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SUMMARY:No Kings III-Boston
DESCRIPTION:1 PM- 2 PM:  Pathways to Power March:   Proudly display your amazing signs\, flags (no poles\, please!)\, and your most creative protest attire as you make your way to Boston Common from 1-2 p.m. Let’s show the world what patriotism really looks like by filling the sidewalks. Consider getting off the T a few stops early to extend this visibility walk!  \n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Updates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2 PM- 4 PM:  Build our power: Join us on Boston Common from 2-4 p.m. for inspiring speakers and great music. Make time to explore the dozens of advocacy groups that will be tabling\, offering ways for you to get engaged to do important work in communities across Massachusetts. \n\n\n\n\nCan’t go to Boston? See what other towns have a protest!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe the People are We the Powerful.\n\n\n\nAnd we will not stand for an authoritarian takeover of the United States.\n\n\n\nWe’re fighting against corruption\, cruelty\, and chaos. And for a democracy that works for everyone. \n\n\n\nThis rally will be the biggest yet — an awesome display of people power. History has shown us that mass mobilization is vital to block authoritarianism from taking hold. \n\n\n\nSo\, if you’ve joined us before\, we need you back. If you’re new to the resistance\, this is your moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe also need help to make this event as powerful as possible. Donations are welcome! \n\n\n\nJoin the ACLU of Massachusetts\, Indivisible Mass Coalition\, Mass 50501\, and partners from across the pro-democracy and pro-worker movement to take people power to the next level.
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/no-kings-iii-boston/
LOCATION:Parkman Bandstand at Boston Common\, 139 Tremont St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02108
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SUMMARY:Stand Up for Science
DESCRIPTION:Please consider joining an upcoming rally in support of science\, to be held at the Massachusetts State House on March 7th from 12-4 pm (https://standupforscience2025.org/boston-ma/). This event will be part of a series of nationwide demonstrations that has been publicized in the Boston Globe and Science magazine.  \n\n\n\nTENTATIVE SPEAKERS (as of 2.28.26) \n\n\n\n\nKatie Blair\, JD – Director\, Massachusetts Families for Vaccines; MA SUFS Lead Organizer\n\n\n\nDr. Thomas Michel – Professor of Cardiology\, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital\n\n\n\nGrace Yang –  Undergraduate Student in Neuroscience and Health Policy\, Brandeis; President of Students for Science \n\n\n\nDr. Marzyeh Ghassemi – Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology \n\n\n\nMarc Abrahams – Founder\, Ig Nobel Prizes\n\n\n\nDr. Nancy Kanwisher – Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\n\n\n\nDr. Sergei Mirkin – Professor of Biology\, Tufts University\n\n\n\nJaida Elcock – PhD Candidate in Biological Oceanography\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\n\n\n\nDr. Sarah Hengel – Professor of Biology\, Tufts University\n\n\n\nShoshana Daly – Undergraduate Student in Biochemistry\, Tufts University\n\n\n\nDr. Eric Maskin – Professor of Economics and Mathematics\, Harvard University; Nobel Laureate\n\n\n\nDr. Michael Rosbash – Professor of Biology\, Brandeis University; Nobel Laureate\n\n\n\nEmma Galbraith – Undergraduate Student in Neuroscience\, University of New Hampshire\n\n\n\nEm Cosgrove – Undergraduate Student in Marine\, Estuarine\, and Freshwater Biology\, University of New Hampshire; Press Director for Students for Science \n\n\n\nRalph St. Louis – PhD Student in Educational Leadership\, UMass Lowell \n\n\n\nDr. Abby Schiff\, MD\, PhD – Postdoctoral Fellow in Rheumatology\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital\n\n\n\nDr. Noel Vest – Professor of Community Health Sciences\, Boston University; Formerly Incarcerated Scientist\n\n\n\nDr. William Kaelin\, MD – Professor of Oncology\, Harvard Medical School; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Nobel Laureate\n\n\n\nDr. Gary Ruvkun – Professor of Genetics\, Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital; Nobel Laureate\n\n\n\nDr. Kylie Bemis – Professor of Computer Sciences\, Northeastern University\n\n\n\n\nThe current administration has slashed budgets for agencies that support critical research\, such as the NIH\, NSF\, CDC\, FDA\, and NOA\, sacking leadership at these agencies and laying off hundreds of scientists. Cuts to indirect costs at universities and research institutions further tear into resources for science education and research. Together with the cancelation of grant review panels and delays in payment of previously funded grants\, the administration’s actions place the entire scientific enterprise at risk. \n\n\n\nScience\, more than any other endeavor\, has been the engine of America’s success since WWII. Other nations envy our research community and send their best and brightest to train in our universities. It is important that we convey the value of our work in a way that is likewise clear to our own elected leaders as well as to voters and taxpayers. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for More Information\n\n\n\n\nAt this time of existential threat to the survival of science as we know it in the US\, it is time to stand up. Please pass this message to your colleagues\, friends\, and family\, and post on social media. If they are not in Massachusetts\, they can look up their closest gathering site at https://standupforscience2025.org. The fight for science and education is everyone’s fight for a better future. 
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/stand-up-for-science/
LOCATION:Parkman Bandstand at Boston Common\, 139 Tremont St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02108
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SUMMARY:Community Over Chaos: MLK Weekend Kickoff 2026
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the ACLU of Massachusetts’ unity gathering to kick off Martin Luther King\, Jr. weekend! \n\n\n\n\nRSVP and get updates\n\n\n\n\nWe’ll hear from community leaders and racial justice advocates as we honor Dr. King’s living legacy – and draw energy and inspiration for the fight ahead. We will gather at the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common\, where Dr. King once spoke to spread his message of peace\, unity\, and racial justice. The event will be emceed by Java with Jimmy radio host James Hills. \n\n\n\nHosted by ACLU Massachusetts\, Embrace Boston\, and Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/community-over-chaos-mlk-weekend-kickoff-2026/
LOCATION:Parkman Bandstand at Boston Common\, 139 Tremont St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02108
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