See attached Flyer
FORUM 1 FORUM 2
2nd
5th Suffolk Representative Candidates 6th
(Marie St. Fleur's open seat) (Willie Mae Allen's open seat)
Hibernian Hall Prince Hall Grand Lodge
FORUM 3
State Auditor & Treasurer Candidates
Reggie Lewis Athletic Center
Co-Sponsors:
Alpha Phi Alpha Gamma Epsilon Lamda
Black Ministerial
Chinese Progressive Association
Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated
Disability Policy Consortium
Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Assoc.
Greater
La Alianza Hispana
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
Madison Park Development Corporation
Mass
Coalition
Mattapan Civic Association
NAACP -
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Project R.I.G.H.T.
Providers' Council
Think Politics
Urban League of
Young Professionals Network
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,
Delta Omicron Zeta Chapter
Sponsored By:
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Hello:
As you know Representative Sánchez is putting on his Back to School Jams within the next few weeks. I have attached the flyers to this email. Please feel free to spread the word and hand out the flyers!
Have a great day!
Kate-Marie Roycroft, Legislative Aide
Office of State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez
Massachusetts State House, Room 130, Boston, MA 02133
617.722.2130 / kate-marie.roycroft@state.ma.us
Grove Hall Peace Walk
Starting from Deliverance Temple Church, (232 Columbia Road)
On the corner of Devon St. and Columbia Road
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 (6 PM - 8 PM)
Join us for a community walk demanding peace
We hope everyone who attends is able to join us in our
efforts to engage the community as we walk to demand
Peace!!!
For further information, please contact Project RIGHT, Inc. at 617.541.5454.x105 or x102
Supporters (list in formation)
Project RIGHT, Inc., Boston Public Health Commission, Violence Intervention Prevention Initiative, Boston Police Department, B-2, Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, Quincy Geneva Housing Corporation, Community Labor United, Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center, Boston Centers for Youth & Families, Roxbury YMCA, Madison Park CDC, Grove Hall Youth Outreach Connection, Rep. Liz Malia
(contact Michael Kozu, PRI Community Coordinator, if you wish to become a supporter of our peace walks)
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5. Boston needs more safe havens for kids (Boston Globe Article)=============================================================================
Hi Everyone - see attached flyer "Boston Invitation"
Please see info attached re a home foreclosure prevention workshop Thursday, Aug. 26, 2:00 - 8:00 PM, at the Hynes Convention Center. Sponsored by Governor Patrick and Mayor Menino. This session has two fantastic opportunities:
- Meet with housing and credit counselors
- Meet face-to-face with mortgage lenders (please see attachment for specific lenders)
Boston needs more safe havens for kids
ON JULY 1, many Boston youth found their community centers closed to them. Officials said the facilities were not being used often enough, programming was unattractive, and there was little community involvement. The cutbacks, they said, will allow the city to focus more on boosting quality programming and increasing access at other sites.
But if you know anything about violence in Boston, you know that youth need places to go, and that the consolidation of these safe havens will more than likely fuel tensions. Unlike other major cities where gangs like Crips and Bloods rule entire territories, in Boston individual streets are at war, literally.
Neighbors are enemies. Kids in Boston gravitate toward the centers closest to their homes. To shift youth from one center to another where their enemies are may not yield the results the city is looking for — especially if there is no follow-up on promises for funds and efforts to make the remaining centers safer and more attractive.
Fortunately, there still are programs in the city helping youth deal with peer pressure, conflict management, violence, responsibility, respect, and gender roles. The one I am most familiar with is the Red Auerbach Future Stars Sports and Leadership Summer Program in Dorchester, where in the past I have volunteered and for the last six weeks have been the athletic and activities director.
Guest speakers at the camp have included US District Court Judge Mark Wolf, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley, and MassHousing Director of Public Safety Thaddeus Miles. The guests are often surprised to hear campers talk about the impact of violence on their lives. When asked the question, "How many of you like silly bands?,'' all hands went up. Approximately 98 percent of the campers also raised their hands for the question, " How many of you know of someone who has been shot, hurt, or incarcerated?'' The city's children need more places where useful conversations can take place about the dreaded tough topics that parents so often shy away from.
The Red Auerbach camp used to be in the Marshall School's community center, one of those closed by the city. It is now at the Perkins Community Center, which has a number of other structured programs for youth. More importantly, the facility is open for individuals, children, and families who are not in a formal program. The closings around the city have reduced this kind of open access. Often, if kids are not in a center's special program, they're not welcomed. What that translates to is that youth who have aged out of programs and have no job but simply want to shoot some hoops, swim, socialize, and go home have very limited options.
During a recent staff meeting at the Red Auerbach camp, I asked the counselors to assess their summers. One young man, a 17-year-old who had worked very well with the 8- and 9-year-olds, said "Ms. T, my summer was bad.''
My heart dropped, and all the heads in the room turned to face the young man. Another counselor said, "Man you have to say more about that!'' To everyone's surprise, the counselor said he found his summer to be "bad'' because he could not do more, and because there were not more children in the program, although we were nearing capacity.
He said, "It was bad to hear what the kids go through. I didn't expect 8- and 9-year-olds, or anyone in the camp, to have it so rough. They're too young.'' Despite his disappointment, he said he was happy that he had witnessed the little ones grow. By the same token, I have been able to watch my staff grow into more conscious, responsible role models. They're also children. I have my fingers crossed for them all, campers and counselors.
Taisha Sturdivant, a guest columnist, is a student at Brandeis University.
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