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08 / 13 (event) T fare increase and service cut workshop in Somerville Start: 5:30 pm End: 7:30 pm Come out to let the MBTA know your thoughts on fare increases and service cuts! Thursday, August 13, 2009 from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Somerville High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue Somerville, MA 931 reads – more info (event) ROC Summer Institute: Diving into the Solidarity Economy: a Just and Sustainable Alternative Start: 6:00 pm End: 9:00 pm We will start with an interactive exercise to help us answer he question: what is solidarity economy? Then we will hear about real life solidarity economy efforts from right here in Boston and around the world We will also break into small groups to envision and discuss what we want Solidarity Economy to look like in Boston. Panelists and Facilitators: Sarah Horsley, CLVU volunteer and member of the Boston Area Solidarity Economy Network (BASEN); Orion Kriegman, co-founder of PUEBLO land trust co-op housing project and member of BASEN; Julie Matthaei, member of the US Solidarity Economy Network and member of BASEN; Germai Medhanie, founder of Guramylay: Growing the Green Economy and member of BASEN. To sign up for a class, send an email to radicalorganizingconference@gmail.com. Thursday, August 13 from 6 pm - 89 pm, at City Life/Vida Urbana the Brewery, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain If you have questions about the workshop, call or email the appropriate contact person listed above. Classes will fill quickly and space is limited. For more information, contact City Life/Vida Urbana at 617.524.3541, or by email at organize@clvu.org. 698 reads – more info
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08 / 15 (event) ROC Summer Institute: Just Food Start: 12:00 pm Talk about where people ge ttheir food and what are some ways that fresh, healthy food access needs to be and can be improved in our community. Then try out spme gardening at ReVision Urban Farm in Dorchester or possibly at one of the community gardens that the BWA has recently been involved in (pending me contacting these folks and seeing what they think might be possibly. Contact: Joli Olivetti, jolivetti@gmail.com, 617.851.9356. To sign up for a class, send an email to radicalorganizingconference@gmail.com. Saturday, August 15 time to be determined, at City Life/Vida Urbana the Brewery, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain If you have questions about the workshop, call or email the appropriate contact person listed above. Classes will fill quickly and space is limited. For more information, contact City Life/Vida Urbana at 617.524.3541, or by email at organize@clvu.org. 744 reads – more info (event) Dudley Street Neighborhood Multicultural Festival Start: 12:00 pm End: 6:00 pm Saturday, August 15 from 12 pm- 6pm at Mary Hannon Park Volunteers are needed for the committee which will meet on Tuesday, June 9th from 6-7:30pm at DSNI. All are invited! Call Jose Barros at 617 442 9670 x16 798 reads – more info
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08 / 20 (event) ROC Summer Institute: Political LEadership and Changing America Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:30 pm Shirley Chisholm revolutionized America and became a revolutionary woman known around the world for bringing change to America and one of the top 10 most important women in the world/history. She constructed the foundation for a renewed and revolutionized American society. TODAY... Today, Barack Obama has been accepted/adopted and popularized by American media and society far ahead of getting any concrete facts and information of his presidential run. Leaders of the past, present and our future will be discussed and documented. Facilitator: Joseph Edgecombe, F.A.C.T.S.-- Urban History Scholar To sign up for a class, send an email to radicalorganizingconference@gmail.com. Thursday, August 20 from 6 pm - 8:30 pm, at City Life/Vida Urbana the Brewery, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain If you have questions about the workshop, call or email the appropriate contact person listed above. Classes will fill quickly and space is limited. For more information, contact City Life/Vida Urbana at 617.524.3541, or by email at organize@clvu.org. 674 reads – more info
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08 / 25 (event) CANCELLED! T fare increase and service cut workshop in Dorchester Start: 5:30 pm End: 7:30 pm Come out to let the MBTA know your thoughts on fare increases and service cuts! Tuesday, August 25, 2009 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Grove Hall Community Center 51 Geneva Avenue Dorchester, MA 977 reads – more info (event) CANCELLED! T fare increase and service cut workshop in Roxbury Start: 5:30 pm End: 7:30 pm Come out to let the MBTA know your thoughts on fare increases and service cuts! Tuesday, August 25, 2009 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center 1234 Columbus Avenue 942 reads – more info (event) ROC Summer Institute: Spreading the Word: Using Web 2.0, Filmmaking, and Photography Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm This course will offer ahnds-on training around electronic media, Web 2.0, still shot photography, and movie