NETWORK FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

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LET Wellness Workshop

The NFSJ interns, along with our LET counterparts at Social Capital Inc, participated in a second workshop on Tuesday on the topic of youth mental health. We met with Ariana DePreta, a licensed therapist and specialist regarding the intersection of mental healtha nd sports, who walked us through what mental health is, some common illnesses, … Read more

Intern Field Trip to Faneuil Hall

NFSJ Intern Nicole Han contributed to this piece On Friday, July 28, NFSJ summer interns embarked on a field trip with NFSJ Executive Director Liora Norwich to Faneuil Hall and the Middle Passage Marker. Faneuil Hall was constructed between 1740 and 1742 in Boston’s central marketplace, known as Dock Square, where merchants sold a wide range … Read more

LET Interns Attend Mindfulness Workshop

By NFSJ Intern Hannah McWhan On Tuesday, July 18, NFSJ interns participated in a mindfulness and meditation workshop led by the wonderful yoga and mindfulness instructor, Sharon Marrama. It was an insightful and very well executed lesson on not only how to consciously practice mindfulness in our daily lives, but also how to teach these … Read more

NFSJ Receives 2023 Staffing Recovery Grant

We are so incredibly grateful to have received a 2023 Staffing Recovery Grant from Mass Humanities, which provided funding through the Mass Cultural Council. These funds will support staffing costs that will make NFSJ community arts, culture, and social and racial justice programs possible in 2023-4! 2023 Staffing Recovery Grants awarded over $1.2 million to … Read more

NFSJ’s Juneteenth: Frederick Douglass’s Democracy

On June 21st, the Network for Social Justice and community partners welcomed over 60 people to Mill Pond to celebrate Juneteenth! The event began with a community reading of the Frederick Douglass speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” Following the community reading, the Network was excited to welcome back to Winchester … Read more

Pride Party Fundraiser: Loud and Proud

The Network held our first ever Pride-themed fundraiser last Friday, and what a blast we had! From ripping up the dance floor with DJ Philly2Illy and Covering New England entertainment, to raising a glass in the Griffin Museum for Photography’s phenomenal building, we partied the night away! We are so grateful to our sponsors who … Read more

PRIDEfest Returns to Winchester!

On Tuesday, June 6, the Network for Social Justice—along with event co-sponsors the Winchester Cooperative Bank and Crawford United Methodist Church—will host PRIDEfest 2023 on the Winchester Town Common. Now in its third year, PRIDEfest draws hundreds of people from Winchester, Woburn, Arlington, Lexington, and surrounding towns for an educational, inclusive, joy-filled, family-friendly celebration. The … Read more

Women’s History Month Honoree 2023: Tenisha Colbert

Tenisha Colbert lives in the large grey house that, every year for over 50 years, has been home to eight high-achieving young men selected to be scholars in the National Program for a Better Chance, an organization founded in 1963 to advance the opportunities of young men of color. She and her husband Antoine first … Read more