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SUMMARY:Tech Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Swing Blue Alliance values your commitment to activism. We want to make sure you get the assistance that you need so you can focus on becoming an effective activist. Technology can certainly be a hurdle for many. The Swing Blue Alliance Tech Team is here to help. We will provide one-on-one assistance and answer any questions you may have every Friday from 9 AM to 10 AM.
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/tech-office-hours/2026-04-17/
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SUMMARY:Resistance Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our current presidential administration seems intent on erasing critical aspects of American history\, both historic injustice\, and the struggles for freedom and democracy that are parts of our past. Led by community member and friend of the store Bob Van Meter\, the Resistance Book Club will read works that tell important parts of that history.   \n\n\n\nThe book club will meet on the third Friday of the month at 10:30 AM here at the store. Join the resistance book club at The Silver Unicorn bookstore on Friday April 17th at 10:30 AM as we discuss our second book\, Lady Justice by Dahlia Lithwick. \n\n\n\nIIn Lady Justice\, Dahlia Lithwick\, one of the nation’s foremost legal commentators\, illuminates these many heroes of the Trump years. From Sally Yates and Becca Heller\, who fought the Muslim travel ban\, to Roberta Kaplan\, who sued the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville\, to Stacey Abrams\, who worked to protect the voting rights of millions of Georgians\, Lithwick dramatizes in thrilling detail the women lawyers who worked tirelessly to hold the line against the most chaotic presidency in living memory.
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/resistance-book-club-2/
LOCATION:Silver Unicorn Bookstore\, 12 Spruce St\, Acton\, Massachusetts\, 01720
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SUMMARY:Standout for Democracy | Protest in Methuen
DESCRIPTION:This a local Indivisible event! Our standout is comprised of a group of seniors who decided to do more than watch the news\, become upset\, anxious\, and feel powerless about what is happening in and to our country. We began a peaceful protest action to register our displeasure! We wanted to demonstrate in a way that empowered us and allowed us to take back some control and voice our concerns. Our motto is “WE MARCHED THEN\, WE MARCH NOW.” Since we range in age from the 70s to 90s\, we try to standout on Fridays from 1pm to 2pm. We standout weather permitting so we would not standout in the rain or snow. We are looking forward to warmer weather. We are glad to be a part of Greater Methuen Indivisible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Updates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/standout-for-democracy-protest-in-methuen/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Across the street from The Woods Retirement Community\, 197 Howe St\, Methuen\, Massachusetts\, 01844\, United States
CATEGORIES:Protests
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SUMMARY:De-ICE the Heights Standout
DESCRIPTION:Since 2019\, nine prominent Wall Street banks have pledged to stop financing CoreCivic and GEO Group\, two companies that build and operate ICE detention centers\, but Citizens Bank has continued. Spread the word and join your neighbors in a peaceful protest in front of the Citizens Bank in Arlington Heights. \n\n\n\nSign Ideas: Cages Aren’t Communities De-ICE Citizens Bank Citizens Bank: Invest in Communities\, Not Cages End Mass Incarceration Say NO to CoreCivic and The GEO Group No Banks for Cages
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/de-ice-the-heights-standout/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Citizens Bank – Arlington\, 1425 Mass Ave\, Arlington\, Massachusetts\, 02476
CATEGORIES:Protests
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SUMMARY:De-ICE Hanscom Friday Standouts
DESCRIPTION:Fridays from 1:30 to 3:00 at the Hanscom Rotary (intersection of Hanscom Dr. and Old Bedford Rd. in Lincoln\, MA.) Please park along Old Bedford Road or Hanscom Drive without impeding traffic or blocking bike lanes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDe-ICE Hanscom is a coalition organizing peaceful standouts with the goal of eliminating ICE transport flights from Hanscom Field. ICE is using these flights to swiftly move immigrants out of New England in order to hinder effective legal representation.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoalition groups include Boston Workers Circle\, Concord Indivisible\, Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN)\, Indivisible Acton Area\, Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action (JALSA)\, Lexington Alarm\, and Maynard Indivisible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up to get information and updates about our weekly standouts. We’ll keep you in the loop if we need to reschedule or cancel for weather or other considerations\, and apprise you of our goals and progress. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign Up to Get Updates
