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		<title>Disability Discrimination Rocks in Somerville, MA- again</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/12/arts-and-culture/disability-discrimination-rocks-in-somerville-ma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick spoke in the inaccessible Somerville High School auditorium this past Monday March 8, 2010, celebrating the fact that Somerville, MA was named one of the 10 All America Cities, 2009, by the National League of Cities.
A week later, the Somerville Arts Council- which enjoys American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Somerville Reads&#8221; Together</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa McWhinney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 28, 2010; 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] This spring, Somerville is launching its first “one city, one book” campaign, a community reading project in which people all over the City will be encouraged to read and discuss the same book.

The kickoff event will be on Sunday, March 28, 4:00 to 8:00 at the Somerville Armory on Highland Avenue.  The book that has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It ain&#8217;t wicked smaht to exclude people</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Somerville, with it's clear mandates and civil rights obligations from Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, continues to be really , truly, obviously unskilled at inclusive community-building.]]></description>
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		<title>MPO Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 24, 2010; 1:00 pm; ] MPO Access  Advisory Committee to the MBTA Meeting

Wed. Feb. 24 1:00 PM

State Transportation Building
Conf. Rms. 2, 3
10 Park Plaza
Boston MA (map)

Agenda (PDF) 

This is the regular meeting of  the Metropolitan Planning Organization Access Advisory Committee. This  committee was created to improve transit access and services for people  with disabilities.

This meeting is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBTA Rider Oversight Committee Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 22, 2010; 5:00 pm; ] MBTA Rider Oversight Committee Meeting

Mon. Feb. 22 5:00 PM

State Transportation Building
Conf. Rms. 1, 2, 3
10 Park Plaza
Boston MA (map)

This is the regular meeting of  the MBTA Rider Oversight Committee, which provides recommendations to  the MBTA to address the needs and concerns of MBTA riders.

This meeting is important because the  MBTA will soon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Walkable Community in Winter: Somerville</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/24/events/your-walkable-community-in-winter-somerville/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/24/events/your-walkable-community-in-winter-somerville/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 30, 2010; 2:30 pm; ] Your Walkable Community in Winter: Somerville 

Sat. Jan. 30 2:30 PM

Somerville  Library
79 Highland Ave.
Somerville MA (map)

This is a workshop on walkability in Somerville during the winter. It includes information about snow clearance and ways to make your neighborhood more walkable.

This workshop is important because Somerville is currently very walkable, but requires our help to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBTA Rider Oversight Committee Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/18/events/mbta-rider-oversight-committee-meeting-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/18/events/mbta-rider-oversight-committee-meeting-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 25, 2010; 5:00 pm; ] MBTA Rider Oversight Committee Meeting

Mon. Jan. 25 5:00 PM

State Transportation Building
Conf. Rms. 1, 2, 3
10 Park Plaza
Boston MA (map)

This is the regular meeting of the MBTA Rider Oversight Committee, which collects information on the experiences of MBTA riders and provides recommendations to the T on how service could be improved.

These meetings are important because issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Commissions Can Improve Our Community</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/18/events/why-commissions-can-improve-our-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/18/events/why-commissions-can-improve-our-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 30, 2010; 1:30 pm; ] Why Commissions Can Improve Our Community 

Sat. Jan. 30 1:30 PM

Somerville  Library
79 Highland Ave.
Somerville MA (map)

This is a workshop from the "How to" Series for Civic Engagement by the Office of Somerville Commissions. It discusses how commissions, such as the Human Rights Commission, can help improve our community.

This workshop is important it discusses how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MPO Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/10/events/mpo-access-advisory-committee-to-the-mbta-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/10/events/mpo-access-advisory-committee-to-the-mbta-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 27, 2010; 1:00 pm; ] This meeting is important because the Green Line Extension and the Assembly Square Orange Line T-Stop both need to be handicapped accessible according to ADA guidelines. The MBTA is now under court order to improve accessibility system-wide.]]></description>
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		<title>Labeled Disabled Movie</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/04/events/labeled-disabled-movie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Conte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 19, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Labeled Disabled Screening at the Kennedy School cafetorium on January 19, 2010

[This film is by Maggie Doben and was funded by Cambridge Commission for People With Disabilities and The Dody Waring Faculty Development Fund]
Please join us.

Sponsored by the Kennedy School PTA

Debby Higgins
SPED PAC Coordinator
Somerville Public Schools
8 Bonair Street
Somerville, MA  02145
607-625-6600 ext 6829

dhiggins (at) k12.somerville.ma.us]]></description>
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