BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Boston Workers Circle - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Boston Workers Circle
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://circleboston.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Boston Workers Circle
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20210314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20211107T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20220313T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20221106T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20260409T173031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260426T185922Z
UID:10003828-1777212000-1777219200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:FreeHer MA Canvass with Boston Workers Circle
DESCRIPTION:Join an in-person canvass hosted by Boston Workers Circle for The National Council and FJAH’s policy priorities! This canvass will be in the Brookline area\, exact location TBA\, in support of the FreeHer Policy Platform. Let’s talk to our neighbors and build people power! Exact location and all needed details will be provided to you by your canvass captain before the event. \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/freeher-ma-canvass-with-boston-workers-circle/
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20251008T181930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T201146Z
UID:10003436-1761676200-1761681600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Hand In Hand Training for Employers of Domestic Help
DESCRIPTION:This will be a training by Hand In Hand\, a national organization that works with employers of domestic help — nannies\, housecleaners\, gardeners\, etc.  Their original purpose is to educate about fair employment practices\, but now their focus has changed to educating employers and immigrant employees about immigrant rights and protections.  This is important information for everyone to have\, but especially important for helping to protect immigrant employees. \nJointly sponsored by AFREJ and IJC. Email Madeleine Lourie at mlourie@mindspring.com with questions.Register here to attend.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/hand-in-hand-protecting-immigrant-employees-workshop-for-employers-of-domestic-help/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20250929T193357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T205723Z
UID:10003427-1760554800-1760560200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Block and Build: Reparations as Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Now\, more than ever\, our country needs to reckon with its past and envision a new future. What we don’t repair\, we repeat…or worse. Fascism is what can happen when a society founded on white supremacy fails to do this necessary reparative work. \nWorking for reparations is healing work. It is work that white supremacy has opposed since the reparations movement began. We can expect the current fascist regime to fight it even more forcefully\, because the work of reparations exposes the powers that keep us divided. \nRegister here to join the Reparations Interfaith Coalition in welcoming our panel of reparations activists: \nNicole Carty – Executive Director of Get Free\, a GenZ and Millennial-led movement to repair past harms\, remove ongoing barriers to equality\, and realize a future of freedom for all. \nKathleen Anderson – Female co-chair of the New England Chapter of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) and a member of the Massachusetts Reparations Task Group. \nDavid Gardinier – Founding Member of the Fund for Reparations Now! — the white fundraising arm of the National African American Reparations Commission. \nThe Reparations Interfaith Coalition is a fiscally sponsored project of the Peace Development Fund. You can make a tax-deductible donation to the Reparations Interfaith Coalition through the Peace Development Fund via the online portal at https://bit.ly/donate2ric. Or you can send physical checks to The Peace Development Fund\, PO Box 1280\, Amherst\, MA 01004-1280. Make sure to put Reparations Interfaith Coalition in the memo line.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/block-and-build-reparations-as-resistance/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20250220T170621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T223632Z
UID:10002794-1742929200-1742934600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Reclaiming Spaces as Reparative Action
DESCRIPTION:Join BWC’s Acting for Racial and Economic Justice (AFREJ) Committee and the Reparations Interfaith Coalition as we learn about actions local citizens can take in response to the UN’s and National African American Reparations Commission’s call to make repair by acknowledging historical harms done to African Americans and by memorializing their contributions. \nBrookline activists Anne Greenwald and Deborah Brown\, and Cambridge activist Paula Paris\, will describe the actions they took with their communities to reclaim public spaces that had historically commemorated enslavers but now honor the memories of Florida Ruffin Ridley (Brookline) and Darby Vassall (Cambridge). \nThese stories that unearth hidden histories will inspire us as reparationists to truth-tell\, advocate for\, and succeed in reclaiming public spaces.  \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/reclaiming-spaces-as-reparative-action/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20250116T162407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T162407Z
