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1. REMINDER: SUMMER JOBS RALLY (YOUTH) (TODAY—5/25—3:45pm)
2a. Radical Roxbury Bike Tour Tonight! May + June Events!!! (5/25—6:00pm)
2b. Bank Tenant Association Meeting. We Shall Not Be Moved!! (5/25—7:00pm)
3. ALL Boston City Council 2012 Budget Hearings BCYF + YOUTH FUND (5/26—9:30am + 2:30pm)
-- See attached notice + schedule below
4. EVENT: Greater Grove Hall Main Streets “Passing the Baton—Empowering + Inspiring Our Youth (5/26—5:00pm)
5. HEADS-UP. Atty. Charles Ogletree @ Grove Hall Library—Pls confirm your attendance. (5/26—5:30-7:30pm)
6. HEADS-UP ROXBURY: If you live, work in Dudley Sq., the BRA is hosting a Dudley Square (+ FERDINAND’S BLDG) Vision Project Meeting for you!!! (5/26—6:30pm)
7. HEADS-UP…NEED YOU TO ACT NOW: Urge Senators to Vote Against Destructive House Budget (Time Sensitive)
8. Attention Residents of Dorchester + Mattapan --Ward 14—READ CAREFULLY…Expect a knock on your door. (May + June)
9. Mass Public Health Association 9th Annual Spring Awards Breakfast Event June 3rd. (5/26 ticket purchase deadline)
10. MBTA Key Bus Route Meetings for Bus Route 66 (6/6—6:00-8:00pm + 6/23—6:30-8:00Ppm)
11. Boston Branch NAACP Legal Trainings/Identifying Discrimination “It is what it is. Or is it?” (6/8-5:30-8:30pm)
12. Body By Brandy 4 Kidz On My Way Summer Workshops! (REGISTER TODAY)
13. JOBS--YOUTH JOBS/Paid Summer Opportunities Available.
14. JOBS--ADULTS + EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE LIST--Below
15. NOTE: If you wish to post your organizations events, meetings, job postings, etc. on the Network, hit reply + type please post in subject line.
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1. REMINDER: SUMMER JOBS RALLY (YOUTH) (TODAY—5/25—3:45pm)
ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:
Join us for Mayor Menino’s
SUMMER JOBS RALLY
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, City of Boston Youth Jobs Coalition
‘ Bring your resume and DRESS to IMPRESS! ’
3:45pm
Wednesday (TODAY) / MAY 25th, 2011
Greenway Park - outside South Station
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2a. Radical Roxbury Bike Tour Tonight! May + June Events!!! (5/25—6:00pm)
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| It's a beautiful day! Join us for Radical Roxbury, the first bicycle tour of the season! The 1960s were a time of unrest in our neighborhood, but also an exciting time of political and cultural change. You'll hear great stories as we meander through Roxbury by bike. |
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Radical Roxbury Bike Tour  Meet at Roxbury Crossing. Helmets required. Tour costs $10. You don't need to be a fast urban cyclist to join in, we'll take the hills slowly, but gears are helpful. The tour will visit the sites of Roxbury's "radical" history. We'll begin with the relatively well-known protests against the construction of I-95 along the Southwest Corridor. From there our attention will focus on mid-20th century revolutionary leaders Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X. After passing the former locations of the Black Panthers and SNCC, we'll end with an overview of the 1967 and 1968 riots in Grove Hall and the police staging grounds in Franklin Park. Tie dyed t-shirt and and Afro pic are optional. Click here to buy tickets or just bring $10 with you.
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BOTTLE BILL ACTION ALERT! Call your state senator and representative - urge them to actively support the Bottle Bill. More than a hundred cities and towns across the Commonwealth, including Boston, and a majority of voters support the updated Bottle Bill. It will bring money to state coffers and keep trash out of our parks - saving on maintenance and making parks cleaner. Our elected officials are not hearing from enough people to make a difference. Please contact yours today. |
Even More Spring Activities!
Bicycle Tours of Roxbury Monthly rides from May - September with a different theme for each tour. Helmets required. Register at www.discoverroxbury.org - all rides start or end in Franklin Park. $10.00/ride. - Thursday, June 16th 6:00pm - Eliot Square to Franklin Park - a neighborhood introduction  National Trails Day - volunteer in the park woodlands!