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/de-ice-hanscom-friday-standouts-10/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Hanscom Rotary\, Intersection of Old Bedford Rd and Hanscom Dr\, Lincoln\, MA
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SUMMARY:JFK Students and Allies March to De-ICE Citizens Bank
DESCRIPTION:You may have heard about the inspiring JFK Middle School students that staged a ICE OUT walk-out last month. Now they have joined the campaign to De-ICE Citizens Bank! \n\n\n\nJoin us on Friday\, April 17th to march with student activists from JFK to Citizens Bank via the bike path. We’ll start at 3:10 at the end of the path\, march for an hour to Citizens Bank on King Street\, then hold a rally from approximately 4:15 -5:15. The rally will be held on sidewalk in front of Stop and Shop (Citizens Bank has a branch inside Stop and Shop). \n\n\n\nYou can join the students for all or any part of this. March with them for a bit. Join them at 4:15 at the bank. Or do the whole thing! \n\n\n\nThe students will make some brief remarks at the rally\, and present the De-ICE Citizens Bank Coalition with something to bring to bank headquarters on 4/23 as we protest outside the annual shareholder meeting. \n\n\n\nSend Citizens Bank a clear message: financing private prison and immigration detention facility operators The GEO Group and CoreCivic is bad for business. \n\n\n\nPlease only bring signs specific to this action: De-ICE Citizens Bank; Cages Aren’t Communities; Citizens Bank – Stop Financing ICE Prisons; Citizens Bank + ICE = Human Rights Abuse; ICE Prisons Don’t Strengthen Our Communities; Citizens Bank- Cut Ties With ICE Prisons; etc. We’ll have some extras too. \n\n\n\nNotorious private prison companies The GEO Group and CoreCivic are being called on to be part of an unprecedented expansion in capacity as part of the Trump administration’s mass detention\, deportation\, and surveillance policies. \n\n\n\nTo accommodate the planned increase in detention capacity\, GEO and CoreCivic must undertake expensive construction and renovation projects. Since 2019\, though\, most of their lenders have cut ties with the two companies\, which have faced allegations from forced labor to securities fraud.​ \n\n\n\nStart at bike path from Bridge Road Florence. End at Citizens Bank at 228 King Street Northampton (Stop and Shop Plaza). Join for any or all of this! \n\n\n\n\nRSVP for updates\n\n\n\n\n​Citizens Bank has instead deepened its relationship with the private prison industry\, taking on new roles in financing both CoreCivic and GEO\, all while continuing to tell their customers that they’re focused on strengthening our communities. \n\n\n\nWe won’t quietly stand by as Citizens continues to finance the private prison & ICE detention companies that are harming our communities. The 2019 exodus of banks from the industry in response to activism should be a reminder to us that our voices matter. Now it’s time to use them. Visit www.de-icecitizensbank.org for more information. \n\n\n\nA core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values. We expect hosts to ensure all participants in your event uphold this commitment. We recommend all participants review our safety and security resource before your event: https://indivisi.org/safety.
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/jfk-students-and-allies-march-to-de-ice-citizens-bank/
LOCATION:Bike Path\, 15 Bridge Road\, Northhampton\, Massachusetts\, 01062
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SUMMARY:Indivisible Acton Action Hour
DESCRIPTION:Let’s channel our NO KINGS energy into action! \n\n\n\nJoin us Friday\, April 17 from 6:00-8:00 PM\, at the Great Road Church in Acton \n\n\n\nWe’ll have good conversation\, pizza\, and ways to make a difference in the fight against fascism! \n\n\n\n6:00-6:30 Social And Pizza \n\n\n\n6:30-8:00 Rotate through our stations on \n\n\n\n*ICE Protests at Burlington and Hanscom*Citizens Bank Protests*May Day Actions and Events*Update on Massachusetts Legislature \n\n\n\n\nPlease RSVP for food count\n\n\n\n\nAs usual\, we will collect items for the Acton Food Pantry! The theme of this month is protein. \n\n\n\n*Walnuts\, almonds\, trail mix*Whole grain pasta*Brown Rice*Dried or canned beans*Boxed mac & cheese\, regular or gluten-free*Canned pasta (ravioli\, lasagna etc)*Corned beef hash*Broth (chicken or beef)*Peanut butter*Canned meat/fish*Boxed shelf-stable milks – cow\, almond or soy \n\n\n\nMore needs are here: Acton Food Pantry \n\n\n\nOnly new and unopened items please. \n\n\n\nIndivisible Acton Area meets on the third Friday of every month. \n\n\n\nWe usually gather for pizza and social time at 6:00. Speakers will be announced closer to the event\, depending what issues are most important. We always host a drive for supplies for the Acton Food Pantry.
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/indivisible-acton-action-hour/
LOCATION:Great Road Church\, 257 Great Road\, Acton\, Massachusetts\, 01720
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