ACE - General Ace Events

Green jobs rally

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:40:40 -0400

Start: 07/07/2008 - 11:30am

End: 07/07/2008 - 5:00pm

Join ACE and our partners at the State House for a green jobs bill hearing. We'll be rallying outside at 11:30 a.m. and then attending the hearing with our partner organizations and supporters.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Member Game Night

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:48:03 -0400

Start: 07/09/2008 - 6:00pm

End: 07/09/2008 - 9:00pm

ACE Member Game Night!

It's time once again to get together, share some food and have some fun. Bring yourself, your family and friends, and any games you'd like to play. We will also have karaoke!

ROC Summer Institute: Moving People to Fight the Boss!

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:39:29 -0400

Start: 08/08/2008 - 3:30pm

End: 08/09/2008 - 12:30pm

Ever have a problem at work, but can't get your co-workers to speak up? Ever feel like life is hard, but that there's nothing you can do about it? As the boss squeezes us to do more and more work for little pay, it has become hard to imagine a world where we can work less, yet have a comfortable life to enjoy ourselves. This two-part training will focus on the skills of agitation, sharing personal stories as a way of motivating others, and pushing folks to stand up. The skills explored in this training are not only applicable to building a union, but they can also be used in fighting for justice everyday in your work place. We will also explore the labor movement as a powerful agent for social change. Please participate in both days.

ROC Summer Institute: Empire

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:35:48 -0400

Start: 08/26/2008 - 6:00pm

End: 08/26/2008 - 8:00pm

Empire. Is there a US empire? How does it work? Economic. Military. Specific examples with a conservative, a liberal and a radical view (eg., Iraq)

This is part of the Radical Organizing Conference (ROC) Summer Institute.

ROC Summer Institute: Democracy

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:23:16 -0400

Start: 08/12/2008 - 6:00pm

End: 08/12/2008 - 8:00pm

Democracy. If we live in a democracy, why do we have to organize? What are the limits of American democracy? Why doesn't it work as advertised?

This discussion is part of the Radical Organizing Conference (ROC) Summer Institute.

ROC Summer Institute: Race

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:21:35 -0400

Start: 07/29/2008 - 6:00pm

End: 07/29/2008 - 8:00pm

Race. What was your first experience of racism, or race as an issue? The difference between individual and institutional racism. Examples of institutional racism. Are things getting better or worse?

ROC Summer Institute: Class

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:11:21 -0400

Start: 07/15/2008 - 6:00pm

End: 07/15/2008 - 8:00pm

Class. What are the "classes" in the U.S.? What class were you raised in; what class are you in now? Exercise: How are wages set under capitalism? How do we try to affect this process in our organizing? How does the other side try to counter us?

ROC Summer Institute: Housing

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:57:05 -0400

Start: 07/01/2008 - 6:00pm

Housing: What does the real estate industry say about City Life's slogan "Housing for People not for Profit"? What do we say in response?

This is part of the Radical Organizing Conference (ROC) Summer Institute.

ROC Summer Institute: Gender Oppression 101

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:30:48 -0400

Start: 08/02/2008 - 12:00am

End: 08/02/2008 - 12:00pm

Join ACE at Gender Oppression 101, as part of the Radical Organizing Conference (ROC) Summer Institute. Explores how gender oppression and heteropatriarchy are connected to the issues we organize around.

ROC Summer Institute: EJ 101

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:30:44 -0400

Start: 07/19/2008 - 10:30am

End: 07/19/2008 - 12:30pm

Join ACE at Environmental Justice 101—What it looks like in our backyard, as part of the Radical Organizing Conference (ROC) Summer Institute. We'll be discussing history and principles - both good and bad.

Dudley Square Time Capsule

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:43:55 -0400

Start: 06/25/2008 - 10:15am

End: 06/25/2008 - 12:00pm

Mayor Menino and the City of Boston will host a ceremony to open a time capsule from 1922 found at the historic Ferdinand's Blue Store Addition. The Mayor will also announce city plans to place a new time capsule in the renovated Ferdinand Building.

MYRIDE - Multicultural Youth Riding in Diverse Environments

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:38:17 -0400

Start: 06/22/2008 - 9:30am

End: 06/22/2008 - 3:00pm

Bikes Not Bombs is hosting a youth-led bike tour this Sunday. The eight mile ride will include six stops. Meet at 9:30 AM at the Bikes Not Bombs Hub, 284 Armory Street, Jamaica Plain. A barbecue will follow.

Green Economy Working Group

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:14:51 -0400

Start: 06/25/2008 - 5:30pm

End: 06/25/2008 - 7:30pm

Are you interested in helping to create a non-partisan Working Group of advocates for a Green Economy? The priorities of this group would be to:

Serve local communities
Guarantee workers’ rights to organize

2008 Sustainable Energy Summit

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:02:07 -0400

Start: 06/20/2008 - 8:00am

End: 06/21/2008 - 5:00pm

ACE Members and Staff will be attending the 2008 Sustainable Energy Summit. This is a great opportunity to learn about clean energy and Co-op Power's goal to foster a grassroots movement for a sustainable energy future.

EJ in the Hood Outreach and Orgnanizing Mtg

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:07:44 -0400

Start: 06/13/2008 - 10:00am

End: 06/13/2008 - 12:00pm

Interested in helping get the word out about EJ in the Hood? Come to the organizing and outreach team meeting from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at ACE's office.

We will be laying out plans for continuing outreach in the Dudley neighborhood.