Social Justice Resources

Black Lives Matter action, Wareham, MA 2020.

MISSION: Black Lives Matter is an online forum intended to build connections between Black people and our allies to fight anti-Black racism, spark dialogue amongst Black people and to facilitate the types of connections necessary to encourage social action and engagement, valuing dialogue and relationship building between and among Black people.
OPPORTUNITIES: Political Advocacy, Community Organizing
WEBSITE: https://www.blacklivesmatter.com/

Black Lives Matter Onset https://www.facebook.com/groups/596027584452303

Indigenous People's Day MA
www.indigenouspeoplesdayma.org

United American Indians of New England [UAINE]
www.uaine.org

Cultural Survival
www.culturalsurvival.org

ACLU MA ACLU Massachusetts

MISSION: The ACLU of Massachusetts IPP is a coordinated regional effort by attorneys and different organizations to provide immigrants in Western Massachusetts with referrals for legal assistance and connections to other services.
OPPORTUNITIES: Referrals to legal services (immigration court, family law, workplace, housing, free speech), social services (education, health, family & youth) and advocacy groups (immigrant rights, workplace concerns, community-based support)

Change the Massachusetts Flag

MISSION: For nearly four decades, the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs has worked with a select few state legislators to introduce legislation setting up a commission to recommend changes to the MA state flag and seal--and in 2020, that panel was created and something was finally being done to address the problem. The bill set up a commission of state legislators and representatives of Native Nations within the borders of Massachusetts to investigate changes to the state flag, seal and motto, with the resulting recommendations of the commission eventually moving on for approval by the legislature in order to implement the much-needed changes.
OPPORTUNITIES: Grassroots Campaigning, Native American Education
WEBSITE: https://www.changethemassflag.com/

Nuestras Raices
MISSION: This grassroots urban agricultural organization seeks to create and provide their local communities with healthy environments while celebrating "agri-culture," and harnessing collective energy to advance a vision of a just and sustainable future in the city of Holyoke. Their founding members came to the area as migrating farmers in a place with very few opportunities to match their skills, inspiring them to create a network of community gardens (now 14 in total) throughout the city. Their approximately 600 family members operate urban farms that focus on urban agriculture, economic development and food systems changes. The group also strives to educate individuals and strengthen their understanding of a just and sustainable community food system, with access to healthy food and food justice encompassing the heart of what they do and hope to achieve.