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SUMMARY:Progressive Mass 2026 Virtual Awards Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Progressive Mass Virtual Awards Night\, Sunday\, April 26th\, 7-8:30pm! \n\n\n\nCome celebrate the great achievements and contributions of progressive leaders from across the state and be inspired for the work ahead as we all push the progressive movement forward. \n\n\n\nUS Senator Ed Markey will be the special guest speaker.  We are thrilled to present our Progressive Leadership Award to these dedicated leaders:  \n\n\n\n\nState Senator Pat Jehlen\n\n\n\nStaff of Field First\n\n\n\nLUCE Hotline\n\n\n\nJessica Tang\, AFT Massachusetts\n\n\n\nRuth Zakarin\, Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence\n\n\n\n\n\nGet your tickets here!\n\n\n\n\nAttend Progressive Mass Virtual Awards Night! \n\n\n\nIndividual ticket: $35 \n\n\n\nJoin the Host Committee! \n\n\n\n\nProgressive Friend: $250\n\n\n\nProgressive Supporter: $500\n\n\n\nProgressive Advocate: $1K\n\n\n\nProgressive Champion: $2.5K\n\n\n\nMost Valuable Progressive (MVP): $5K\n\n\n\n\nBecome an Organizational Sponsor! \n\n\n\n\nProgressive Friend: $250\n\n\n\nProgressive Ally: $500\n\n\n\nProgressive Mobilizer: $1k\n\n\n\nProgressive Partner: $2.5k\n\n\n\nProgressive Champion: $5k\n\n\n\nProgressive Visionary: $10k\n\n\n\n\n*Individual tickets and host committee contributions include one year of membership. Your support and involvement make progressive change possible. \n\n\n\nIf you would prefer to make a donation by check\, please click here for the form and address.
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/progressive-mass-2026-virtual-awards-night/
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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SUMMARY:Fight Back with Friends
DESCRIPTION:Fight Back With Friends! is a national program designed to help you activate your community! Using our the Empower app\, we’ll equip you with the tools to connect with friends\, family\, and neighbors who need YOUR voice to get civically engaged. Join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month for a one-hour training session\, where we’ll onboard new participants and introduce fresh calls to action that make a real impact. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Zoom Link
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/fight-back-with-friends-3/2026-04-28/
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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SUMMARY:Worcester Indivisible Marshal Training
DESCRIPTION:Want to help keep our actions safe\, organized\, and powerful? Join us for an official Marshal Training hosted by Worcester Indivisible. Whether you’re brand new to nonviolent direct action or just want to brush up on your skills\, this session will cover both NVDA essentials and marshal techniques — open to anyone ready to learn and support actions in any role. \n\n\n\n\nGet zoom link\n\n\n\n\nWe’ll cover: What is NVDA [Non-Violent Direct Action] What a marshal is and why they matter How to cork intersections and control flow Leapfrogging techniques to support mobile protests/marches De-escalation tips and safety awareness Signal App 101 for secure group communication How to support accessibility and inclusion on the ground And most importantly — how to keep each other safe while standing up for justice \n\n\n\n📣 This training will be interactive\, and discussion based. You’ll leave with real tactics\, scripts\, and tools you can use right away. We’ll also go over what to do in case of police presence\, counter-protesters\, or emergencies. No prior experience is required — just bring your curiosity\, your questions\, and your commitment to keeping our community strong. You are also not required to Marshal at any time by attending this event\, we encourage anyone and everyone to attend it simply to grow their skills and feel more comfortable during actions. \n\n\n\n🧭 This is a great entry point if you’ve ever thought: “I want to help\, but I don’t know where to start.” Please RSVP so we can plan for time. Let’s build the infrastructure we need for bold\, safe\, and effective action in Central MA!
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/worcester-indivisible-marshal-training-4/2026-04-28/
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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SUMMARY:Block by Block Training & Action Series | Virtual Training by SURJ
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our ‘Block by Block’ Training & Action Series—a hands-on program designed to help you launch and lead a team for 2026 national campaign! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlock by Block is SURJ’s 2026 national campaign to elect champions for working people\, block MAGA\, and fight for the future we deserve. We do this through three strategies: Mobilize through mass action\, Elect working class champions\, and Grow a strong\, active base. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis online training series is designed to train and support new groups\, circles and chapters to run Block by Block: Solidarity Rising in your communities for the rest of the year. Groups will deepen organizing skills\, align with national strategy\, and be ready to take action locally. We’ll meet every other week online for training. On the off weeks\, your group will gather locally to practice skills\, grow your base\, and take action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis training series will consist of three modules\, each focused on one part of our strategy: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrow Module — March 4 & 18\, 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn how to bring new people into your group\, plug them into meaningful roles\, build strong and accountable teams\, and develop leaders who can carry the work forward. Growing our base is essential to winning—this is how we build the scale and discipline needed to carry out Block by Block for the rest of the year. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMobilize Module — April 1\, 15 & 29\, 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet trained to organize coordinated\, strategic action using tools of mass noncooperation. Prepare to move quickly when our rights and democracy are threatened\, and build toward May Day: A Day Without Workers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElect Module — May 13\, 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn why governing power is a key part of our strategy and the role your circle\, chapter\, or group can play in supporting progressive candidates and blocking MAGA power. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy the end of this series\, your group will be ready to grow your base\, mobilize for action\, and take part in electoral strategy. We’ll provide all the structure\, toolkits\, and guidance you need to plug into our national program and make a real difference—block by block. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe encourage at least one member from every group\, circle\, or chapter to join\, but ideally more! Sign up for all the sessions—even if you can’t make them all\, we’ll send recordings so you won’t miss anything. And for more info on the Block by Block campaign\, check out the 1-pager. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Details
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/block-by-block-training-action-series-virtual-training-by-surj-2/2026-04-29/
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SUMMARY:What's the Plan
DESCRIPTION:The chaos out of the White House is meant to overwhelm us. Our antidote is community. Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin every Thursday to break down the week’s biggest political stories\, answer your questions\, and map out strategies for taking action. \n\n\n\n\nGet Zoom Link\n\n\n\n\nThis is people-powered politics in real time. Questions can be submitted via the Q&A function during the live event. \n\n\n\nReal talk. Real people. Real action. That’s the plan.
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/whats-the-plan/2026-04-30/
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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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/2026-05-01/
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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SUMMARY:May Day - A Festival of Student & Worker Power at UMass Amherst
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with a variety of groups on our campus\, including but not limited to student activism groups\, political organizations\, cultural organizations\, sustainability and environmental groups\, faculty\, staff\, and graduate students\, Sunrise at UMass Amherst is hosting a day-long student strike on UMass campus and festival for student power! We’ll have performers (bands\, dance groups\, comedy acts\, etc)\, teach-ins (the fight for fair pay on campus\, student democracy—and the lack of it\, Palestine and divestment\, climate change and its connection to authoritarianism\, and hopefully more)\, art and meditation\, and more. The goal of this event is to utilize the takeover of Metawampe Lawn and the turnout of as many students who have skipped class and attended as possible to show the university that we run this campus and can shut it down! \n\n\n\n\nRSVP for updates\n\n\n\n\nAll are welcome – students\, workers\, alumni\, and community members!
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/may-day-a-festival-of-student-worker-power-at-umass-amherst/
LOCATION:UMASS Amherst\, Metawampe lawn 300 Massachusetts Ave\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01003
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