Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition

The Power of Money Management and Credit
2023-02-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Join us for a virtual event presented by MAWOCC and Fidelity Bank. Learn budgeting best practices, strategies to save and build wealth, and how to use your credit to your benefit.

Virtual Political and Civic Leadership Platform Meeting
2023-03-30 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
Meeting Agenda
– Introduce Program Coordinator, Makda Teklemichael to the committee
– Re-introductions
– Update on platform initiatives
– Review of follow up with initiatives, commitments and opportunities for engagement
– Recruit volunteer coordinators
– Next stepsThe Zoom Meeting information is below:
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Momentum: Inclusion - Join Mayor Michelle Wu & Others
2023-05-03 17:30 - 21:00 | In Person
Join Mayor Michelle Wu and other women leaders for a Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus (MWPC) and GBH sponsored discussion about DEI in government and education, and the private sector.
Chief Secretary April English, Mayor Michelle Wu, Town Administrator Lisa Wong, BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper, and The Partnership COO Carmen Arce-Bowen will join us for conversations moderated by Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates and Meg Woolhouse.
Doors open at 5:00, with the event to start at promptly 5:30pm. Reception to follow.
Forum Network events are free and available to the public, but you must register for access.

MWPC PAC Endorsement Application Deadline
2023-05-05 | Online
We are honored that you are interested in the endorsement of the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus Political Action Committee (MWPC PAC). Congratulations on your run for public office! You and other courageous female candidates have the power to transform our state’s elected offices to be more representative of our communities. The MWPC PAC hopes to be a small part of the social movement you are building to achieve gender parity in government. Together, we can advance policy solutions to society’s most pressing issues, including the inequitable public health response to COVID-19, racial injustice, ballot access, women’s reproductive rights, and so much more.
WHO IS THE MWPC PAC?
Founded in 1971, the MWPC PAC consists of pro-choice women of varied personal and professional backgrounds, experiences, and political affiliations who work with the MWPC staff and the regional committees to endorse, support, and elect qualified women in the MWPC’s goal to achieve gender political parity across the Commonwealth.
PAC ENDORSEMENT BENEFITS

Possible financial assistance
A social media toolkit
Social media promotion
Volunteer GOTV hours

Join the Massachusetts SBA Office and Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored event!
2023-05-12 07:30 - 12:00 | Hogan Center at The College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
The Massachusetts SBA Office and Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce are organizing for the 8th year, an educational business event.
The Woostapreneurs Forum intends to connect Greater Worcester to the entrepreneurship ecosystem and business resource providers in central Massachusetts. The conference is designed for existing business owners, budding entrepreneurs, veteran entrepreneurs, millennial entrepreneurs, women-owned businesses, and other underserved entrepreneurs in search of business help. There will be a panel of business success stories, a resource panel discussion, as well as a keynote speaker and the opportunity for attendees to network with resource partners and supporters to learn more about the services they offer.
Who Should Attend: New Businesses I Immigrant Entrepreneurs I Women-Owned I BIPOC-Owned I Veteran-Owned I Millennial-Owned I Budding Entrepreneurs
​This is a free event open to all who wish to attend. Advance registration required.
Supporter or exhibitor registration, contact WRCC.
AGENDA:
7:30am – 8:00am Supporters and Resource Partners arrive to set up tables in back of ballroom
8:00am – 8:30am Registration, networking, continental breakfast
8:30am – 8:45am Welcoming remarks
8:45am – 9:45am Success Stories Panel
Hamid Mohaghegh, Family Grounds
Jesse Silverberg, Multiscale Systems
Natalie Rodrigues, Nuestra
Hejoma Garcia, RE/MAX Diverse
Moderator: Jennifer Hernandez, GEM Marketing
9:45am – 10:00am Break/networking
10:00am – 11:00am Experts and Resources Panel
Jennifer McKay, TD Bank
Josh Lee Smith, Bowditch
Darnell Dunn, Rubric Commercial
Charlie Hipwood, MassVentures
Moderator: Liz Cruz, LABO
11:00am – 11:15am Break/networking
11:15am – 11:45am Keynote: Helder Machado “Hack your Company before the Hacker?s do!”
11:50am -12:00pm Closing and post-event networking

Virtual Political and Civic Leadership Platform Meeting
2023-05-31 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Thank you for participating in the last Political and Civic Leadership platform meetings. It was exciting to see the engagement of talented women. Thank you for your input and commitment, it is greatly appreciated! If you were unable to join us during the prior platform committee meetings, you are welcome to join us on May 31st.
I’ve scheduled a follow-up meeting. These meetings will occur about every six weeks so we all stay informed and engaged. We look forward to your attendance on May 31st from 6:00 to 7:00 PM ET via Zoom.
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Your Voice Matters
2023-06-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition is partnering with Partners in Democracy to do a deliberative session. Through a 90 minute virtual discussion, we hope to learn what justice by means of democracy means to you. Our goals with the deliberation processes include achieving a shared diagnosis of democracy deficits, solutions prioritization, and a sense of community ownership over the democracy renovation process in MA.

