Thank you all for braving the heat to make Good Trouble with us last Thursday! We made our voices heard marching down Boylston Street. We had support from nearby cars (who else saw that delivery truck driver honking their horn and joining our chants from work?) and brought passersby into the march with our enthusiasm. Once we got to the Common, we danced to the music of the Good Trouble Brass Band. Then, we got down to business with speakers from multiple organizations sharing what they think Good Trouble means to them.

We hope you all saw the handouts with the crucial calls-to-action: we’re supporting legislation currently being deliberated by the Massachusetts State House that would protect our immigrant communities and work to reverse the damage done to Massachusetts residents by Trump administration policies.

We owe a lot of thanks for this great event:

Thank you to our partner organizations for organizing the day with us: ACLU-MA, Boston Indivisible, Embrace Boston, Good Trouble Brass Band, Indivisible Mass Coalition, Indivisible Somerville, Mass AFL-CIO, Swing Blue Alliance, The New Democracy Coalition, and UU Mass Action.
Thank you to our speakers for articulating clear demands and stirring us to action, recalling John Lewis’ historical activism, and telling us how we can direct our good trouble toward supporting our labor siblings and opposing the repressive federal regime. Thank you for explaining the work that’s already been done to ensure our democracy endures, and thank you for directing us toward the work that still needs doing.
Thank you to Good Trouble Brass Band, the What the World Needs Now Interfaith Coalition Singers, and BVOCAL for keeping the energy up and making it a truly joyful event.

We returned to one of our favorite features from our earliest rallies: collecting donations on behalf of local charities. We collected four large bags of medical supplies, socks, and snacks for the Health Equity Partnership of North Central Massachusetts, CHNA 9, which they will distribute to their community members in need.

Lastly, we made our message stick—literally! Using stencils and spray chalk, we let our messages be heard along the sidewalk and Boston Common’s Liberty Mall. Watch this newsletter for a forthcoming guide to responsible chalking.

Here are some quotes from attendees of Good Trouble events around the state on why they’re out in the streets:

“For me, it’s the bigotry. At this point anyone who voted for Trump is out of my life. I’m here for my kids who’ve been racially profiled.”

“I don’t protest, but I just had to do something.”

“I just can’t understand how anyone could vote for a man like Trump. He’s a criminal, for God’s sake!”

“I’m here to express my dissent and to build relationships in my community.”

Join us in Discord to share your reasons for resisting, or what’s stopping you from being able to!

We can’t wait to see you at our next event, Rage Against the Regime on August 2nd from 12 PM - 4 PM at Cambridge Common, where we will channel our rage into action with a focus on mutual aid and community impact, particularly for those of our communities who are hardest hit by the actions of this administration. We hope you’ll join us for this festival of resistance, enjoy the entertainment from local artists, and learn more about how to maximize your impact. We still have room for groups looking to table, particularly from mutual aid groups, immigrant rights groups, and others who can help educate the public about nonviolent civil resistance; please reach out to outreach@mass50501.org if your group is interested in joining us!

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