Upcoming events
- Environmental Justice: A Boston Case(event)(34 minutes)
- RESCHEDULED FOR LATER: No Volunteer Mailing Party on 12/3(event)(34 minutes)
- MBTA December Board Meeting(event)(19 hours)
- Teen Café(event)(1 day)
- Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow Annual Meeting(event)(1 day)
- Green Justice Coalition Kick-off(event)(2 days)
Events - Filter: event
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09 / 18
Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am
The Union of Minority Neighborhoods, NAACP Boston Branch, OISTE and other organizations and community leaders will be hosting a Black/Brown community leadership discussion and briefing on the potential effects that a 'yes' vote on the initiative would have.
243 reads – more info
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
The T is undergoing a two year service planning process examining current service and devising a plan for improvements over the next two years. This is a chance to see what goes into the T planning process and give your input!
216 reads – more info
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09 / 19
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Come out to see some of the past and present environmental injustices in our community of Dudley Square while learning about ACE's work. The tour is done in two parts, one inside ACE's office and one outside in the neighborhood.
495 reads – more info
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09 / 20
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
On September 20, 2008, the Fredrick Douglas Peace Garden, located in Boston’s historic Lower Roxbury neighborhood will host its second 2008 summer event.
The day will feature live musical performances with jazz musicians from Tuffus Zimbabwe Funk. We will honor the Boston Architectural College’s work on our unique seating and stage that they have built followed by the showing of a movie. Along with great music, we will offer BBQ, drinks, a tour of the local gardens and an update about the various activities and projects we are working on such as the community center proposal. All performances are free of charge.
292 reads – more info
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09 / 21
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09 / 22
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
The T Riders' Oversight Committee is a body set up by the MBTA to advise the MBTA Board of Directors on issues that riders feel are important.
The T Riders Union does send a representative to these meetings, but unaffiliated individual riders are welcome as well. There is time built into the schedule for public comment at both the beginning and end of the meeting.
249 reads – more info
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09 / 23
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09 / 24
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
From 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. there will be a Steering Committee meeting, and at 4:30 p.m. Nancy Farias will present "Implementation of the Green Communities Act", an analysis of the Green Communities Act, its funding mechanisms, and how the Commonwealth will implement the various provisions.
206 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
The T is undergoing a two year service planning process examining current service and devising a plan for improvements over the next two years. This hearing is a chance to see what goes into the T planning process and give your input!
227 reads – more info
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09 / 25
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
For those residents of Chelsea and surrounding areas who are eligible for a MBTA Senior Pass, the Chelsea Senior Center is opening their doors to assist in filling out and processing your applications.
212 reads – more info
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
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 4:30 to 6:30
369 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
The T is undergoing a two year service planning process examining current service and devising a plan for improvements over the next two years. This workshop is a chance to see what goes into the T planning process and give your input!
242 reads – more info
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09 / 26
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09 / 27
Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
The City of Boston, with a number of co-sponsors, is presenting a free event with information on home weatherization, financial planning and assistance programs, healthy food preparation, and much more.
192 reads – more info
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
ACE is in the process of reviewing the past five years and determining its vision for the next steps towards environmental justice. The process started with a retreat in late June and will culminate at the Annual Meeting in November. This is the second of three retreats in preparation for the Annual Meeting.
255 reads – more info
Start: 10:30 am
End: 7:00 pm
On Saturday, September 27, Massachusetts Green Jobs Coalition and nationwide partners in the Green Jobs Now! Coalition are launching a mobilization to say, "I'm ready for the green economy." We are ready to tackle the climate crisis by building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
182 reads – more info
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09 / 28
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09 / 29
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09 / 30
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10 / 1
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Join Jobs with Justice for a National Day of Action!
Thank Congressmen Lynch, Tierney, and Delahunt for voting
225 reads – more info
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10 / 2
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10 / 3
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Come to Holy Tabernacle Church to learn about ways that may help prevent youth violence from occurring. The classes will be discussion-oriented and open to all.
October 3
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Holy Tabernacle Church
371 reads – more info
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10 / 4
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10 / 5
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10 / 6
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
ACE member and volunteer Max Margolis will be giving a talk on Carbon Trading and whether this is an effective way to combat climate change. Take this chance to learn about 'cap and trading' systems as they are being examined and adopted around the U.S. 364 reads – more info
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10 / 7
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10 / 8
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10 / 9
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
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.
591 reads – more info
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10 / 10
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10 / 11
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10 / 12
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10 / 13
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10 / 14
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm
The NIH Blue Ribbon Panel was established to provide independent and scientifically based advice to the NIH Director on risk assessment studies to be performed for the Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), as well as to advise on principles to enhance local community relations and communications regarding the NEIDL. In fulfillment of the latter charge, the Blue Ribbon Panel is in the process of developing a series of principles for fostering community engagement in the planning and oversight of all Regional Biocontainment Laboratories and National Biocontainment Laboratories funded by NIH, including the NEIDL. The purpose of the meeting is to seek community input on these draft principles as they are being developed.
419 reads – more info
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10 / 15
Start: 12:00 am
End: 11:59 pm
Wednesday, October 15 is the last day to register to vote in the November 4 general elections. Make your voice heard by exercising your democratic right!
You can register to vote by obtaining and filling out a form available both from ACE's office and your local city hall. Make sure you postmark the form by October 15 or hand deliver it to your local government office. 674 reads – more info
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
The 4th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration is the only national conference focused on the goals and practices of coastal and estuarine habitat restoration.
The five-day, climate-neutral Conference will explore the state-of-the-art in all aspects and scales of restoration, and will be comprised of field sessions, plenary sessions, expert presentations, special evening events, workshops, a poster hall, and a Restoration EXPO. Keynote Speeches will be from Dr. Nick Spitzer, Michael Grunwald, and Dr. Eric Higgs.
502 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Whose Boston? is a coalition of Boston area groups who examine the planning and development processes and seek to improve upon them by making them more democratic and accountable to the city's residents.
356 reads – more info
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10 / 16
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
"American Blackout" is a critically acclaimed documentary about the stolen Presidential elections in 2000 and 2004, and voter disenfranchisement. By examining then Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's efforts to draw attention to election fraud and her subsequent ousting, the film raises questions about the racist obstruction of democracy, Democratic and Republican complicity, and media silence.
335 reads – more info
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10 / 17
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Take this opportunity to learn more about the Sobriety, Treatment, Education and Prevention Boston (STEP) office in Dudley. The event is an informational gathering that is informal and open to the public; just show up and STEP staff will show you around.
241 reads – more info
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10 / 18
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
ACE is in the process of reviewing the past five years and determining its vision for the next steps towards environmental justice. The process started with a retreat in late June and will culminate at the Annual Meeting in November. This is the third of three retreats in preparation for the Annual Meeting.
283 reads – more info
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