Join us at Connexion Church this Sun, 9/28, 1-3PM for our mending skillshare! Whether you have something to teach, tools or materials to share, or want to learn, all are welcome! Some materials will be provided, but bring what you can. Masks required please. Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️

I've been taking long walks with friends now that the weather is cooling down, and I've happened across two of @mutualaidmamas.bsky.social's gardens around Somerville. They're gorgeous and lush, full of so much growth in fairly small spaces -

Help support MAMAS and eat delicious pizza at American Flatbread/Sacco’s Bowl Haven, Tues, 9/9, 4-10pm! $2 of every small and $4 of every large flatbread pizza will be donated to MAMAS to put back into our community, including dine-in, takeout, & delivery. Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️

Huge thank you to everyone came out to our back-to-school free store on Saturday!! This event wouldn’t be possible without the help and support from our free store working group, Food Not Bombs Boston, and our neighbors for donating clothes, school supplies, and other needs.

☎️Join the MAMAS hotline & help connect neighbors to the resources they need! We have 2 upcoming trainings, RSVP link in bio: - Mon Aug 4, 6:30-7:15pm - Tues Aug 5, 2-2:45pm Los entrenamientos se realizarán en inglés, pero por favor háganos saber si desea uno en español y podemos proporcionárselo.

Happening this Sunday!

Bring us your donations this Saturday! And we are still looking for volunteers to help us with this event!

Here's a stunning stat from Families for Justice As Healing, the state leaders in the incarceration of women. We can prevent transgressions leading to incarceration by investing in communities. But that's not the future MA is willing to invest in. Shame on MA. #mapoli

CALL TO ACTION: We're swamped with requests for air conditioners, and we're looking for more people to donate AC units! Check out the infographic below if you've got an extra unit or would be willing to contribute funds to buy one for a neighbor who needs one. Español 🧵⬇️

Our Free Store is collecting clothing AND school supplies at Connexion, Sat 7/19 & 7/26 from 1-4PM for the upcoming store on August 9th! We're also looking for volunteers to help us out, registration link in bio! 🎒✏️👖 Español 🧵⬇️

We are especially seeking size XL+ clothing!

Grab a 🍺 at @remnantbrewing on Thursday, July 31st from 6-10 pm and support MAMAS! $1 of every beer goes towards our community funds. We hope to see you there!

Our next mending skill share will be at @portersqbooks.bsky.social on Sunday, 7/27 from 5-7pm! @portersqbooks.bsky.social will be donating 20% of sales during this time to MAMAS. Please RSVP by emailing [email protected].

MAMAS will be collecting clothing and school supply donations every Saturday this July at Connexion Church (149 Broadway, Somerville) from 1-4PM to gear up for our Back to School Free Store on August 9th, 10AM-2PM (rain date 8/10)! 👗✏️👖📚 Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️

Do you have an AC that needs a home? Does your home need an AC? Email [email protected] or call 339-545-1315 with info about your room/window size, AC size/BTU cooling rating, & if you can pick up or need delivery. Let's stay safe & cool this summer! ☀️🏖️😎 Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️

Call for volunteers! Join CAAS next Saturday, June 28th, to distribute Know Your Rights flyers to homes throughout Somerville. (We will likely meet at 10:00am; to be confirmed next week.) Sign up here if you're interested: www.bit.ly/Somerville-Flyering [1 / 2] Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️

We've got a mending skillshare coming up on Sunday June 29! All are welcome to come learn how to patch, darn, or otherwise repair clothing - no background knowledge necessary! Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. Masking is required. RSVP: partiful.com/e/7MXVRHpBdD...

Do you have an extra AC that needs a home? Does your home need an AC? Email [email protected] or call us at 339-545-1315 with info about your home (room/window size) or A/C (size, BTU cooling rating). Let's keep each other safe and cool this summer! ☀️🏖️😎 Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️

Our Supermarket Sweep is coming up Sat 6/28! Meet us at 11am in East Somerville. Help your neighbors by delivering groceries or gift cards, no car required! Email [email protected] if you can help with delivery, or donate to MAMAS at bit.ly/donatetomamas 💕 Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️

Do you have an extra AC that needs a home? Does your home need an AC? Email [email protected] or call us at 339-545-1315 with info about your home (room/window size) or A/C (size, BTU cooling rating). Let's keep each other safe and cool this summer! ☀️🏖️😎 Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️

Tomorrow! / ¡Mañana! / Amanhã! / Demen! 😊

We’re getting ready for our next Free Store and are accepting donations of gently used clothing of all ages and sizes!👗👖👕 Drop off clothing the first Saturday of the month: May 3rd, June 7th, and July 5th, 1-4PM at Connexion Church (149 Broadway, Somerville) Español, Português, Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️

