UPCOMING Events
The Urban Pastorals project sponsors events at the Somerville Community Growing Center and other locations focused on the intersection of climate, racial, immigrant, gender, and queer justice.
Parking and Accessibility: The Somerville Community Growing Center
Please note that parking on Vinal Avenue is by permit only. Drop off and limited accessible parking is available; please contact event organizers. The Growing Center is a short walk from Union Square, near the Somerville High School on Highland Avenue, and accessible via the Green
Building Somerville’s Capacity to Respond
Saturday 17 October (Rain date: Sunday 18 October, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.).
Saturday 17 October (Rain date: Sunday 18 October, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.).
Building Somerville’s Capacity to Respond
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5:00 p.m.
The Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville, MA
Saturday 17 October (Rain date: Sunday 18 October, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.).
Building Somerville’s Capacity to Respond
How do we – Somerville-area residents, workers, visitors, volunteers, and knowledge holders – respond locally with so many national fires bu...
3:00
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5:00 p.m.
The Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville, MA
Date TBA
Climate Convening Series 2026: Somerville Middle and High School Students Taking Action on Earth Day
Location TBA
Date TBA
Climate Convening Series 2026: Somerville Middle and High School Students Taking Action on Earth Day
Postponed from April 2026 due to illness.
In May 2025, Somerville middle and high school students shared their knowledge, energy, and enthusi...
Location TBA
“Urban Pastorals” is co-sponsored by the Racial Justice Collaborative (Diane Wong, founder and leader) and the Somerville Community Growing Center.
This project is supported in part by a Public Humanities/Community Engagement Grant from the Mandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.; and by a 2026 National Arts Strategies, Creative Community Fellows: New England fellowship.
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