To submit events to the list, email details and links here. I’ll be updating as I hear of additional events–and as my schedule allows.
Note: Event times and places sometimes change. Please follow the links to confirm details. Also I am unable to vet all of these events. And some trolls have been announcing fake events. Be careful.
Monday, Nov. 21
8 a.m. “Fire Bannon: Boston Jewish Resistance Against Trump.” IfNotNow Boston leads a “march to confront Donald Trump’s appointment of white supremacist Stephen Bannon to Chief Strategist.” Beginning at Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace, next to the New England Holocaust Memorial.
11 a.m. “Massachusetts Speaks out Against Hate.” Anti-Defamation League of New England says: “In the wake of an alarming number of hate and bias fueled incidents across the country and in Massachusetts, we are convening the community on the Massachusetts State House steps to speak out against hate.” At the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
Noon. “Tell State Leaders We’re Counting On Them: Resist Hate!” Rhode Island Working Families Party rallies to urge “leaders in state government to issue a firm commitment to use every tool at the state’s disposal to resist the Trump agenda by protecting immigrant communities, defending reproductive rights, supporting working families, and continuing climate action.” At Rhode Island State House in Providence.
5:30 p.m. “A Most Peculiar Institution: Slavery and the American University.” Jonathan Holloway of Yale and Adriane Lentz-Smith of Duke discuss the legacy of slavery in American universities. At the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston.
6 p.m. “From Community Outrage to Action: Beyond the Ballot II.” A discussion with a focus on black liberation. At Make Shift Boston, 549 Columbus Ave., Boston.
7 p.m. “Post-Election Healing Yoga.” Free 75-minute restorative yoga class, taught by Brenda Hernandez, “is an opportunity for us to join together to create a safe and compassionate healing space.” At City Pop Egleston, 3195 Washington St., Boston.
7 p.m. “Open Organizing Meeting for the 12/5 Boston Student Walkout.” Student organizers from across the city gather to plan a mass student walk out scheduled for Dec. 5. At Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston.
7 p.m. Maine Democratic Socialists meet at Portland City Hall to plan ways to build their chapter.
Tuesday, Nov. 22
7 a.m. “Bikes Mean Business Breakfast.” MassBike hosts a presentation on “ways leading companies profit through the integration of bicycles into their culture and their work space.”
Noon. “Symposium on Art for Cultural Inclusion.” Arts Connect International and UMass Boston are hosting presentations to discuss inclusion and “address the cultural equity gap in our Boston community and beyond, by promoting cross-sector and multi-disciplinary approaches to building and supporting inclusive communities.” At UMass Boston’s Campus Center.
6:30 p.m. “Creating Together Lecture Series: The Human Issue of Immigration.” Hera Gallery in Wakefield, Rhode Island, hosts a talk by Michael T. Doyle, executive director of the Immigration Advocacy and Support Center in New London, Connecticut.
7 p.m. “Arts for Change: Open Community Meeting.” Press Pass TV, 10 Warren St., Boston, invites artists and collaborators to “share ideas of how to respond to what our friends at the Design Studio for Social Intervention call a ‘Social Emergency.’”
Wednesday, Nov. 23
6 p.m. “BAGLY’s November Pot Luck Dinner.” The Boston Alliance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Youth hosts this meal, preceded by an appearance by
Antonia Amprino, author of “Words of Fire: Women Loving Women in Latin America.” At Community Church of Boston.
8:30 p.m. “Feminist Art Wednesday: ‘Friendsgiving.’” Feminists of Salem host performers, poets, musicians, crafters and artists at Koto Asian Grill, 90 Washington St., Salem, Massachusetts.
Thursday, Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day
9 a.m. “Jamaica Pond Solidarity Stroll.” A group going by the name We Stand Together Boston invites people to “join together in the morning to walk around our beautiful Pond in solidartity against hate and violence.” At Jamaica Pond, Boston.
