We hosted a community event with Prof. William Mayer of Northeastern University on the topic "Why the Midterm Elections Matter."

Boston University Senior lecturer Kelly Pesanelli discussed the ins and outs of the ACA to Medicare Process, Gaps in the system, and the Economic Implications of our healthcare system.

Click on this link to watch the replay of our discussion on energy independence given by Prof. Benjamin Sovacool, Professor of Earth and Environment and the Director of the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy.

This is a replay of the discussion with Andrew Lelling. Mr. Lelling is a 20-year veteran of the Department of Justice. In his talk, Mr. Lelling discussed the history of the Department of Justice, notable Attorneys General, his own experience within the department, how the DOJ is organized throughout the country, and the department's independence despite the US Attorney General being a political appointee.

We had two very dynamic speakers, Rachel Hand, the Executive Director of Family Promise North Shore Boston and Sue Gabriel, the Executive Director of Beverly Bootstraps. 

Learn about “Partnering with the Police ” on Mon., Aug. 16, 9 p.m. in a conversation with Northeastern Law Professor Deborah Ramirez and Lawrence Detective Sergeant, Retired, Gene Hatem. Hosted by We Are America the Beautiful. The replay is available on Facebook.

The Election of 1876: When Our Election was in Doubt was the topic of an online WAATB meeting on Monday, April 26th featuring Marty Doggett, former Headmaster of Governor’s Academy.

Presentations from Change is Simple & Eric Olson, Pingree Math Department Chair, are included below.

Mental Health & Trauma (think COVID, school shooting, 9/11, rape, domestic violence) were the topic of our online meeting on Mon, Dec 7, featuring Dr. Earl Grey-Brooks of Southern New Hampshire University and sponsored by the nonprofit group, We Are America The Beautiful.

Learn how to detect propaganda on Social Media! You’ll also learn about:

* Voting in this election despite the risks (fraud & COVID-19
* MA Connngrssional candidates

“Clean Energy Opportunities for Massachusetts and Beyond” is the topic of the next We Are America the Beautiful online event on August 3. The speaker, Dr. Jacqueline Ashmore, is the executive director of the BU Institute for Sustainable Energy and a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

How the Pandemic Highlights Healthcare Policy, an online event sponsored by We are America the Beautiful on Monday, June 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

In an effort to ensure the health and safety of our community, and in accordance with the latest COVID-19 guidelines, we moved our April community meeting entirely online.

Northeastern University Political Science Professor William G. Mayer joined us to speak about the 2020 presidential candidates and their positions on the Issues. He is considered a national expert on presidential elections.

On Thursday, August 16th we met at Manchester Community Center to discuss voter suppression. the Talk featured Richard Cohen, President of Southern Poverty Law Center.