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

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.