UID:10002759-1739617200-1739624400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Roadmap to a Beloved Community - Walking Tour & Redlining Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join BWC’s AFREJ\, Boston Urban Archive\, and Afrimerican Academy as we explore the intertwined histories of Boston’s Jewish and African American communities through a guided tour and meaningful discussion on what led to this part of Boston being redlined\, how it impacted the communities\, and how it continues to impact the neighborhood and its development to this day. We will be joined by community leaders Lew Finfer\, Marlon Solomon\, and Ebony Gill. \nThis event is part of the Afrimerican Academy’s Boston Redline 87 Black History Month Event Series\, which is centered around the theme of “Development Without Displacement.” \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/roadmap-to-a-beloved-community-walking-tour-redlining-workshop/
LOCATION:The Way of the Cross Holy Church\, 65 Ashton St\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
GEO:42.286177;-71.08956
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Way of the Cross Holy Church 65 Ashton St Boston MA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=65 Ashton St:geo:-71.08956,42.286177
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T201500
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20250114T213435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T162407Z
UID:10002754-1738090800-1738095300@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Boston in The Shadow of Slavery
DESCRIPTION:Join The Reparations Interfaith Coalition of Massachusetts on Zoom for an evening with Professor Jacqueline Jones about her Pulitzer Prize winning new book\, No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggle of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era. The book presents a searing portrait of Black labor and white hypocrisy in nineteenth-century Boston. \nJacqueline Jones is an award-winning scholar\, MacArthur Fellow\, and three-time Pulitzer finalist. She is a former professor of history at Brandeis University and currently Ellen C. Temple Chair in Women’s History Emerita at the University of Texas at Austin. \nRegister for the event here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/boston-in-the-shadow-of-slavery/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20241210T183513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T191817Z
UID:10002669-1736794800-1736800200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The Message"
DESCRIPTION:Join us in reading and discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Message. \n“Embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths”.  Join the BWC’s Anti-Racism Study Group\, Israel/Palestine Study Group and AFREJ for a cross-BWC study group discussion on Zoom of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ latest book\, The Message – experiencing through Coates’ eyes Dakar\, Senegal; Columbia\, South Carolina and Palestine. We will hold two sessions and you are welcome to come to either\, or both. \nPlease RSVP to migolden57@gmail.com with one of the following in the subject line: \nRSVP Message Jan8RSVP Message Jan13RSVP Message both \nIf you have questions or suggestions\, contact Michelle Golden at migolden57@gmail.com\, Madeleine Lourie at mlourie@mindspring.com  or Naomi Scheman at naomi@umn.edu who will be facilitating the discussions.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/discussion-of-ta-nehisi-coates-the-message-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20241210T183512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T191816Z
UID:10002668-1736362800-1736368200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The Message"
DESCRIPTION:Join us in reading and discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Message. \n“Embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths”.  Join the BWC’s Anti-Racism Study Group\, Israel/Palestine Study Group and AFREJ for a cross-BWC study group discussion on Zoom of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ latest book\, The Message – experiencing through Coates’ eyes Dakar\, Senegal; Columbia\, South Carolina and Palestine. We will hold two sessions and you are welcome to come to either\, or both. \nPlease RSVP to migolden57@gmail.com with one of the following in the subject line: \nRSVP Message Jan8RSVP Message Jan13RSVP Message both \nIf you have questions or suggestions\, contact Michelle Golden at migolden57@gmail.com\, Madeleine Lourie at mlourie@mindspring.com  or Naomi Scheman at naomi@umn.edu who will be facilitating the discussions.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/discussion-of-ta-nehisi-coates-the-message/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241201T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241201T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20241113T214625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T214625Z
UID:10002511-1733072400-1733083200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Spirit of Reparations Film Series
DESCRIPTION:BWC is a proud co-sponsor of the Grassroots Reparations Campaign’s Spirit of Reparations Film Series. On December 1 join us for a screening of Acts of Reparations\, followed by a Q & A with the film directors and a panel discussion. Learn more and register at https://www.spiritofreparations.com/.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/spirit-of-reparations-film-series/
LOCATION:First Church In Jamaica Plain\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
GEO:42.311029;-71.116856
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=First Church In Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot St Jamaica Plain MA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6 Eliot St:geo:-71.116856,42.311029
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20240930T190734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T190736Z
UID:10002401-1728586800-1728594000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:AFREJ: Fight Voter Suppression in Ohio!