Women of Color and Public Leadership: Impacts and Successes
2023-06-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
A virtual admissions event for potential Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy graduate programs (certificate and MPA-GLPP track) for BIPOC and gender-diverse communities and their allies!
Keynote Speaker will be MA State Senator Liz Miranda.
This program is presented by the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at UMass Boston in collaboration with the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition.

Join our partnering organization UMass Boston CWPPP
2023-06-30 | Online
Click here to hear Dr. Tracy Wallach speak about the course she developed for the Leadership and Organizations: Gender, Power, and Authority course.
If you can’t attend an info session and have questions, please feel free to make a 1:1 appointment with our Assistant Program Director, Muna Killingback.
For questions, please email: glpp@umb.edu or call 617.287.6785. We encourage you to complete your online application as soon as possible for a quick response. The final deadline to apply is June 30th.
April 27 Meeting Registration
May 4 Meeting Registration

Virtual Health and Wellness Statewide Platform Meeting
2023-07-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
We invite you to join us for updates and to participate in the next level of planning to achieve the platform goals and objectives.

Worcester Candidates Forums
2023-08-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, 65 Boys & Girls Club Way, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
The Worcester Community Labor Coalition and community partners are hosting in person candidates’ forums for elected offices in Worcester.

Diversity Business Exhibit
2023-09-16 10:00 - 17:00 | Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St., Providence, RI, United States
MAWOCC takes great pride in being a partnering organization for the Diversity Business Exhibit. We are proud to support the vision for a well needed platform for all Northeast businesses and non profits that are BIPOC led, to network, share information, and resources.
Special Discount:
A permanent 15% off Exhibitor booth packages to all MAWOCC members/subscribers using special promo code: MAWOCC15OFF
Nurture your professional connections alongside individuals and organizations spanning the northeast. Broaden your sphere of impact by forging meaningful bonds with the influential trailblazers of the region. Enhance your network and potential prospects as you cultivate authentic relationships during a day brimming with captivating activities and carefully tailored experiences. The Diversity Business Exhibit has several offerings/programming: grants, job fair info, entrepreneurship. I will be moderating a panel regarding Boards and Commissions. Additional resources will be available to small and micro entrepreneurs on the day of the event.

This event will hold Event Sponsorships, a Power Hour Speed Networking Segment, and much more. Register today! We hope to see you there. Please see the flyer below for additional information.

Taking Care of Your Mental Health: Virtual Health & Wellness Forum
2023-09-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
Save the date for MAWOCC’s virtual health & wellness forum – Thursday, September 21st, 6 pm-7:30 pm. The theme is “Taking Care of Your Mental Health.”

Aging & the Prison System Series with Anthony Ray Hinton
2023-10-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Central Community Branch YMCA, 766 Main St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
MAWOCC is pleased to partner with the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, the major sponsor of our 2023 annual meeting, for the upcoming event on October 9th at 5:30 pm, featuring Anthony Ray Hinton – Aging and the Prison System speaker series. The event will be held at the Central Community Branch YMCA on 766 Main Street in Worcester. View the event flyer here.
There will be a free book signing & giveaway for 100 guests. Food & drink will also be provided. Please see below for more details & register here – https://seniorconnection.co/anthony-ray-hinton
Anthony Ray Hinton, author of the best-seller The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row, will visit Worcester, Massachusetts, on Monday, October 9, 2023, Indigenous Peoples Day.
Anthony Ray Hinton is the inaugural speaker for The Central Massachusetts Agency on Agency, Inc.’s (CMAA) speaker series “Aging and the Prison System.” After being wrongfully convicted of murder, Hinton spent 30 years on death row in Alabama before his release in 2015. Mr. Hinton will discuss his navigation of the US prison system and its impact on his life and other older black and brown adults. The co-sponsors of this event are The Worcester Black Clergy Alliance, NAACP of Worcester, The Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, and The Village Worcester. This event will be held at the Central Community Branch YMCA gymnasium at 766 Main Street, with doors open at 5:30p.m. Mr. Hinton will be signing and giving away 100 copies of his book. The event is open to the public and requires pre-registration.
Mr. Hinton was represented by attorney and social justice activist Bryan Stevenson, the author of Just Mercy “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, and the nationally renowned Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. Oprah Winfrey has also interviewed Mr. Hinton several times; his book is one of her Book Club selections.
“Mr. Hinton’s story is one of the most significant failures of our justice and prison system in modern history; the structural violence that Mr. Hinton endured for 30 years on death row in the state of Alabama for a crime he did not commit was, in fact, injustice. With a growing aging prison system of older black and brown adults, Mr. Hinton will provide great insight into how the sun shines after wrongfully being in prison” – Dr. Moses S. Dixon, President and CEO of the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, Inc (CMAA)

