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Keynote Speech from Somerville’s 2010 MLK Jr. Celebration

Posted by Barry Rafkind a 1:39 pm on January 31, 2010

The night before Martin was assassinated he spoke of going to the mountain top and seeing The Promised Land. In a premonitory way, he wondered out loud if he would get there, but he seemed powerfully convinced WE would surely get there. You might well ask: ‘Are we there yet?’

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The Pittsburg Precedent

Posted by Joeb a 10:01 pm on November 19, 2009

Pittsburgh floats a sales tax on college tuition!

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Posted in City Finances, Government Reform, Schools and Youth, Traffic & Parking, Tufts, Workers' Rights | 2 Comments »

Free International Films at Tufts this Weekend

Posted by josephineave a 10:14 am on November 5, 2009

The Tufts Global Lens Film Series picks up after a week off. The films are top notch, free, open to the public and you won’t have to fight a crowd (I got a private screening last week). The movies are the type you won’t get an easy chance to see again.…

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Amy Goodman comes to town! Launch of “Inside the Activists’ Study”

Posted by eila a 10:28 am on September 29, 2009

On Friday, October 9 at 51 Winthrop Street, Amy Goodman, host of the award-winning “Democracy Now!” and David Goodman, prominent investigative journalist, will have a lively discussion about the problems and promise of media to bring about social change.

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Duplicity: Long for Deval

Posted by Joeb a 3:09 pm on September 23, 2009

Hyatt or Tufts, Deval’s choice is the hotter bed.

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CAFEH Needs your Help…

Posted by dmeglio a 11:20 am on August 24, 2009

As many of you may be aware, STEP and Tufts University have come together in a community partnership to form CAFEH (the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure). We have just begun a year long study to learn whether living very near major highways poses health concerns for residents’ health. I am writing to ask for your help. …

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Posted in Announcements, Environment and Open Space, Investigative Reports, Neighborhoods and Squares, Public Health & Safety, Tufts | 4 Comments »

Tufts Community Day

Posted by Barry Rafkind a 9:52 pm on August 20, 2009

From the Tufts website:
All are invited to a day of education, art, and family entertainment. All activities, including lunch, are free of charge.

Residents, neighbors and friends are invited to celebrate the seventh annual Community day at Tufts University from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 27. The event will take place on the academic quad at Tufts’ Medford and Somerville campus and is cosponsored by the two cities.…

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Tufts’ Experiment in Philanthropy Helps Tenants, CAAS

Posted by Dennis Fischman a 12:31 pm on May 12, 2009

Thanks to Jessica, a senior in the Tufts class entitled “Experimenting with Philanthropy,” CAAS will receive $1,800 to hire youth interpreters to help the residents of Clarendon Hill build a stronger tenants’ association.

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Honk! Festival and parade was a blast

Posted by Rand Wilson a 1:41 pm on October 15, 2008

This year’s third annual HONK! Festival from Oct. 10 – 12 was an exuberant street party!

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Info on Tufts Janitors Contract Negotiations and NEW BLOG!

Posted by Bill@SCAT a 3:21 pm on August 7, 2008

Fred Berman and Bill Bumpus interviewed a student at Tufts University about the ongoing contract negotiations between the Janitors at Tufts and the subcontractor for the school. If you would like to hear what Kevin Dillon has to say about the “Janitors Alliance” please click the link that will take you to the new blog for the Progressive Voices television show cablecast on Somerville Community Access Television. Channel 3 on the Comcast and RCN cable systems in Somerville.

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Rally for Tufts Janitors

Posted by Kevin Dillon a 11:10 pm on July 23, 2008

Come out to a rally on Wednesday to tell Tufts University to respect its workers and ensure they receive the just wages and full-time work that they deserve!

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Rally for Tufts Janitors

Posted by Barry Rafkind a 11:34 pm on July 7, 2008

SEIU 615 26 West St Boston MA 02111

For Immediate Release:

Media Contact:
Max Goldman                                  Roxana Rivera
Maxwell.Goldman@tufts.edu Rrivera@seiu615.org

Phone
W: 617-878-7559 C: 860-917-1742    W: 617-878-7458 C: 401-965-3555

Tufts Janitors and the Somerville Community Stand United

Who:     Contracted Janitors at Tufts University…

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Tufts University Janitors and Their Current Struggle

Posted by Kevin Dillon a 2:25 pm on May 16, 2008

Hi, my name is Kevin and I’m a full-time student at Tufts University, where I started a student group, the Jumbo Janitor Alliance. The group focuses on bringing Tufts janitors more into the Tufts community. The janitors are currently in contract negotiations with their employer, the cleaning contractor ABM/One Source.

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Posted in Health Care, Tufts, Workers' Rights | 3 Comments »