Upcoming NSI Events
NSI Book Club
In July we will focus on selected works of John Lewis (TBA) and discuss the path forward for civil rights and voting rights. Sunday, July 19, at 7 pm.
To sign up, e-mail us with the subject line “Book Club.”
Standout for Democracy
Thursdays, 4 - 6 pm
Swampscott Monument, corner of Monument Ave. and Humphrey St., Swampscott
Every Thursday a group of local activists gather at the Swampscott Monument with pro-democracy signs. The action is timed to attract the attention of commuters returning to the North Shore from Boston.
Standout for Democracy
Thursdays, 4 - 6 pm
Swampscott Monument, corner of Monument Ave. and Humphrey St., Swampscott
Every Thursday a group of local activists gather at the Swampscott Monument with pro-democracy signs. The action is timed to attract the attention of commuters returning to the North Shore from Boston.
Standout for Democracy
Thursdays, 4 - 6 pm
Swampscott Monument, corner of Monument Ave. and Humphrey St., Swampscott
Every Thursday a group of local activists gather at the Swampscott Monument with pro-democracy signs. The action is timed to attract the attention of commuters returning to the North Shore from Boston.
Note that the temperature on July 2 is expected to be near 100F. Please prepare accordingly.
NSI Community Meeting
NSI GOES TO THE MOVIES
Join us for a screening of The Last Class, a nuanced and deeply personal portrait of master educator Robert Reich teaching his final “Wealth and Poverty” course at UC Berkeley and reflecting on a period of immense transformation, personally and globally. 72 minutes. 2025. Directed by Elliot Kirschner.
Followed by a lively discussion.
· Free ice cream and popcorn!
· Postcards!
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn, 101 Forest Ave., Swampscott.
Protest Citizens Bank, Vinnin Square
Protest Citizens Bank at Vinnin Square
Saturday, June 27, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Citizens Bank, 500 Paradise Rd., Swampscott.
After a successful protest two weeks ago, there will be another De-ICE Citizens Bank standout at Vinnin Square. Check back here for info on future standouts.
NSI Book Club
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the June Book Club will examine that pivotal document in history along with a modern-day commentary by Judge J. Michael Luttig on Sunday, June 14, from 7 to 8:30 pm. (Note the change of date.)
Download a PDF with both documents here. To sign up, e-mail us with the subject line “Book Club.”
NSI Senate Candidate Zoom Interview: Ed Markey
NSI Senate Candidate Zoom Interview: Ed Markey
NSI is pleased to announce that we will continue our Speaker Series with candidates for the US Senate! Please mark your calendars:
The candidates will be interviewed by OG Leslie over Zoom with a new set of questions designed to reflect the different nature of the office, the presence of an incumbent (Markey), and the changed circumstances since NSI started interviewing the House candidates in January.
The interviews will last one hour and will include time for questions from the live audience. As before, recordings and transcripts will be made available once all candidates have spoken.
Register here.
Meditation Session (by Zoom)
Sign up for a meditation session with Kathryn on Sunday, May 3, at 6 pm. This is a great antidote for the stress and chaos Trump inflicts upon us! E-mail us with the subject line “Meditation” for more info and to sign up!
NSI Senate Candidate Zoom Interview: Seth Moulton
NSI Senate Candidate Zoom Interview: Seth Moulton
NSI is pleased to announce that we will continue our Speaker Series with candidates for the US Senate! Please mark your calendars:
The candidates will be interviewed by OG Leslie over Zoom with a new set of questions designed to reflect the different nature of the office, the presence of an incumbent (Markey), and the changed circumstances since NSI started interviewing the House candidates in January.
The interviews will last one hour and will include time for questions from the live audience. As before, recordings and transcripts will be made available once all candidates have spoken.
Register here.
Meditation Session (by Zoom)
Sign up for a meditation session with Kathryn on Sunday, May 3, at 6 pm. This is a great antidote for the stress and chaos Trump inflicts upon us! E-mail us with the subject line “Meditation” for more info and to sign up!
NSI Senate Candidate Zoom Interview: Alex Rikleen
NSI Senate Candidate Zoom Interview: Alex Rikleen
NSI is pleased to announce that we will continue our Speaker Series with candidates for the US Senate! Please mark your calendars:
The candidates will be interviewed by OG Leslie over Zoom with a new set of questions designed to reflect the different nature of the office, the presence of an incumbent (Markey), and the changed circumstances since NSI started interviewing the House candidates in January.
