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The 13th Annual ACE Gala, sponsored by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Talent & Inclusion Division, takes place on Thursday, November 7 from 5 PM - 9 PM at Mechanics Hall in downtown Worcester. The theme for this year’s show is “The Journey” as we highlight the remarkable steps our students and families have taken to …

"All are welcome to enjoy a dinner of roast beef & fixings with bread, desserts, juice, tea & coffee at Malden High School. Use rightmost entrance on Salem Street or enter from Ferry Street to get into cafeteria.No reservations are needed. The site is handicap accessible. Sponsored by:Project Ezra volunteers Dr. Ed & Dr. Jon Weiner & Friends, Temple Tiferet Shalom of Peabody and Congregation Agudas Achim Ezrath Israel of Malden, and the office of Malden Mayor Gary Christenson.

To volunteer to deliver meals to senior citizens, email Bryna at: bmisiura@cmbg3.com

To volunteer at 9:30 – 11:30 am for senior meal packaging or 12:30 – 4 pm for packaging leftovers, cleanup, loading/unloading truck, please call the BOL office at 781-397-0404."

"Join us at the YWCA from 2 pm to 6 pm for our annual celebration of Kwanzaa! Vendors, performers, candle lighting and more! Learn more about what Kwanzaa is and spend time seeing familiar faces and meeting some new ones.

Towards the end of our celebration, we will have the traditional Kwanzaa karamu (feast). We ask those who are able to bring along a dish to share (no pork please).

Whether you have no idea what this holiday is or you've been celebrating for years, everyone is welcome to learn and share with community! Tell a friend to tell a friend and bring the whole family!"

"Join students and faculty from the Worcester Youth Press Project for a ZINE Opening. The artists will be presenting their published works to the public at an informal opening at ArtReach, 322 West Boylston Street, Worcester. Food, drinks, and an opportunity to speak with each student about their project. All are welcome, including middle and high school youth interested in registering for our next session."

"Join forces with other higher education members and strategize about how we can be “Powered Up in 2020” to meet the challenges facing public higher education and win on the issues that are important to us."

"At this conference, MTA higher education locals will join with other unions that represent classified and professional staff, faculty, librarians, grant-funded workers, and graduate and postdoctoral student employees. Together, members of the MTA, AFT, AFSCME, SEIU, UAW and other unions, as well as student organizations and allies, will hold discussions and workshops related to the Cherish Act, contract bargaining and comprehensive campaigns, as well as critical issues in higher education, including early college enrollment, privatization, full-time employment, the impacts of increased online education, student debt and the austerity narrative. The dinner program will also include a keynote by Caitlin Zaloom, author of Indebted."

"We’re entering the next phase of the Fund Our Future campaign as we continue to fight for funding for public higher education and as we build local campaigns to spend funds provided by the Student Opportunity Act for PreK-12 public schools.

Join us at the second of two Fund Our Future Bootcamps on Saturday, January 11th at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel. Please RSVP at bit.ly/FOFBootcamp2.

We will be bringing together students, parents, and educators from across the state to train together and make plans for the next phase of the Fund Our Future campaign. With $1.5 billion dollars in public school funding coming to our communities, we must take our fight to local school committees and build strong local campaigns that demand students receive all that they’ve been promised and that they deserve."