{"id":2873,"date":"2017-03-02T10:59:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T15:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2017-03-02T11:10:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T16:10:29","slug":"save-the-world-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2017\/03\/02\/save-the-world-13\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Can Do To Save The World: Events Through March 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

A calendar of protests, discussions and other events that aim to improve the world. Highlights this week include today\u2019s protest of a Providence talk by U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan; Saturday\u2019s \u201cStand with Planned Parenthood Rally in Boston\u201d; Sunday\u2019s \u201cRise Up! With Trans and Queer Students\u201d rally at Boston Common; and Wednesday\u2019s \u201cGeneral Strike: A Day Without A Woman.”<\/p>\n

Updated: March 2, 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. Be careful.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, March 2<\/strong>
\nNoon. Cambridge: \u201cJohn Harvard’s Period.\u201d<\/a> The Hygiene Campaign Club of Harvard opposes the \u201cluxury tax on feminine hygiene products with a petition drive calling \u201cfor free menstrual hygiene products in all upperclassmen houses.\u201d At Harvard.<\/p>\n

Noon. Providence: \u201cIt’s Worse Than It Looks: Lessons for Democrats from Election ’16.\u201d<\/a> Talk by policy strategist Jim Kessler. At Brown University.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Charlestown: \u201cArtists For Social Change.\u201d<\/a> Visual and performing artists lead a workshop \u201cto create an interdisciplinary artistic piece surrounding a the theme of Empowerment: Teen Empowerment, Empowerment Oppressed Communities.\u201d Hosted by Wake Up Charleston High School.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Boston: \u201cNarragansett Cultural Education, and Indigenous Empowerment.\u201d<\/a> Talk by Lor\u00e9n Spears, executive director of the Tomaquag Museum. At UMass Boston.<\/p>\n

3:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cProtest to Support APM Tenants in Hyde Park.\u201d<\/a> Organized by City Live \/ Vida Urbana. At APM Hyde Park office.<\/p>\n

3:30 p.m. Providence: \u201cPaul Ryan: RI has some words for you.\u201d <\/a>Protest of a Providence talk by U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan. At 40 Fountain St.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cStudent Leader Meet & Greet – Social Justice Panel Discussion.\u201d<\/a> At Northeastern University.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cVigil in Support of Black Lives Matter.\u201d<\/a> At First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cForum: How to Fight Corruption in MA.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cImpeach Trump Now.\u201d<\/a> Discussion with John Bonifaz, co-founder and President of Free Speech For People. At First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cTzedek Salon: Progressive Victories in a New Political Time.\u201d<\/a> Panel discussion. At Harvard Hillel.<\/p>\n

Friday, March 3<\/strong>
\n9 a.m. Cambridge: \u201cRally for Reparations.\u201d<\/a> At Harvard.<\/p>\n

10 a.m. Boston: \u201cArt + Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon.\u201d<\/a> Communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. At MassArt.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Waltham: \u201cEvery Campus a Refuge Workshop.\u201d<\/a> Led by Guilford College professor Diya Abdo. At Brandeis University.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cCoffee & Convo: Should Athletes and Entertainers Be Political?\u201d<\/a> At Harvard.<\/p>\n

3:45 p.m. Boston: \u201cRally Against Corruption.\u201d<\/a> At Massachusetts State House.<\/p>\n

4:30 p.m. Boston: \u201c#NoBanNoWall vigil.\u201d<\/a> At Dewey Square.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. Mattapan: \u201cKnow Your Rights – Youth Forum.\u201d<\/a> At Mildred Ave. Community Center.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cRia Brodell: Butch Heroes.\u201d<\/a> Reception for exhibiton at Gallery Kayafas.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cAskwith Forums – Take Action: Advancing Justice and Equity.\u201d<\/a> At Harvard.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cHarvard Owes Reparations Now.\u201d<\/a> Open meeting\u201d\u2014following Harvard’s conference on Universities & Slavery\u2014on how white people can join the struggle for reparations to African people.\u201d At Jackson Mann Community Center.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cMarch Open Mic Featuring Foundation Movement,\u201d<\/a> the politically-engaged hip-hop group. At First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain.<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 4<\/strong>
\n8:30 a.m. Providence: \u201cWomen Empowering Women: A Community Forum on Violence Prevention.\u201d<\/a> At Rhode Island College.<\/p>\n

9 a.m. Boston: \u201cDiversity Equity Race Accessibility & Identity in LIS Forum.\u201d<\/a> At Simmons College.<\/p>\n

10 a.m. Pawtucket, R.I.: \u201cStop \u2018Trump Jr\u2019 in Pawtucket, RI.\u201d<\/a> Rhode Island Progressive Democrats opposes a state rep who they say is \u201cone of the primary sponsors of racist, Trump-like and anti-immigrant legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n

