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Ready Boston Field Day 2

Join us for our second Ready Boston Field Day on October 09 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. For National Preparedness Month, come learn how to prepare for emergencies and disasters and leave with safety tips, giveaways, and life-saving skills. This event will also include a Depolyable Flood Barrier demonstration by City and private partners.

October 9, 2025
Event Date2025-10-09T11:00:00 - 2025-10-09T15:00:00

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is hosting the City’s two Ready Boston Field Days the first on September 13, 2025 at Walker Playground ( 550 Norfolk St, Mattapan, MA 02126) and the second on October 09, 2025 at City Hall Plaza ( 1 City Hall Sq, Boston, MA 02201). These family friendly events are open to all!   

  • Learn CPR and first aid from Boston Emergency Medical Services through demonstrations and practice sessions.
  • Get fire-safety tips from the Boston Fire Department.
  • Participate in an emergency exercise with public safety professionals.
  • Get an inside look at emergency vehicles: SWAT vehicles, ambulances, police cruisers, fire trucks, emergency management vehicles, and more.
  • Build an emergency kit to help you and your family prepare for an emergency.
  • Play preparedness games and collect giveaways!
October 9, 2025
Event Date2025-10-09T11:00:00 - 2025-10-09T15:00:00

Me and Roxbury

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

July 19, 2025
Event Date2025-07-19T18:30:53 - 2025-07-19T20:30:53

Join us at Hibernian Hall for a night of gathering and live storytelling around the campfire. "Me & Roxbury" will be an exciting spin on the popular storied format of “Roxbury Roots”! Our storytelling Friends will consist of Edmund Barry Gaither, Jumaada Abdal-Khallaq Henry Smith, L’Merchie Frazier, Paul Goodnight, Byron Rushing and more!

Allow the night to take you through a great range of human experience filled with laughter, tears, and truth. Each of stories will be unique and each voice is authentic. The linkage being that each storyteller has been near dear not only to the Roxbury community at large but to the National Center of Afro-American Artists. Through these invigorating stories, our Friends will have the opportunity to lay bare their hopes for this community that we share. Instrumental figures in their fields, we are excited to go through each journey, and together hear and share our vision for the future Roxbury.

Stick around for food, refreshments, and more vision sharing of the future of Roxbury.

"Roxbury Roots" was created by Haris Lefteri, Creative Director of Hibernian Hall and Leslie Stafford, Health Equity & Wellness Coordinator, who wanted to give a platform to the adventurers and the storytellers. It opened in August 2022 and after popular demand, we are back for more.

*This collaborative version of "Roxbury Roots" is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An Un-monument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Me and Roxbury Flyer on July 19, 2025

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

July 19, 2025
Event Date2025-07-19T18:30:53 - 2025-07-19T20:30:53

"Roxbury Rhapsody" Public Conversation

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

September 20, 2025
Event Date2025-09-20T12:00:53 - 2025-09-20T14:00:53

Join us for a public conversation about Roxbury Rhapsody, a major commission by now well-known Boston artist, Napoleon Jones-Henderson in the Bolling Building.

A reception will follow where you as a community member can be interviewed and asked to share your story about the past, present and future of Roxbury.

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

September 20, 2025
Event Date2025-09-20T12:00:53 - 2025-09-20T14:00:53

"Africa is the Beginning" Public Conversation

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

September 6, 2025
Event Date2025-09-06T12:00:53 - 2025-09-06T14:00:53

Join us for a public conversation and celebration at Roxbury's YMCA about one of the original murals from the early "Black Boston's Murals Movement".

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

September 6, 2025
Event Date2025-09-06T12:00:53 - 2025-09-06T14:00:53

Boston’s Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Mural Tour

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

August 9, 2025
Event Date2025-08-09T12:00:53 - 2025-08-09T14:00:53

Join us for a prolific mural tour featuring works by Problak and GoFive at Boston’s Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.

Featured works will be: Breathe Life by Problak and Mel King by GoFive and TakeOne.

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

August 9, 2025
Event Date2025-08-09T12:00:53 - 2025-08-09T14:00:53

How to Budget for Your ADU: Financing Your ADU From Design through Construction

Join the Boston Home Center for a free, virtual workshop on how to create a financing plan for your Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on August 5, 2025 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

August 5, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Free Zoom workshop
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Boston Home Center
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-08-05T18:00:47 - 2025-08-05T19:30:47

Whether you’re looking to generate extra income, or make space in your home for a loved one, an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) can help you support your household as it grows and changes. You have options for financing your ADU — and the City of Boston is ready to help you find out what option is best for you. 

Join the Boston Home Center for a free, virtual workshop on how to create a financing plan for your Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on August 5, 2025 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.. City of Boston experts will walk you through the financial side of the ADU process from start to finish. At this workshop, we’ll cover:

  • How to assess your financial readiness by examining income, debt, credit, savings, and assets.
  • Financing options, including the City’s ADU Financial Assistance Program.
  • How to create a budget for your ADU project. 
  • How to sustain your ADU with smart planning for ongoing expenses.
August 5, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Free Zoom workshop
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Boston Home Center
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-08-05T18:00:47 - 2025-08-05T19:30:47

Boston Busing in Chinatown: 50 Years Later

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

September 13, 2025
Event Date2025-09-13T13:00:42 - 2025-09-13T15:00:42

Join us for a panel discussion about the historic effort led by Chinese immigrant mothers to organize for educational rights as elementary school busing began in 1975. Accompanied by outdoor photo exhibit at Chin Park and a visit by the Boston Desegregation Mobile Museum.

Boston Busing in Chinatown: 50 Years Later Panel Discussion Flyer

 

September 13, 2025
Event Date2025-09-13T13:00:42 - 2025-09-13T15:00:42

Canceled:
"Airfoil/Captain David Ramsay Memorial" Public Conversation

Reason for cancellation: Postpone event to a later date
July 26, 2025
Event Date2025-07-26T12:00:53 - 2025-07-26T14:00:53

Join us for a public conversation at Ramsay Park about Airfoil/Captain David Ramsay Memorial by Reginald Jackson and Valerie Maynard

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

July 26, 2025
Event Date2025-07-26T12:00:53 - 2025-07-26T14:00:53

Harriet Tubman Park's Monuments Tour and Public Conversation

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

July 12, 2025
Event Date2025-07-12T12:00:53 - 2025-07-12T14:00:53

Harriet Tubman Park (450 Columbus Ave, Boston) is the first park in Boston with a statue honoring a woman. It is one of the few parks in the country with statues by two African-American women artists. These statues/monuments are Step on Board by Fern Cunningham and Emancipation by Meta Warrick. We welcome you to attend this tour of these monuments and stay for an inspirational public conversation between activist and organizer,Frieda Garcia, Angela Tate of The Museum of African American History and Barry Gaither of The National Center of Afro-American Artists on the legend known as "Moses" and how these works honor her.

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

July 12, 2025
Event Date2025-07-12T12:00:53 - 2025-07-12T14:00:53

Interview Skills Workshop

Prepare for your interview with us!

February 18, 2026
  • 10:00am - 11:00am
  • Contact:
    Center for Working Families
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-02-18T10:00:00 - 2026-02-18T11:00:00

Explore interviewing strategies, commonly asked questions, and unexpected challenges that may arise during the interview process. Prepare for your interview with us! 

February 18, 2026
  • 10:00am - 11:00am
  • Contact:
    Center for Working Families
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Published Date
Event Date2026-02-18T10:00:00 - 2026-02-18T11:00:00
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