Sean Ryder, Ph.D. is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at UMass Chan Medical School. He is also the author of Everyday RNA: The Future of RNA Medicines, a textbook written to a lay audience that answers the questions “What is RNA?”, “What does it do in our cells?”, and “How is it being used to make medicines, including vaccines?”. His presentation will focus on the history of vaccine technology, beginning with the discovery that Cow Pox inoculation protects against Small Pox infection and concluding with the development of mRNA vaccines. The presentation is tailored so that anyone should be able to follow and understand without the need for an advanced science degree.
Spend a day with a professional artist and create resistance signs and posters to take home with you at the end. We will have professional artists work directly with you. No skills required.
A 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.
Before you hit the streets- join our know your rights, protest safety, and de-escalation training on 10/15/25 at 7 PM ET.
This October, communities across the country will mobilize en masse for the second No Kings national day of action- a mass mobilization against President Trump’s abuses of power and federal crackdown on our freedoms. Together, we’ll send a clear message: the people will not be silenced.
To prepare, join the ACLU’s Protest Safety, Know Your Rights and De-Escalation Training on October 15 at 7 PM ET. This training will give you the tools to take action safely, confidently, and with key de-escalation strategies in hand. Whether you’re marching, rallying, or supporting from the sidelines, you’ll learn how to protect yourself, your community, and stand up for your rights.
WHAT: ACLU’s Protest Safety, Know Your Rights and De-Escalation Training WHEN: Wednesday, October 15th at 7 PM ET WHERE: On Zoom- RSVP for the link!
What we’ll cover:
Know your rights during protests and law enforcement encounters
Practical tools for safety and de-escalation in tense moments
Get prepared to take nonviolent action safely, powerfully and together
Build the knowledge and strength to support others in the streets and beyond.
We can be together in a place filled with art, poetry and live music. We can talk, hang out and recharge our batteries! It starts at 6 pm with live music starting at 7 pm. C’mon down.
This is his routine checkup, but his lawyer told him to be prepared to be taken.
Can people please send and post this message so people shows up for support. Idk if that would help, but we want people documenting his case. We haven’t been able to find bodies from the south coast to do this. Please and thank you.
10/11/25, Mass 50501 is holding an extended standout in front of the Burlington ICE facility from 5am-7pm. This peaceful protest will focus will be on supporting and defending the constitution. Signs with “Support and Defend the Constitution” and/or quotes from your favorite portions that are under threat are encouraged. Some brave souls will stay for the full 14hrs; most will cycle in and out as they are able.
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy. We don’t have to wait until it’s too late. We can stop this. But it’ll take all of us—not just on single days of mass action, but through sustained organizing in our communities.
That’s why this summer, Indivisible launched One Million Rising—a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. This is how we build people power that can’t be ignored. You’re invited to join us—and lead.
Let’s build a force bigger than fear and louder than hate. Let’s get ready. Let’s get organized. Let’s stop Trump.
This a local Indivisible event!
Please join us at the First Parish Church in Fitchburg at 923 Main Street. Parking is available along the Common, in the post office parking lot, and in the Workers’ Credit Union parking lot. If you need to park closer, please let one of the organizers know. It’s important to us that you be there if you want to be. We will make it work! Enter the church on the LEFT side of the building. There will be a sign on the door.
Please, bring a friend or two! One Million Rising is all about bringing more people into the fold. Bring a friend who might just want to hear what we’re all about and what we’re doing about it.
Please arrive by 6:45pm – the meeting will begin PROMPTLY at 7pm.
The 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.
Based on feedback from our members, Act on Mass put together a new workshop aimed at empowering citizens: State House 201! We’ll review the basics of state house ins-and-outs, which you may recognize from a previous workshop or a Saturday Scoop. Then, we’ll cover some additional tools for being an engaged constituent, including navigating the website, where to look for your representative’s votes, and how to counteract “legisplaining” when speaking with your representative. Wondering how to take advantage of new transparency rules to hold your rep accountable? Sign up for State House 201!
A 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.
A peaceful and thought provoking stand out. Signs lining Main Street in Princeton (Rte. 140) will display history repeating itself of what people endured under tyrannical and authoritative governments.
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A 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.
