The Power of Nonviolent Direct Action
4 Aug 2015

The Power of Nonviolent Direct Action

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Author and Activits Rivera Sun will speak on building a culture of active nonviolence, the Movement of Movements, and how to nonviolent direct action has been used around the world to make change. In her lively, invigorating speaking events, Ms. Sun connects the dots between the issues we face, relates stories from historic nonviolent struggles, covers groundbreaking new understandings of nonviolent struggles, and brings a pertinent and timely message to youth, elders, students, and ordinary, extraordinary people everywhere!

Housing Justice and Racial Inequality in Jamaica Plain
13 Mar 2015

Housing Justice and Racial Inequality in Jamaica Plain

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The 5th annual State of Our Neighborhood, organized by JPNET, JPNDC, SJPHC, ESMS, JP Forum and numerous neighborhood organizational co-sponsors was held on Febuary 26th. Over three hundred people came together to discuss housing justice issues within Jamaica Plain and Boston. The audience heard from several local officials as they committed to promote just-cause evictions, secure more affordable housing and fight for livable wages.

What’s Your Story? ‘Class Lives’ Book Release And Class Story Slam!
27 Oct 2014

What’s Your Story? ‘Class Lives’ Book Release And Class Story Slam!

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Class Lives is an anthology of narratives dramatizing the lived experience of class in America. It includes forty original essays from authors who represent a range of classes, genders, races, ethnicities, ages, and occupations across the United States. Born into poverty, working class, the middle class, and the owning class—and every place in between—the contributors describe their class journeys in narrative form, recounting one or two key stories that illustrate their growing awareness of class and their place, changing or stable, within the class system.