“The courage to love turns the tides of hate.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Reminder: Free America Walkout
The Free America Walkout takes place Today, January 20, 2026, at 2 p.m. For information on local gatherings, see our Opportunities to Take Action page.
All-Member Procrastinator’s Holiday Party on Sunday, Feburary 1, 2026
Let’s party! Make plans to join our Procrastinator’s Holiday Party on Sunday, February 1, 2026, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at FUUSN Parish Hall, First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton.
Coffee and baked goods will be served (made at the last minute, of course…). We will showcase the debut of the Soap Bubble Dancers, who will perform “Let’s Get This Stain Out For Good,” created by the Laughtivism Action Team. The Storytellers Action Team will screen the world premiere of their next video.
Bring your passion for preserving our democracy and your willingness to build community. Don’t Sit This One Out! Please let us know you plan to attend by filling out this RSVP form.
Edit: This event was rescheduled due to the winter storm.
Newton Resists ICE Abuses with “ICE Out for Good” Event
On January 10th, 570 neighbors gathered in Newton Centre to speak out against ICE terror. Read more about it in this article.
Help Pass the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act!
ICE has been ramping up enforcement and terrorizing communities here in Massachusetts and around the country. And now it has a powerful new tool: The ability to track individuals across crowded cities using cellphone location data. According to new reporting by 404 Media, ICE recently bought Webloc, a surveillance technology that lets agents track specific phones as the owners move around the city. With this technology, ICE can stalk anyone who has attended a protest or visited a church, store, or school in a neighborhood with a large immigrant population, all without warrants or oversight. The implications are chilling. But unlike many of ICE’s abuses, Massachusetts can stop this practice in our state. Join the ACLU in calling on lawmakers to pass strong data privacy legislation.
Elections Action Team
Actions to take this week:
- Get involved with the ICE OUT For Good Phone Bank on Wednesday, January 21, at 1:00 p.m. We’re coming together to call voters in key states and urge them to contact their senators. These calls can make a real difference because senators need to hear that their constituents expect accountability, transparency, and humane policies.
- Greater Andover Indivisible is hosting Winning in 2026: What Are Our Marching Orders?, a virtual panel discussion on what’s at stake and how we’ll secure a Blue Wave in November. Join on Tuesday, 1/20/2026, 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. on Zoom.
- Swing Blue Alliance’s monthly Frontline Update is a fast-moving briefing where they’ll spotlight three states, three strategies, and real ways you can take action immediately. The next one takes place on Saturday, January 24, from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. on Zoom.
- Re-Engage Black and Latino Voters with Onyx Impact and Voto Latino takes place on Monday, January 26 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Zoom; a discussion with Esosa Osa (founder of Onyx Impact) and Ameer Patel (CPO of Voto Latino) on how to counter online disinformation and re-engage Black and Latino communities.
- Postcards to Register Voters event with Activist Evenings Brookline to encourage people to vote, and other timely messages. Bring someone new to activism and make some friends. Mondays, 6:45 – 8:45 p.m. at United Parish Church, 15 Marion Street, Brookline, 02446 (in person!).
- Postcards to Voters are friendly, handwritten reminders from volunteers to targeted voters, giving Democrats a winning edge in close, key races coast to coast. For example, you can get addresses from Postcards to Voters to encourage voters in Hillsborough County, Florida, to vote by mail!
- The 8 Elections to Watch This January guide from BOLTS includes important special elections on January 31st in Texas in the 9th Senate district and in the 18th congressional district.
Fundraiser for Immigrant Justice
The Lead Sponsor of the Dignity Not Deportations legislation in the Massachusetts State House, Senator Adam Gomez, will participate along with the Choir of First Parish in Cambridge, led by Kenneth Griffith in The Rooted and Rising Fundraiser for Immigrant Justice taking place at First Parish in Cambridge, 1446 Massachusetts Avenue (Accessible entrance at 1 Church Street) on Sunday, February 1st at 2:30 p.m. RSVP to attend this event. It will be open to the community and live-streamed on Zoom. Join us for a reception in the parlor afterwards.
Bridge Brigade Action Team
Newton Bridge Brigade will be out on Thursday, January 22nd, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on the Kendrick St. Bridge over Rt 128/95. Join us every Thursday!
Swing Left JP will be out on Thursday, January 22nd, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Lewis Terrace in Newtonville (as long as the weather and wind chill are reasonable).
Highlanders Visibility Brigade will be out again in West Newton on Highland St. over the MA Pike, Wednesday, January 21st, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Join us every Wednesday.
For more information on these and other visibility actions around Boston, visit the Local Visibilities page.
Rallies Action Team
Join us for our 45th standout in Newton Centre on Saturday, January 24th at the intersection of Beacon and Center Streets from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Saturday RESIST Standouts will continue in Newton Centre throughout the winter unless the City of Newton declares a snow emergency. However, some of our stalwart participants may not be able to stand out in the cold. If you are young and healthy, please consider joining us on any Saturday you are available during the winter months. Bring your own signs. Visit The Big List of Protest Signs for ideas.
Protest at Citizens Bank office in Newton Centre on Saturday, January 24 at 11:00 a.m. Bring signs and help spread the word. Through subsidiaries including Citizens Bank, Citizens Financial Group (CFG) has been a major lender to private prison and detention operators for years, despite a mountain of allegations against them, including abuse, fraud, hazardous working conditions, sexual harassment, medical neglect, and forced labor.
Progressive Massachusetts Meeting on Saturday, January 31st
This will be an interesting afternoon. Progressive Massachusetts is holding its 2026 Annual Meeting & Activists Conference on January 31st. This meeting is open to everyone and includes sessions on Ballot Questions and Elections, The Vote Yes for a Safe Massachusetts Campaign, Immigrant Justice in 2026, and Putting Pressure on DAs and Sheriffs. Register to attend this event.
Storytellers Action Team Seeking Video and Photos
The Storytellers Action Team invites contributions of photos and videos to help us promote and document Newton Indivisible activities. To share media files, please use our upload link. Contact us at storytellers@newton-indivisible.org.if you have any questions or would like to work with us.
More Opportunities to Take Action
Please visit the Opportunities to Take Action page on our website for a listing of important ongoing initiatives. The list is updated weekly along with our newsletter.
Newsletter Contributions
To submit items for inclusion in our Newsletter or Opportunities to Take Action page on our website, please send them to newsletter@newton-indivisible.org and include an image if possible. Submissions will be edited for brevity and clarity.
Brought to you by the Newton Indivisible Executive Committee: Kia, Rachael, Larry, Pat, Erica, Karen, and David. To send a message to the leadership team, use our Contact Form or email info@newton-indivisible.org.