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«June 17, 2010 - July 17, 2010»
06 / 17
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ACE USSF Meeting and Workshop
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
40+ ACE members and staff are headed to Detroit for the US Social Forum, June 22-26. Join us for final preparations and discussion of ACE's goals for the forum. Thursday, June 17, 2010 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at ACE.
374 reads – more info
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Movie Screening & Discussion:Beyond the Motor City
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Come watch with fellow community members, and participate in a discussion afterwards about the future of transportation in America lead by OnTheMove Coalition. Thursday, June 17, 2010 Starts at 7 p.m.
416 reads – more info
06 / 18
06 / 19
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CPA Bike-a-Thon
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Join the CPA for a 17-mile bike-a-thon along the harborwalk! Water will be available at checkpoints throughout the bike route, and a picnic lunch will be provided in Boston Common starting at noon. Proceeds will go to the Chinese Youth Initiative; each rider is asked to raise at least $20.
700 reads – more info
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6th Annual Co-op Power Sustainable Energy Summit
Start: 10:00 am
End: 7:00 pm
See all the important work that is happening to help individuals and communities use more renewable energy, strengthen local communities, and build our movement for a just and sustainable future! We will have games and child-oriented activities, food, music, dancing and fun!
393 reads – more info
06 / 20
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Third Annual Green Roots Festival
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Join Bikes Not Bombs at the third annual Green Roots Festival, a giant open air celebration of sustainable urban living. This is a place to share information both about the work on environmental issues and social justice in general.
478 reads – more info
06 / 21
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Roxbury Strategic Master Planning Oversight Committee
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Roxbury Strategic Master Planning Oversight Committee working session is scheduled for Monday, May 24, at the Central Boston Elders Services, at 2315 Washington Street, in Roxbury. The oversight committee will discuss the draft RFP for Parcels 9 & 10, and recommend language on local and residents jobs. The agenda also includes update on the Whittier Street Health Center and Ruggles Place projects.
367 reads – more info
06 / 22
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U.S. Social Forum
End: 11:59 pm
Start: 06/22/2010 - 12:00am
End: 06/26/2010 - 11:59pm
Another world is possible! Another U.S. is necessary! The U.S. Social Forum (USSF) will convene social movements from across the United States and globally. ACE and our partners will be sending adult and youth contingents to this year's USSF. Join us to discuss environmental justice issues like prioritizing public transit and organizing for greener cities.
780 reads – more info
06 / 23
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U.S. Social Forum
End: 11:59 pm
Start: 06/22/2010 - 12:00am
End: 06/26/2010 - 11:59pm
Another world is possible! Another U.S. is necessary! The U.S. Social Forum (USSF) will convene social movements from across the United States and globally. ACE and our partners will be sending adult and youth contingents to this year's USSF. Join us to discuss environmental justice issues like prioritizing public transit and organizing for greener cities.
780 reads – more info
06 / 24
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U.S. Social Forum
End: 11:59 pm
Start: 06/22/2010 - 12:00am
End: 06/26/2010 - 11:59pm
Another world is possible! Another U.S. is necessary! The U.S. Social Forum (USSF) will convene social movements from across the United States and globally. ACE and our partners will be sending adult and youth contingents to this year's USSF. Join us to discuss environmental justice issues like prioritizing public transit and organizing for greener cities.
780 reads – more info
06 / 25
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U.S. Social Forum
End: 11:59 pm
Start: 06/22/2010 - 12:00am
End: 06/26/2010 - 11:59pm
Another world is possible! Another U.S. is necessary! The U.S. Social Forum (USSF) will convene social movements from across the United States and globally. ACE and our partners will be sending adult and youth contingents to this year's USSF. Join us to discuss environmental justice issues like prioritizing public transit and organizing for greener cities.
780 reads – more info
06 / 26
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U.S. Social Forum
End: 11:59 pm
Start: 06/22/2010 - 12:00am
End: 06/26/2010 - 11:59pm
Another world is possible! Another U.S. is necessary! The U.S. Social Forum (USSF) will convene social movements from across the United States and globally. ACE and our partners will be sending adult and youth contingents to this year's USSF. Join us to discuss environmental justice issues like prioritizing public transit and organizing for greener cities.
780 reads – more info
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Toxic Tour: Environmental Justice in Roxbury!
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Join us to learn about local environmental injustices! Saturday, June 26, 2010 3:30-5:00 p.m. at ACE. This event will be led by our very own Gene Benson. The tour will begin with a video and discussion of local environmental justice work followed by a visit to sites around Dudley Square that reflect environmental injustices as well as the great achievements of people organizing for change. Registration recommended.
611 reads – more info
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06 / 29
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Tru Monthly Meeting in Chelsea
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
T riders deserve a voice! We are working for a just transit system, particularly in lower income communities and communities of color. Join the cause for first class public transit! Tuesday, May 29, 2010
363 reads – more info
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07 / 8
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Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
Start: 10:00 am
Join us for the Boston region's Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meeting! Thursday, July 8, 2010 Starts at 10:00 a.m. MPO Conference Room Transportation Building 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150
398 reads – more info
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Ana Justo at ACE
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Join us for a conversation about organizing and leadership development with Ana Justo from Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra - MST). This event is co-sponsored by Grassroots International
411 reads – more info
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Discussion of the Economic Crisis
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Join Mike Prokosch for a discussion of the economic crisis: Who caused it? Why are we still in it? Why are some people blaming government and public workers? Is capitalism sustainable? Part of the Radical Organizing Conference's Summer Institute.
291 reads – more info
07 / 9
07 / 10
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ANSWER protest at the National Governors' Association
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
This weekend is the National Governors' Association annual meeting in Boston. ANSWER coalition is sponsoring a protest specifically directed at Arizona governor Jan Brewer and her passage of the anti-immigrant bill SB1070.
385 reads – more info
07 / 11
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07 / 13
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Jobs With Justice Workshop
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
A historical overview of racism, migration, and the current political landscape for immigration reform and organizing. Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. 3353 Washington Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
298 reads – more info
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USSF Reportback
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Hear activists from tenant, youth, transportation, workplace, immigrant, and environmental justice struggles as they report back from the U.S. Social Forum and connect forward with the struggles going on in the streets of Boston.
347 reads – more info
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14th Annual REEP EJ Youth Summit
Start: 9:30 pm
Join REEP for our 14th Annual EJ Youth Summit! Friday, August 6, 2010 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Northeastern Curry Student Center 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Please RSVP to Carlos for freedom, free food, and social change.
332 reads – more info
07 / 14
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Public Speaking for Activists
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
This workshop, part of Radical Organizing Conference's Summer Institute, will focus on techniques for effective public speaking and offer a chance to actually practice public speaking with feedback from the group. It will be facilitated by Tim Dean, education director for SEIU 1199.
371 reads – more info
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Discussion of the Economic Crisis
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Join Mike Prokosch for a discussion of the economic crisis: Who caused it? Why are we still in it? Why are some people blaming government and public workers? Is capitalism sustainable? Part of the Radical Organizing Conference's Summer Institute.
302 reads – more info
07 / 15
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REEP Member Meeting
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Join REEP in welcoming our new members! Thursday, July 15, 2010 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at ACE. For more information, please contact 338 reads – more info
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