Saturday, June 4th 10am - Noon Meet at Valley Gates Parking Lot Final Franklin Park History Tour
Saturday morning, June 11th 10:00am-Noon
Meet at the rear entrance to the Zoo
Hear the story of the old bear cages, wander through the woods, and see Olmsted's Field House, the Overlook Shelter, now a stone ruin. Made possible with support from Mass Humanities and co-sponsored by Discover Roxbury and the Dorchester and Jamaica Plain Historical Societies.
Juneteenth / Roxbury Homecoming
Saturday, June 18th
At the Playstead ballfields and all over the park
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If you love Franklin Park, want to see it continue to improve, and enjoy programs like the Playhouse in the Park, spring bird watching, or volunteer days - become a member today! Click here to donate online. Members bring political clout and power as we work to make the park the best it can be.
Forward this email to a friend or encourage them to sign up on the website www.franklinparkcoalition.org to get on the Franklin Park list for events and alerts. In addition to FPC facebook pages and twitter, join the Franklin Park Ski and Snowshoe Club or Ultimate Frisbee on facebook. |
For more information and to RSVP for all events, please email rsvp@franklinparkcoalition.org or call 617-442-4141.
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Phone: (617) 442-4141
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 302333, Boston, MA 02130
Website: http://www.franklinparkcoalition.org
Come visit our office - 2010 Columbus Ave, Roxbury - we have great park photos, nature books, and historical documents. Call first in case we are out in the park! |
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2b. Bank Tenant Association Meeting. We Shall Not Be Moved!! (5/25—7:00pm)
We Shall Not Be Moved: Building Relationships
A community discussion with artist
Kelly Creedon,
City Life Executive Director
Curdina Hill,
Organizing Director
Steve Meacham,
and members of the
Bank Tenant Association.
Today, May 25th
7:00 pm
Spontaneous Celebrations
45 Danforth Street,
Jamaica Plain, MA (downstairs)
(617) 524-3541
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3. ALL Boston City Council 2012 Budget Hearings BCYF + YOUTH FUND – (5/26—9:30am + 2:30pm)
See attached notice + schedule below
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4. EVENT: Greater Grove Hall Main Streets “Passing the Baton—Empowering + Inspiring Our Youth (5/26—5:00pm)
| Passing the Baton "Empowering and Inspiring Our Youth" |
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| Join Greater Grove Hall Main Streets this Thursday evening in Congratulating two Jeremiah E. Burke Seniors Charles Houston & Nerida Goncalves on each winning the $500 Detective Arnold James Scholarship For more details, visit www.greatergrovehall.org/scholarship . |
| | Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on May 26th. Sincerely, Organization Committee Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, Inc. info@greatergrovehall.org 617-427-2560 |
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5. Heads-up. Atty. Charles Ogletree @ Grove Hall Library—Pls confirm your attendance. (5/26—5:30-7:30pm)
DEAR FRIEND,
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE SO THAT
WE CAN PREPARE FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION.
JOIN US IN A LIVELY DISCUSSION WITH ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL LIVING AFRICAN-AMERICANS, ACCORDING TO EBONY MAGAZINE. PROFESSOR OGLETREE IS THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE CHARLES HAMILTON HOUSTON INSTITUTE FOR RACE AND JUSTICE AT HARVARD LAW SCHOOL AND IS A SPECIAL ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
AT THIS EVENT, PROFESSOR OGLETREE WILL DISCUSS HIS LATEST BOOK:
A PRESUMPTION OF GUILT: THE ARREST OF HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. AND RACE,CLASS AND CRIME IN AMERICA.
PROFESSOR OGLETREE WILL BE INTRODUCED
BY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOYCE LONDON ALEXANDER FORD (RET.)
OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS: HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE MASS. BLACK AND LATINO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS,
& FORMER MAYOR JOHNNY FORD, TUSKEGEE, ALA.
THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE NEW DEMOCRACY COALITION, THE MASSACHUSETTS BLACK AND LATINO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, THINK POLITICS, THE CENTER FOR CHURCH & PRISON, THE MASS BLACK EMPOWERMENT COALITION, VOTECORPS, THE CULTURAL CAFE COLLECTIVE, AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK OF THE URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT, BUT BOOKS CAN BE PURCHASED AND SIGNED FOR $30.
ANY PROCEEDS OF PURCHASED BOOKS WILL GO TO THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND TO THE DEMOCRACY LAB, A BOSTON-BASED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SUMMER PROGRAM FOR INNER-CITY YOUTH WHICH WAS CREATED BY THE NEW DEMOCRACY COALITION.
THROUGH DEVELOPING OUR YOUTH FOR LEADERSHIP, WE CAN WIN THE FUTURE.
WHERE: GROVE HALL PUBLIC LIBRARY, JAZZ LOUNGE,
41 GENEVA AVENUE, DORCHESTER, MA 02121
WHEN: MAY 26, 2011, 6:00 TO 8:00 PM
HERE IS THE LINK, FOR PEOPLE TO REGISTER. THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT: http://aneveningwithogletreeatthegrovehalllibrary.eventbrite.com
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6. HEADS-UP ROXBURY: If you live, work in Dudley Sq., the BRA is hosting a Dudley Square (+ FERDINAND’S BLDG) Vision Project Meeting for you!!! (5/26—6:30pm)
What is your vision for the future of Dudley Square?
Come learn more and share your ideas at the...
“Dudley Vision Project”
(+ FERDINAND’S BUILDING)
Community Meeting
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
6:30pm
Central Boston Elder Services – Community Room
2315 Washington Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Mayor Thomas Menino launched the Dudley Vision Project, a multi-year, city-funded initia-tive to enhance the thriving retail district of Dudley Square. To collaborate with city staff associated with this effort, a Dudley Vision Advisory Task Force has been appointed.
The project will bring state of the art munici-pal facilities to the area —
· A new Area B-2 Police Station
· A new Dudley Square Municipal Building
(aka “the Ferdinand Building”)
· A new Transportation Action Plan
· Renovations to the exterior of the Dudley Branch Library
This Community Meeting will provide an opportunity for community members to learn more and ask questions about the Dudley Vision Advisory Task Force’s plans for the neighborhood.
Madison Park Development Corporation & the RoxVote Coalition
urge you to come make your voice heard!
This meeting is hosted by…the BRA: 617.9818.4441, Dana.Whiteside.BRA@cityofboston.gov , www.cityofboston.gov/BRA.
This is an important opportunity for people who live and work in Dudley Square to
raise questions, comments, concerns, and ideas
related to the City’s revitalization plans for the
Ferdinand’s Building and the entire area.
Let’s make sure the community has a voice in this process!
Please attend if you can and spread the word to community members and groups with which you work.
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7. HEADS-UP…NEED YOU TO ACT NOW: Urge Senators to Vote Against Destructive House Budget (Time Sensitive)
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| Dear supporter of tax fairness and United for a Fair Economy,
The Senate will vote this week on the disastrous House budget. Please read the alert below from our friends at the Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) and email a letter to your two Senators asking them to oppose the House budget. When you personalize your email, please add some or all of these points:
We should be raising more revenue from the wealthy and corporations, not hurting vulnerable families. - Restoring a strong estate tax would bring in $73 billion over 10 years, compared to the weak estate tax passed last year.
- Taxing capital gains and dividends at the same rate as income from work would bring in $88 billion per year.
- Eliminating the Bush Tax Cuts for wealthy households over the next 10 years would generate $690 billion and save $140 billion in interest on debt.
- Passing the Fairness in Taxation Act would generate $78 billion a year by adding higher tax brackets for incomes over $1 million.
- Closing overseas tax havens for global corporations like General Electric would raise $100 billion a year.
And changing these tax laws would reduce income disparities too!
Please use the link in the CHN alert below to send your Senators a letter today. And please share this alert widely with people you know.
