 14<\/strong>
\nNoon. Boston: \u201cWorld Love for Dolphins Day – Boston 2017.\u201d<\/a> Sea Shepherd Conservation Society hosts this rally in opposition to Japanese dolphin hunting. At South Station.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Providence: \u201cHeart of the City Valentine Drop to Save Public Schools.\u201d<\/a> Rhode Island Jobs With Justice delivers valentines to Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza asking him to oppose \u201canti-union, anti student policies.\u201d At Providence City Hall.<\/p>\n

4 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cBobby Seale in Conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\u201d<\/a> A talk by the original 1966 founding chairman and national organizer of the Black Panther Pary. At Harvard.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cWe will Resist the Hateful Attacks of the Trump Regime with Love.\u201d<\/a> Centro Presente organizes a rally in solidarity with immigrants. At the Massachusetts State House.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Portsmouth, N.H.: \u201cSolidarity Against Exploitation of Women.\u201d<\/a> Rally organized by Occupy new Hampshire Seacoast. At Market Square.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Somerville: \u201cAll Diamonds Are Blood Diamonds.\u201d<\/a> Talk about \u201cthe colonialist diamond industry and the theft of diamonds and exploitation of African labor.\u201d At Parts and Crafts.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb. 15<\/strong>
\n5:45 p.m. North Smithfield, R.I.: \u201cStand For Muslim Children.\u201d<\/a> Candelight vigil. At Masjid Al-Islam.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cBoston Police Body Camera Community Forum.\u201d<\/a> At Grove Hall Community Center.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Pawtucket, R.I.: \u201cTeach In: Mashapaug Nahaganset \/\/ Past and Present Resistance.\u201d<\/a> Sachem Neesu Wushuwunoag in discusses the history and current iniatives of the Mashapaug Nahaganset tribe. At Fang Collective.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Newton Highlands: \u201cIndivisible 4th CD: First Meeting.\u201d<\/a> To \u201cpush legislators in Massachusetts to mobilize against the worst parts of the Trump agenda.\u201d At Columbus Street.<\/p>\n

Pictured at top: The “Boston Women’s March” rally at Boston Common, Jan. 21, 2017. (Copyright Greg Cook)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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