making, How can these crafts be used to visually document and built the movement? At our first meeting, we will set dates for getting together to learn, do field work, and create a final product. Facilitators: Karin Parker (Web 2.0), KC Bailey (photography), Ernesto Morales (film), both bank tenants. Space is limited! To register, contact Karin Parker at kparker@clvu.org. Date and time to be determined, at City Life/Vida Urbana the Brewery, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain. If you have questions about the workshop, call or email the appropriate contact person listed above. Classes will fill quickly and space is limited. For more information, contact City Life/Vida Urbana at 617.524.3541, or by email at organize@clvu.org. 643 reads – more info (event) ROC Summer Institute: Writing a Letter to Get Results Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm Learn how to write an effective letter to the editor, to your mortgage company, to an elected official, or to the judge in your case. Bring drafts of letters you are working on, or just come and learn from the experience. Facilitator: Cynthia Peters To sign up for a class, send an email to radicalorganizingconference@gmail.com. Tuesday, August 25 from 6 pm - 8 pm, at City Life/Vida Urbana the Brewery, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain If you have questions about the workshop, call or email the appropriate contact person listed above. Classes will fill quickly and space is limited. For more information, contact City Life/Vida Urbana at 617.524.3541, or by email at organize@clvu.org. 700 reads – more info
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08 / 27 (event) CANCELLED! T fare increase and service cut HEARING in Boston Start: 5:30 pm End: 7:30 pm August 27 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Transportation Building 10 Park Plaza, Boston Remember to bring your picture ID. For more information, contact 968 reads – more info
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09 / 2 (event) Last day to register to vote for primaries! Start: 5:00 pm If you're not already registered to vote, make sure to register by today to be eligible to vote in the upcoming primary elections on September 22, 2009. Primary elections, voter registration deadline 673 reads – more info (event) Mailing Party and Phone Bank Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm Mailing Party & Phone Bank Come help with ACE's fall fundraising and ACE in the Hood outreach! Wednesday, September 2, 2009 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the ACE Office. Please RSVP to Holly so we know how much food to order! 613 reads – more info
09 / 3 (event) Boston Workers Alliance Monthly Membership Meeting Start: 5:00 pm End: 6:00 pm If you are under- or unemployed or have CORI problems, please join our monthly membership meeting. Individuals seeking to become active members are required to attend! Join us to get an update on our campaign, get plugged into resources, and to become more involved in BWA. 452 reads – more info (event) Mayoral Forum Start: 6:30 pm End: 8:00 pm Mayoral Candidate Forum Come to this forum to meet Boston's mayoral candidates. Thursday, September 3, 2009 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Reggie Lewis Center, Roxbury. Please visit 547 reads – more info (event) MassVote Mayoral Forum Start: 6:30 pm End: 8:00 pm Come hear the candidates for mayor square off and respond to questions about Boston's future. Thursday, September 3, 2009 6:30-8:00 p.m. Reggie Lewis Center, Roxbury 534 reads – more info
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09 / 7 (event) Pass Real Health Care Reform Now Rally and March Start: 11:00 am End: 12:00 pm Labor Day comes every year, but the opportunity to cure our country's ailing health care system comes once in a lifetime! Join with community and labor allies from across the state in a march and rally to show our support for real health care reform. Come out to help send our elected officials back to work in Washington D.C. with a message from the people of Massachusetts: we want health care that puts people before profits, and we want it now! 462 reads – more info
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09 / 9 (event) CORI Coalition General Meeting Start: 10:00 am End: 11:30 am This is a CORI Coalition meeting for organizations participating in the campaign for CORI reform. We will be planning upcoming events, the phone banking kick off, and other critical updates on the CORI campaign. 508 reads – more info (event) Public Forum: At-Large Boston City Council Candidates Start: 6:30 pm End: 9:00 pm Join reporters and editors from Open Media Boston, The Bay State Banner, Jamaica Plain Gazette, and El Planeta newspaper along with your fellow Boston residents for a Public Forum with the At-Large Boston City Council candidates. Come have a chance to question these candidates before the September 22nd vote. 941 reads – more info
09 / 10 (event) TRU Campaign Committee Meeting Start: 5:30 pm End: 8:00 pm TRU will be meeting with its members in Roxbury. Thursday, September 10, 2009 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at ACE 2181 Washington Street, Suite 301 Roxbury For more information contact 491 reads – more info
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