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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

Come hear ACE Executive Director Penn Loh speak about EJ as the Keynote Speaker at the UN Association's State House Day. He has been formally appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to be the Honorary UN Day Chair for Massachusetts! The topic this year is Environmental Sustainability as an Essential Tool for Poverty Alleviation.

Join the T Riders Union for our monthly meeting at the ACE office to discuss service in Roxbury and Dorchester. Tuesday, October 21 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the ACE office.