DESCRIPTION:Join AFREJ and Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA) organizer\, Rachel Scarpino\, to write postcards to fight voter suppression in Ohio. In 2023\, Ohio passed several outrageous laws which will make voting more difficult this year: e.g.\, creating stricter voter ID policies\, shortening early voting deadlines\, and imposing criminal penalties on anyone who tries to drop off an absentee ballot that does not belong to them.  \nWe’ll be writing to registered voters in key districts who have not voted in the last few elections\, a list also used during a previous JALSA campaign regarding reproductive health legislation in Ohio. JALSA will supply the postcards\, names/addresses of Ohioan voters\, and a sample message\, but please bring your own postage for 24 cards. Rachel will also tell us about JALSA’s other campaigns\, including canvassing for One Fair Wage in MA. \nThis event will take place at BWC’s Office at 6 Webster Street in Brookline from 7:00 – 9:00pm. Registration is required.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/afrej-fight-voter-suppression-in-ohio/
LOCATION:6 Webster St\, Brookline\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
GEO:42.343097;-71.123046
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20240916T164129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T164129Z
UID:10002368-1726772400-1726777800@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Electoral Politics and Left Activism
DESCRIPTION:Many people feel that the stakes of the 2024 election are higher than perhaps they have ever been before. Much of that concern revolves around Project 2025 and recent Supreme Court decisions that have taken away reproductive rights\, challenged climate policy\, and have seemed to affirm Trump’s assertions that a “deep state” is undermining democracy and has to be dismantled. Others feel that electoral politics are not terribly relevant to the ongoing work of social justice grassroots organizing. Still others are withholding their votes or voting for third parties because of the ongoing war on Gaza. Join us for a free-ranging discussion on the relation between electoral politics\, left activism\, and grassroots organizing. \nRegister for this discussion here. 
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/electoral-politics-and-left-activism/
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20240429T153054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T173639Z
UID:10001822-1715711400-1715715000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Building a Culture of Repair
DESCRIPTION:The Reparations Interfaith Coalition\, of which AFREJ/BWC is a core member\, is collaborating with the Resource Organizing Project to support Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led grassroots organizing in MA. The UN Report on Reparations calls on us to guarantee non-repetition of racial and economic injustice\, and many of these needed changes are being fought for by the grassroots. Join the Reparations Interfaith Coalition (RIC) on May 14\, 6:30-7:30pm and hear from organizers engaged in building a socially just and caring world outside the carceral and extractive relations of racial capitalism. We will hear from representatives from the Youth Justice & Power Union\, Families for Justice as Healing\, and Stories Inspiring Movements. \nLearn how you can support their work and participate in the big event this summer\, the Celebration of Grassroots Organizing\, on June 29th! \nClick Here to Register for the May 14th Webinar. \nClick here to learn more about or register for the June 29th in-person celebration.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/building-a-culture-of-repair/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T100000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20240326T135150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T173641Z
UID:10001770-1715500800-1715508000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Mothers' Day Walk for Peace
DESCRIPTION:We are gathering a BWC team to walk in the 28th annual Mothers’ Day Walk for Peace\, sponsored by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute in Dorchester.  The Walk is on Sunday\, May 12 (Mothers Day)\, 8:00 – 10:00 am and will be a 4.3 mile loop\, beginning and ending at Town Field Park in Dorchester.  This is a family event\, and can be a meaningful way to help celebrate Mothers’ Day.  \nLast year\, BWC was represented by about 25 walkers\, joining several thousand people from faith organizations\, healthcare organizations\, and community groups in this spirited collective endeavor. We aim to match last year’s successful fundraising\, in which we exceeded our initial $1500 goal to reach $2200 in donations.   \nThe Peace Institute was founded by Dorchester resident Chaplain Clementina Chéry to honor her teenage son Louis D. Brown\, who was murdered in the crossfire of street violence.  The Walk is the major fundraiser for the Institute\, whose mission is to serve as a center of healing\, teaching\, and learning for families and communities impacted by murder\, trauma\, grief\, and loss. \nRegister Here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/mothers-day-walk-for-peace-2/
LOCATION:Town Field\, 1565 Dorchester Ave\, Boston\, MA 02122\, USA
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T204500
