Stoneham Alliance Against Violence

Our SAAV board had a great time sharing resources at Stoneham Pride today! It was a beautiful day on the common. Thank you to everyone who helped make the event possible!

Join the Boys & Girls Club of Metro North to support our local youth programs!

ONE WEEK AWAY! 🎯

The countdown is on! The Boys & Girls Club of Metro North Co****le Classic is just one week away.

Join us on Tuesday, June 9 at the Stoneham Town Common for an evening of friendly competition, great food, cold drinks, raffles, and community fun, all while supporting local youth. No registration required for those coming to support!

🍻 Beer Garden
🌭 Food Tent
🎨 Face Painting
🎟️ 50/50 Raffle
🏆 Co****le Tournament ($30/ player)

Event Opens: 4:30 PM
Registration: 5:00 PM
Bags Fly: 5:30 PM

Whether you're competing or just stopping by for the festivities, we'd love to see you there!

🔗 Register for the TOURNAMENT today: https://bgcmetronorth.org/cornhole-on-the-common/

A huge thank you to our generous sponsors for helping make this event possible:
Salem Five Bank StonehamBank Wi******er Savings Bank Evolved Mechanical LLC SV Design, Architecture + Interiors Cummings Foundation Dental Bright of Burlington The Haynes Group Justbuilditllc Armstrong Ambulance Service *Official Page* Stoneham Ford Red Sox Foundation Representative Donald H. Wong Wakefield Rotary Club

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Co****le on the Common!

All are welcome join Woburn’s 11th annual Wear Orange Proclamation event for all victims and survivors of gun violence on Friday, June 5th from 10:00-10:40 AM at the Woburn Common area. Everyone is encouraged to Wear Orange in support of Gun Violence Awareness Day.

‼️Hundreds of women are shot and killed by an intimate partner every year. (Everytown for Gun Safety)

‼️5.9 million women in the United States reported having a gun used on them by a current or former intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. (CDC)

‼️Access to a gun makes it 5X more likely that a woman will die at the hands of a domestic abuser. (American Journal of Public Health)

Pastor Bill Hoch of the United Methodist Church of Woburn will lead a moment of silence followed by a reading of the names of the victims and survivors from the Woburn community, including Shannon Lee Meara, a Woburn High School graduate who was shot and killed by an ex-boyfriend at age 24.

Guest speakers will include Woburn Mayor Michael Concannon, Representative Richard Haggerty, Colleen Cormier, Arlene Evans Meara-King, Amy Cardoso with students from the embRACE club, and Loren Baccari with the MEARA Team/WMHS Football team.

Looking for a fun family morning in town? 📺🥞

Join the Stoneham Housing Residents Union (SHRU) for their “Saturday Morning Cartoons & Breakfast Club” on Sat, June 13 at Stoneham Town Hall! This family-friendly community event is a great opportunity for kids and parents to enjoy breakfast, cartoons, and time together with neighbors and friends.

We love seeing organizations create fun, welcoming spaces for families in our community 💙

Register here:
https://forms.gle/fQ4QY8D5GjgtUgfG7

Today at the Massachusetts State House, we stood together in recognition of Denim Day. 💙

Grateful to stand alongside partners Melrose Alliance Against Violence
and Wakefield Alliance Against Violence—organizations doing important work every day to educate, advocate, and support survivors.

Thank you to Senator Jason Lewis, State Representative Michael Day, State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian, and State Representative Donald H. Wong for taking the time to visit with us and for your continued support.

Denim Day is a global movement that serves as a powerful reminder: there is never an excuse for sexual violence. What someone wears is never consent. It’s about challenging harmful myths, raising awareness, and standing in solidarity with survivors.

Proud to be part of a community that continues to stand together, speak up, and support one another💙

Stand in solidarity with Wakefield Alliance Against Violence Stoneham Alliance Against Violence and MAAV this Denim Day! 👖✨

On April 29, our three communities are coming together to bring awareness to sexual violence and protest the harmful misconceptions surrounding victim-blaming.

The message is simple: What you wear does not define consent.

Join the movement:

Wear denim on April 29.

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Show the world that Melrose, Stoneham, and Wakefield stand with survivors.
Melrose Chamber of Commerce

Proud to support a safe graduation night for our Class of 2026!

We want to thank SAAV Stoneham Alliance Against Violence for their donation!!!

WAAV invites you to Take Back the Night on Thursday 4/30 at 7pm by the bandstand. There will be a commemorative lighting of candles, vigil and community speakers.
Take Back the Night is a national event which spotlights sexual assault and violence. Survivors are not alone in this, together we walk alongside them. For more info, visit https://takebackthenight.org/

SAAV is thrilled to support the Stoneham Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Community and Stoneham Music Boosters at the Festival of Trees event!

Check out our tree at Town Hall between 12-6pm tomorrow and support this wonderful event for such great causes! 🩰 🧸