Noon. “47th Annual National Day of Mourning 2016.” United American Indians of New England hosts its annual Thanksgiving protest at Cole’s Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts. “Native Americans do not celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims and other European settlers. Thanksgiving day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture.”
Friday, Nov. 25
5 p.m. The Museum Independent Security Union, representing guards at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, protests on Huntington Avenue, out front of the institution, as part of its ongoing contract fight with the museum.
7 p.m. “Night of Remembrance and Light.” Anna’s Pals, non-profit supporting hospitalized children and their families, aims to “wrap [Boston’s Jamaica] Pond in candle light. We will line the pond and light our candles one by one until the circle is complete.” Including singing by a student chorus and hot chocolate.
Saturday, Nov. 26
6 p.m. “Youth Against LePage Rally for Unity” at Monument Square in Portland, Maine. A rally in opposition to Maine Governor Paul LePage. “Let us come together and show that Maine is not defined by our governor, and that we are an inclusive community who welcomes all.”
Sunday, Nov. 27
3 p.m. “Black&Pink Downtown Volunteer Drop-In.” Black & Pink—“an open family of LGBTQ prisoners and ‘free world’ allies who support each other” and “work toward the abolition of the prison industrial complex”—writes correspondence to “our incarcerated family.” At Encuentro 5, 9A Hamilton Place, Boston.
8 p.m. “You Don’t Have To Live Like A Refugee vol.1.” Benefit show for The International Refugee Assistance Project. At Aurora in Providence.
Tuesday, Nov. 29
Noon. “International Day of Solidarity with Palestine.” The Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights, the Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine and United for Justice with Peace invite them to this “stand out” at the Downtown Crossing MBTA station in Boston.
2 p.m. “2016 Gold Star Families Tree Dedication & Holiday Reception.” The tree at the Massachusetts State House “pays tribute to all Massachusetts Service Members who gave their lives in service to our Nation and the families who carry their legacy forward. Photos and messages from loved ones will be displayed on the tree.” Santa Claus will visit. A holiday reception follows the dedication.
5 p.m. “Ally Skills Workshop: Combatting Sexism and Transphobia.” Free training to “helping people recognize sexist or transphobic patterns, develop language to call out casual sexism and transphobia, and respond to uncomfortable situations.” At Jackson Mann Community Center, 500 Cambridge St., Allston, Boston.
6:30 p.m. “Trump vs. Justice for Palestine.” Jewish Voice for Peace Boston meets to “discuss the post-election future of Jewish community organizing for Palestinian rights.” At the Democracy Center in Cambridge.
Wednesday, Nov. 30
6 p.m. “APIs for Black Lives Direct Action/Support Meeting.” A meeting to discuss “direct action and support for black-led racial justice organizations in the Boston area.” At Asian American Resource Workshop, 42 Charles St., Dorchester.
6 p.m. “Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet.” Megan Epler Wood, director of Harvard’s International Sustainable Tourism Initiative and author of “Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet,” will discuss “reforms required to lower tourism’s impacts and protect the health of local populations, ecosystems, cultures, and monuments worldwide.” At Harvard’s Museum of Natural History in Cambridge. Free.
6 p.m. “Stand with Standing Rock – Providence Musicians and Yogis Unite.” An evening of “sound, yoga, dance and community” to support the pipeline protest. At Alchemy in Providence.
7 p.m. “BAGLY World AIDS Day Events.” The Boston Alliance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Youth meets to hear “stories of People living with HIV and all come together and clear up the misconceptions of the reality of HIV.” At BAGLY, 14 Beacon St., Boston.
7:30 p.m. “Burren Annual Benefit For Somerville Homeless Coalition.” A night of music to support the coalition. At the Burren in Somerville.
Thursday, Dec. 1
Midnight. “25th Medicine Wheel Vigil” at the Boston Center for the Arts, a 24-hour event to honor those affected by HIV/AIDS.
Pictured at top:
‘BOSTON STANDS WITH STANDING ROCK’ RALLY AND MARCH
at Boston Common on November 10th, 2016. Copyright 2016 Greg Cook.
