Events
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Get involved and learn about transportation justice!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at ACE.
Join members as they continue to prepare for TRU's campaign for better bus service.
324 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Right wing ideology vs. the public sector: How have conservatives tried to demonize the public sector and the idea of government? How do we build support for using the state to address social and economic inequality?
318 reads – more info
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Join the Radical Organizing Conference's Summer Institute for a panel discussion on housing justice featuring Mel King and Maria Guardado. This workshop will provide current and historical analysis of the housing crisis and the activist response.
268 reads – more info
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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.
317 reads – more info
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Join us for the 7th Annual Chelsea River Revel and Environmental Justice Bike Tour! The Revel includes live performances, food, free bike tune-ups, kayaking, and much more! Before the Revel, there will be an EJ Bike Tour of East Boston, starting and ending at the Meridian Street Bridge.
537 reads – more info
Monday, July 26, 2010
Start: 11:00 am
Join us to celebrate the opening of the Boston Staffing Alliance!
Monday July 26th, 2010
Starts at 11:00 a.m.
Grove Hall
411 Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02121
Music and light refreshments provided!
414 reads – more info
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 3:00 pm
CORI Reform has passed the House and Senate, but is in gridlock in Conference Committee as the final signing deadline approaches. If a bill is not signed by the Governor by July 31st, the reform process will be forced to start over next year.
358 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Globalization: What impact has globalization had on Americans as producers and consumers? What impact has globalization had on developing countries and their populations?
Session leader: Alexandra Pineros Shields, Irish Immigration Center.
332 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Know how to make your events press-worthy. Understand how to localize the impact of regional and national issues. Understand the internal dynamics of the modern newsroom. This workshop will focus on generating media coverage for progressive causes and how to build stronger connections with reporters, editors, columnists, and producers.
309 reads – more info
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Know how to make your events press-worthy. Understand how to localize the impact of regional and national issues. Understand the internal dynamics of the modern newsroom. This workshop will focus on generating media coverage for progressive causes and how to build stronger connections with reporters, editors, columnists, and producers.
263 reads – more info
Thursday, July 29, 2010
(all day)
Start: 07/29/2010 - 10:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 5:00pm
Our mission is to support diverse filmmakers and provide an opportunity for audiences to view the works of these filmmakers, and experience stories often overlooked in mainstream media.
The Roxbury International Film Festival takes place over 4 days, with workshops and film screenings taking place at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts College of Art, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall, and other locations throughout Boston.
464 reads – more info
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
This workshop is for those of us who are working to take on the system and change it! We will talk about how to hold on to what is important for ourselves by organizing others. This is part of the Radical Organizing Conference's Summer Institute.
294 reads – more info
Friday, July 30, 2010
(all day)
Start: 07/29/2010 - 10:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 5:00pm
Our mission is to support diverse filmmakers and provide an opportunity for audiences to view the works of these filmmakers, and experience stories often overlooked in mainstream media.
The Roxbury International Film Festival takes place over 4 days, with workshops and film screenings taking place at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts College of Art, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall, and other locations throughout Boston.
464 reads – more info
Saturday, July 31, 2010
(all day)
Start: 07/29/2010 - 10:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 5:00pm
Our mission is to support diverse filmmakers and provide an opportunity for audiences to view the works of these filmmakers, and experience stories often overlooked in mainstream media.
The Roxbury International Film Festival takes place over 4 days, with workshops and film screenings taking place at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts College of Art, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall, and other locations throughout Boston.
464 reads – more info
Sunday, August 1, 2010
End: 5:00 pm
Start: 07/29/2010 - 10:00am
End: 08/01/2010 - 5:00pm
Our mission is to support diverse filmmakers and provide an opportunity for audiences to view the works of these filmmakers, and experience stories often overlooked in mainstream media.
The Roxbury International Film Festival takes place over 4 days, with workshops and film screenings taking place at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts College of Art, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall, and other locations throughout Boston.
464 reads – more info
Monday, August 2, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Dudley Square Organizing Project is holding a meeting to re-group and focus on outreach campaigns for the coming months. All DSOP members are invited.
Monday, August 2, 2010
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
343 reads – more info
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Crisis in the Black Community: how have the economic crisis and past economic and social policies affected African-American communities?
Session leader: Horace Small, Executive Director, Union of Minority Neighborhoods.
332 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Join TRU Members to discuss transit issues and our upcoming campaigns.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at ACE.
For more informati
370 reads – more info
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Resistance to the effects of the economic crisis is everywhere in Boston. We are not alone. People across the globe are feeling the effects and mounting inspirational struggles for justice and alternatives to the current system. We will look at examples from four continents to see how people are winning and where opportunities exist to unite our struggles.
325 reads – more info
Friday, August 6, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Domestic Violence. Sexual Assault. You work hard everyday to make sure these things don’t happen, but you don’t have to do it alone. Meet with service providers and leaders throughout Massachusetts at the 13th Annual Forum, sponsored by the Association of Haitian Women in Boston.
378 reads – more info
Monday, August 9, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Dudley Square Organizing Project is holding a meeting to re-group and focus on outreach campaigns for the coming months. All DSOP members are invited.
Monday, August 9, 2010
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
336 reads – more info
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Contemporary Labor issues: What are the challenges facing the labor movement today and what do we need to do to build a powerful progressive movement for workers' rights?
Session leader: Jeff Crosby, President of IUE-CWA Local 201 in Lynn, Mass., and president of the North Shore Labor Council.
390 reads – more info
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Every month, appointed officials decide what happens in our transportation system (including the T). Join us to testify and make your needs heard!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
376 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The action group will be discussing possible plans for the former Hess site.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at Maverick Landing
31 Liverpool Street
East Boston, MA 02128
262 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Get ready for our Summer Member Game Night!
You know you've been waiting for it! It's time to get together, share great food and have loads of fun. Bring yourself, your family and friends and any games you'd like to play.
363 reads – more info
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
The Roxbury Environmental Empowerment Project (REEP) will be holding a meeting for all members.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
at ACE.
302 reads – more info
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Join the ACE team for a toxic tour of Dudley Square. We will visit sites of environmental justice victories and talk about ACE's current EJ campaigns.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m.
317 reads – more info
Monday, August 16, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Come get updated and jump into exciting actions we have going at the Dudley Square Organizing Project!
Monday, August 16, 2010
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at ACE.
288 reads – more info
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Start: 5:30 pm
Join us for this special meeting with MBTA General Manager, Richard Davey!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at ACE.
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!
514 reads – more info
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Immigration: What are the causes of immigration? What are the common myths about immigration and how can we respond to them persuasively?
Session leaders: Gabe Camacho, Regional Organizer, American Friends Service Committee, and Edwin Argueta, Immigrant Rights Organizer, Mass Jobs with Justice.
402 reads – more info
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Come hear what happened at the US Social Forum (USSF) in Detroit! ACE staff and members will share our experiences at the forum and open a dialogue about how to incorporate new ideas into our work here in Roxbury.
474 reads – more info



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