Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition

Tuesdays with WI - DEI Speaker Series
2023-11-28 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

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)

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.”

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.

Worcester Candidates Forums
2023-08-16 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-02 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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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

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

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.

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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The Power of Money Management and Credit
2023-02-16 18:00 - 19:00 | 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.

Your Power Beyond the Ballot Box: You Voted, Now What?
2022-12-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Join us for a virtual forum hosted by Charlotte Golar Richie, the Chair and Co-Founder of MAWOCC’s advisory board. Learn how to build relationships with and actively engage elected officials, become more civically engaged, and hold elected officials accountable. Ms. Golar Richie will be joined by Shanique Spaulding, the Executive Director of MA Voter Table, and Khrystian King, Councilor at Large, Worcester.

Cape Cod Candidates Forum
2022-10-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
Meet the candidates for Barnstable County Sheriff and Cape & Islands District Attorney in this Zoom webinar on Wednesday, October 12. Event flier is here.

Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus
2022-09-20 | Online
Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus
Momentum: Remaking the Women’s Political Contract, Part 2. A town hall hosted by WGBH.

Essex County D.A. Candidate Forum
2022-08-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
District attorneys can be the most important people in the criminal justice system. Join MAWOCC for an online discussion with the Essex County D.A. candidates. Event flier is here.

Essex County Sheriff Candidate Forum
2022-08-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Meet the candidates for Essex County Sheriff in this important online event. Event flier may be found here.

Women's Health Forum
2022-06-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Carney Hospital, 2100 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA, 02124, United States
MAWOCC and Carney Hospital present a Women’s Health Forum with an in-person reception followed by a combination virtual and in-person forum featuring Carney Hospital doctors and leading women’s health experts. Flier is available here.

WWOC Women Wednesdays
2022-05-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
MAWOCC President/CEO Celia Blue joins Senator Dianne Wilkerson for this informative discussion on Wednesday, May 25, at 11 AM.

Know Your Sheriff
2022-05-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
Sheriffs have the power to make their communities safer and more just for all. Learn more about the role of your local sheriff at this webinar. More information is available here.

American Rescue Plan Act Funding
2022-05-16 18:00 - 19:30 | 4 King St., 4 King St., Worcester, MA, United States
ARPA funds are available to help communities affected by COVID. Come learn how to access and apply for these funds and have your questions answered. Event flyer may be found here.

International Women of Courage Coffee Talk
2022-04-08 08:30 - 10:00 | Online
MAWOCC is proud to sponsor the International Women of Courage Coffee Talk, a virtual event that took place on April 8, 2022, from 8:30-10 AM. Event flier may be found here.

League of Women Voters of the Worcester Area Women in Leadership
2022-03-30 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
MAWOCC is proud to be a co-sponsor of the LWV Women in Leadership event on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

Women's History Month Celebration Virtual Forum
2022-03-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
Join MAWOCC for the Women’s History Month Celebration Virtual Forum featuring Dr. Yvonne Spicer, the former mayor of Framingham, MA. Event flier may be found here.

Virtual Annual Meeting
2022-01-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Join MAWOCC for our Virtual Annual Meeting. Download the flier here.
