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SUMMARY:GAIN August Membership Meeting: Speakers Mass Surveilance and "Democracy on the Ballot"
DESCRIPTION:Seems like everyone’s talking about FLOCK cameras. Learn more from some of our local experts. Here’s the backgrounds of our speakers for GAIN’s upcoming membership meeting. Don’t miss this important discussion. \n\n\n\nAllison Richardson “Exploring Mass Surveillance: what it is\, how it has been used\, and how it has affected our 4th amendment rights.” \n\n\n\nThis talk will address the concerns and issues around adopting AI driven mass surveillance technology. From automatic license plate readers\, to facial recognition video cameras\, to first responder drones\, our technology is rapidly increasing\, but what safeguards are in place to ensure it is used properly and that our rights to privacy are upheld? How has this technology currently been used and abused? What data does it collect\, how is that data stored and who can access it? We will wrap up with some actions we can take at a local level to try to put safeguards in place to ensure our 4th amendment rights are upheld. \n\n\n\nAllison Richardson is a member of the Steering Committee for Indivisible Maynard Area. In April she got connected to Mass50501’s Flock Off Campaign and learned that Mass50501 felt turning off surveillance may be the best way to disrupt ICE. She joined a coalition of folks from about 30 towns in MA including Framingham\, Tewksbury\, Salem\, Woburn and Waltham with groups including LUCE\, Billerica United\, North Shore Progressives\, Mass50501 along with a couple folks from ACLU of Massachusetts who are trying to turn off Flock Cameras in their towns\, push for state legislation to regulate mass surveillance systems and pass local by-laws to protect our communities and 4th amendment rights. \n\n\n\nSpeaker: John Griffin “Democracy on the Ballot” John Griffin is the Executive Director of Partners in Democracy MA Action. \n\n\n\nBefore coming to PID\, he spent a decade working in Massachusetts policy and politics\, including as Massachusetts Policy Director at Democrats for Education Reform. He has experience advising nonprofits\, campaigns\, and civil society organizations on achieving their policy goals in both Massachusetts and Washington\, D.C. John holds a Master in Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School and speaks French\, Spanish\, Italian\, and Modern Greek. He lives in Walpole\, where he also grew up and graduated from Walpole High School.ights. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Updates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA core principle behind all Indivisible and coalition partner 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/gain-august-membership-meeting-speakers-mass-surveilance-and-democracy-on-the-ballot/
LOCATION:Northborough Free Library\, 34 Main St\, Northborough\, Massachusetts\, 01532
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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SUMMARY:GAIN July Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday July 15 Standout and Member Meeting: Update \n\n\n\n GAIN joins the voices of outrage at the murder of Joan Sebastian Duran Guerrero in Biddeford yesterday morning. We will be opening up the Member Meeting for our community to discuss the horrific events in Biddeford\, Memphis\, Houston and provide ways to act. As we attempt to make sense of the impact on our neighbors in Maine and beyond\, gathering together in solidarity can help us find direction. \n\n\n\n\nStandout Cancelled due to heat.\n\n\n\nGAIN Member Meeting now 5:30-6:30 at the Northborough Free Library.\n\n\n\nPizza and beverages will be provided; please feel free to bring a salad or dessert.\n\n\n\nIf you have resources or ideas\, please bring them! These are the moments when our community is so important and can help make a difference.\n\n\n\n6:30-8pm Join this talk in the same room!The US at 250. Civics\, Treasury\, Taxes and Debt hosted by Indivisible Boros and Beyond\, in the same space.\n\nThe talk will be a refresher on how our government is meant to work\, and how we collectively finance its operation.\n\n\n\n\n\nSee you there!\n\n\n\n\nJoin GAIN for our July Membership Meeting! We’ll provide pizza\, you bring the salads. By RSVPing here\, we can get an accurate count. You’ll be prompted later in this about how to let us know if you have specific dietary needs such as gluten free pizza. Finally\, please consider bringing a salad or other side for the group to share! Be sure to have a label and note key allergens such as gluten/nuts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re moving into ACTION time as we prepare for this upcoming election season. Join us as we take action\, informed by Indivisible’s guidance and suggestions. Got an idea? Let us know! Bring a friend\, too! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP 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/gain-july-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Northborough Free Library\, 34 Main St\, Northborough\, Massachusetts\, 01532
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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SUMMARY:Free Documentary: Earth’s Greatest Enemy
DESCRIPTION:This a local Indivisible event! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome join us\, Worcester County Indivisible Alliance\, to see a free screening of the documentary\, Earth’s Greatest Enemy! Director Abby Martin reveals how the US Military\, the world’s greatest polluter\, impacts the environment while operating with minimal accountability. This is an essential film as we face an increased Pentagon budget\, war in the Mid-east\, and climate change catastrophes.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome join us on Saturday\, June 20th\, at the Northborough Free Library beginning at 1pm\, to learn more about this incredibly impactful topic. https://earthsgreatestenemy.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP 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/free-documentary-earths-greatest-enemy/
LOCATION:Northborough Free Library\, 34 Main St\, Northborough\, Massachusetts\, 01532
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SUMMARY:GAIN Membership Meeting June 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join GAIN Members (or come to learn more about our group!) to plan actions for the election season\, get updates from our Committees\, and prepare signs for standouts\, postcards on timely topics. It’s a mix of updates and action\, and some snacks to keep us going! We hope to see you there! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Membership Meeting will also be Part 2 of an ongoing conversation that we will start at our 6/13 Educational Forum. We will provide a Summary of the 6/13 discussion\, group activities\, explore election focused groups doing the work\, such as Force Multiplier\, Field Team 6\, League of Women Voters. Members ARE GAIN-please join us to learn\, and help plan for our actions into the fall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us at the Northborough Free Libarary! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP 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/gain-membership-meeting-june-2026/
LOCATION:Northborough Free Library\, 34 Main St\, Northborough\, Massachusetts\, 01532
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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SUMMARY:Educational Forum #2: Debrief from MA State Democratic Convention w/ Delegates!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a short convention summary/lecture and group brainstorming. GAIN Board members Mitch Cohen and Stephanie Sullivan and others\, who attended the recent Massachusetts Democratic Convention\, will review what they learned! The Convention took place May 29 and 30 in Worcester. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP for updates
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/educational-forum-2-debrief-from-ma-state-democratic-convention-w-delegates/
LOCATION:Northborough Free Library\, 34 Main St\, Northborough\, Massachusetts\, 01532
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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SUMMARY:No Kings Sign Making Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us to make signs (it’s VERY stress relieving!) to prepare for No Kings 3. We’ll provide the materials and light snacks\, and some great ideas\, you come with your creativity. NO art skills required…just a desire to make you voice SEEN and HEARD!
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/no-kings-sign-making-party/
LOCATION:Northborough Free Library\, 34 Main St\, Northborough\, Massachusetts\, 01532
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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SUMMARY:GAIN Monthly Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Help us plan for 2026! GAIN is about our members. We want to build activities that work for you! At our last membership meeting of our inaugural year\, GAIN will start the conversation on the 30th! We’ve added a virtual option so that you can join even if you can’t get away from home. Your voice matters-bring your hopes and ideas\, your questions and together\, we will begin to build a plan. To get the link\, and for questions? Please reach out at info@massgain.org. 
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/gain-monthly-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Northborough Free Library\, 34 Main St\, Northborough\, Massachusetts\, 01532
CATEGORIES:Action Hours
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