INDIGENOUS JUSTICE - RESTORATIVE JUSTICE Monday 6/18/2012

INDIGENOUS JUSTICE:  THE NAVAJO NATION SITUATION

"RESTORATIVE JUSTICE - COMMUNITY JUSTICE"

Monday 6/18/2012: 6:000PM - 9:00PM  
Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St, Boston, MA

International BIO Convention on the Sidewalk

North East Coalition requests public join for "Sidewalk Session" of International BIO Convention at BCEC.

"...The Organic Seed Revolution Begins Here, in Boston!..."   

NOFA, NOFA: Mass, Occupy Monsanto, Occupy Boston, Millions Against Monsanto & LEAH Collective requests... 

The public join: Mon. June 18th 8:00AM - 1:00PM

Sidewalk Session of the International BIO Convention 

At the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center at 415 Summer St. in Boston.

"...GMOs do not diminish when released into the environment..." - Jack Kitterage NOFA/MA 

...Join us Monday, June 18th at 8AM for the Sidewalk Session of the International BIO Conference...

Teach in, Speak out, Stand up! 

BREAKING: Rep. Liz Malia and 5 others arrested during eviction blockade

Rep. Liz Malia and 5 others arrested during City Life eviction blockade.

Photo via Rita (last name omitted)

Rep. Liz Malia and five others were arrested while negotiating with police during a City Life eviction blockade in Jamaica Plain [today].  

Members of Occupy Boston and City Life / Vida Urbana; along with Rep. Liz Malia were arrested today blockading a foreclosed home in JP today.  Details are still coming in, last I heard they were being held at Green Street.  Keep your peepers on Occupy Boston media and live tweets from @davidpalden for updates.


UPDATE: 7:00PM All those arrested at the JP eviction blockade have been released. 


UPDATE: Two names Dominic [ Desiata from City Life] and Romina from Occupy Boston, three members from City Life Vida Urbana arrested during eviction blockade negotiations alongside Rep. Liz Malia. 


UPDATE: Arrestees are being held at E-13 in JP on Washington at Green St. There was mention of a low bond, they are likely to be held another 2-3 hours until a bondsman can show. 


Photo Blog: Activists and State Representative at Eviction Blockade - Rita Sebastian

HBGC Day of Awareness Massachusetts Statehouse 6/14/2012

HBGC Day of Awareness for the LGBT Community

On Thursday, June 14, 2012, HBGC will host its 2012 Day of Awareness and Action.  

For the day, community members, advocates, and elected officials will convene at the Massachusetts State House to discuss three key issues that impact communities of color and the LGBTQ community: immigration, the criminal justice system, and youth homelessness. 

"Public Transit Public Good" Rally Massachusetts Statehouse 6/12/2012

Green Justice Transit Coalition "Public Transit Public Good" Rally at the MA Statehouse 6/12/2012

The Green Justice Transit Coalition  is  having a Rally/Lobby Day at the State House in Boston on June 12, 2012. This will take place from 12:00 until 2:00 pm.  

Riders and Workers Rally across Massachusetts to defend public transit! Protests strike the PVTA, SRTA, MBTA and state legislature. It's not the end of the line for public transit - as long as we fix it, fund it, and make it fair! Read on for an upcoming statewide actions - and to see photos of regional allies speaking out!