Past Events

SUPPORT OUR MUSLIM NEIGHBORS Back the Muslim community which is facing escalating bigotry and hate by building relationships with Muslim individuals and organizations Fight Islamophobia on an individual and collective level, with emphasis on dismantling […]

Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill, Professor of theology at Boston College, was one of the leaders of last April’s Vatican 3-day international symposium on Nonviolence and Just Peace.  The symposium recommended that the Catholic Church drop its teaching […]

U.S. Foreign Policy: Intervention or Restraint? What can we expect from President Trump? Stephen Kinzer, author and journalist, will answer these questions when he discusses his new book The True Flag. Are Americans imperialist or isolationist? Whether […]

On January 21, 2017, we will unite in Boston to march in solidarity with communities most affected by the hate, intolerance and acts of violence being perpetrated throughout the nation — among many are communities […]

#ResistTrump !! #OccupyInauguration !! Trump’s victory in the presidential election was a profound shock to tens of millions of progressive workers, young people, immigrants, women, people of color, Muslims, and LGBTQ people across the U.S. […]

First Parish Watertown and Progressive Watertown will host a Sign, Banner, and Sash-making Workshop for those attending the marches in Boston and Washington, D.C.  The marches are scheduled for January 21. The Sign, Banner, and […]