At our back-to-school drives, we're handing out backpacks full of supplies. These events are on a first-come, first-served basis. You can also register for our raffle. Please remember to wear a mask and practice physical distancing.

• Saturday, October 17, 1 - 3 p.m. at Norfolk Street Park in Mattapan
• Sunday, October, 18, 1 - 3 p.m. at Justice Gourdin Park in Roxbury

At our back-to-school drives, we're handing out backpacks full of supplies. These events are on a first-come, first-served basis. You can also register for our raffle. Please remember to wear a mask and practice physical distancing.

• Saturday, October 17, 1 - 3 p.m. at Norfolk Street Park in Mattapan
• Sunday, October, 18, 1 - 3 p.m. at Justice Gourdin Park in Roxbury

Juneteenth 2020 coincides with a pandemic within a pandemic: the challenge of COVID-19 and America’s reckoning with its history of racism. Black Lives Matter.

Beyond the renewal of an iconic monument, we partners seek to educate, inform, and convene community conversations and special programs exploring history, race, and social justice. We hope these dialogues will lead to greater understanding — and ultimately social change which is long overdue. 

Register for the event

Visit the website for more information about the Restoration of the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common.

Refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact erika.butler@boston.gov.

You will learn about the history of acrobatics in China, which goes back more than 2,000 years, and some basic Chinese phrases. Li performs hand balances, plate spinning, ribbon dancing, diabolos, and foot juggling. A limited number of young volunteers get to join her to create an impromptu ribbon dance, and also to try their hand at plate spinning. 

Funding for this program was made possible by the Highland Street Foundation.