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20240125T195954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T174755Z
UID:10001289-1711566000-1711572300@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Building A World Beyond Capitalism: BWC Members in the Solidarity Economy\, Part I
DESCRIPTION:Register Here. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, March 27th\, 7-8:45PM for a virtual event with the amazing BWC members working on Solidarity Economy projects aimed at bringing about a world of racial and economic justice outside of the extractive relations of racial capitalism. \nIn Part I of this two-part series\, we will learn from BWC members about their work in the solidarity economy movement. We will hear from Liza Behrendt\, leader in the Resource Organizing Project at Movement Sustainability Commons; Enid Eckstein\, leader of the PILOT Action Group; Seth Kirshenbaum\, leader of  Movement Sustainability Commons; Richard Krushnic\, leader in the movement for a Public Bank in MA; Eliza Parad\, Center for Economic Democracy leader in participatory budgeting; Jonathan Rosenthal\, co-founder of Equal Exchange\, founder of Just Works Consulting (see also New Economy Coalition); and Jenny Silverman\, co-founder of the Dorchester Food Co-op. \nIn Part II\, we will focus on how our community at BWC can get more involved in Solidarity Economy projects and practice Solidarity Economy values in the work we do across our organization. \nRegister Here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/building-a-world-beyond-capitalism-bwc-members-in-the-solidarity-economy-part-i/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20240202T122504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T180152Z
UID:10001620-1707562800-1707570000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Roadmap to a Beloved Community: Jewish/African American History Tour
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a journey through the intertwined histories of Dorchester and Mattapan’s African American and Jewish communities with our “Roadmap to a Beloved Community” community event series. Join us on a workshop of Redlining in Dorchester\, a walking tour in a former Jewish Temple (Now called Way of the Cross Holy Church) and join in our community discussion where we have the long overdue discussions around unity & forge pathways of understanding. Light refreshments will be served.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/roadmap-to-a-beloved-community-jewish-african-american-history-tour/
LOCATION:The Way of the Cross Holy Church\, 65 Ashton St\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
GEO:42.286177;-71.08956
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Way of the Cross Holy Church 65 Ashton St Boston MA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=65 Ashton St:geo:-71.08956,42.286177
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20231114T175827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231203T182815Z
UID:10001049-1701612000-1701619200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Call to Repair: Justice\, Healing and Reparations in Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, December 3\, 2-4 PM\, The Reparations Interfaith Coalition will host Call to Repair: Justice\, Healing and Reparations in Massachusetts. This event is a virtual Interfaith Reparations Gathering bringing together organizations\, communities and congregations across Massachusetts to learn and discuss how the reparations movement is progressing locally and how we can move it forward.  \nAt this event\, national and local Black leaders in the reparations movement will speak to our shared sense that reparations are not a transaction but rather a spiritual and ethical practice. This event is open to all those interested in building their understanding of and work towards reparations. This is the first event among more to come from the Reparations Interfaith Coalition\, a new and currently a predominantly white group of faith and ethically based communities dedicated to moving reparations forward in MA.  \nWe hope to leave you with action ideas for education\, advocacy\, and ways to make material reparations. This event is part of a national Sacred Reparative Season launched by the Grassroots Reparations Campaign. \nRegister Here \nCo-sponsored by:  \n\n\n\nEpiscopal City Mission\, Reparations Community of Practice\, First Church Cambridge\, Jewish Community of Amherst\, Congregation Dorshei Tzedek\, Western MA Reparations Collective\, First Parish UU Arlington
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/call-to-repair-justice-healing-and-reparations-in-massachusetts/
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20231101T134542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T175824Z
UID:10001022-1700305200-1700312400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Roadmap to a Beloved Community
