Calendar
Our Summer 2024 program is here! Check calendar below for specific events.
Recurring events also hold each week (June 28-September 3, 2024), including:
Sunday Evenings Games! Kicking off each week with interactive fun from charades to WFC Jeopardy! and even flashlight tag…
Tuesday Afternoons WFC Book of the Summer discussions. Cast your vote for our 2024 Book of the Summer by May 1!
Wednesday Evenings S’more community campfires. What’s more “summer” than a campfire? Stars visible. Guitars/singing welcome.
Weekday Afternoons Summer Social Justice Institute. Our social justice fellows gather to discuss social movements & justice issues. Join for a session or volunteer as a mentor!
Friday Evenings Fun Night! Bring your talents to share with our community. Music, poetry, children’s plays, bad dad jokes. Every Friday. Open to all. Sign up ahead or let the spirit move you.
Saturday Mornings* Tamworth Farmers’ Market. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! We help arrange carpooling to the best farmers’ market & local gathering place. *Occasional Saturday morning programs. Check below.
Saturday Afternoons Community conversations. We open spaces for facilitated conversations on issues dividing the left, finding resilience among the horrors of 2024, and sharing hopes/ideas for the future of World Fellowship.
Saturday Evenings* Music and poetry, contra dancing and theater. Served up coffeehouse style to round out your week or hit a weekend high note. *Check below for specifics.
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May the Odds Be in Your favor: Opening a Storefront in a Double Pandemic
30 July , 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Opening a physical storefront is hard enough, but imagine doing so during a global double pandemic. Learn how Quontay Turner, Owner and Founder of Emerald City Plant Shop, has navigated the challenges that systemic racism and COVID has played in her journey opening and running New England’s First Black Owned plant shop.
Quontay Turner also known as “Q”, is a multi-talented creative and entrepreneur. She has over ten years of experience in community organizing, event management, recruiting, and facilitating conversations and trainings around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In her spare time, Q loves building connections and sharing resources with those new to the Boston area as one of the lead organizers of the Boston Young Black Professionals (YBP) whose mission is to curate more space for professionals of color to fully enjoy all that Greater Boston has to offer. She is a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated and a native of Mattapan who is passionate about creating a more inclusive and connected community for all.