JP Conversation with Tito Jackson

First Baptist Church 633 Centre St. , Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

City Councilor Tito Jackson is running for Mayor in November 2017, and JP Progressives invites you to join us in an in-depth one-on-one conversation with Councilor Jackson on July 18th at 7:00pm. Mayor Walsh will join JP Progressives for a similar conversation with our community members on July 20th at 7:30pm (which will be preceded […]

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JP Conversation with Marty Walsh

First Baptist Church 633 Centre St. , Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

MWe invite you to join us in an ayor Walsh is running for re-election in November 2017, and JP Progressives invites you to join us in an in-depth one-on-one conversation with Mayor Walsh on July 20th at 7:30pm (which will be preceded by an open JPP monthly meeting at 6:30pm to get involved in neighborhood […]

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Boston Day of Reparations to African People

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

The Days of Reparations to African People is an annual, international speaking tour to raise white reparations to African (black) people and discuss how we as white people can be in genuine solidarity with African liberation. It is a campaign by the African Peoples Solidarity Committee and its mass organization, the Uhuru Solidarity Movement, both […]

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Immigration Policy and Action Forum

Curley School Auditorium

The Trump administration's recent policy changes including repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), non-renewal of temporary protected status (TPS), child separation at the border, and travel ban of individuals from predominantly Muslim countries and the newly announced public charge policy have left the lives of hundreds of thousands of immigrants in a […]

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Watch Party of Nite #2 of the first Democratic Debate!

Wenham Street Cinema 23 Wenham St., Boston, MA, United States

Join your friends and neighbors at Wenham Street Cinema (23 Wenham St. JP) to watch the second night of the first Democratic debate on Thursday, June 27th. Doors will open at 8:00, the debate starts at 9:00. Please bring food or drink to share and your own chair as WSC is a theater in a […]

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JP Progressives Forum: Policing in Boston

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Join JP Progressives for a discussion with Bostonians who are working to achieve police reform and fighting against police misconduct. We’ll discuss the history of police violence in our city, the current debate around police abolition, and possibilities for the future. Panelists: Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, Suffolk 2nd District Carl Williams, Activist and movement lawyer Fatema Ahmad, Executive […]

How Blue Is Massachusetts on Immigration Policy?

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

The Biden administration’s efforts to reverse Trump’s damaging immigration policies are hopeful --but what are our elected state officials doing to protect undocumented residents in MA? When it comes to safeguarding the health, safety, and legal rights of front-line immigrant workers and families, including those hit hardest by the pandemic, Massachusetts falls far behind many […]

JP Progressives Meeting: Meet the Candidates for Lt. Gov. and State Auditor

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Join JP Progressives this Tuesday, April 19 at 7 pm via Zoom for its monthly meeting. It will be a moderated Q&A session with the candidates for lieutenant governor and state auditor. Register here for the meeting: tinyurl.com/JPP-April-Mtg

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