Thanks for taking action,
Lee Farris
Senior Organizer on Estate Tax Policy
United for a Fair Economy
29 Winter St., Boston, MA 02108
617-423-2148 x133
lfarris@faireconomy.org 
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We've made it easy: click here for a letter you can email to your Senators. We hope you'll personalize it by adding something of importance to you in the middle of the letter. Individualized emails get much more attention. But personalized or not, please take a minute to tell your Senators how important it is to vote no.
(To write to your Senators: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/125/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6874)
These budgets are much more about shrinking government and cutting upper-income taxes than about reducing the deficit. They hurt low- and moderate-income people, cost millions of jobs, threaten our fragile economic recovery, leave millions (including seniors) without vital medical coverage, and close off opportunities for our children to share in future economic growth.
The bad budgets that are expected on the Senate floor: - The House-passed Budget Resolution: Over 10 years, it would slash $4.3 trillion in needed services, about two-thirds of which help low-income people. At the same time, it makes net tax cuts worth $4.2 trillion almost exclusively targeted to the top 5 percent, leaving relatively little for deficit reduction. Starting in the second decade, the House budget would turn Medicare into a voucher, doubling the burden of payment for its beneficiaries. Far from helping the economy, this plan would cause the loss of 2.2 million jobs over the next two years.
- Here's an example of winners and losers in the House Budget Resolution:
Just one of the new tax cuts benefiting high-earners would give a $1.64 million tax cut to a household earning $8.5 million. But the cuts in food stamps/SNAP wouldtake away $147 a month from a low-income family of four. And a family with two children with a parent working full-time at the minimum wage would lose about $1,500 a year from a cut in the Child Tax Credit.
Just some of the reasons why you should send this letter to your Senators right now!
For more information about the House budget, click here. - Senator Patrick Toomey's budget proposal: Senator Toomey (R-PA) has drafted a budget that cuts even more than the House plan (spending 3 percent less over 10 years). The plan indicates that more than half this figure will come from programs that provide income security for low-income people. This plan also reduces tax rates for the wealthiest and for corporations, with the stated goal of remaining revenue neutral (however, the "special tax breaks" that would be eliminated to pay for rate reductions are unspecified). For more information about the Toomey budget plan, click here (pdf).
For more information about these and other deficit reduction and/or massive service cut proposals, see CHN's SAVE for All webpage. http://www.chn.org/save4all/index.html
When so much is at stake, please don't let your Senators say that no one cared enough to contact them. Votes may be taken as early as Tuesday or Wednesday of this week - don't delay! Click here to send the letter. |
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8. Attention Residents of Dorchester + Mattapan --Ward 14—READ CAREFULLY…Expect a knock on your door. (May + June)
Attention Ward 14 Residents |
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Dear Community Members: Please be advised that the Boston Election Department's team of annual listing (City Census) officers will be visiting each neighborhood throughout the next few months to update the annual listing of residents. Every City and Town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is mandated by law to conduct an annual listing. Information obtained during the listing process is forwarded to the Office of the Jury Commissioner for use in compiling jury pools, and is also used as an indicator of the population changes in the City. The information gathered also helps to ensure the accuracy and the integrity of the voting list. The Listing Officers will go door-to-door in neighborhoods, and are easily identified by their City-issued photo-IDs and bright orange vests. They will confirm basic information for each address: name, occupation, and birth date of each occupant age 17 and older. If there are new residents at the address, the Listing Officer will obtain the appropriate information, and will also drop off voter registration forms for those who may want to register to vote. The Listing Officers will be in Ward 14 (Dorchester and Mattapan) starting May 25until June 3. Additional e-mail notifications will be sent throughout the next few weeks/months as we enter another ward/neighborhood. Please share this information with your community members, family, friends, co-workers, etc. Thank you for your time, and please do not hesitate to contact the Boston Election Department at 617-635-3767 should you have any further questions or concerns. If you have not responded to the Annual Listing yet, please visit this website to update your information: http://www.cityofboston.gov/elections/annual_listing.asp. Sincerely, Boston Election Department | |
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9. Mass Public Health Association 9th Annual Spring Awards Breakfast Event June 3rd. (5/26 ticket purchase deadline)
Massachusetts Public Health Association
9th Annual Spring Awards Breakfast
Friday, June 3, 2011
7:30 am - 9:30 am
State Room • 60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts Thursday, May 26 is the last day to purchase tickets!