The interviews will last one hour and will include time for questions from the live audience. As before, recordings and transcripts will be made available once all candidates have spoken.
Register here.
Group Talk Session (by Zoom)
Sign up for a Group Talk session with Jennifer on Sunday, May 3, at 6 pm. This is a great antidote for the stress and chaos Trump inflicts upon us! E-mail us with the subject line “Group Talk” for more info and to sign up!
NSI Community Meeting
NSI Community Meeting and Ice Cream Social
Sunday, April 26, 2 - 4 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn, 101 Forest Ave., Swampscott
We will resume our monthly in-person meetings in April. Our first order of business at that meeting will be taking the next steps to endorsing a candidate before the MA Democratic State Convention at the end of May.
Zoom Interview with John Beccia
All officially announced candidates for Seth Moulton’s open seat in the US House of Representatives (Congressional District 6, or “CD-6”) will speak to North Shore Indivisible between now and the end of April.
All interviews will be conducted by Zoom. Although the interviews will be recorded, the recordings will not be posted online until the whole series is finished, probably in late April or early May. We encourage you to attend as many sessions in real time as you can. Please note that you can only ask questions of the candidates if you attend in real time.
Registration for the next session is open now. Shortly after each session, we will post the registration link for the next call here and in our Newsletter.
Zoom Interview with Rachel Creemers
All officially announced candidates for Seth Moulton’s open seat in the US House of Representatives (Congressional District 6, or “CD-6”) will speak to North Shore Indivisible between now and the end of April.
All interviews will be conducted by Zoom. Although the interviews will be recorded, the recordings will not be posted online until the whole series is finished, probably in late April or early May. We encourage you to attend as many sessions in real time as you can. Please note that you can only ask questions of the candidates if you attend in real time.
Zoom Interview with Rick Jakious
All officially announced candidates for Seth Moulton’s open seat in the US House of Representatives (Congressional District 6, or “CD-6”) will speak to North Shore Indivisible between now and the end of April.
All interviews will be conducted by Zoom. Although the interviews will be recorded, the recordings will not be posted online until the whole series is finished, probably in late April or early May. We encourage you to attend as many sessions in real time as you can. Please note that you can only ask questions of the candidates if you attend in real time.
NSI Arts and Music Party
Come and make protest signs for the No Kings III rallies. Materials and artist-assistance will be provided. We will also learn and sing the original protest song written for NSI by member Jeanie S. with Denis O, and Mason D. Thanks also to Aviva M., Nancy N., and Linda J. for their contributions to the Music Affinity Group.
Cash bar. If you can help with the logistics, let us know.
Zoom Interview with Jamie Belsito
All officially announced candidates for Seth Moulton’s open seat in the US House of Representatives (Congressional District 6, or “CD-6”) will speak to North Shore Indivisible between now and the end of April.
All interviews will be conducted by Zoom. Although the interviews will be recorded, the recordings will not be posted online until the whole series is finished, probably in late April or early May. We encourage you to attend as many sessions in real time as you can. Please note that you can only ask questions of the candidates if you attend in real time.
Registration for the next session is open now. Shortly after each session, we will post the registration link for the next call here and in our Newsletter.
Zoom Interview with Dan Koh
All officially announced candidates for Seth Moulton’s open seat in the US House of Representatives (Congressional District 6, or “CD-6”) will speak to North Shore Indivisible between now and the end of April.
All interviews will be conducted by Zoom. Although the interviews will be recorded, the recordings will not be posted online until the whole series is finished, probably in late April or early May. We encourage you to attend as many sessions in real time as you can. Please note that you can only ask questions of the candidates if you attend in real time.
Registration for this session is open now. Shortly after each session, we will post the registration link for the next call here and in our Newsletter.
Zoom Interview with Tram Nguyen
All officially announced candidates for Seth Moulton’s open seat in the US House of Representatives (Congressional District 6, or “CD-6”) will speak to North Shore Indivisible between now and the end of April.
All interviews will be conducted by Zoom. Although the interviews will be recorded, the recordings will not be posted online until the whole series is finished, probably in late April or early May. We encourage you to attend as many sessions in real time as you can. Please note that you can only ask questions of the candidates if you attend in real time.
