Celebrate OUT Metrowest’s 14th Birthday! LGBTQ+ youth and their families are invited to join us in Framingham for a drag performance, brunch, and Birthday Party festivities. Registration required!
Join us as we connect the community of LGBTQIA+ neighbors in Natick, and beyond. We will gather to get to know each other, learn what's on our minds, discuss the possibility of future activities and meet-ups, and create belonging in these times of uncertainty and uneasiness.
Hosted By Common Street Spiritual Center
Join Spark Kindness, Keep Natick Beautiful, Natick AMVETS Post 79, and the Natick Rotary Club at our community clean-up to improve the environment along the Cochituate Rail Trail in the area of AMVETS, from Rt. 9 to Rt. 30. Connect with neighbors, enjoy nature, and help us take care of this special place. RSVPs aren't required but are encouraged to help us plan!
Come Nerd OUT with OUT MetroWest, friends, family, and community members!
Vote on Tuesday, March 25 7am -8pm.
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) is holding the 29th annual Immigrants’ Day at the State House! This 2 day event celebrates the contributions of immigrants in our Commonwealth and advocates for our legislative and budget priorities.
➡️ Day 1: Immigrant Rights Conference. Tuesday, March 18th, 2025, 9:00am to 6:00pm
Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 Click here to find more details about Day 1
➡️ Day 2: Immigrants’ Day at the State House- FREE event!; Wednesday, March 19th, 2025, 9am - 2pm.: Together in Action: See a cultural performance and hear personal stories from state and community leaders. Speak directly with legislators about policies that impact immigrant communities. Click here to find more details about Day 2.
Questions? Contact organizing@miracoalition.org
Yes For Natick is hosting a candidate forum ahead of the March 25 election, with School Committee and Select Board candidates.
Sky is OUT MetroWest's newest program, running the first Thursday of the month starting in March. This will be a virtual program, that youth can access from anywhere they have Wi-Fi! Sky was developed to help meet the needs of youth who otherwise cannot get to our Framingham or Satellite locations. Additionally, we hope Sky will help us reach youth who may not be out to their communities and are looking to explore their identity.
On behalf of Natick Interfaith Clergy, we are excited to invite you to Natick's inaugural Interfaith Harmony Week. Established by the UN in 2010, World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual, week-long series of local, interfaith programming, observed during the month of February. Through local, in-person house of worship visits, discussions, and celebrations of our community's diverse faith traditions, participants will gain deeper appreciation and understanding of our community's range of religious traditions and build bonds with our neighbors.
Hosted By Natick Interfaith Leaders
Join us on Zoom! Learn how to recognize when Black teens may need mental health support, understand the barriers they face, and discover ways to help them access the care they deserve.
Hosted by Natick 180, Natick Public Schools, and Families for Depression Awareness.
Join us as we connect the community of LGBTQIA+ neighbors in Natick, and beyond. We will gather to get to know each other, learn what's on our minds, discuss the possibility of future activities and meet-ups, and create belonging in these times of uncertainty and uneasiness.
Hosted By Common Street Spiritual Center
This local annual celebration in Natick honors the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his mission to promote kindness + justice for all. Open to all.
Weds, Dec. 18, 6pm
Join Spark Kindness for an inspiring evening and opportunity to informally connect around the unifying power of gratitude!
Come join us for a free fun-filled storytime and a special meet-and-greet with author Nancy Churnin, who wrote the picture book Rainbow Allies. Kids and adults will have an opportunity to listen to a read-aloud, do crafts and coloring activities, enjoy refreshments, purchase PEACE flags, purchase books, and get their books signed by the author!
Hosted by Morse Institute Library and Spark Kindness
Join Natick is United and the Natick Welcoming Immigration Policy Coalition on Wednesday, October 30 via zoom for a forum on Being an Immigrant in Natick. Hear first-hand accounts from immigrant(s) living in Natick - the challenges they've faced and contributions they have made, and explore how to be a supportive community for our neighbors.
Hosted by Natick Is United
How can we make our communities more welcoming and accessible for people with disabilities? Join us for a special screening of "Lives Worth Living," a documentary film that highlights the story of activists fighting for equal access and opportunity for people with disabilities, which culminated in the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Hosted by SPARK Kindness
Join Natick is United and OUT Metrowest for a virtual forum on Being LGBTQ+ in Natick. We will explore how we can be a supportive community for LGBTQ+ teens.
