Episcopal City Mission

09/09/2026

11 months ago ECM and our partners mobilized to support Blanca Martinez, a beloved member of the St. Peters/San Pedro’s Church community in Salem, and you all showed up in force! At that time, our mobilization and collective power resulted in a 1 year stay of deportation.

Now that year is up: Blanca’s annual ICE check-in is scheduled for September 15th at 8am in Burlington. ICE thinks they can wait us out. We know better. We won’t give up on our sister Blanca.

The cruelty and absurdity of this system is designed to overwhelm and divide us. We choose not to back down. We know Blanca belongs here.

Faith leaders, please wear stole and/or vestments, and plan to come to the front!

RSVP at https://forms.gle/xVUWUL1N1dWn1jct8

📅Tuesday September 15th
⏰ 8am
📍 Burlington ICE Field Office
1000 District Ave. Burlington MA

09/02/2026

End the Incarceration of Women and Girls in MA!

September 12, 2026 at 10:30 am: Free Her March

In Person Event in the Greater Boston Area (Exact location provided to those that RSVP)

ECM's grassroots grantee and partner, Families for Justice as Healing, has invited us to be part of their 6th annual FreeHer March, and we need you there! Together we are fighting to stop the construction of a new women’s prison in MA and uplifting the urgent need to bring our sisters out of prison and back to our community, especially through clemency. Join us in demanding investment in community-led solutions! A van will be available for those that need a rest or a ride to participate. RSVP Here: https://secure.everyaction.com/x9XSDZ3thkKBfUt7LwsYkg2

08/21/2026

08/20/2026

Please sign this petition in solidarity with National TPS Alliance. Our immigrant neighbors need our support. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/emergency-petition-demand-two-year-extension-for-all-tps-holders-from-secretary-mullins?source=direct_link&

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created the greatest de-documentation emergency in U.S. history. A million and a half Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders are being stripped of their protections as part of the administration’s anti-immigrant program. The Supreme Court decision on...

08/10/2026

Last week, Governor Maura Healey signed the PROTECT Act into law in MA! In the midst of widespread celebration, there is also a lot of confusion about what this bill does and does not do. While it includes many important and meaningful provisions, it also includes carve-outs that allow local law enforcement to still collaborate with ICE.

Want to understand what’s in the newly released PROTECT Act and what it means for our communities? Join us Wednesday, August 12 at 6 PM ET for a virtual teach-in!

We’ll break down what’s in the bill, what it could mean for immigrant communities, and what comes next — with interpretation available in Khmer, Vietnamese, Spanish, and Cantonese!

📅 Wednesday, Aug. 12
⏰ 6 PM ET
💻 Zoom, register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/v6VfFrDqSC6izYfBDtzN8g

Come learn, ask questions, and connect with the movement working to protect our communities! ✊🏽

07/31/2026

Yesterday, ECM and friends joined the MA TPS Committee outside the Moakley Courthouse in Boston to draw attention to a federal hearing to temporarily protect the work permits of people with TPS whose challenges to protect TPS are still moving though the courts. Watch the powerful video of their testimonies at this link!

Advocates for TPS rallied outside of the federal courthouse in Boston ahead of a hearing in a case challenging the freezing of work permits.

07/29/2026

This week, ECM has gone all out for rent control! From building protest art, to taking part in a banner drop over I-93, we've been showing up with this powerful movement that has not let the court's ruling to take rent control off the ballot get us down! This week's actions culminated in a huge rally inside the statehouse where more than 500 people braved the pouring rain to tell our legislators that rent control can't wait! If you haven't called your legislator yet, you still can before the end of the week - use this toolkit: http://bit.ly/44XBrL1

07/28/2026

Join ECM and partners from around the state tomorrow for our final push to get the MA legislature to act on rent control this session!! the courts shut down the ballot initiative, but the legislature still has this week to pass it!

07/09/2026

URGENT: Stand with Our Haitian & Syrian Communities

Tomorrow, Haitians and Syrians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will lose their legal immigration status in the United States, putting countless individuals, families, and communities at risk.

Today, Boston's Haitian organizations are coming together to demand justice and call for action. We invite everyone to stand in solidarity and show that our communities will not be silent in the face of this injustice.

📍 Emergency Rally
🗓️ Today
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Massachusetts State House

Your presence matters. Join us as we stand with our Haitian, Syrian, and all immigrant communities. Together, we can raise our voices for dignity, protection, and justice for Haitians, Syrians, and all immigrants. Please share and help spread the word.

06/29/2026

CCDS & ECM Solidary Economy HQ Webinar

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
12:00 PM 1:00 PM

Join ECM to learn about the Center for Cooperative Development and Solidarity (CCDS), the growing movement for solidarity economies, and an exciting opportunity to help build a more just and community-centered future

Grounded in values of cooperation, mutual aid, and economic democracy, CCDS is working to secure a permanent Solidarity Economy Headquarters in East Boston—a community-owned space for organizing, cooperative development, leadership training, and collective care. During this webinar, you'll learn how solidarity economies create alternatives to systems of extraction and inequality, why this headquarters matters, and how you can support this vision through a financial contribution.

Together, we can help create a lasting home for community wealth-building, belonging, and economic justice! Join us Tuesday, July 14 at 12:00 PM on Zoom.

To Register Click the Link---> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/j6QzZAfxRTWwGiXqG7AFrw #/registration