community

Come on , shake your body baby, do the conga!

dmk — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:03:23 +0000

The Roslindale Community Center will be hosting a ZUMBA demo session for potential sign ups this fall on Thursday night, September 30.

Taught by instructors DiAnna Reed & Tiffany Young of Roslindale, Session I will be for parents and kids will run from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, and Session II for adults-only will run from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Bring water, towel, and your party or jazz sneakers. There will be an opportunity at the demonstration to sign up for classes to be scheduled this fall season at the Roslindale Community Center, at 6 Cummins Highway (corner of Washington Street) in Roslindale Square.

Additional information is available at www.unakitepower.com.

Young People Rising

civilrectitude — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:16:40 +0000

Recently I had a brief conversation with a young man and woman in a festive setting. Loud urban hip hop music was playing in the background; while clusters of people in their mid to late twenties, occupied a portion of the yard space where I grew up celebrating similar festive events. From birthday parties to cookouts, this place has always been a gathering space where good friends and family come together to enjoy each others company- and learn from one another.

As things were settling down around 11:00on a Thursday night, I made a brief announcement to the women among the some thirty odd people, about a Young Black Women's Society event on Saturday- recommending that they attend. One young man exclaimed, "Can I go?" I replied, absolutely you can go, and you should go, you might learn something about how to truly treat a woman right. While my response was stated somewhat jokingly, there is a little truth in jest. His lady friend chided him implying that he just might learn something, as well. He conceded in his remarks acknowledging what was likely to be partial reality relative to the conversation.

Neighbors for Neighbors Allston Brighton

ChristinaTramontozzi — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:20:51 +0000

Neighbors for Neighbors (NFN - neighborsforneighbors.org), a soundboard for voices and a springboard for action, connects people who live, work, and serve in your Boston neighborhood. Our objectives include:

-making it easy for neighbors to come together through an online portal so that we may do things together offline
-empowering those who are here so that they may share, and to provide a place for people to listen
-moving people past discussion, through action, produce results
-celebrating our collective power and collaborative spirit.

Iconic Art for Justice!

Socializing4Justice — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:27:10 +0000

Rain Cancels Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival

riggssm — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:40:37 +0000

Berklee College of Music, producers of the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival, just posted this on their website:

Due to weather conditions, we regret to announce that all Saturday festival activities are CANCELLED. The Friday night concert at the Berklee Performance Center will still be held as planned.

Get Your South End CommuniTee T …for a darn good cause!

CaitSully — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:56:37 +0000

Following the fabulous and fun South End unveiling and silent auction event last Thursday, the extremely stylish 100% cotton T shirts are now available for purchase on the CitySquares website!!!!

These hip student designed t-shirts are available in two styles and various sizes and can be yours for the low price of $20 +shipping and handling. The beauty of that $20 dollars in that 100% of it goes to the CommuniTee Art Project. If you are not sure at this point what in the world CommuniTee is here’s the cliff notes version for your reading enjoyment…

Nametag Project Needs Volunteers at Fenway

Abby — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:08:38 +0000

This is something I got from Joseph Porcelli in Jamaica Plain. He's the organizer for the Nametag Project:

Dear Friends,

Nametag Day at Fenway Park will be on Sunday July, 15. Our goal is to distribute 40,000 nametags to those attending the game and passersby. We are doing this to encourage people to get to know their neighbors, to talk to each other, and because it's a freakin' cool idea, nobody has done it yet, and will be a blast.

Changing Boston's Neigborhoods one Transaction at a Time

bgoodman — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:25:28 +0000

You care about the schools, businesses, and non-profits that make up your community. The decisions you make when you shop have a direct impact on the communities in which you live. When you shop at participating businesses with your Boston Community Change card, a portion of each transaction is returned to you as a cash rebate and a portion is directed to support the local Main Street organization and a nonprofit or school of your choice - encouraging you to shop locally and share locally.

Cards are FREE at www.bostoncommunitychange.org

Project Kite

agwatkin — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:19:02 +0000

Project Kite is an outdoor public art installation and benefit by Jessica Watkins and sponsored by Ministry of Art and Place and River of Life Church to promote the awareness of female infanticide and feticide in India.

Outdoor Women's Group Launching in Boston!

SoylentQueen — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:34:59 +0000

Women Outdoors, Inc.
55 Talbot Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
www.women-outdoors.org
Email: ,
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 24, 2006
To: Press
Contact: Lisa Vaas, 617-477-9779

Women Outdoors is coming (back!) to the Greater Boston Region
Women Outdoors, a non-profit organization dedicated to promote wilderness activities and competency in the out-of-doors, is excited to announce the re-establishment of a chapter in the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1980, Women Outdoors provides women with a structure for a national network of women who work and play in the outdoors, and encourages women to develop an integrated, environmentally conscious lifestyle and to support policies that preserve the earthâ€™s natural resources and promote a strong environmental ethic.

Flickr Group for Boston Event Photos

sooz — Tue, 02 May 2006 13:46:03 +0000

A while ago I started up a Flickr group for my Exploit Boston event calendar+internet radio website. We're up to 77 participants who share photos taken around the greater Boston area. If you'd like to join us, sign up on the group's page at Flickr.

The latest five photos appear on the homepage of Exploit Boston and in a Flash badge at Bostonist.com. There's also a new "event photo spotlight" at EB. The first three spotlights are: Day Without Immigrants from Sushiesque, 2006 Boston Marathon Photos from Andy Carvin, and Zombies in Davis Square from Aero Racer E.