Martha's Vineyard NAACP Branch Meetings are the third Saturday of every month at the Oak Bluffs Council on Aging at 11:00AM 21 Wamsutta Ave. Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Martha's Vineyard NAACP Branch Meetings are the third Saturday of every month at the Oak Bluffs Council on Aging at 11:00AM 21 Wamsutta Ave. Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Tuesday, May 21st 6PM - 8PM Oak Bluffs Elementary School Cafeteria 50 Tradewinds Drive Oak Bluffs, MA We encourage everyone to come out and make their opinion heard regarding the removal of Confederate plaques on the Oak Bluffs Civil War Monument. The Soldiers’ Memorial Fountain was commissioned in 1891 by Charles Strahan, a Confederate…
Janet Goldenberg of the Mass. Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence will speak on this critical issue. It is expected that she will be joined by our state legislators and representatives from Island law enforcement and the education system. Rabbi Caryn Broitman will moderate. Sunday, June 2 at 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Martha's Vineyard Hebrew…
The Massachusetts House Committee on Redistricting and Representative Dylan Fernandes are coming to the Vineyard on Monday, June 10 for an informational meeting to discuss the 2020 census and ways to ensure that everyone is represented with an accurate and complete count of all Vineyard residents. The meeting is from 4:30-6:00pm at the West Tisbury…
Please join the Martha's Vineyard Social Justice Leadership Foundation and many other grassroots organizations for the Lights for Liberty vigil to end migrant detentions on our Southern border Friday July, 12th 8:15pm at Edgartown Cannonball Park on Upper Main Street.
Film Society and Exodus Institute will be partnering for the Pursuing The Dream: Refugee & Migrant Film Festival and welcoming to the Vineyard multiple speakers to more deeply explore the themes brought up in the festival films. Together, these speakers curate a wide range of experience and knowledge in the field of refugee…
The Island Wide Youth Collaborative (IWYC) in partnership with the Immigration Resource Center of the Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and the Islands will bring expert legal advice to those on-Island needing help with immigration issues. An immigration attorney will be in the office and is available to provide advice and assistance with forms. Please…
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is an activist, a legislator, a survivor, and the first woman of color to be elected to Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Throughout her career as a public servant, Congresswoman Pressley has fought to ensure that those closest to the pain are closest to the power - driving and informing policymaking.…
Martha’s Vineyard Social Justice Leadership Foundation Presents “An In-Person” Conversation with New York Times best-selling author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and critically acclaimed author Marc Favreau as they discuss their new book Unequal Monday, September 19, 2022 | Edgartown Library | 5:00 – 7:00 pm Unequal presents a gripping account of the struggles that shaped America…