Tuesdays with WI - DEI Speaker Series
2023-11-28 17:00 - 20:00 | Clark University – Tilton Hall, 939 Main Street, Worcester, 01610, United States
Join Women’s Initiative of Central Massachusetts and United Way of Central Massachusetts on November 28th, 5 pm-8 pm, for good food, networking, & conversation with guest speaker MAWOCC’s President & CEO, Celia Johnston Blue. Moderated by Joyce Augustus, Chair, DEI Committee & President, JCassand, Inc.

Registration is required. Register today at https://give.classy.org/TuesdaysWithWI

Download the flyer here.

Civic Engagement Series: How to Make Your Local Government Work for You
2023-12-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
Join MAWOCC & Worcester SURJ on Wednesday, December 6th, 6-7:30 pm, for the Political & Civic Leadership Series: How to Make Your Local Government Work for You.
At this VIRTUAL FORUM, hear from guest speaker Cheryl Clyburn Crawford, Executive Director of MassVote and moderator, Celia Johnston Blue, President & CEO of MAWOCC.
Together we will learn how to:
– build relationships with & engage elected officials
– become more civically engaged
– hold elected officials accountable
Register today at bit.ly/civicseries</a

MAWOCC Central Region Meeting
2023-12-07 18:00 - 20:30 | Central Community Branch YMCA, 766 Main St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Calling all women of color in the CENTRAL REGION!
Please join us in person at our upcoming Central Regional HOLIDAY GATHERING at YMCA Worcester on Thursday, December 7th, 6 pm-8 pm.
No registration is required. Invite your friends!

MAWOCC Annual Meeting & Celebration
2024-01-20 12:30 - 16:30 | Hogan Center at The College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Register Here: bit.ly/CelebrateMAWOCC
January 17, 2024 – The Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) will host its Annual Meeting and Celebration featuring keynote speaker Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley and a legislative panel discussion with Congressman James McGovern and Senator Robyn Kennedy on Saturday, January 20th from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at College of the Holy Cross Hogan Center, 1 College Street in Worcester.
View complete press release here and download it here.
Link: Flyer in English
Link: Información en Español
Link: Sponsorship Information

26th Annual Boston Area International Women's Day Breakfast
2024-03-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Simmons University, 300 Fenway Street, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Join feminist organizations from around the greater Boston area in coming together for International Women’s Day, a day celebrated around the world to uplift, and support efforts to advance gender equity, and highlight the achievements of women, locally and globally. Twenty six years ago in Boston, this breakfast was created by women leaders who knew the power in our collective voice and with each year our sister circle has expanded. Today more than 50 organizations are represented, a testament to the importance of meeting advocacy at our intersections.

Women's History Month Celebration
2024-03-09 10:00 - 15:00 | Lynn Museum/LynnArts, 590 Washington Street, Lynn, 01901, United States
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we hope you’ll join us for an all-day, multigenerational civics education event!
The morning session (10:00 am to 1:00 pm) is geared toward elementary through eighth-grade students and will feature round-robin sessions with our collaborators, a hands-on art project with Raw Art Works, and a boxed lunch.
The keynote speaker is Laurie Ann Thompson, author of Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something that Matters! Her Zoom presentation begins at 1:00 pm.
The afternoon session (1:00 to 4:00 pm) is for high school and college students. It will feature a presentation by Fredie Kay, Founder & President of Suffrage100MA, as well as a panel discussion facilitated by Pattye Comfort, LWVMA Executive Director:

“Youth Changers!” with Lena Crowley, Director of Teen and Middle School Programs, Girls, Inc. of Lynn
“What it Takes to Run for Office” with Nicole McClain, Councilor At-Large for the City of Lynn, and Adriana Paz, Campaign Manager.
“Standing in our power, women of color leading Change” with Gail Jackson Blount, Chief Development and Communications Officer, Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center.

