APRIL 5: Senator Markey to Headline Hands Off! Boston Rally & March

BOSTON HANDS OFF! RALLY & MARCH ON APRIL 5

SENATOR MARKEY & ADVOCACY LEADERS TO JOIN THOUSANDS 

PROTESTING THE TRUMP/MUSK ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY

When: Saturday, April 5, 2025: The march starts at 11 AM ET; the speaking program starts at 12:30 PM ET.

Where: The march begins at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common, and ends with a rally and speaking program at City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square.

Apr 5: Sen Markey to Headline Hands Off!
Boston Rally & March

What: On April 5, national and local organizations are coming together across the country for Hands Off! a peaceful mass activation in defiance of the Trump-Musk billionaire takeover and the Republican assault on our freedoms and our communities. This is an all-in moment for the pro-worker movement, pro-constitutional rule of law order, and pro-democracy.

In Boston, Senator Ed Markey, along with Jessica Tang, President AFT-MA, Carol Rose, President ACLU-MA, and Chastity Bowick, Founder of Trans Resistance will join thousands of concerned citizens from across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. More speakers will be announced in the coming days.

According to the organizers of Boston's Hands Off!: 

"On April 5, We the People of Massachusetts will march in Boston. Because we will always be a sanctuary against tyranny. Because we will protect our neighbors, no matter where they were born or their race or gender or sexuality. Because we will never bow to tyrant kings or fascism. Because in the words of Boston's mayor: "If you come for one of us, you will get all of us." 

On April 5, We the People of Massachusetts will come together to tell the corrupt, cruel, chaotic tyrants in DC: Hands Off Boston! Hands Off Massachusetts! Because We the People means everyone, and Massachusetts is fighting back." 

Who: Boston's Hands Off! is organized by the Indivisible Mass Coalition, Mass 50501, Swing Blue Alliance, and UU Mass Action, and a growing list of co-sponsor organizations representing many groups, causes and communities from across the Commonwealth.

RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/764606/

Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/handsoffboston

Pantherbook: "A Moment of Silence for Parkland" - Mar 14

Alyssa Carolan, Editor of Pantherbook, writes about "A Moment of Silence for Parkland" being scheduled for March 14.

"On the afternoon of February 14th, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. 17 were killed and 14 more were injured, being taken to hospitals, causing this to replace the 1999 events at Columbine High School as the deadliest high school shooting in America. Nikolas Cruz, a 19 year old who had been expelled from the Parkland high school, was the one to open fire. 

This is not the first school shooting that occurred in 2018, making this incident harrowing, in terms of circumstance and statistic. Schools should be a place of safety, which makes instances like these so terrifying. 

In order to practice safety and preparation, Franklin High School will have a lockdown drill next week. The drills FHS practice are a blend of lockdown in place drills and active live shooter drills. In a lockdown drill, measures taken include: turning the lights off, locking the door, sitting in a corner away from the windows, and seeing an exit, and taking it immediately. In an active live shooter drill, measures taken include: barricading the door, seeing an exit and taking it immediately, and fighting back, throwing, trying to be as much of a disruption as possible. 

“We are always examining our drills and our safety,” Mr. Peri stated."

Continue reading the article at Pantherbook
https://franklinpanthers.us/news/2018/02/28/a-moment-of-silence-for-parkland/

Pantherbook: "A Moment of Silence for Parkland" - Mar 14

More about the Women's March Youth Empower can be found online
https://www.womensmarch.com/enough-toolkit

A Great Excuse to Quit Early

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Knock off early!    On Friday, March 21st, we're quitting work early and hope you can too. Please come by to enjoy some basketball, have a drink, make a (re)connection... or all of the above! We're going to have fun and support the Franklin Food Pantry, because it's madness that donations should be so slow this time of year. Most needed item? Shaving supplies. Who knew?     Home court: Murphy Business Tip-off: 4:00pm Ticket price: Can(s) of shaving cream    It's a steal, a lay-up... no, a slam dunk! Let us know if you can join the fun and games.  Thanks!    SHAVING CREAM IS GOOD. SHAVING POINTS IS BAD. KINDLY COMPLY. ___________________________________________________________________  Murphy Business 15 East Central Street Franklin, MA 02038 508-440-5670

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