Hosted by Natick Is United and Out MetroWest
Join us for an evening of thought-provoking cinema and engaging conversation with award-winning Canadian filmmaker Judy Jackson. We will be screening Jackson's latest documentary 'Where Can We Live in Peace?' followed by a discussion with the filmmaker herself. Jackon's latest film covers the migrant crisis and is centered on a migrant shelter in Mexico. The documentary focuses on individual migrant stories and humanizes the struggle and dangers migrants face from robbery and violence to exploitation.
FOCUS: Families of color Unite And Support::
This presentation will examine the many areas in which a speech-language pathologist (SLP) can provide diagnosis and treatment. Most people are unaware of the various roles of an SLP working with children from birth to high school.
Dr. Gregory-Martin is an Associate Professor at Pace University in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department.
Use this link to join: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/3708878717?omn=98335371378
Contact Simone Gill, PhD, OTR/L at simvgill@bu.edu for more information
Each year, we celebrate the many cultures within our community through the offering of native foods, music, dance, and performances. This event is free and open to the public and strives to build deeper connections among community members through education, entertainment, and fun.
Hosted by Natick Center Cultural District
1pm- 4pm Celebration on the Common with food, music, and inspirational speakers.
A community Reading of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the slave is the Fourth of July.
Special Guest, Brenna Greer, Professor of History at Wellesley College
Weston United Methodist Church, 377 North Avenue Weston
Pre-register at: Race Amity Day Registration
You could provide a warm bed and a safe place. Lots of help is available to those who might want to host a family or work as a group to host a family.
Join members of Natick, community organizers and service providers to learn about the need for host families to provide emergency shelter to recently arrived immigrants.
Thurs, May 9 at 7:00 at Hartford St. Presbyterian Church and on zoom.
Zoom link will be sent upon receipt of RSVP - use link below to register.
Earth Friendly Fair is part of Earth Day All Around Natick, April 27-28
EARTH DAY ALL AROUND NATICK, April 27-28 will feature:
- Events all over town created by residents, families, community groups, and local organizations with opportunities for all to get outside, interact, learn, and do something good for the Earth, its living things, and each other.
- Earth-Friendly Fair on Natick Town Common, with informational booths and family-friendly activities (details coming soon), Saturday 9am-1pm.
- Repair Cafe (the fix is free!) at Natick Community Center, Saturday 2:30-5:30pm.
Please join us for three evenings of racial justice training. This is an opportunity to engage in small and large group discussions in a safe space. Each session will build on the last, as we work together to create shared language, and forge deeper connections by telling our stories and listening to the experiences of others. By the end of the third evening we will have a better understanding of each other, and be able to utilize what we have learned to move awareness into action in our own lives.
Hosted by Natick Is United
Kindness has never been more important and Kindness Week is a time to shine a spotlight on the good that happens every day in our communities, and to inspire people to SPARK Kindness through simple but powerful actions. SPARK Kindness invites community members, organizations, and businesses to all come together to help celebrate our 6th annual Kindness Week.
Join us for Natick Days!
Join us on Saturday, September 10 for the annual Natick Days Festival! The day will be full of food, fun, and entertainment while highlighting the work of the service organizations and volunteers that make the Town of Natick such a great place to live, work and play.
Hosted By The Town of Natick
Each year, we celebrate the many cultures within our community through the offering of native foods, music, dance, and performances. This event is free and open to the public and strives to build deeper connections among community members through education, entertainment, and fun.
Hosted by Natick Center Cultural District
Join us at 10:00 am at the gazebo on the Town Common. At 10:30 am, the group will March to the Morse Institute Library Natick, Lebowitz Meeting Hall, for a morning of reflection, live stream of the event in DC, film footage from the 1963 March on Washington, with music, and live speeches. All are welcome to join at any time.
Hosted by The Town of Natick
The Natick Historical Society is hosting a community read of Frederick Douglass'1852 speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Featuring keynote speaker Brenna Greer, Natick resident and Wellesley College Professor of History. There will be coffee and snacks and an opportunity for dialogue after the reading.