LynnMuseum/LynnArts is proud to partner with the League of Women Voters (LWV), Girls Inc. of Lynn, LWV Marblehead, LWV Salem, MA Women of Color Coalition, Northshore Juneteenth Association, Inc., Raw Art Works, and Suffrage100MA.

Sipping Tea with Suzanne Podcast
2024-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Celia J. Blue appears on the Sipping Tea with Suzanne podcast at noon on Wednesday, March 13. Video recording may be found here.

MAWOCC Eastern Region Meeting
2024-05-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Cambridge College, 500 Rutherford Avenue, Cambridge, 02129, United States
Calling all women of color EASTERN REGION members and non-members!
Please join us in person at our upcoming Eastern Regional Meeting at Cambridge College on Friday, May 24th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM ET.
We will be holding an engaging panel about Economic Sustainability with our esteemed panelists:
Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates: Chief Inclusion & Equity Officer, VP GBH
Daliza Nova: Head of Development and Strategy, Amplify LatinX
Ayanna Polk: Director of Community Partnerships Vital CxNs
*All guests to Cambridge College campus are advised to park in the garage at 100 Hood Park Drive. This garage is not affiliated with the College in anyway, but provides up to three hours’ complimentary parking. After three hours, then hourly rate applies. Their rates are published online HERE *

MAWOCC Central Region Meeting
2024-06-13 18:00 - 20:30 | Mount Wachusett Community College, 100 Erdman Way, Leominster, 01453, United States
Calling all women of color in the CENTRAL REGION!
Please join us in person at our upcoming Central Regional Meeting at Mount Wachusett Community College on Thursday, June 13, 6 pm-8 pm.
Register here!

SEIU AFRAM Massachusetts Juneteenth Gala Fundraiser
2024-06-22 18:00 - 22:00 | 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Massachusetts, 108 Myrtle Street #4, Quincy, 02171, United States
Join us for a Juneteetth celebration at AFRAM Mass Gala Fundraiser while we honor, fundraise & celebrate black workers.

ElevateHER: Women of Color Leaders Panel
2024-06-26 17:30 - 19:30 | Foley & Lardner LLP, 111 Huntington Avenue #2500, Boston, MA, 02199, United States
Join Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) and Women in the Enterprise of Science and Technology (WEST) for an inspiring evening celebrating the achievements and contributions of women of color in STEM. This dynamic event will feature a panel of accomplished professionals sharing their personal stories, career journeys, and insights on overcoming challenges in the field.
Engage in a thought-provoking panel discussion on topics such as:

Navigating the STEM landscape as a woman of color
Building resilience and overcoming bias
Mentorship and sponsorship opportunities
Promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Professional advancement strategies and resources
Career opportunities in STEM

There will be plenty of networking time to connect with fellow attendees, panelists, and industry leaders in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. This is a unique opportunity to build meaningful relationships, exchange ideas, and expand your professional network.
Panelists include:

Jennifer Bradford, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Yvette Dalton, Program Manager – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Eversource Energy
April Effort, Vice President, Head of Corporate Development, Vigil Neuroscience
Gail Jackson-Blount, President, Jackson Communications & Vice President, Eastern Region, Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition
Celia J. Blue, President and CEO, Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, Moderator

Given our mission is to promote women’s development and empowerment we would like to offer a free spot in our workshops to those in transition between jobs or who cannot afford the ticket price. Please contact info@mawocc.com if you qualify.

Women of Color Leadership Program Info Session - July 22
2024-07-22 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
Calling all women of color! We’ve got a fantastic free opportunity for you – our 2nd cohort for our Intergenerational Leadership Academy for women of color (ILA) program. Sessions are hybrid, with in-person meetups in Worcester, MA. This program is 12 weeks long and has a mentor component for all participants. Get ready to unlock your leadership potential!

VIRTUAL KICK-OFF TO THE BALLOT BOX Your Vote is Your Voice: Your Voice is Your Power
2024-07-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Online
MAWOCC is partnering with The Massachusetts League of Woman Voters, CIRCLE @ Tufts University, MA Voter Table, & MassVOTE on this virtual event. There will be 4 presentations on why your vote matters especially as a woman of color, an overview of strategies to help increase voter turnout in our communities, data overview on BIPOC voter trends, and the impact of the youth vote.
Please join us for this important and free virtual forum.

Women of Color Leadership Program Info Session - July 26
2024-07-26 13:15 - 14:00 | Online
