Tuesday Tip Sheet - 12/2/25
Your weekly update on what's happening around Western Mass |
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WHAT'S COMING UP Events Trainings Calls to Action ICYMI Useful Links & Resources
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Overpass & Other Standouts: Every Day of the Week |
DATE CHANGE DUE TO SNOW! Thursday, Dec 4 @ 6:30 PM! |
Civics 101 – Effective Advocacy with our State Government with State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa
Thursday, Dec. 4 @ 6:30 pm, at Bombyx, 130 Pine St., Florence.
How to effectively engage with the legislative process. Free.
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Western MA General Strike
Wednesday, 12/3 @ 6:00-8:00 PM, Hadley Public Library, 50 Middle St, Hadley, MA Western Mass General Strike is hosting drop-in sessions on Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Hadley Public Library for conversation and networking around general strikes and other forms of economic resistance.
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SAY NO TO ICE Thurs, 12/4, 8:00-9:00 AM at Hadley Home Depot |
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Mass. Dem State Committee Fall Meeting & Food Drive
Thurs 12/4 @ 6-9 PM in Holyoke
More info after you register. |
Indivisible's 2026 Primary Program Launch Thursday, December 4 8:30 – 9:30pm EST via Zoom
In 2026 we’re going to fight for Democratic leaders who’ll fight for us. This call is primarily intended for Indivisible group leaders, but anyone is welcome to join. |
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How to Support Our Immigrant Neighbors Thursday, Dec 4 @ 7:00-8:30 PM
St. John’s Episcopal Church 48 Elm St, Northampton, MA
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Stop Citizens Bank From Financing Private ICE Prisons Public sidewalk on King Street in front of Stop and Shop Plaza, 228 King St, Northampton
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Sat, Dec 6 @ 7-8 PM Vigil and Sing at Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst, 121 N Pleasant St
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Standout at Pride for Migrant Workers Saturday, Dec 6 @ 12:00pm–2:00 pm
Sidewalk in front of Pride gas station, intersection of Routes 9 and Bay Road in Hadley.
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Sunday, Dec. 7 @ 2:00 pm, Easthampton St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 128 Main St., Easthampton
Fundraiser for the LUCE Hotline and Pioneer Valley Workers Center
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Standout for Veterans and All Federal Workers
Every Monday, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM VA Medical Ctr 421 N Main St, Rte 9, Leeds, MA
Park in the VA Visitor lot or, if you have a sticker or are a Veteran, park in Look Park |
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Western Mass Delegation Bearing Witness @ ICE in Burlington
Wed, Dec 10 @ 11 am-1 pm |
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Wed, Dec 10 @ 11am-1pm, Burlington Western Mass Delegation Bearing Witness @ ICE in Burlington. Individuals, faith organizations, and social justice groups have |
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Resilience for Sustainable Activism Thursday, 12/4, 7-8:30 PM Indivisible offers a Resilience Toolkit, an embodied, justice-aligned framework for sustaining activism over the long arc of the struggle.
De-escalation and Safety Preparedness for Overpass Visibility Events Thursday, December 4th, 3pm - 5pm EST
Trainers: Nonviolent Peaceforce & Rivera Sun How to Support Our Transgender Neighbors Friday, 12/5 @ 3-4 PM Offered by Northampton Neighbors (will be recorded and available on NN’s YouTube channel).
Marshal / Safety Monitor Training Monday, December 8 at 6–8pm Offered by Indivisible Haydenville Location provided after sign-up.
Marshal Training - Every other Tuesday, 7–8:30 pm on Zoom Offered by Indivisible Worcester
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NO KINGS.
Check out:
Recommended: _______________________ LOCAL NATIONAL Stand for Campus Freedom/Sign the Petition
Alumni/ae groups are uniting together in this critical moment to build a national grassroots movement that stands up for democracy and protects academic freedom.
Sign the petition and find out more:
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A conversation between Harvard scholars Erica Chenoweth and Steven Levitsky about the struggle for American democracy.
Chenoweth: well known for her co-research on when/how nonviolent mass movements are successful against authoritarian regimes (the 3.5% threshold) Levitsky: author of How Democracies Die, Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point, and other publications.
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Event Calendar - A comprehensive listing of upcoming actions and events and Team Meetings |
CHOP WOOD, CARRY WATER That Zen saying is also the name of a daily email from activist and Substack columnist Jessica Craven. On weekdays she offers a bunch of actions for subscribers to take, such as phoning senators and representatives – often with different scripts for Democrats and Republicans – about issues needing their attention. On the weekends, she highlights items from the news that are encouraging, under the headline “Celebrate This!”
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