( MPHA mpha@reply.bronto.com ) 
Join us in celebrating these outstanding public health champions and help sustain our work: Paul Farmer, MD, PhD
Kolokotrones University Professor and Chair, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Co-founder, Partners In Health; UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti
Paul Revere Award
Lauren Smith, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Public Health Leadership in Medicine Award
Ellen Parker, Chef Kirk Conrad and the work of Project Bread
Ellen Parker is Executive Director of Project Bread; Chef Conrad is Chef-in-Residence with Project Bread's Chefs in Schools Initiative
Community Leadership Award
Robin Chase
Co-founder, Zipcar; Founder, GoLoco and Meadow Networks
Corporate Citizenship in Public Health Award ___________________________________
Visit http://mphaweb.org/breakfast.htm to learn more or contact Kara Keenan at (617) 524-6696, x113, kkeenan@mphaweb.org.
EVENT SPONSORS
PLATINUM
GOLD
| | Baystate Health | | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | | SILVER | | Abt Associates | | Brigham and Women's Hospital | | CeltiCare Health Plan | | CVS Caremark | | Children's Hospital Boston | | MA Department of Public Health | | Massachusetts Medical Society | | William Gallagher Associates | | BRONZE | | Boston University School of Public Health | | Cambridge Health Alliance | | Cisco Systems | | Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine | | Harvard School of Public Health | | Health New England | | Health Resources in Action | | KPMG | | Project Bread- The Walk for Hunger | | Springfield Department of HHS | | Tufts University School of Medicine, Public Health Program | | UMass Medical School/Commonwealth Medicine | | BENEFACTORS | | Alexander Aronson Finning | | Association for Behavioral Healthcare | | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | | Delta Dental of Massachusetts | | | Dotwell, Inc. | | | Friends of Brookline Public Health | | | G & L Labs | | | John Snow, Inc. | | | Massachusetts Dietetic Association | | | MA General Hospital, Center for Community Health Improvement | | | MA League of Community Health Centers | | | Neighborhood Health Plan | | | Partners for a Healthier Community | | | Steward Carney Hospital | | | Steward Health Care System | | | The Sperling Family Charitable Foundation | | | Alfred DeMaria, Jr., MD | | | Deborah and Paul Walker | | | PATRONS | | | AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts | | | BELL (Builidng Educated Leaders for Life) | | | BU School of Social Work | | | Causemedia, Inc. | | | Commonwealth Care Alliance | | | GeoVision | | | Regis College School of Nursing, Science and Health Professions | | | Tufts Health Plan | | | Weber Shandwick | | | Frank and Linda Singleton | | |
SUPPORTERS | | | Fenway Health Center | | |
Mt. Washington Bank | Northeastern Unviersity MPH Program in Urban Health | Bettye Anderson Frederic | Judith Steinberg, MD | Karen van Unen |
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10. MBTA Key Bus Route Meetings for Bus Route 66 (6/6—6:00-8:00pm + 6/23—6:30-8:00Ppm)
Bus Route 66 Community Meetings Dear MBTA Riders and Interested Parties, The MBTA has been working with the community to develop a series of improvements to Bus Route 66. Based on community feedback, the MBTA will be presenting progress design plans for implementation, including: the addition of customer amenities and bus stop consolidation, which will result in the changes to the location of some bus stops. Bus stops may be relocated and/or eliminated. We want your feedback on these proposed changes. Bus Route 66 operates between Harvard Square and Dudley Station via Union Square, Coolidge Corner, Brookline Village, and Brigham Circle. It provides high frequency service to these areas in addition to serving important destinations such as Harvard University, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Reggie Lewis Center and several schools. It also provides connections to the Red, Green, Orange and Silver Lines as well as many other bus routes including Key Bus Routes 1, 15, 22, 23 28, 71, 73 and 77 and the following local and crosstown routes – 8, 14, 19, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 68, 69, 72, 74, 75, 78, 86, 96, 170 and 171. The following meetings will discuss potential improvements to Bus Route 66. Please join us to share your ideas. Monday, June 6
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Honan-Allston Branch Library
300 North Harvard Street, Boston The Honan-Allston Branch Library can be reached by Express Bus Routes 501 and 503 and Bus Routes 64, 66, and 70. Thursday, June 23
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Tobin Community Center
1481 Tremont Street, Boston The Tobin Community Center can be reached by Bus Routes 10, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 28, and 29. All are invited to attend these meetings. Past presentations and meeting handouts can be viewed at www.mbta.com\keybusroutes. Project handouts with current recommendations will be available for viewing shortly before the meeting. Your input will help create a better bus service for your community! If you have a disability or need an accommodation to fully participate in the meeting, American Sign Language interpreters, assistive listening devices, handouts in alternate formats, etc. will be provided upon request. Please contact Charlie Patton, Regina Villa Associates, at (617) 357-5772 ext.16 or at cpatton@reginavilla.com no later than May 31. For detailed project information, please visit www.mbta.com\keybusroutes. Please forward this email to anyone you think may be interested in this project.
