The Newton Commission On Disability, Understanding Our Differences, and the Newton Free Library will present a fireside chat — Demystifying Disability: A Community Conversation with Author Emily Ladau — on Wednesday, July 9, 7PM-8PM at the Newton Free Library (33 Homer Street). Doors will open at 6:30PM for informal conversation and…
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Historic Newton, in collaboration with Newton Cultural Development, will host a free community reading of Frederick Douglass’s famous 1852 speech — What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? — on Sunday, July 13, at 2PM at the Jackson Homestead and Museum (527 Washington Street, Newton). Guests are encouraged…
The Cooper Center for Active Living in Newton in collaboration with the Newton Free Library hosts monthly LGBTQIA+ socials. The next will be on Monday, July 14, 6PM-7:30PM in the Druker Auditorium at the Newton Free Library. It will be an LGBT-themed Jeopardy! testing knowledge of LGBT history, people, and…
The Cooper Center for Active Living in Newton is hosting monthly LGBTQIA+ socials for meeting, socializing, and celebrating community connections! Bring your lunch, invite a friend. We will discuss a different theme or engage in a fun activity each month. Snacks and beverages provided. The event is for ages 18+,…
West Newton Cinema will show the documentary Sabbath Queen, followed by a Q&A discussion with the director, Sandi DuBowski, on August 3, 4PM-6:30PM (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). Tickets online. Sabbath Queen is a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic…
Although Hattie Kerwin Derrick doesn’t like being the center of attention, Newton officials praised her dedication to inclusivity when they honored her during Tuesday’s Pride Month flag-raising ceremony. Kerwin Derrick, Newton’s Director of Community Engagement & Inclusion, said she felt humbled and honored by the recognition of her work, adding…
On May 29, the City of Newton was among 12 Massachusetts cities — along with the Commonwealth and 13 of its 14 counties — named by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as “sanctuary jurisdictions” that DHS said “obstruct the enforcement of Federal immigration laws, …protect dangerous criminal aliens…
Newton’s 51st Annual Theodore D. Mann Mayor’s Community Breakfast was held on the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst on May 28 to celebrate Newton’s leaders, community, and youth. Over 300 attendees ate breakfast and listened to speeches and music under a one big tent on that sunny Wednesday morning. …
The Cooper Center for Active Living in Newton is hosting monthly LGBTQIA+ socials for meeting, socializing, and celebrating community connections! Bring your lunch, invite a friend. We will discuss a different theme or engage in a fun activity each month. Snacks and beverages provided. The event is for ages 18+,…
The City of Newton will host a Pride Flag Raising Ceremony to honor Hattie Kerwin Derrick and mark the start of Pride Month. The flag raising ceremony will be followed by a resource fair and ice cream. It will take place on Tuesday, June 3, 5:30-6:30PM at Newton City Hall…