Civic/Community Engagement
Posted by Joeb a 9:09 am on July 24, 2010
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Posted by Joeb a 9:09 am on July 24, 2010
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 12:49 pm on May 29, 2010
[ June 8, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] As a member of the Democratic City Committee, I received the following meeting announcement today:
Where : VNA, 259 Lowell St.
Agenda includes:
Election of a new Female Vice Chair
Reports from the State Democratic Convention
Presentation by the Tufts Employee Association by Will Erikson
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Posted by Joeb a 9:24 am on May 10, 2010
Steve Clift is one of the most successful community media advocates in the nation. His e-Democracy is both a standard and a clarion call for more participatory journalism. In part this is a response to the failure of traditional media to cover what we need-to-know, and their inept response to the medium of the internet. [...]
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Posted by Columbine a 9:48 pm on March 25, 2010
[ April 10, 2010; 8:50 am to 3:00 pm. ] Tufts Kids’ Day
Tufts Medford Campus
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (registration 8:50-10:00 AM)
Kids’ Day features amusement park rides, magic shows, chemistry shows, carnival booths, and exciting performances. Kids’ Day is open to children from the Medford and Somerville communities between kindergarten and third grade. Tufts students volunteer to guide children through the day’s events, run student [...]
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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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Posted by Joeb a 10:01 pm on November 19, 2009
Posted in City Finances, Government Reform, Schools and Youth, Traffic & Parking, Tufts, Workers' Rights | 2 Comments »
Posted by josephineave a 10:14 am on November 5, 2009
[ November 7, 2009; 8:00 pm; November 8, 2009; 2:00 pm; ] 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.
http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/eventsGlobalLens.htm
Here’s the schedule for this [...]
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Posted by eila a 10:28 am on September 29, 2009
[ October 9, 2009; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] 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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Posted by Joeb a 3:09 pm on September 23, 2009
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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 [...]
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 9:52 pm on August 20, 2009
[ September 27, 2009; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] 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 [...]
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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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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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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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Posted by Kevin Dillon a 11:10 pm on July 23, 2008
[ July 30, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] 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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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 11:34 pm on July 7, 2008
[ July 10, 2008; 12:15 pm; ] 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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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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