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11. Boston Branch NAACP Legal Trainings/Identifying Discrimination “It is what it is. Or is it?” (6/8-5:30-8:30pm)
http://www.dotnews.com/directory/naacp-legal-trainings-kroc-center
Each of you have huge networks and the Boston Branch NAACP is asking you to please post the information regarding our upcoming Discrimination Training on your FB pages or distribute via email. Whether an urban professional, blue color worker, the chronically unemployed, a young person or a senior, a Democratic or Republican...folks have likely experienced some form of discrimination if you're black or brown in Boston. However, we find ourselves questioning whether it's us or them. We may struggle with making the case or with finding an attorney to represent us. We often avoid the time, expense and energy required to challenge the person, the institution or the system--but what's the effect of that choice on long term change. We have entitled our training "It is what it is. Or is it?" and we're confident this will be a major step toward reawakening the much needed conversation on discrimination and race. I would like to ensure there is not one empty seat in the Kroc Center, since this training is so important and rare.
The official marketing of this FREE training will begin Tuesday, May 23rd, but we have already begun to receive RSVPs from community residents, local attorneys, activists and academics. We will not hear individual cases at this training, but will announce ongoing legal clinics where residents can work with attorneys on their specific complaints. Space is limited to 250 people.
Please help us spread the word...
Michael Curry, President
Boston Branch NAACP
NAACP legal trainings at Kroc Center
By Bill Forry
May. 19, 2011
On Wednesday, June 8, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Boston Branch NAACP will hosting a Racial Discrimination Training at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, located at 650 Dudley Street,Dorchester. The training is co-sponsored with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts' Young Professional's Network (YPN) and the Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston, and supported by the Attorney General's Civil Rights Division and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD).
What is racial discrimination? How do you prove it? What are the roles of the various local, state and federal agencies and law enforcement entities? How do you respond if you've been a victim of discrimination? What is MCAD and how do you navigate the complaint submission process? What if you're represented by a union? These are just a few of the questions that we plan to address during this three-hour training. Following the training, the Boston Branch NAACP will work with the Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston, the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights and possibly a local law school to develop ongoing legal clinics where people can come for assistance with their specific cases. RSVP at rsvp@bostonnaacp.org.
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12. Body By Brandy 4 Kidz On My Way Summer Workshops! (REGISTER TODAY)
The Word Boston | P.O. Box 170847 | Boston | MA | 02117 |
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13. JOBS---YOUTH /Paid Summer Opportunities Available.
Paid Summer Opportunities Available
Two Summer Internships are available at the Federation for Children with Special Needs for 7 weeks in July and August 2011. The Federation is proud to be a part of the Martin Luther King Summer Scholars initiative (formerly known as Boston Summer Scholars), sponsored by John Hancock Financial in response to Mayor Menino's call to action in support of Boston teens.
This year, the MLK Summer Scholars program is joined by Boston University and Partners HealthCare in paying tribute to the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. here in Boston. Dr. King lived in Boston while completing his doctorate at Boston University from 1951-1955. The renaming of the Summer Scholars program underscores King's message of social change through hard work.
