The Grassroots Use of Technology Conference brings together hundreds of grassroots and social change
organizers with media activists, writers, and techies from all over New England.

For both beginners and experts, the conference workshops will cover the range from use of new media for campaigns, organizing through working in multiple languages, building a sustainable network of tech volunteers and providers, using databases to expand your organization's base and making fundraising more effective with "micro"donations and

Clean Energy Connections is a career and business
development information and networking event. You will receive access to resources to build your business or start your clean energy career, meet entrepreneurs and community groups mobilizing around clean energy, and learn about clean energy trends.

The Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities is presenting a statewide conference that celebrates and highlights the grassroots initiatives that are springing up in response to systemic breakdowns and meltdowns, from the economy to healthcare to the environment.

Boston City Council Hearing on BU's Bioterrorism Lab
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Boston City Hall, City Council Chamber
5:00 p.m. Hearing is estimated to end at 7:00 p.m.

The Boston City Council is holding a hearing on whether the Boston University Bioterrorism Lab might violate the Boston Public Health Commission regulation prohibiting performing rDNA research that requires BSL4 containment. Representatives of BU and the BPHC, scientists, and ACE Legal Counsel Eugene Benson are scheduled to make presentations to the Council.

Monday, April 13
6:00am-8:00am
Northeastern University Ell Hall, Frost Lounge
346 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA, 02115

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With 100 million more people expected in the United States by
2050, and with increasing energy and transportation costs, plans for future neighborhoods must take density into account.

This workshop, featuring Julie Campoli, a landscape architect, land planner, and principal of Terra Firma Urban Design in Burlington, VT, will explore the challenges of designing neighborhood appropriate density. Ms. Campoli is the co-author of the book, Visualizing Density, published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, that catalogs 300 aerial photos taken of neighborhoods of varying densities from around the country, including shots of Boston. Ms. Campoli’s interactive workshop will help participants foster an understanding of the role design plays in neighborhood plans for higher density while offering ideas for how to use visual tools to communicate with stakeholders.

Join the growing network of community groups looking into green business opportunities within our communities.

Wednesday, September 10
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location TBA

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Come see us in action fighting for environmental justice. ACE Attorney Gene Benson will be cross examining technical experts from Brockton Power in some of the following Energy Facility Siting Board hearings. These hearings will determine whether a fossil fuel burning power plant will be approved for Brockton, an environmental justice community.