Tag: Concord
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1,000 formed a half-mile procession through Concord for ICE victims.
Wednesday, January 7th, an American citizen and mother of three young children was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota without justification. Trump administration officials including Kristi Noem, J.D. Vance, and Trump himself blatantly lied about the event to defend the killer and paint the victim as a terrorist. 1,000 showed up…
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“No Kings 2” at North Bridge was fun and inspiring!
On Saturday over 7 million people showed up across America — and close to 3,000 in Concord — to peacefully protest Trump’s authoritarian actions. It was the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.
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Huge crowds showed up for Concord “No Kings” rally.
On Saturday over 5 million people showed up across America — and over 2,000 in Concord — to peacefully protest Trump’s authoritarian actions. It was one of the largest protests in U.S. history.
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You showed up Patriots’ Day weekend!
Concord saw big crowds Patriots’ Day weekend for the 250th and our Rally to Stop Tyranny. Photos and videos.
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Big crowd at Day of Service focused on positive action, not negative events.
Harvey Wheeler community center was packed for our MLK Day of Service: over 150 people came through our doors! It was clear how much our community needed to feel the camaraderie of caring, engaged, and committed democracy warriors. We delivered!
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We chose ranked choice voting. Let’s finish the job!
A home-rule petition for ranked choice voting (RCV) was adopted by about 90% of Concordians at 2022’s town meeting. But the state legislature hasn’t acted. We urgently need to let our legislators know that they must actively advocate for our RCV bills.
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January 6 Rally to Save Democracy drew a big crowd, media attention.
Members of Concord Indivisible and its allies gathered again at First Parish in Concord to hear former governor Deval Patrick, Harvard professor/democracy activist Danielle Allen, and other local leaders, speak about the threats to our democracy and the work we have to do to save it.
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Our first Fall Fuddle was fun and productive!
Our first fuddle (and everyone’s, as far as we know) surely won’t be our last: It was an enjoyable social event, an inspiring political meeting, and a chance to take meaningful action.
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Concord voted for ranked choice voting last year. Why can’t we use it?
A home-rule petition for ranked choice voting (RCV) was adopted by about 90% of Concordians at last year’s town meeting. But the state legislature hasn’t acted. Unless the legislature acts this year, Concord and several other towns will have to hold another vote on RCV next year!
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Stop super-emitter private jet expansion!
Climate and environmental leader Bill McKibben was asked after his recent talk in town about climate change, migration, and racism what citizens in the Concord area should prioritize locally. Without skipping a beat he mentioned the expansion of Hanscom Field for private luxury jets. “It’s the single most ludicrous idea I’ve ever heard,” he said.…
