Please join us for our monthly meeting, followed by an optional group dinner. Learn what you can do to help protect Democracy in these perilous times. For location and more information, contact actondtc@gmail.com. We meet at 5:15 for schmoozing, 5:30 meeting, and dinner (pay your own way) immediately following.

Acton's Commission on Disabilities and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is showing the award-winning documentary film, "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution" on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, 1 p.m to 3:30 p.m. at the Acton Senior Center at 30 Sudbury Rd, Rear. Popcorn and beverages provided. Pre-registration is helpful by calling 978-929-6611 and ask for Wanjiku.

Friends of Acton RTC Welcome! please RSVP to Chair or ARTC Officer The Acton Republican Town Committee meets monthly to discuss local, state, and national politics. Our meetings are open to all individuals interested in furthering the principles of limited Constitutional government and individual liberty. Dave Lunger Chair, Acton Republican Town Committee State Committee, MA GOP Middlesex-Worcester

Would you like to learn about alternatives to Open Town Meeting? The 2024 League of Women Voters (LWV) - Acton Area Town Meeting Study Report summarizes a year’s worth of data gathering, study, reflection, and debate over the options available for town governance plus current and future opportunities for increasing community accessibility and engagement. To register for this Zoom seminar and download the 2024 Town Meeting Report on Town Meeting alternatives go to https://www.lwv-actonarea.org. Panelist include: Mark DiSalvo - MA Moderators Association, Gerri Slater - Norwood Moderator, Rob Rosenblum - Ludlow experience, Patricia Lloyd - Collin Center for Public Management.

Diversity and inclusion are under attack. Yet we have evidence that these values are a strength and good for business. Come hear from those who have seen successes of inclusion, diversity and equity in our workplaces and communities. Colette Phillips, returns to Congregation Beth Elohim during Black History Month and will talk about her book, The Includers. She will be joined by author David DeLong, author of Hidden Talent. In The Includers: The 7 Traits of Culturally Savvy, Anti-Racist Leaders, Colette Phillips explores the core qualities that inclusive leaders share: character, cultural intelligence, connections, communications, collaboration, courage, and commitment. With humor and

Please join local historians Bob Pion, Bill Klauer, and Anne Forbes discussing recent discoveries about Acton’s early Black residents. Black citizens were among the residents here when Acton first became a town in 1735 and several fought in the Revolution at the Concord Bridge and other important New England battles. This talk is the twelfth in the series sponsored by the Acton 250 Committee leading up to April 19, 2025. All welcome in Room 204 of Acton Town Hall. For recordings of prior Acton 250 lectures, see https://www.actonma.gov/803/Acton-250th-Events.