* 11th Annual Celebration of Grassroots Organizing *

A lobster picnic to fund Boston's movements for justice and liberation: 15 organizations on the frontlines of Boston’s movements for racial, economic, and climate justice come together each summer to pause and share in the joy and abundance of our community.

Partner Organizations:

• Alternatives for Community & Environment
• Asian American Resource Workshop
• Boston Ujima Project
• City Life Vida Urbana
• The City School
• Families for Justice as Healing
• GreenRoots
• Haymarket People’s Fund
• Matahari Women Workers' Center
• Muslim Justice League
• Neighbors United for a Better East Boston
• New England United for Justice
• Resist
• Stories Inspiring Movements
• The Youth Justice & Power Union

Let’s celebrate another year of the partners’ hard work on the frontlines: sustaining the neighborhoods most impacted by COVID, leading the movement for Black lives, uplifting youth voices, and defending communities from the harms of gentrification, policing, deportations, and climate change, among others. Let’s honor that work by nourishing ourselves and our community, raising $200,000 for our movements.

Event Details:

• The event will be split between two seatings: 1 PM and 5 PM.
• Main course options are Lobster, Chicken, and Vegan/GF Plate. Cole slaw, rolls, and pie will be served to all.
• Beer and wine will be available for a suggested donation.
• Accessibility: The event is on a lawn. When purchasing a ticket, you’ll have a chance to indicate if you have limited mobility so that we can seat you close to the entrance.
• Language justice: Spanish interpretation will be available
• We’ve had to raise prices this year to accommodate increasing event costs. Free tickets are still available to volunteers and to members of partner groups.

COVID Safety Precautions:

• Vaccinations STRONGLY ENCOURAGED (MA vaccination information)
• We strongly encourage attendees to take a rapid test before the event.
• The event is fully outdoors, beneath a tent.
• Contact tracing: We will contact all attendees in the case of a positive COVID test following the event

Besides attending, here are 5 ways you can help grow to the frontlines:

• Be a Table Host or Table Captain, bringing your friends with you.
• Spread the word! Share on social media using this toolkit.
• Volunteer at the picnic on June 3
• Sponsor the event, or ask a company or organization you know to sponsor.
• Donate to the "Celebrate Grassroots Organizing Fund" - Your gift goes directly to the partners. You can click the donate link on the main event page (under tickets) or send a check to Resist, Inc (with “Celebration” in the memo line), PO Box 301240, Boston, MA 02130.

June 10th is the deadline for sponsors, partners, and table hosts/captains reserving their seats.

Contact Liza@ResourceOrganizingProject.org with questions.

Host Committee:

• Karilyn Crockett, Co-Chair
• David Jenkins, Co-Chair
• Khalida Smalls, Co-Chair
• Kelsey Barowich
• Sharon Cho
• Maria Dominguez Gray
• Angella Foster
• Haybi Garcia
• Sashi James
• Renee Korgood
• Jordan Llanas
• Geri Medina
• Elaine Ng
• Jéssica Oliveira
• Neha Rayamajhi
• Jamiah Tappin
• Magalis Troncoso
• James Vamboi
• Nosica Verdieu

Sponsors:

Abundance ($50,000+)

Harvest ($10,000)

Collective Work ($5,000)

• Josie Greene & Glenn Asch

Resistance ($2,500)

• Access Strategies
• Anonymous
• Episcopal City Mission
• Harvard Chan School of Public Health
• The Lazu Group
• United Way of Massachusetts Bay

Joy ($1,000)

• 617MediaGroup
• The Boston Beer Company
• Boston Children's Hospital
• Boston Teachers Union
• Center for Economic Democracy
• Dorchester Bay EDC
• Eastern Bank
• Embrace Boston
• First Parish Dorchester
• Move Money Shift Power
• Phillips Brooks House Association
• Tamarack Media

Trust ($300)

• Boston Democratic Socialists of America
• CERO Cooperative, Inc
• City Feed and Supply
• Commonwealth Kitchen
• Conservation Law Foundation
• Drive By Pies
• Empire Party Rentals
• The Food Project
• GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
• Iggy's Bread
• Jewish Voice for Peace Boston
• Northeastern University Office of City and Community Engagement
• Peak Event Services
• Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC
• Vatsady Sivongxay and Stephen Gray

Compra tus boletos antes del 1 de abril para recibir un 25% de descuento, usando el código “EARLYBIRD”.

Un picnic de langostas para financiar los movimientos de justicia y liberación de Boston. 15 organizaciones en las líneas del frente de los movimientos de Boston por la justicia racial, económica y climática se unen todos los veranos para pausar y compartir el gozo y la abundancia de nuestra comunidad.

Organizaciones Aliadas:

• Alternatives for Community & Environment
• Asian American Resource Workshop
• Boston Ujima Project
• City Life Vida Urbana
• The City School
• Families for Justice as Healing
• GreenRoots
• Haymarket People’s Fund
• Matahari Women Workers' Center
• Muslim Justice League
• Neighbors United for a Better East Boston
• New England United for Justice
• Resist
• Stories Inspiring Movements
• The Youth Justice & Power Union

Hemos pasado los últimos tres años sosteniendo a los barrios más impactados por el COVID, luchando en las líneas del frente del movimiento por las vidas Negras, resaltando las voces juveniles y defendiendo comunidades de los daños del aburguesamiento, la policía, las deportaciones y el cambio climático, entre otros. Vamos a honrar ese trabajo nutriéndonos a nosotres mismes y a nuestra comunidad levantando $200,000 para nuestros movimientos.

Detalles del evento:

• El evento se va a dividir en dos tandas: a la 1 PM y a las 5 PM.
• Las opciones para el plato principal son langosta, pollo y plato vegano. Todes recibirán ensalada de repollo, panecillos y pastel.
• Habrá cerveza disponible a cambio de un donativo.
• Accesibilidad: El evento es sobre grama. Cuando compren un boleto, tendrán la oportunidad de indicar si tienen movilidad limitada para sentarles cerca de la entrada.
• Justicia del lenguaje: habrá interpretación al español disponible
• Hemos tenido que aumentar los precios este año para acomodar el aumento en gastos del evento. Todavía habrá boletos gratuitos disponibles para les voluntaries y miembros de los grupos aliados.

Precauciones de seguridad por COVID:

• Las vacunas están ENFÁTICAMENTE RECOMENDADAS (información de vacunación de MA)
• Exhortamos enfáticamente a les asistentes a que se hagan una prueba PCR varios días antes (información de pruebas de MA) o se hagan una prueba rápida el día del evento.
• El evento es completamente al aire libre y las mesas estarán separadas por al menos 6 pies de distancia.
• Se requiere el uso de mascarillas adentro (baños y cocina)
• Trazado de contacto: Nos comunicaremos con todes les asistentes en la eventualidad de un caso positivo de COVID después del evento

El 10 de junio es la fecha límite para que les auspiciadores, aliades y capitanes/anfitriones de mesas reserven sus espacios.