T Riders Union Monthly Meeting Tuesday, August 19 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the ACE Office Come share your perspective on the public transit system and learn more about our campaigns for riders' rights and improving service.

Drop by for REEP's Teen Cafés. These are excellent opportunities for youth from Boston's different neighborhoods have fun together while talking about issues that relate to them. Every Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00

City Life/Vida Urbana (CLVU) will be organizing a housing crisis protest at the Bank of America in Dudley Square. The Bank has cut off negotiations with Paula Taylor, a Roxbury resident who stood up against eviction from her home at a rally on July 15. Protesters will also be rallying for banks to accept rent from residents instead of evicting them, as well as handing out information in Dudley about the foreclosure crisis.

Join us at the youth event, "Reach One, Teach One", a end-of-year celebration and show by and for teens. The event is hosted by Opportunity for Unity Collaborative, a coalition of youth programs B.O.L.D. Teens, Close to Home, Teen Empowerment, Youth Force, and ACE's REEP. Come for the free evening of entertainment, featuring rap, music, poetry, theater, and storytelling, as well as youth organizing and networking.

Community members and activists will be gathering to Chinese Progressive Association's office to design and create posters that take on gentrification and other social injustices with the help of The Design Studio for Social Intervention.

Empire. Is there a US empire? How does it work? Economic. Military. Specific examples with a conservative, a liberal and a radical view (eg., Iraq) This is part of the Radical Organizing Conference (ROC) Summer Institute.

ACE partner Chinese Progressive Association is conducting a voter outreach campaign this fall. The goal of CPA's non-partisan voter outreach is to work to strengthen the Chinatown community. In the past few years, with grassroots organizing, Chinatown has seen some of the higher numbers in voter turn out in all of Boston!

Join the growing network of community groups looking into green business opportunities within our communities. Wednesday, September 10 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Location TBA To find out more ab

Bring your issues with our public transit system to the ones who run it! Every month, TRU members attend the MBTA Board of Director's Meeting and express the opinions and feelings of our members on how the T can provide first class service to all our communities.

On Friday, September 5, Paula Taylor was evicted from 76 Perrin St. as more than 75 people loudly protested. Four protesters who had chained themselves to the door were arrested. The key issue in that eviction was Bank of America's refusal to accept rent after foreclosure. According to Congressional estimates there will be over 20,000 foreclosures in Mass. in the next 12 months, which means about 30,000 forcible evictions. All these evictions will be "no-fault." Occupants of foreclosed buildings will offer to pay rent. The Banks will refuse.

Make the MBTA more accountable to our communities with the T Riders Union. The next step towards transit justice and better service in our communities, as well as fighting the upcoming fare increases, needs your support and leadership!