December 10:
8:30 AM BARNSTABLE Human Rights Breakfast, SPONSOR: Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission, Hyannis Golf Course, 1840 Iyannough Road
December 11:
6-8 PM FALMOUTH Falmouth Democratic town Committee (FDTC) Holiday Pot-Luck, RSVP: marthajg@comcast.net, 508-548-6525, Dillingham Place, 110 Dillingham Ave.
7:30 PEMBROKE Pembroke Democratic town committee Holiday Party, Bryantville Meeting House, Pembroke, MA 02338
7 PM HYANNIS NAACP Monthly Meeting, INFO: 508-790-9466, Zion Union Heritage Museum, 276 North St. (2nd Wednesday monthly)
7 PM FALMOUTH Ukraine: What You Need to Know, Talk by Matthew Corliss, Peace Corps Volunteer, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth, 840 Sandwich Rd. . :
5:30-7 PM BARNSTABLE Transgender Support Group, INFO/CONFIRM: aburke@fenwayhealth.org, 857-313-6681, Unitarian Church of Barnstable, 3330 Main St.(Rt 6A) (1st & 3rd Wednesday, Monthly)
December 12:
7 PM FALMOUTH Campaign Kickoff, Becky Coletta for State Senate (Barnstable & Plymouth), The Coonamessett, 311 Gifford St.
6-8 PLYMOUTH John Mahoney for State Senate Holiday Fundraiser. Plymouth Yacht Club, 34 Union St. Plymouth, MA 02360
December 13:
NOON FALMOUTH “The Human Element: Earth, Air, Water, Fire,” Documentary Film on Climate Change, Screening, Discussion, INFO: rmgould48@gmail.com, Redfield Auditorium–Peanut Butter Club, 45 Water St.
7 PM HYANNIS Film Screening/Social: “PRIDE”, 1984 Mine Workers Union Strike, SPONSOR: Cape Cod Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), INFO: cape-cod-dsa@googlegroups.com, SEIU Local 1199, 89 Lewis Bay Road, Unit 2.
7:30 PM FALMOUTH Falmouth Forum: The Carter Center’s Work on behalf of Women & Girls in the Developing World, Ambassador Mary Ann Peters, Chief Executive Officer, The Carter Center, MBL Lillie Auditorium, 7 MBL Street.
December 14:
10-10:30 AM FALMOUTH MOVE TO REMOVE Trump STAND-OUT Joins #OUTNOW Nationwide Protest, Falmouth Village Green, Weekly, Bring Signs. INFO: pwaas@comcast.net (weekly)
11:30 AM-12:30 PM HYANNIS Grandmothers Against Gun Violence Monthly Rally at the Rotary, INFO: https://www.capecodgag.org/rally.htm Hyannis Airport Rotary,
December 15:
Noon-3PM SANDWICH Bourne Democratic town committee/Sandwich Democratic town committee Joint Holiday Party, INFO: 7 Old Snake Pond Rd, Forestdale, MA 02644 RSVP: sdtcma@gmail.com
December 18:
5:30-7 PM BARNSTABLE Transgender Support Group, INFO/CONFIRM: aburke@fenwayhealth.org, 857-313-6681, Unitarian Church of Barnstable, 3330 Main St.(Rt 6A) (1st & 3rd Wednesday, Monthly)
6 PM FALMOUTH Racial Justice Falmouth Monthly Meeting, INFO: racialjusticefalmouth@gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/RacialJusticeFalmouth/ Gus Canty Rec Ctr., 790 Main St. (generally 3rdWednesday, monthly)
7-9 PM FALMOUTH LGBTQ MEET & GREET, HOST: Cape Cod PRIDE, INFO: jimmciLvain@capecodpride.org, Flynnie’s Bar 3, 824 Main St. (1st & 3rd Wednesday monthly).
December 21:
10-10:30 AM FALMOUTH MOVE TO REMOVE Trump STAND-OUT, Falmouth Village Green, Bring Signs. INFO: pwaas@comcast.net (weekly)
10:30-12:30 PM BARNSTABLE Moms Demand Actionon Gun Violence, INFO: Barnstableuu@gmail.com, Unitarian Church of Barnstable, 3330 Main St, RT. 6A (3rd Saturday monthly)
December 28:
10-10:30 AM FALMOUTH MOVE TO REMOVE Trump STAND-OUT, Falmouth Village Green, Bring Signs. INFO: pwaas@comcast.net (weekly)
May 30, 2020: MassDems State Convention Tsongas Center 300 Arcand Dr, Lowell, MA 01852
CALLS TO ACTION:
| Speak out Against DHS Entrapment The Department of Homeland Security created a bogus college in Michigan to entrap immigrants; when foreign students applied there to get US visas, a usual process for international students, they were arrested and deported, some of them held in detention centers. DHS now claims the foreign students fraudulently applied for student visas and should, somehow, have known the college was bogus, despite its resemblance to the for-profit universities Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refuses to close. Let’s tell DHS what we think of their actions Call 202-282-8495 or go to https://www.dhs.gov/contact-us. Also, point out to DeVos that if bogus for-profit colleges were not ignored by her department, DHS might find this kind of entrapment more difficult. Call 800-872-5327 or write to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202. H/T Rogan’s List Submitted by Kristan Smith-Park, Indivisible Acton |
| Make a Call for the Violence Against Women Act After refusing to negotiate the House-passed Violence Aginst Women Act reauthorization (H.R. 1585), arguing against a provision which would preclude individuals who have been convicted of misdemeanor stalking and/or domestic abuse crimes from purchasing guns, a group of Senate republicans have introduced their own reauthorization, S. 2920. The bill not only removes the firearm restrictions, but also the provisions for preventing discrimination of LGBTQ people in shelters, and would strip protections of Native American women. Let’s contact our senators and tell them that we want them to pass the House version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act ASAP. H/T Rogan’s List Submitted by Kristan Smith-Park, Indivisible Acton |
| Urge a Conversion Therapy Ban Right now, there is a movement taking place across the U.S. to ban conversion therapy for minors at the state level. The American Medical Association (AMA) has also announced that they are supporting a U.S. ban on this widely discredited practice at both the state and federal level. Let’s contact our members of Congress and ask them to work with both the AMA and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups to draft legislation that will ban conversion therapy at every level. We can use talking points drafted by the American Medical Association here. H/T Rogan’s List Submitted by Kristan Smith-Park, Indivisible Acton |
| Stand Up for reproductive Rights Ohio’s legislation would not only threaten the lives of women across the state, but would set a dangerous precedent nationwide. Tell the Ohio House to reject abortion bans. Furthermore, low-income people have long borne the brunt of aggressive anti-abortion tactics. Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has blocked federal Medicaid funding for abortion services. Use All* Above All’s email template to tell our lawmakers to repeal this dangerous legislation. Then, check out the National Network of Abortion Funds nationwide map and join a chapter and/or donate to help remove financial barriers for people seeking abortions in your community. H/T The Nation’s Take Action List Submitted by Kristan Smith-Park, Indivisible Acton |