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SUMMARY:TBR's 2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Black Response will hold their Juneteenth celebration on Friday\, June 19th. This year marks their second annual family-friendly Juneteenth event\, which will take place from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Cambridge Common in Harvard Square in Cambridge. \nWe look forward to attending this year’s celebration for the first time! We will be there to tell people about the Pirate Party and how to protect their privacy. \nWe encourage pirates in the area and beyond to join us! \nMore from TBR’s event page: \nThe Black Response is hosting its second Juneteenth Festival on Friday\, June 19\, 2026 from 11am-3pm in Cambridge Common\, Harvard Sq\, Cambridge\, MA. \nOn a warm June afternoon\, Cambridge Common will  fill with color\, music\, and the steady buzz of conversation. Community members can spread blankets under the trees and relax\, or explore – tables will line the pathways offering school supplies\, books for all ages\, and food! We will enjoy live performances\, and more: music\, dance\, ice cream\, bouncy houses\, face painting\, and more. \nJuneteenth marks the 1865 proclamation that reached Galveston\, Texas and freed the last enslaved people in the Confederacy. The activities will blend celebration and education. You can experience elements of TBR’s BLM Era Exhibition\, including Oral Histories and installations\, exploring the  layered history of Black resistance in Massachusetts\, including local chapters from the BLM Movement. \nJoin us as we gather in celebration of Juneteenth\, a day of freedom\, remembrance\, joy\, and community. Together\, we’ll honor our history and invest in the future through food\, culture\, creativity\, and connection. Come enjoy: \n\n\nFree ice cream\, pizza\, fruit salad and empanadas \n\n\nArts and crafts activities for all ages \n\n\nSchool supply giveaways \n\n\nFree Black history books for children\, teens\, and adults \n\n\nLive music and dance performances \n\n\nBouncy houses and face painting \n\n\nSensory play spaces for children \n\n\nLawn games\, creative activities\, and community-building for adults \n\n\nRather than treating Juneteenth as only a milestone of legal freedom\, speakers and exhibitions frame it as a continuing call to dismantle systems that grew from slavery: mass incarceration\, economic disenfranchisement\, policing practices that disproportionately harm Black communities\, and structural inequalities in housing\, education\, and health. We invite the community to think about alternatives to punishment (restorative justice models)\, community-led safety initiatives\, and divest–reinvest campaigns that advocate shifting public resources from policing to social services\, mental health\, housing\, and education. There will be information from local organizations\, sharing about their work in different areas. We emphasize collective care\, mutual aid\, and grassroots power encouraging tangible abolitionist practices in everyday life. \nJoin Mass Peace Action\, UU First Parish of Cambridge\, NAACP Mystic Valley\, the Massachusetts Pirate Party\, Reparations Interfaith Network\, Crafts for Justice\, BDS Boston\, Cambridge Housing Justice Coalition\, Cambridge Community Land Trust\, and many more community partners as we come together for this year’s Juneteenth celebration. \nThis event is free and open to all who come in the spirit of respect\, community\, and collective celebration. \nWe look forward to celebrating freedom with you!
URL:https://masspirates.org/blog/event/tbrs-2nd-annual-juneteenth-festival/
LOCATION:Cambridge Common\, Waterhouse Street & Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Black Response":MAILTO:general@theblackresponsecambridge.com
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SUMMARY:2026 Boxborough Fifers Day
DESCRIPTION:The Boxborough Minutemen Company perpetuates the memory of the Minutemen of 1775 and their historic fight for liberty and justice. The Boxborough Fifers Day is their annual event to celebrate that legacy and bring Boxborough together. \nWe look forward to attending this year on June 20th! We will be there to tell people about the Pirate Party and how to protect their privacy. \nBoxborough Fifers Day is at Flerra Meadows\, 400 Stow Road\, Boxborough\, MA. \nWe want every pirate in the area to join us for a fun time outside!
URL:https://masspirates.org/blog/event/2026-boxborough-fifers-day/
LOCATION:Boxborough Fifers Day\, 400 Stow Road\, Boxborough\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Event
ORGANIZER;CN="James O'Keefe":MAILTO:jokeefe@jamesokeefe.org
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