Events

Upcoming Events

None scheduled at this time.

Previous Events

• Franklin Celebration of Love and Diversity: Responding to violence with compassion and unity
  October 27, 2024
  4pm
  Franklin Common
  
  Sponsored by Franklin Freedom Team & Franklin Interfaith Council
• A Space to Talk
  December 2, 2021
  
• #LoveFranklin Open Mic Night
  December 8, 2021
  6:30-8pm
  At the Black Box
  
  The Franklin Freedom Team, in collaboration with high school student groups, will be hosting this event (with MCs Mackenzie Atwood and Jamele Adams) which will be a 'celebration of self' - featuring visual, musical, poetic, and speaking pieces that highlight identity and self-expression. It will be offered free of charge for the community; all are welcome to watch or perform.
• Community Conversations: Housing and Race
  July 14, 2021
  An examination of how Franklin's housing policies and practices have fostered socio-economic inequities and worked to reduce diversity in the community.
  Panel participants include: Jim Johnston (longtime Franklin resident and historian), Bryan Taberner (Franklin Director of Planning & Community Development), and Jesse Kanson-Benanav (Exectuive Director of Abundant Housing MA), moderated by Cobi Frongillo (Franklin Freedom Team, Franklin Town Council)
  
• Lessons for Littles: An Expert Panel Discussion on Racism for Parents of Young Children
  June 6, 2021
  Panel discussion with Julie Parsons (executive director of the Cambridge-Ellis School), Dr. Ashley Cameron (Boston Public School psychologist), Jamele Adams (Franklin Freedom Team), Cobi Frongillo (Franklin Freedom Team)
  Hosted by Franklin Area Moms
• Community Conversation: Police Reform
  March 24, 2021
  Panel discussion with Senate President Karen Spilka, State Senator Becca Rausch, State Rep Jeff Roy, Chief TJ Lynch, Deputy Chief James Mill, Dr. Michael Walker-Jones, Mia Story
  Hosted by Justin Bates, Angelina Perez, Town Councillor Cobi Frongillo