Employment for this opportunity will be at The Federation for Children with Special Needs, which is a parent advocacy organization that serves parents of children at risk and those with special health and education needs through the provision of information, resources, presentations and phone calls from those seeking support. Services are routinely provided in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese and other languages as needed. The Federation is conveniently located at Renaissance Park, immediately adjacent to the Ruggles “T” Stop.
The Federation is seeking two MLK Summer Scholars; one with interest and skills in Agency Administration and one in Information Technology. Interns will work approximately 17.5 hours per week including a weekly Friday morning training seminar.
Student interns must meet the following criteria:
· At least 15 years old
· Resident of Boston
· In high school or a recent (2011) high school graduate
Along with gaining valuable workplace experience, students will attend a series of life skills workshops, focused on building their own legacies, each Friday morning at Boston University's Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA.
MLK Summer Scholars is an outgrowth of The Boston Globe Foundation's Opportunity for Unity initiative and John Hancock's Summer of Opportunity program.
If interested, please send application and cover letter to Sara Miranda, Associate Executive Director 1135 Tremont St Suite 420, Boston, MA 02120 or e-mail: smiranda@fcsn.org. Application deadline is Friday, June 10, 2011 by 5 p.m.
Applicants should attach a one page cover letter explaining why the student wishes to be an MLK Summer Scholar and what he or she has accomplished or plans to accomplish that reflects Dr. King’s philosophies.
Selected students are asked to attend the press kickoff at the Agganis Arena at Boston University at a date to be determined.
Students are required to attend Friday morning training workshops from 8:30 -11 a.m., every Friday from July 8 through August 12 at Agganis Arena.
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14. JOBS--ADULTS + EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE LIST--Below
Transportation Security Officers Wanted-women only
| Transportation Security Officers Wanted The Transportation Security Administration will be at Career Source to recruit for female Transportation Security Officer (TSO) positions for Logan International Airport. These positions are part-time, 25 hrs./wk., starting at $15.26/hr. plus full federal benefits. Paid training is included. Multiple positions are available. Requirements: - Only female officers currently needed
- U.S. citizen
- Proficient in English
- H.S. diploma or equivalent
- Ability to pass drug test and credit check
- Excellent customer service skills
Date and Time: Thursday, May 26th, 9:30 a.m. Location: Career Source Cambridge 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, 3rd floor Registration with Career Source is required. Call us at 617-661-7867 x0 and speak with a staff person to register for this event.*
*Apply online at http://usajobs.gov before attending
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JOB: Position openings at 826 Boston
Hi All, (see attachment)
826 Boston, your friendly neighborhood youth writing center, is aiming to hire a Program Director by mid-June. We are a seeking a dynamic educator and leader, who possesses extensive experience working in urban schools and has taught and developed writing curricula for youth.
I have attached the job description here. Please feel free to share it with your network. We are also bringing on two Americorps members for the coming year.
Job descriptions for these positions are available at www.826boston.org.
Thanks for spreading the word!
Daniel
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Daniel Johnson
Executive Director, 826 Boston
tel: 857-207-6933
3035 Washington St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
www.826boston.org
826 Boston is a nonprofit youth writing center that offers free workshops, after-school tutoring, class field trips, in-school writing help,
and publishing opportunities to students ages 6 to 18. Visit us online at www.826boston.org.