11 a.m. Boston: \u201cStand with Planned Parenthood Rally in Boston.\u201d<\/a> At Boston Common.<\/p>\n

Noon. Boston: \u201cMarch 4 Trump\/ Massachusetts.\u201d<\/a> Rally of Trump supporters. At Massachusetts State House.<\/p>\n

Noon. Boston: \u201cBummer City Civic Engagement Coalition Meeting.\u201d<\/a> Study session. At Honan-Allston Library.<\/p>\n

Noon. Boston: \u201cQueer Prisoner Support | Allston.\u201d<\/a> Hosted by Black & Pink. At Swissbakers.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Providence: \u201cRISE UP! on Int’l Women’s Day.\u201d<\/a> RI Chapter of the Women’s March on Washington rallies \u201cto celebrate International Women’s Day and stand for human rights for all.\u201d At Rhode Island State House.<\/p>\n

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

4 p.m. Somerville: \u201cGreater Somerville Huddle.\u201d<\/a> \u201cFor Women’s Marchers and concerned citizens: Lets gather in Union square to discuss our next actions to resist the new Administration and fight for progress.\u201d At Bloc.<\/p>\n

4 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cUnderstand and Set-Up Digital Security for Activists.\u201d<\/a> Talk at the Democracy Center.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Portsmouth, N.H.: \u201cCandlelight Walk for Unity.\u201d<\/a> Resistance and Seacoast faith communities \u201cstand up for truth, democracy and goodness.\u201d Begins at South Church.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Wakefield, R.I.: \u201cThe Feminist Opposition, Opening Reception.\u201d<\/a> Art exhibition of \u201cintersectional exploration of contemporary feminism\u2019s role in opposition to the current cultural and political climate.\u201d At Hera Gallery.<\/p>\n

Sunday, March 5<\/strong>
\n9 a.m. Boston: \u201cLocal Environmental Action Conference.\u201d<\/a> At Northeastern University.<\/p>\n

10 a.m. Brookline: \u201cRacial Justice Training for Boston’s Jewish Community.\u201d<\/a> At Temple Beth Zion.<\/p>\n

10:30 a.m. Boston: \u201cVoter Justice in Massachusetts.\u201d<\/a> Cheryl Crawford, executive director of MassVOTE, talks about the group\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

11 a.m. Boston: \u201cOrganizing for Women’s Lives & Women’s Health with Kate Frisher.\u201d<\/a> Talk by the advocacy coordinator for the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts. At Community Church of Boston.<\/p>\n

Noon. Boston: \u201cRise Up! With Trans and Queer Students.\u201d<\/a> Rally at Boston Common.<\/p>\n

Noon. Boston: \u201cAn Artist’s Role in Social Change Panel.\u201d<\/a> At New England Conservatory.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Providence: \u201cRI Conversion Therapy Ban Committee Meeting.\u201d<\/a> At Youth Pride.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Portsmouth, N.H.: \u201cExpand Beyond Protests.\u201d<\/a> Nonviolent Action United hosts an \u201cinformational meeting to learn about how we can expand our resistance to nonviolent techniques other than protest and persuasion.\u201d At A&M Paint.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cDisability Day of Mourning.\u201d<\/a> Autistic Self Advocacy Network remembers \u201cpeople with disabilities who lost their lives at the hands of family members or caregivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Providence: \u201cWomen’s March On Washington RI Chapter Meeting.\u201d<\/a> To share info about next steps. At Providence Public Library.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cInternational Women’s Day.\u201d<\/a> Nepali Women’s Global Network New England hosts a celebration.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Portsmouth, N.H.: \u201cTrans Rights – Civil Rights Sundays.\u201d<\/a> Occupy New Hampshire Seacoast hosts a stand-out at Market Square.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Boston: \u201cAnti-Defamation League’s 10th Annual \u2018A Nation of Immigrants\u2019 Community Seder.\u201d<\/a> At UMass Boston.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Providence: \u201cNever Again Means Never Again.\u201d<\/a> In response to new threats to the Jewish community. At Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial on the River Walk.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. Brookline: \u201cHealing and Resilience in the Face of Anti-Semitism.\u201d<\/a> Hosted by IfNotNow Boston.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Providence: \u201cBlack & Pink volunteer mail processing & hangout.\u201d<\/a> In support of LGBTQ prisoners. At PrYSM.<\/p>\n

Monday, March 6<\/strong>
\n9 a.m. Boston: \u201cPack the Hearing: Pass the Jim Brooks Stabilization Act.\u201d<\/a> In support of housing stability in Boston. At Boston City Hall.<\/p>\n