Visit us @ Carnaval this 📆 Sunday, June 1st from 🕑 2-6PM (rain date Sunday, June 8th)! Find us by the📍East Stage between Pennsylvania and Illinois Ave. Learn more about how to get involved with MAMAS, support your neighbors, browse our clothing free store, & more! ✨ 🎉 Español, português 🧵⬇️

⚠️ ICE REPORT VERIFIED ⚠️ * Location: Parking lot of Union Square Target, 180 Somerville Ave, 02143 * Time: Seen 1:00PM Thursday 5/29/25 * Approximately 5 ICE agents standing at the edge of the parking lot. Agents are plainclothes. * ICE was first reported around 12:45PM, verifiers confirmed @1:10

Join us for another Sunday stroll this weekend! ☀️ Meet your neighbors, build community, and enjoy a relaxing walk together. See you there! ☺️

MAMAS Gardening Collective's Seedling Swap is tomorrow 5/18 at Hyperspace garden! Come say hello from 1-4PM, 42 Elm St, Somerville. You don't have to bring seedlings to get them! If you're looking to round out your garden or just add a little greenery to your porch, we'd love to see you there.

Free Rumeysa. Free them all.

**** Judge Sessions GRANTS BAIL/RELEASE to Rümeysa Öztürk: "The court finds that [Rümeysa Öztürk's] continued detention cannot stand."

Next Sunday 5/11, we're starting a neighborhood walking group! Walk and chat with your neighbors, or just enjoy some quiet company. We'll be meeting outside the Davis Square T stop at 4PM for a ~20 minute walk. The next will be 5/25 if you can't make this one.

We're also excited to announce that 7(!!) bands will be collecting funds for MAMAS at #Porchfest next weekend (5/10)! Here's a lovely map of the bands supporting us, along with porches for Palestine where you can sign the Somerville for Palestine petition.

The next MAMAS event is a hotline training on zoom, Wednesday 5/7 (7-8:15PM). If you want to learn how to connect neighbors with resources they need, RSVP here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Whether you’re fresh from today’s info session or just hearing about us for the first time, there are plenty of ways to get involved with us and build community 💖 Check out next steps at tinyurl.com/MAMASnextsteps

It's Saturday, so it's time for a weekly MAMAS event update! Check out yesterday's post for our next big event: MAMAS Intro Session, tomorrow 4/27 from 3-4:30PM! Events in thread below are great ways to get involved with either MAMAS & other orgs in the Medford/Somerville community.

Join us this Sunday from 3-4:30 for a virtual MAMAS Info Session to learn more about mutual aid, MAMAS, and how to get involved! For this event, we will only have the capacity to offer English discussion. Sign Up Link: tinyurl.com/Welcome2MAMAS (also in our bio) Can’t wait to see you there! 💜

When you feel yourself becoming complacent or surrendering to hopelessness or apathy, remember that everything that exists today exists because someone(s) dreamt it up and decided to put in the work to make it a reality. We can create new ways of doing things, new ways of being, new worlds.

Want to get involved with MAMAS? - Check out next steps at tinyurl.com/MAMASnextsteps - Learn more on our website mutualaidmamas.com

The free store today is just the tip of the iceberg! Here's a list of projects we've been working on this week: [thread below] tl;dr: The world is on fire, but mutual aid groups like MAMAS have water. No one let go of anyone's hand.

Today is the day! Come get free clothes, shoes, and accessories from the MAMAS free store, over at the East Somerville Community School! bsky.app/profile/mutu...

MAMAS Free Store is happening TOMORROW! Can’t wait to see y’all there!

MAMAS’ gardens are looking for garden managers! See info below.

MAMAS is starting a Parenting/Caregiving working group! If you’re looking to connect with other families with children, get in touch! Email us at [email protected].

Help protect our neighbors!

MAMAS is hosting our Free Store on April 19th from 10 am - 2 pm at East Somerville Community School. Come check it out and get yourself some new (to you) threads!

Join us for a Mending Skillshare on April 13th at Connexion Church from 1-3 pm. Masks 😷Required.

Join us for our Seed Swap event in April 5th at Cafe Zing! 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Saturday, March 22 12 noon Parkman Bandstand Boston Common

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and City staff invite you to Somerville's third annual Civic Day! Learn about local government and participate in a variety of creative activities. 🧵

Our next sweep is planned for April, but if we get to $5k in donations before that, we can have one in March. Donate at opencollective.com/mamas/projec...  - or better yet, make a recurring donation so we can plan our sweeps well in advance