In 2025, it became clear that the federal government was taking increasingly lawless actions against our democracy. Communities across the country began to take lessions from their local histroy, where resolutions were used to point out the tyranny of the British rule and hold them accountable. Today, Swing Left NS/CA has formed the North Shore Resolutions Project and is working with communities across the North Shore to honor our historic fight for freedom and to reafirm our rights as granted by our Constitnution.
Beverly | Drafting | CLICK HERE to join the effort
Ipswich | On warrant for 5/13/26 Town Meeting | CLICK HERE to join the effort
Lynn | Drafting | CLICK HERE to join the effort
Manchester | On warrant for 4/27/26 Town Meeting | CLICK HERE to join the effort
Marblehead | On warrant for 5/4/26 Town Meeting | CLICK HERE to join the effort
Rockport | On warrant for 4/11/26 Town Meeting | CLICK HERE to join the effort
Salem | Adopted, 3/12/26 | CLICK HERE to read the resolution
Wakefield | Drafting | CLICK HERE to join the effort
"On March 12, Salem’s City Council passed a “Resolution to Honor the Legacy of Leslie’s Retreat and the Ongoing Commitment of the City of Salem to Liberty and Justice for All.” In passing the resolution, Salem joined forces with towns across the North Shore, Massachusetts, and the country that are speaking out to defend the fundamental principles on which we’ve built the world’s most enduring democracy."
Karen Kahn, Salem, MA
NOTE: To see Ms. Kahn's complete remarks printed in the Opinion section of the Salem News, CLICK HERE.