On Tuesday, June 13, 5-6:30 pm, Boston Building Resources presents The Tool Box, free networking meetup for women in the building trades. Build your network and share your stories. The discussion will center on mentoring: how a mentor has helped you and how you have helped others.   At Boston Building Resources, 100 Terrace Street, Roxbury Crossing. Near the Orange Line T and bike path. On- and off-street parking is available. 

JP Progressives is partnering with community organizations from across the city to host a candidate forum on Tuesday, June 13 at 7 pm on zoom with candidates in the race to be 1 of the 4 at-large city councilors representing Boston. You can register now for that event at tinyurl.com/AtLargeCouncilForum This forum will be moderated by Yawu Miller former editor of the Baystate Banner and long-time Boston journalist. The forum is brought to you by…

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2023 Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in partnership with Dunkin’ in parks citywide from May 2 to June 21. The Jamaica Plain Coffee Hour will be at Mozart Street Playground (10 Mozart St.) on June 16. Visit boston.gov/coffee-hours for more information. Mayor Wu’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours are a unique opportunity to speak directly with the Mayor and staff from City departments about open…

These sessions will be led by an experienced mindfulness teacher and will provide a supportive and relaxing space to explore the benefits of mindfulness in the Emerald Necklace parks. Each session will include a guided meditation, movement practice, and time for reflection. At Pinebank Promontory overlooking Jamaica Pond. June 18 from 6:30-7:30pm

In the Groves: A Summer Solstice Journey: A Story and Music Event in the Landscape with Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb and harper Margot Chamberlain Saturday June 24th and Sunday June 25th 5:30-7:30 pm Arnold Arboretum, 125 the Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA Immerse yourself in nature with ancient tales of trees, Celtic harp and song on this twilight stroll through Boston’s favorite tree sanctuary. Join Oracle-award winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain at Boston’s…

On Monday, June 26 at 6:30pm, Democrats will convene at Farnsworth House in Jamaica Plain, to elect 18 delegates and 4 alternates to represent Boston’s Ward 11 at the 2023 State Democratic Convention. Doors for this event open at 5:30pm and we will call the caucus to order at 6:30pm. Registered and pre-registered Democrats in Ward 11, 16 years old by June 19, 2023 may vote and be elected as delegates or alternates during the…

The July Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter will be held Thursday, July 6, from 5:30-6:30 pm on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 633 Centre Street. Our speaker will be Dr. Jo-Anna Rorie, the Consulting Midwife for the Neighborhood Birth Center, Boston’s first community birth center startup, now in development near Nubian Square; and a leading figure in addressing racial and ethnic disparities in infant and maternal mortality in…