Registration for the next session is open now. Shortly after each session, we will post the registration link for the next call here and in our Newsletter.
NSI Community Meeting
Meeting update: Because of the snowstorm expected on Sunday, the Community Meeting with the first of NSI’s CD-6 Candidate Speaker Series has been switched from in-person to a Zoom call.
Mariah Lancaster will be interviewed by NSI co-founder and co-chair, OG Leslie.
The date and time have not changed: Sunday, Jan. 25 from 2 pm to 3:30 pm.
All members of NSI and registered attendees have received an e-mail with the link. If you have not registered or received the link, please e-mail us, including your name and town. The meeting will be recorded and available to view later.
All officially announced candidates for Seth Moulton’s open seat in the US House of Representatives (Congressional District 6, or “CD-6”) will speak to North Shore Indivisible between now and the end of April.
The remaining candidates and dates will be announced next week.
MLK Weekend Gathering
NOTE: Today’s event is still ON in-person. Given the format for tonight, we are unable to do it over Zoom. We will host additional Zoom and in-person meetings for all who are interested. Thank you!
Join a community conversation on non-violent resistance strategies and how we can prepare and protect our community through peaceful action. Featuring clips from the award-winning documentary, A Force More Powerful.
Beer available for purchase. Bring your own food and snacks.
NSI Social Meeting
Bit Bar, 278 Derby Street, Salem
Come have fun at our monthly social meeting: no speeches, no agenda, no committee reports, just a chance to mingle with and get to know your fellow NSI members. Cash bar.
NSI Social Gathering
Far from the Tree, 108 Jackson St, Salem
Come have fun at our monthly social meeting: no speeches, no agenda, no committee reports, just a chance to mingle with and get to know your fellow NSI members. Cash bar.
NSI Community Meeting
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn, 101 Forest Ave., Swampscott.
For the convenience of our very kind hosts, we have shifted our October Community Meeting. We plan on having some exciting speakers. LT will have postcard packets available for purchase/pickup!
More details to come. Please bring food donations.
North Shore Visibility Brigade
Grapevine Road Overpass, Exit 48 off MA-128, Wenham
Come support the North Shore Visibility Brigade over Route 128 where we share our message with North Shore drivers. Space is limited (due to sidewalk space/parking/safety limitations), so we’re limiting signups to 15 per week. See more details and sign up at Mobilize if you'd like to attend.
NSI Social Gathering
The monthly social gathering will be at Bonefish Harry’s in Beverly, instead of our regular hang out in Salem.
NSI Community Meeting
ICE: NO! Ice Cream: YES!
Our next meeting will feature an ice cream social and will include:
a brief rallying and encouraging message from OG Leslie (“Why We Fight and Why There’s Hope”);
a chat with Kyle Davis, candidate for Salem City Councillor At-Large, who will discuss his perspective on the challenges facing town governments under Trump;
a summary of the MA Democratic Convention that will have happened two weeks earlier;
and an important and informative report from Team Next, NSI’s response to the call for civil resistance and disobedience beyond protests and marches.
Please bring non-perishable food items that we will donate to the Salem Pantry.
Standout For Democracy
Every Thursday local activists gather at the Swampscott Monument with pro-democracy signs. The action is timed to attract notice with commuters returning to the North Shore from Boston. For more details, see Mobilze.
North Shore Visibility Brigade
Sign up to join the North Shore Visibility Brigade!
We currently have a weekly event on the Grapevine Rd overpass on Rt. 128 in Wenham 4:00-5:30pm on Sundays.
The organizing committee picks the message and prepares the signs for that week. Volunteers arrive at 4pm to ensure the signs are hung by 4:30PM.
Volunteers are also encouraged to bring flags to wave while we stand out with our message!
Due to space constraints, we are limiting signups to 15/week. Please sign up for your desired Sunday as soon as possible.
The best place to park is on Parsons Hill Rd, but spaces are limited. Carpooling is encouraged!
If you are interested in starting a weekday Visibility Brigade on the Grapevine Rd overpass, or want to pick another overpass, email bluerevlesliet@gmail.com - subject line VISIBILITY and we will follow up.
North Shore Visibility Brigade is a joint effort by North Shore Indivisible, Swing Left North Shore/Cape Ann and the Marblehead Alliance for Democracy.