Racial Justice Rising (RJR) invites participation in events that we host or are hosted by partners in the community– to further our mission to challenge and transform systemic racism and create healing and justice. Visit the Events Archive page for prior events.
Looking for programs? We create or co-create educational programs funded by libraries and Massachusetts Local Cultural Councils: RJR Programs.
Latest Event
Envisioning the World We Want
Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:15pmSecond Congregational Church 16 Court Square Greenfield, MA
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Film Series on Reparations
Sunday, December, 8, 2024 at 5 – 9 pm All Souls Church 399 Main St, Greenfield, MA, with Grassroots Reparations Campaign Join a community partner, Truth Telling Project’s Grassroots Reparations Campaign, for any of these three events in December for the screening of a reparations themed film followed by a discussion panel and Q&A. (Racial… Read More »RJR and Partner Events
Pocumtuck Homelands Festival Tabling
August 3 & 4, 2024 Unity Park, Great Falls / Turners Falls MA Nolumbeka Project and River Culture present: the Pocumtuck Homelands Festival — a celebration of Native American art, music and cultures! Racial Justice Rising is honored to be invited to table again this year. Flyer for 2024 Pocumtuck Homelands Festival Tabling at Festival… Read More »RJR and Partner Events
Juneteenth Tabling
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 1pm- 5pmBeacon Field, Greenfield, MA, with Mpress Bennu of Moving Mountains Greenfield Juneteenth Event Schedule Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday celebrated annually on June 19th in the United States. It commemorates the day in 1865 when the last group of enslaved African Americans in… Read More »RJR and Partner Events
Reparations Teach-In
Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 6:30 to 8pm EST on Zoom, by The Reparations Collective What are Reparations? Questions and Conversation. You are invited to this virtual event! Free. All welcome. Co-sponsored by WMSURJ and Racial Justice Rising Advance registration required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Pocumtuck Homelands Festival
August 5 & 6, 2023 Unity Park, Turners Falls MA Announcing this partner event in our community: the Pocumtuck Homelands Festival and River culture present a celebration of Native American art, music and Cultures! Racial Justice Rising is honored to be invited to table. Stop by on Sat. August 5th and visit us. When those… Read More »RJR and Partner Events
Indigenous Voices Film Series
November 2022 & On-going Produced by the Nolumbeka Project and Jennifer Lee (Northern Narragansett) in collaboration with Turning Tide Films; Directed by Robbie Leppzer Additional downloadable resources for teachers and lifelong learners are provided. Films are free here. Referenced in Daily Hampshire Gazette here.