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For Social Action Chairs: Helping our Communities in Tough Times

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:12:20 -0600

Start: 01/07/2009 - 7:00pm

End: 01/07/2009 - 8:30pm

Agenda:

Opening Words
How do we support our Social Action work?
- Organizational models
- Finding the spirituality in our work
- Sharing resources
Next steps
Schedule next call

Elaine - Wellesley
Deborah - Waltham
Gil - Intern for UU Mass Action and Mass Bay District
Paul - Worcester
Gerri - Franklin
Jean - Brookline
Lynn - Newton
Deb - Belmont

All Souls Community Forum: Help for the Homeless

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:57:44 -0600

Start: 01/10/2009 - 2:00pm

End: 01/10/2009 - 4:00pm

Joe Finn, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, and Tom Washington, Director of Community Relations of Father Bills & MainSpring will describe the work of their agencies to insure that homelessness does not become a permanent part of the social landscape even as they struggle to address the burgeoning numbers of newly homeless individuals. Learn about the scope of homelessness in our area, and how you can help them address this crisis. All Souls Church, Unitarian Universalist, 196 Elm Street, Braintree. www.allsoulsbraintree.org.

"Obama's elected: What do we do now?" Bring your own lunch, we will provide coffee and dessert

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:11:26 -0600

Start: 01/24/2009 - 11:00am

End: 01/24/2009 - 3:00pm

Tentative Agenda Note new time - Noon to 4:00

12:00 Welcome; brief presentation of the historical moment's "call to action"
12:15 The state of our region
12:45 MAJOR PRESENTATION #1: Immigration.
1:45 BREAK: during which time "Information about a range of other issues important to UUs will also be available."
2:00 MAJOR PRESENTATION #2: Homelessness.