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Events for October 7 - October 4, 2025 › Politics & Policy

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  • November 2025

  • Fri 7

    There Was, There Was Not

    November 7, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United States

    In THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT, myth and reality intertwine to reveal the lives of four Armenian women facing the loss of their homeland. What began as a quiet observation of their daily lives became, [...]

  • December 2025

  • Tue 16

    League of Women Voters Hosts Congressional Update and Q&A with Congressman Jake Auchincloss

    December 16, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    The League of Women Voters of Newton, Brookline, Dover-Sherborn, Needham, Sharon-Stoughton and Wellesley invite you to join them on Tuesday, Dec, 16, 2025, 6:30-7:30 pm, on Zoom, for a Congressional Update and Q& A with [...]

    Free
  • February 2026

  • Sun 22

    What’s in Your Energy Bill & What Can the State Do?: A Webinar in the “What Voters Should Know This Election Year” Series Environmental Committee, Newton Democratic City Committee

    February 22 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Zoom

    Energy affordability is a key issue right now: bills are sky rocketing, and the Massachusetts State Legislature wants to do something to appease concerned residents. But what is best for ordinary voters? Come find out [...]

    Free
  • Thu 26

    The US, Irish America, & the Irish Peace Process: Preliminary Reflections, Observations & Recollections

    February 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    If the realist theories of international relations were correct, there would have been little or no sustained U.S. governmental involvement in the Irish peace process in the 1990s and beyond. Yet history tells a different [...]

    Free
  • March 2026

  • Wed 18

    A Conversation with Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride

    March 18 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    On March 18, 2026, the Irish Institute of Boston College welcomes acclaimed journalists Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride for a timely and thought-provoking discussion of their new book, For and Against a United Ireland (Notre [...]

    Free
  • May 2026

  • Mon 11

    Representative Greg Schwartz May Office Hours May 11th

    May 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    Newton City Hall 1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton Centre, MA

    Please join Representative Greg Schwartz for his monthly office hours on Monday, May 11th from 10:00 to 11:30am at the Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave), room 211. No appointment necessary. For further information or [...]

    Free
  • Thu 21

    Boston Globe reporter Kara Miller talking at the Waban Library Center

    May 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Talk on what's happening in MA and D.C. now based on her reporting. Refreshments served. Free .

    Free
  • September 2026

  • Sun 13

    Newton Indivisible presents “Making Your Plan to Uphold Democracy in the Midterm Elections”

    September 13 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
    Newton Free Library - Druker Auditorium 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA, United States

    Newton Indivisible presents "Making Your Plan to Uphold Democracy in the Midterm Elections" Sunday, September 13th, 2026 2:30-4:00 pm Newton Free Library 330 Homer St., Newton, MA. 02459 What are the threats to free and [...]

    Free
  • October 2026

  • Mon 5

    Representative Greg Schwartz October Office Hours

    October 5 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
    City Hall room 211 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, United States

    Please join Representative Greg Schwartz on Monday, October 5th from 9:30am - 11:00am in Room 211 City Hall for his October Office Hours. For any questions or to schedule a meeting outside of these hours, [...]

  • Wed 7

    Ballot Question Forum – Single Party Primaries and Beyond

    October 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Join Newton Indivisible and Progressive Newton for a cordial forum and discussion on Massachusetts’ ballot questions, with a particular focus on Question 3, the proposed all-party primary ballot. The event will begin with a short [...]

  • Wed 21

    Talk by Dr. Ashish Jha

    October 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    Waban Library Center 1608 Beacon Street, Waban, MA, United States

    Dr. Jha will talk about public health in the US. He is a Harvard Fellow at the Belfer Center, was a health member of the Biden administration, and is now the Co-CEO of BioRadar. He [...]

    Free
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