The Other Side of the Rainbow: Reflections on Pride Month
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence’s Community Engagement Coordinator, Sydney Carter, reflects on Pride month and support for the LGBTQ+ community.
Category: Current Events
Reach for the Stars Gala 2023
Together at last! Our Reach for the Stars Gala event was held in person for the first time in three years on April 29, 2023 at the inspirational Artists for Humanity Epicenter in South Boston. Highlights of the evening included a powerful, heartrending presentation by our keynote speaker, a domestic violence survivor. Additionally, there was a resounding tribute and standing ovation to our former Executive Director, Laura…
Vote YES ON 4
After more than a decade of advocacy, REACH Beyond Domestic Violence and Latinas Know Your Rights celebrated the long-awaited signing of the Work and Family Mobility Act (WFMA) passed on May 26, 2022. The commonsense WFMA bill allows drivers, regardless of immigration status, to obtain a driver’s license and car insurance to increase safe mobility, while also improving road safety for everyone in Massachusetts. Passing WFMA…
My Mom Already Fought For This
On Friday, I opened my email to this message from a dear friend of my mother. My mom died in 2020… Thinking about Sandy as I watch this unfold. And you. And her granddaughters. One of those granddaughters – my daughter – texted me from a rally in NYC with a photo of a sign held by another protester… SERIOUSLY? My MOM already FOUGHT for THIS!!…
Longing for a safe space
Time and time again, this country has shown black Americans that they do not have a safe space. Not when walking home with a bag of skittles, not when playing with nerf guns at the park, not when getting pulled over by police, and not when sound asleep in their own apartment.
More than one year ago today
Well over a year ago, my REACH colleagues and I accepted the reality that we would be doing…
2021 Immigrants’ Day
On Tuesday May 4th, immigrants, refugees, and their supporters virtually descended on the Massachusetts State House for…
How Volunteers Stayed Connected When the World was 6 feet apart
Volunteers continued to step up and help, even when the world stayed 6 feet apart.
The White Ribbon Campaign: Promoting healthy masculinity
The White Ribbon Campaign is a global movement of men and boys working to end men’s violence…
Bridgerton and Sex Education
As shown in Bridgerton, parents may want to talk to their children about sex but may not know…