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited for you to join us Saturday\, November 18th\, 2023 at 11am for the first event of A Roadmap to a Beloved Community: Interwoven Histories of Jewish & African American Bostonians\, a collaborative project between the Afrimerican Culture Initiative Inc \, Forum for Racial Equity & Justice\, Hyde Park Community Input Board\, and the Boston Workers Circle.  \nAs a launching point to this project we would like bring folks together to learn about one of the intersections of this interwoven history in Dorchester. The tour will be guided by long-time local community organizer and founder of the Massachusetts Communities Action Network\, Lew Finfer\, we will learn about and see some of the key places of the historic Jewish community. As well Lew will talk about how the policies of redlining\, yellow lining (blockbusting) and urban renewal in the neighborhood caused rifts between and across Boston’s Jewish and African American communities.  \nWe will be meeting at 1106 Blue Hill Ave at the corner of Blue Hill Ave & Ansel Rd. Please fill out the registration form to help us get a sense of the size of the group. Space is limited for the tour\, so do sign up as soon as possible!  \nRegister Here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/walking-tour-roadmap-to-a-beloved-community/
LOCATION:1106 Blue Hill Ave\, Boston\, MA 02124\, USA (Corner of Blue Hill Ave & Ansel Rd)
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230823T173937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T174315Z
UID:10000741-1699470000-1699475400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Intergenerational Dialogue: Looking at Class across Generations
DESCRIPTION:As we remain in a time of economic uncertainty\, economic stability looks very different than it did even just a decade ago. Join us for an opportunity to discuss the relationship between class experience & life stages and how they’ve changed across generations.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here. \nCo-sponsored by the Young Adult Committee and Aging in Community Committee
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/intergenerational-dialogue-looking-at-class-across-generations/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230625T173932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T182818Z
UID:10000677-1695839400-1695846600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:AFREJ Fall Gathering with the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we begin our new year with an in-person gathering at BWC. Following a discussion of AFREJ commitments and coalitions\, we will host a (hybrid) program from 7-8pm with Andrew Steinberg from JALSA\, the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. We will learn about the bills that JALSA supports in the Massachusetts State Legislature to achieve economic justice\, combat climate change\, address the housing crisis\, and advance solutions for other pressing issues.  \nThe program also includes a virtual action for folks to contact their legislators about these policy priorities. Whether new to AFREJ or an AFREJ veteran\, we welcome you!  \nAndrew Steinberg is an organizer for the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA). As a grassroots\, nonprofit\, advocacy organization\, JALSA puts Jewish values into action by engaging the Jewish community and other allies in the pursuit of social\, economic\, environmental\, and racial justice. \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/afrej-gathering-and-presentation-from-jewish-alliance-for-law-and-social-action-jalsa/
LOCATION:HYBRID – Boston Workers Circle: Center for Jewish Culture & Social Justice\, 6 Webster St\, Brookline\, MA 02446\, USA
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230821T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230821T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230813T220421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T144257Z
UID:10000732-1692640800-1692648000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Elul Community Canvass for #NoNewWomensPrison Campaign
DESCRIPTION:Join T’ruah MA\, Boston Workers Circle\, and Kavod as we chat with our neighbors about the MA campaign to stop construction of a $50 million new women’s prison and to instead invest in reimagining communities. We will be rallying support for two of Families for Justice as Healing’s policy priorities: the Prison Moratorium and Elder Parole.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/elul-community-canvass-for-nonewwomensprison-campaign/
LOCATION:Davis Square\, Somerville – Ten Figures Statues Park
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230616T220855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T174132Z
UID:10000646-1687806000-1687811400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:GBIO Housing Justice Forum
DESCRIPTION:Greater Boston Interfaith Initiative is holding an action at Temple Israel\, 477 Longwood Ave in Boston on June 26th at 7:00 P.M. in support of its housing justice agenda. They hope to be 1000 strong coming together to demand housing justice including support for fees on high end real estate to support affordable housing\, doubling funding for public housing and other critical housing initiatives. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/greater-boston-interfaith-initiative-housing-justice-forum/
LOCATION:Temple Israel\, 477 Longwood Ave\, Boston\, MA 02215\, USA
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230521T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230521T113000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230504T205047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T213557Z
UID:10000464-1684663200-1684668600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Breakfast and Testimony Writing Party with BWC\, T'ruah\, and Kavod
