Boston
Massachusetts
Fierce Urgency of Now Festival 2023
Arts and Entertainment
August 18, 2023
From: Fierce Urgency of Now FestivalThe Fierce Urgency of Now Festival is hosted by City Awake – the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s premier young professional platform for next-generation leaders. With dozens of events hosted by organizations and businesses across Greater Boston, this festival serves as a hub for education on social happenings, the exchange of ideas, the consumption of culture, and the gathering of leaders.
Through meaningful connections, the festival’s main mission is to increase the social capital among young professionals and professionals of color, support efforts to have a talented and diverse workforce and celebrate the region’s cultural diversity.
The festival will offer a mix of virtual and in-person experiences that adhere to local safety protocols.
Schedule:
Tuesday, Sep 12, 2023
4:30pm - 7:00pm - Opening Ceremony
Location: TD Garden - 1928 Club
Hosted by: Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce & TD Bank
Wednesday, Sep 13, 2023
11:30am - 1:00pm - Elevating Voices
Location: 75 Central Street, Boston, MA, 02109
Hosted by: ThinkArgus
1:00pm - 2:30pm - Icebreakers: A Discussion on Breaking In with the Boston Bruins
Location: Banners Kitchen and Tap, 82 Causeway St, Boston, MA 02114
Hosted by: Boston Bruins
2:30pm - 4:00pm - Leaders in Education: Advancing Educational Equity
Location: 287 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA, 02116
Hosted by: City Year Greater Boston
4:00pm - 7:00pm - Community Servings Young Leaders Volunteer Shift and Cocktail Hour
Location: Community Servings, 179 Amory St, Jamaica Plain
Hosted by: Community Servings
4:00pm - 5:00pm - The Art of The Pivot
Location: Virtual
Hosted by: URL Media
4:00pm - 6:00pm - Intersection of Cannabis and Equity
Location: Reggie Lewis State Track Athletic Ctr, 1350 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02120
Hosted by: Cannabis Control Commission
5:30pm - 7:00pm - Shaping a Better World Together: A discussion on building community infrastructure
Location: Arup, 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109
Hosted by: Arup
5:30pm - 7:30pm - Emerging Entrepreneurs in Boston
Location: Roxbury Innovation Center, 2300 Washington Street, #2nd floor, Boston, MA, 02119
Hosted by: Innovation Studio
6:00pm - 8:30pm - Cocktails and Conversations: Planning Resilient Coastlines and Communities
Location: New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA, 02110
Hosted by: New England Aquarium
Thursday, Sep 14, 2023
9:00am - 10:30am - STEM Career Pathways for Professionals of Color
Location: High Street Place, 100 High Street, Boston MA
Hosted by: EdVestors
10:15am - 11:45am - Personal Branding for a Professional Breakthrough
Location: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, 290 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210
Hosted by: MDK Brand Management
11:30am - 12:30pm - Build Your Own Acai Bar at Boston Public Market
Location: Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover Street, Boston, MA, 02108
Hosted by: Boston Public Market
1:00pm - 2:30pm - Mission to Motion: Civic Engagement
Location: MassChallenge, 10 Fan Pier Boulevard 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02210
Hosted by: The Castle Group
4:00pm - 6:00pm - Career Connect: Live Q&A with Harvard Experts + Networking Mixer hosted by Harvard University
Location: 224 Western Avenue Boston, MA 02134
Hosted by: Harvard University; Ed Portal
2:30pm - 4:00pm - Sustainability and the Digital Divide
Location: 225 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142
Hosted by: Hendricks Foundation inc
4:00pm - 6:00pm - A Rising Tide: Volunteering for Community, Connections, and Career
Location: JA Innovation Center, 80 City Square, Boston, MA, 02129
Hosted by: Junior Achievement of Greater Boston
5:00pm - 7:30pm - Punches and Peaks: Boxing and Rock Climbing with The Phoenix
Location: 54 Newmarket Square Boston, MA 02118
Hosted by: The Phoenix-Boston
5:30pm - 8:00pm - Backyard Bash on Boston Common
Location: Boston Common, 139 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02111
Hosted by: Friends of the Public Garden
6:00pm - 8:00pm - View, Vibes & Vision: Creating A Vibrant Downtown
Location: 1 Federal Street, 9th floor, Boston, MA 02110
Hosted by: Downtown Boston Business Improvement District
Friday, Sep 15, 2023
9:00am - 10:30am - Health, Wealth, and Career Success
Location: The Record Co, 960 Mass Ave, 02118
Hosted by: Boston Medical Center
9:00am - 10:30am - From Idea to Reality: How to Monetize your Passion
Location: Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116
Hosted by: Small Business Strong
10:00am - 11:30am - Your Financial Future: Create Financial Independence Seminar
Location: Deloitte 200 Berkeley Street, #10th floor, Boston, MA, 02116
Hosted by: New York Life
1:00pm - 5:00pm - SPARK Clothing Swap
Location: City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square Boston, MA 02203
Hosted by: SPARK Boston
2:30pm - 4:00pm - Advancing Your Career: Strategies for Upskilling and Self-Advocacy
Location: Commonwealth Corporation, 33 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02111
Hosted by: Commonwealth Corporation
3:00pm - 4:00pm - Doing Business with Encore
Location: Virtual
Hosted by: City Awake - Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
4:00pm - 8:00pm - World Changers: Building a Sustainable Future for All Through Creativity and Entrepreneurship
Location: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, 155 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210
Hosted by: M.I.N.D - my ideas never die Inc.
5:30pm - 7:30pm - Soca Fusion Presents: Fit Fete!
Location: Accenture 888 Boylston Street, #12, Boston, MA, 02199
Hosted by: Soca Fusion
Saturday, September 16, 2023
11:30am - 1:00pm - A Lesson In Dance: Line Dancing, Step, and More
Location: Dearborn STEM Academy, 36 Winthrop Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Hosted by: Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
12:00pm - 4:00pm - Soulful Bliss Art & Music Fest 2023
Location: Long Wharf (North), 66 Long Wharf Boston, MA 02110
Hosted by: AfroDesiaCity Productions LLC
1:00pm - 9:00pm - Caribbean Rum & Food Festival
Location: Roxbury Community College, 1234 Columbus Avenue Parking Lot 1 Boston, MA 02120
Hosted by: Authentic Caribbean Foundation Inc.
2:30pm - 8:00pm - One Day Only Fest 2023
Location: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02110
Hosted by: KICKBACK BOSTON
Date: Sep 12 - 16, 2023
Location: Various Venues in Boston, MA
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