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JOBS: WEBSITES & PHONE NUMBERS
- All colleges and hospitals google a list for colleges, then for hospitals, or dial 411
- BRA - www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org or (617) 722-4300
- City of Boston - http://search.cityofboston.gov/query.html?qt=job+postings (617) 635-4500
- State Job Postings - http://ceo.hrd.state.ma.us/ceo.nsf/ceo_homepage_frm?openform
http://mass.gov
- Federal Job Postings - http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
OR http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
- Opportunity Nocs New England - http://www.opnocsne.org (617) 357-0849
- Social Service Jobs - http://www.socialservice.com/ ( post your resume/free )
- NonProfitcareers.org - http://www.snpo.org/nonprofitcareers/
- Nonprofit Center - http://www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org/research_pub/joblistings.htm
- Monster, Inc. - http://www.monster.com/
- Career Center - http://www.aip.org/careersvc/
- Google.com - http://www.google.com/jobs/lunar_job.html
( instructions: type in job opportunities / then press search )
- More jobs + information www.geocities.com/bcljobs3
about upcoming sites
- CONSTRUCTION JOBS
-Boston Residents Jobs Policy (BRJP/Boston Plan) leads on construction contractors need to hire residents,
to hire minorities and to hire women [CONSTRUCTION COMPLIANCE REPORTS ]
http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/Compliance/compliance.asp
-BEC-Boston Employment Commission Monthly GC’s + Sub’s Compliance Hearings
(Every 3rd Wed) / One City Hall Square (8th Floor) (617) 635-4084
-BRA—Boston Redevelopment Authority construction work sights http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/DevelopmentProjects/DevProjects.asp?action=ViewStatus&StatusID=8
-City of Boston Green Jobs Program http://sites.google.com/site/greenjobsboston/
-City of Boston/ENROLL IN JOBS BANK (617) 918-5480 (Patty Boyer)
TRAINING PROGRAMS:
COMPUTER TRAINING
- S.E. Tech Ctr. @ Tent City/ Mel King (617) 578-0597 / MHKing@mit.edu
359 Columbus Ave
Boston, MA 02116
CITY OF BOSTON CAREER CENTERS
- Roxbury Resource Center (617) 989 9150 / http://www.theworkplace.org/satellite/satellite.html
- The Work Place (617) 737-0093 / 29 Winter St.
- Job Net (617) 338-0809
- Boston Connects (program closed down) (617) 541-2670
PROGRAMS THAT SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH CORI CHALLENGES
- BWA-Boston Workers Alliance (411 Blue Hill Ave) (617) 606-3580
- SPAN, Inc. (617) 423-0750
- STRIVE, Inc. (617) 825-1800
- Operation Re-Entry--SNAP/ABCD (617) 267-7400 x227 (Odelious McManus, Jr., Coordinator)
- Career Source - Cambridge site (617) 661-7867 www.yourcareersource.com
- Community Work Services (CWS) (617) 720-2233 x223 www.cwsbos.com
- IMPACT Employment Services (617) 542-0338 www.friendsoftheshatuckshelter.org
- Just a Start Corp (617) 494-0444 x307
- Project Place (617) 262-3740 x20 info@projectplace.org
- Quincy Career Center (617) 745-4000
- Solutions to Work (617) 492-0300 solutionsatwork@hotmail.com
- St. Francis House "First Step Program" (617) 654-1208 /1257 firststep@stfrancishouse.org
- Urban League of Eastern Mass. (617) 442-4519 www.ulem.org
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
***LARC HOTLINE*** (617)6031700
(Legal Advocacy Resource Center)
POLICE BRUTALITY
- New Police Complaint Assistance Project
Sarah Wunsch, Staff Atty (617) 482-3170 x323 / fax 451-0009 swunsch@aclum.org
ACLU Foundation of Mass
211 Congress Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
The ACLU of MA, the National Police Accountability Project of the National Lawyers Guild, and Suffolk Law School
pro bono program are teaming up for a project to help people who want to file complaints about the conduct of
Boston police officers. 6 law students in January. They can help with the filing of complaints, assisting the person
as Internal Affairs handles the complaint, and with any appeals that the person may wish to file about how their
complaint was dealt with. We will review their information and determine if the project with Suffolk can help them.
- LCCRUL (617) 482-1145 (main) / fax 4392
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
294 Wash. St. - Rm 443
Boston, MA 02108
- Stephen Hrones, Esq. (617) 227 4019
CORI EDUCATION, ADVOCACY + CORI REFORM MOVEMENT ORGANIZING
- Union of Minority Neighborhoods, MARC, Horace Small (617) 522 3349 / 617 529 9127
- Boston Staffing Alliance, (617) 606 3581
c/o Boston Workers Alliance (BWA) Aaron Tanaka
411 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
COMING HOME' RESOURCE GUIDE www.exoffenderresource.org
On-line directory for people with CORI records
(and those returning to Greater Boston communities)
Information about…
HOUSING, TRAINING PROGRAMS, EDUCATION,
EMPLOYMENT AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE
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617.635.3131
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