BVOCAL

Rehearsal - Farnsworth House, JP
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Farnsworth House Community Room, 90 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, United States
free on-street parking on nearby streets; short walk from Forest Hills Station.
This will be the Dress Rehearsal for a planned Flash Mob. Details later!

First Amendment Flash Mob [NEW DATE]
2025-12-13 11:00 - 13:00 | MA
Saturday, December 13 is the new date for the First Amendment Flash Mobs!
Approximately 11am-1pm, at two shopping malls in the greater Boston area.
SIGN UP HERE, Even if you already signed up, you need to sign up again.
Here’s why we made the change:
We have a professional and very talented filmmaker on board to produce a video of the flash mobs that will be ready to post on social media on December 15, the date on which the First Amendment was ratified in 1791. He needs time to do his editing magic. Our plan is to share the video with several key national pro-democracy organizations so there’s great potential for showing the video far and wide.
These flash mobs are a way to bring our message into a public space (not just a rally of the already-activated) and to have fun doing it! We will be taking our First Amendment song and our message into at least two shopping malls during the height of the holiday shopping season. Having a video ready to post on the actual anniversary is even more impactful. The consequences are grave if we allow the rights enshrined in the first amendment to be slowly dismantled.
Join the fun! A dress rehearsal on Wednesday, December 10 (already on the BVOCAL fall schedule), while not required, is strongly encouraged.

Rehearsal and Annual Meeting - Boston Workers Circle, Brookline
2026-01-10 15:00 - 17:30 | Boston Workers Circle, 6 Webster St., Brookline, MA, 02446
Our first rehearsal of 2026 will take place from 3-4:30pm, followed by our first ever annual meeting from 4:30-5:30pm. Join us for one or both. BVOCAL is almost one-year old, and it’s time to take stock of what we’ve accomplished and build community for the struggles ahead. If you’re able, please bring a sweet or savory treat or a beverage to share.

Location: Boston Workers Circle, 6 Webster St. (metered as well as free on-street parking on nearby streets; short walk from Green Line C train)

Rehearsal - Farnsworth House, JP
2026-01-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Farnsworth House Community Room, 90 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, United States
free on-street parking on nearby streets; short walk from Forest Hills Station

De-ICE Citizens Coalition Leafleting
2026-01-24 11:00 - 12:00 | MA
The De-ICE Citizens Coalition will be doing informational leafleting at multiple Citizens Bank branches across MA. As part of the national Boycott Citizens campaign, they are calling on Citizens to stop financing private prisons and ICE detention centers. We will lead singing to help engage customers in front of several bank branches in the Cambridge/Boston area. Sign Up to Show Up.

Rehearsal - Friends Meeting House, Cambridge
2026-01-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
ample free parking available in the U-shaped driveway

ICE Out of Everywhere Rally
2026-01-31 11:30 - 12:30 | McCormack Building (state offices), 1 Ashburton Place, Boston
This Saturday, a broad coalition of Boston-area organizations is gathering on Boston Common to demand that Massachusetts end all cooperation with ICE. SIGN UP
BVOCAL will meet at 11:15am (sharp) at McCormack Building closer to stage area.

Rehearsal – Boston Workers Circle, Brookline
2026-02-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Boston Workers Circle, 6 Webster St., Brookline, MA, 02446
metered as well as free on-street parking on nearby streets; short walk from Green Line C train

Boston Workers Circle Sunday School Immigration Rights Protest
2026-02-08 14:30 - 15:30 | State House, 24 Beacon St, Boston, MA, 02133, United States
The 5th grade class of the Boston Workers Circle Sunday School, in collaboration with NUBE (Neighbors United for a Better East Boston), will lead a protest for immigrant justice.
They will be calling on the courts to not aid ICE in their arrests and calling on the legislature to pass laws requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to make arrests at court.
The protest will take place in front of the State House.
Our singing will support this annual youth-led protest. Sign Up to Show Up.

Families for Justice As Healing (FJAH) - State House
2026-02-12 16:30 - 18:00 | State House, 24 Beacon St, Boston, MA, 02133, United States
Families for Justice As Healing (FJAH) is holding its annual Valentine’s Day vigil in front of the State House.
Dedicated to ending the incarceration of women and girls, FJAH members and community supporters will gather to show love to incarcerated women and their families.
This year’s vigil will also connect the dots between incarceration and deportation. We will go straight from the vigil to the BVOCAL rehearsal in JP. Sign Up to Show Up.

Rehearsal – Farnsworth House, JP
2026-02-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Farnsworth House Community Room, 90 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, United States

ICE Out Of Watertown
2026-02-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Watertown Square, Watertown, MA, United States
Indivisible Progressive Watertown is holding a standout for Valentine’s Day.
Their focus will be on love – our neighbors, country, and community – and demanding “ICE Out For Good!”
The standout will take place in Watertown Square, which is a busy intersection, so lots of visibility. Sign Up to Show Up.

Waltham Indivisible - President’s Day standout
2026-02-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Waltham Common, Corner of Moody and Main, Waltham, MA, United States
Waltham Indivisible is holding a President’s Day standout.
The theme is “not our president.” Waltham is a city that has seen a lot of ICE activity and ongoing visibility is important.
The standout will take place on Waltham Common at the corner of Moody and Main. Sign Up to Show Up

Custodians at Harvard University - SEIU 32BJ
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
We will lift the spirits of custodians at Harvard University, members of SEIU 32BJ, who are still without a contract.
After two days of mediation, Harvard management representatives added a disrespectful $0.05 more on their wage offer. Sign Up to Show Up.

