UML MASSPIRG

UML MASSPIRG students collecting donations for LLAMA! Down below are the requested items, anything helps!

This is what we fight for! 😄

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Historic Financial Aid Expansion for Massachusetts Public College and University Students $62 Million Investment Will Make Higher Education More Affordable for 25,000 Massachusetts Students

Today is the last day of Hunger + Homelessness Awareness week!

Stop by our table today and sign our petition!

Be part of the change🙌🏼

Food insecurity shouldn’t be something college students should worry about.

Sign the petition. Make change.

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pass-the-massachusetts-hunger-free-campus-act?source=direct_link&

Pass the Massachusetts Hunger Free Campus Act Sign our petition now to support the Hunger Free Campus Initiative in Massachusetts to fight food insecurity on college campuses!

VICTORY ALERT!

The Hunger Free Campus Initiative in MA has been funded at $1 million for the upcoming year.

Thanks to everyone who took action to make this happen and a big thank you Governor Maura Healey for signing the budget! This is a big step towards ending campus hunger.

College Hunger MA

We are so excited to announce $1M for the Hunger Free Campus Initiative was included in the proposed FY24 budget!

Thank you to the Conference Committee members for your support: Senate President Karen E. Spilka Senator Michael Rodrigues State Senator Cindy Friedman Senator Patrick O'Connor, Rep. Mariano, State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, and Rep. Smola.

Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, please pass the FY24 budget and help us end hunger as a barrier to student success!

College Hunger MA

Polls are now open to vote YES for MASSPIRG! A yes vote will continue our funding through the $11/semester waivable fee and will allow us to continue making social change on issues like protecting the environment, ending food insecurity on campus, and making textbooks more affordable. Vote Now: http://www.uml.edu/elections

BIGGEST EVENT OF THE SEMESTER SO FAR!! Come learn about MASSPIRG, our campaigns, and volunteer opportunities! Also more free t shirts and merch!

HAPPY NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY! Thank you to everyone who stopped by and registered to vote today! If you missed us make sure to come by Friday 12-2 outside North Campus Starbucks! Or come by our KICKOFF tomorrow at 7:30 in South Campus Quad!

Hi everyone! National Voter Registration Day is tomorrow! Make sure to stop by one of our tables this week to update your registration and get some free New Voters Project merch! Also keep an eye out for our KICKOFF meeting Wednesday at 7:30 in South Campus Quad!

Join us in our work for affordable textbooks and use of Open Educational Resources!

Hey everyone!! If you’re free make sure to stop by one or both of our events today!!

Thank you to everyone who came to our table at the Engagement Fair! So nice getting to meet all of you and gathering petition signatures for our 100% renewables campaign! Keep an eye out for our upcoming events here on instagram and in an email in the next few days!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table at the South Fest! And congratulations to Lianna for winning the raffle basket! Stop by the engagement fair tomorrow for more freebies and more information on the club!

WELCOME BACK RIVER HAWKS! MASSPIRG will be at South Fest and the Engagement Fair! Stop by to say hi, join our club, register to vote, get an internship with us, or to get some free stuff (maybe even a T-Shirt)!!

The only award show on campus dedicated to the educators who are helping to make college more affordable! They saved you money; now you're saving the date! Mix n' mingle in University Crossing tomorrow night at 6pm. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/2r8tbnf5

It’s National Open Education Week, and students at UMass Lowell are already sharing their stories in preparation for next week’s events in lowering cost of textbooks at UML.

UML MASSPIRG updated their phone number.

We’re running out of time and options. Let’s put fossil fuels in the past and pass the 100% Clean Act for 100% clean electricity by 2035 and 100% clean heating and transportation by 2045.

ACTION ALERT: The Energy Committee is holding a hearing on the 100% Clean Act tomorrow! Use this link to send an email to your legislators showing your support for 100% clean energy! https://environmentmassachusetts.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=44268

Friday at our table our team raised over $100 for students in need! It’s not too late to donate, all proceeds will go to buy items off of the UML Food Pantry’s Amazon wish list. Donate by Monday at: -Blastick with subject “UML Donation”

It’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week!! We are accepting donations for the on campus food pantry, Venmo: -Blastick with the subject “UML donation”. We will be buying items off of their wishlist to help students in need

We've had an amazing time advocating for the health of our planet during ! More meetings to come with our legislators here in MA to get our state to commit to 100% clean energy!

Meet Nimrah, our chapter's secretary! You can get to know Nimrah and other members at tonight's CORE meeting at 8pm. Message us for the link!

Quick "throwback Thursday" to our Open Educational Resources Panel a couple weeks ago! A big thank you to all of our panelists, Vice Provost Julie Nash, chemistry professor Suzanne Young, and Student Trustee Ryan Callahan, and another thank you to all who attended! We are so excited to keep on working with students, professors, and admin at UMass Lowell to find more affordable textbooks for students!

Did you hear?? 🎉 The team across the country made over 366k contacts in the final days of . That's some serious and we are SO inspired to be on this team!!

I hope everyone is excited for the big day today! To celebrate, update your voter registration at studentvote.org! Let's get as many people registered to vote as we possibly can !

Come join us tonight at our big kickoff! Learn more about the campaigns, meet new friends, and help get excited about the youth vote! RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScd4VsKHp2LegdCNOT8ZMTKFOngbTwg7pdcqSd4gpBeEnigMw/viewform

Want to help your peers be civically engaged this semester? Join MASSPIRG through our internship and volunteer opportunities! Help turn out the youth vote, plus work on issues like making college more affordable and protecting the environment! Fill out our interest form here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/masspirg-internship-volunteer-opportunities-8/

UML MASSPIRG updated their website address.