4 p.m. Providence: \u201cSPH Black History Month Lecture: Dr. Mindy Fullilove.\u201d<\/a> New School professor lecture on \u201cAssessing the Costs of 400 Years of Inequality.\u201d At Brown University.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. Watertown: \u201cPostcard Avalanche Event.\u201d<\/a> Write \u201ca personal message to Trump.\u201d At First Parish of Watertown.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cBook Discussion: Contested Transformation: Race, Gender, and Political Leadership.\u201d<\/a> At UMass Boston.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cJewish Resistance : Harvard Community Action Meeting.\u201d<\/a> At Harvard.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cJP Resists Huddles.\u201d<\/a> Meet up to \u201cdiscuss ways we can resist the conservative legislation of the new administration.\u201d At Doyle’s.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 7<\/strong>
\n11 a.m. Boston: \u201cLibrary Legislative Day.\u201d<\/a> Massachusetts Library Association and Massachusetts School Library Association sponsor \u201cthis annual opportunity to meet with legislators and urge their support for all libraries across the Commonwealth.\u201d At Massachusetts State House.<\/p>\n

Noon. Providence: \u201cResist Tuesday Office Visits: Senator Whitehouse’s Office.\u201d<\/a> Indivisible RI meets at Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s office to \u201clet him know how we feel on the issues of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cSanctuary Schools Boston City Council Hearing.\u201d<\/a> To support the Boston City Council\u2019s proposal \u201cto make our BPS schools into Sanctuary Schools.\u201d At St. Stephen\u2019s Youth Programs.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Medford: \u201cThe Civic State of the Union.\u201d<\/a> Panel about \u201cthe state of civic life in the United States and the role of civic engagement in addressing national and global problems.\u201d At Tufts University.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cResponse and Resilience in Multireligious Boston.\u201d<\/a> Roundtable discussion of \u201cwhat resources, skills, and help communities can offer one another in these increasingly tense times.\u201d At Ticknor Lounge.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cSOUP’ed Up Poetry Slam! | BlackER History Month Edition.\u201d<\/a> Theme: \u201cdashikis, medalians, Black empowerment slogans, leather, or anything you want to wear that expresses your Black identity.\u201d At Dudley Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cHuddle at Hatch.\u201d<\/a> \u201cIn conjunction with The Women’s March 10 Actions in 100 Days Wake Up Mass will be hosting a Huddle and postcard party.\u201d At Hatch Fenway.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Cambridge: \u201cNukes, NATO and Right-Wing Nationalism.<\/a>\u201d Talk by Reiner Braun. At American Friends Service Committee.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 8<\/strong>
\nAll day: \u201cGeneral Strike: A Day Without A Woman (Massachusetts).\u201d<\/a> For International Women\u2019s Day, the Women\u2019s March on Washington has called for a “General Strike: A Day Without A Woman.\u201d \u201cWomen and our allies will act together creatively to withdraw from the corporations that harm us and find ways to support the businesses, organizations and communities that sustain us.\u201d<\/p>\n

8 a.m. Cambridge and Boston: \u201cICan’tKeepQuiet flashmobs for the International Women’s Strike.\u201d<\/a> Flash mobs \u201cwill sing \u2018I Can’t Keep Quiet,\u2019 the anthem of the D.C. Women’s March,\u201d at Alewife MBTA station at 8 a.m., Harvard Square MBTA stop at 9 a.m. and Downtown Crossing MBTA stop at noon \u201cbecause we will no longer keep quiet about the impact of sexism and misogyny on women’s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

4:30 p.m. Wakefield, R.I.: \u201cDinner March in Solidarity with the International Women’s Strike.\u201d<\/a> \u201cLet’s strike during dinner and march down High Street to illuminate two institutions that empower women. We will make a celebratory march from the Hera Gallery to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of South County.\u201d<\/p>\n

5 p.m. Boston: \u201cWomen Marching for Undocumented Women.\u201d<\/a> At Copley Square.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. Malden: \u201cMalden Community ‘N Unity – Next Steps Dialogue.\u201d<\/a> Facilitated by the Mayor’s Task Force on Racial Harmony.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Boston: \u201cBarack Obama’s Legacy: A Public Conversation.\u201d<\/a> Panel discussion at Boston Center for Adult Education.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Boston: \u201cFight Trump’s Sexism – Strike for Our Rights! International Women\u2019s Day Forum.\u201d<\/a> Boston Socialist Alternative hosts a forum \u201con defeating Trump’s attacks on women and immigrants by pointing towards mass strike and boycott action on May 1.\u201d<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cIslamic Society of Boston Cultural Center Responders.\u201d<\/a> Teach-in and planning meeting about \u201cchallenges facing the Muslim community\u201d and planning \u201cto stand in solidarity with other vulnerable communities.\u201d At Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Boston: \u201cThe City Talks: Artivism.\u201d<\/a> Discussion about \u201cHow Does the Creative Community Motivate Boston to Take Action?\u201d At Museum of Fine Arts.<\/p>\n

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

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