** CANCELED** Anti-ICE protest at the Newton offices of National Development Corporation
2026-02-24 15:00 - 18:00 | MA
Event has been CANCELED because the company agreed to the demands!

We will join an anti-ICE protest at the Newton offices of National Development Corporation.
National Development owns the properties surrounding the ICE facility in Burlington, and allows ICE vehicles to park in their private lots. Protesters will stand peacefully on the sidewalk outside the office with signs, and implore National Development to end their complicity with ICE.
Come for whatever amount of time you can give during the three hour window (and remember to leave time for dinner before rehearsal that evening).
Sing up here: Sign-Up to Show-Up

Rehearsal – Friends Meeting House, Cambridge
2026-02-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States

Singing Resistance Community Sing
2026-03-01 14:00 - 16:00 | SEIU 32BJ, 26 West Street, Boston, MA, 02111, United States
The Minneapolis singing resistance has been rising to Stop ICE, and they are calling for singing actions all across the country the weekend of Feb 28/Mar 1.
BVOCAL (Boston Voices of Community and Labor) and Boston Area Singing Circles, along with other local song leaders, are responding to the call with a Singing Resistance Community Sing to learn the new protest songs in community and get ready to take action through song.
No sign up needed. All are welcome!
Location: SEIU 32BJ Union Hall, 26 West St. in Boston’s Downtown Crossing

Tax Revenue Rally
2026-03-06 11:00 - 11:30 | 50 Milk Street – Dowtown Boston
The MA High Tech Council has put forward ballot questions that would cut the state income tax by 20% and limit state spending. The motivation is clear: cut taxes for the rich.
Save Our State is holding a rally in downtown Boston to demand that M&T Bank resign from the High Tech Council. Sign Up To Show Up

Creative Malden - Revolutionary Art Exhibition
2026-03-06 18:00 - 20:00 | MA
Creative Malden, a community-based arts organization, is hosting a reception for the opening of its “Revolutionary Art Exhibition”.
As a demonstration of revolutionary art, they have asked BVOCAL to surprise attendees with a flash mob.
The flash mob will take place at approximately 6:30. Sign Up to Show Up.

De-ICE Citizens - Cambridge branches
2026-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 | MA
De-ICE Citizens will be holding another round of informational picketing outside Citizens Bank branches in Cambridge.
BVOCAL will serenade volunteers as they go inside to close their account. We may even do another spontaneous flash mob inside as well. Sign Up to Show Up.

Somerville Indivisible stand out in Davis Square
2026-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Davis Square, 4 College Ave, Somerville, MA, 02144
Somerville Indivisible is holding a stand out in Davis Square with a focus on justice, compassion, and community care. This is a collaboration between the community and Tufts students.
We will sing at the opening gathering between noon and 12:15.
You can either head to Davis Square after picketing Citizens (above) or just meet us there.
Sign Up to Show Up.

Big Chorus Sing Out for Immigrant Rights
2026-03-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Boston City Hall, 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA, 02203, United States
Choral groups from all across greater Boston will gather at Boston City Hall in solidarity with the singing resistance in Minneapolis and to raise our voices for legislation to protect MA immigrants. We will be singing a simple choral arrangement of Hold On, a beautiful song that has become an anthem of the Minneapolis resistance. Click here for the score and practice recordings.
BVOCAL members: sign-up here.
For Choral Groups:
If you are a member of a choral group that is interested in participating, please designate a point person to complete this form. Participation does not require a formal endorsement by your chorus or congregation. You may simply gather a group of interested members to join the singing. Further details and instructions will be sent closer to the date.

"Resist" standout in Newton Centre
2026-03-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Newton Centre, Newton, MA, United States
The weekly “Resist” standout in Newton Centre, organized by Newton Indivisible and local activists, will be having a one-year anniversary celebration as part of the standout. Folks will gather for the last 15 minutes to hear remarks and sing.
Sign Up to Show Up.

The 30th Annual Immigrants Day
2026-03-18 10:00 - 11:30 | State House, 24 Beacon St, Boston, MA, 02133, United States
The 30th annual Immigrants Day at the State House hosted by MIRA (the Mass. Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition). 600 participants are expected to gather in Gardner Auditorium for music, stories, and action.
Sign Up to Show Up.

Save Our State Fidelity
2026-03-20 11:00 - 12:00 | 155 Congress St., 155 Congress St., Boston, MA, 02100, United States
The Save Our State coalition is calling on Fidelity Investments to resign from the Massachusetts High Tech Council. Boston’s protest, part of a statewide day of action, will take place at the Fidelity offices at 155 Congress St. The High Tech Council is running two ballot questions in 2026 that would cut taxes for the ultra-rich at the expense of working people and the essential programs we rely on. The SOS message: Fidelity needs to choose Massachusetts, not MAGA Tech Bros. Sign Up Here

Waltham Courthouse Rally
2026-03-20 15:30 - 17:00 | Waltham District Court, 38 Linden St, Waltham, MA, 02452, United States
The Waltham grassroots rapid response group, Fuerza, is holding a rally at the Waltham District Courthouse. BVOCAL will sing between 4:30 and 5. Fuerza is dedicated to supporting immigrant families facing ICE arrests. Sign Up Here

Home Care Picket at MGH
2026-03-24 15:30 - 16:30 | MA
Mass General Brigham home care nurses and healthcare professionals, members of the Mass. Nurses Association, are picketing for a fair contract.
One of our very own BVOCAL singers is a member of the union.
They’re calling for patient safety, safe staffing, and fair wages, and contract negotiations have stalled. Sign up here.

Location: We’ll meet near Mass General Hospital at the corner of Cambridge and Grove Streets. See map