DESCRIPTION:Join T’ruah clergy\, Boston Workers Circle\, and Kavod to build community\, eat breakfast\, and support one another in writing testimony to support the legislative priorities (the Prison Moratorium\, Elder Parole\, and Primary Caretakers Act) of Families for Justice as Healing and the National Council. Please register to receive location specifics from organizers before the event! \nRegister Here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/breakfast-and-testimony-writing-party-with-bwc-truah-and-kavod/
LOCATION:The Democracy Center\, 45 Mt Auburn St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, USA
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230514T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230514T110000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230322T155822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T213557Z
UID:10000446-1684051200-1684062000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Mothers' Day Walk for Peace
DESCRIPTION:AFREJ is assembling a BWC team to walk in the Mothers’ Day Walk for Peace. Happening from 8:00 – 11:00 on Sunday May 14\, the 4.3 mile walk starts and ends at Town Field Park (Fields Corner) in Dorchester. This is the 27th annual walk\, sponsored by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute\, to raise funds for their work in supporting families and communities impacted by murder\, trauma\, grief\, and loss. It’s a powerful community-building event and is a great way for families to begin Mothers’ Day.  \nWe’ve set a goal of the BWC team raising $1500. Go to here to register. When you create your personal account\, make sure you link it with the Boston Workers Circle Team.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/mothers-day-walk-for-peace/
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230404T151427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T213557Z
UID:10000449-1681639200-1681650000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Brookline Canvass with Kavod and T'ruah
DESCRIPTION:Join an in-person canvass led by T’ruah-Massachusetts\, Kavod\, and Boston Workers Circle for The National Council and FJAH’s policy priorities! The location of this canvass will be in the Brookline/Newton area. We will be chatting with our neighbors about the campaign and asking them to reach out to their state representatives. Exact location and all needed details will be provided to you by your canvass captain before the event. This event is child-friendly! \nRegister Here. \nCo-sponsored by Kavod\, T’ruah\, and Families for Justice as Healing
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/brookline-canvas-with-kavod-and-truah/
LOCATION:Boston Workers Circle: Center for Jewish Culture & Social Justice\, 6 Webster St\, Brookline\, MA 02446\, USA
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230308T014652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T213556Z
UID:10000433-1679857200-1679862600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Holding Ground: Supporting Community Resilience in Roxbury
DESCRIPTION:Join AFREJ on Sunday\, March 26th at 7 PM for a screening of Holding Ground: The Rebirth of Dudley Street\, the award-winning documentary about a cautionary tale of urban policies gone wrong and a message of hope for all American cities produced and directed by Leah Mahan and Mark Lipman.  \nFor those who want to watch the film beforehand you can purchase it for personal use for 3 days for 6.99 on New Day Films website or stream it through your local public library through Kanopy. Or if you join us and watch it together\, we will be streaming it over Zoom at 6 PM before our discussion.  \nThe screening will be followed by a discussion on how BWC can engage in solidarity to continue to empower and support the fight for racial and economic justice in these communities through a reparative lens.  \nWe will be joined by Eliza Parad\, the Center for Economic Democracy’s Director of Municipal Democracy and one of the founders of AFREJ! We ask that you please contribute any amount you are comfortable with at http://bit.ly/bwcpassthehat so that we can provide an honorarium to our guest speakers and to support our work. Please be sure to put ‘AFREJ’ after check marking the ‘other’ box in the form. \nRegister Here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/holding-ground-supporting-community-resilience-in-roxbury/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230106T012824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T213554Z
UID:10000030-1677178800-1677184200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:AFREJ Learning for Action Series
DESCRIPTION:As we mark the 60 year anniversary since the Boston Workers Circle moved from Dorchester to Brookline\, the Acting For Racial and Economic Justice Committee (AFREJ) will are leading a Learning For Action series around the book\, The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions. \nIn the past few years\, we in AFREJ have been learning about reparations and participating in reparative actions. As well\, we’ve co-sponsored workshops for the Ujima Fund\, a solidarity economy project led by working-class people of color that works to build political and economic power in Dorchester\, Roxbury\, Mattapan\, and Jamaica Plain. Through this work\, we have widened our concept of reparations in two ways: first\, recognizing that the Jewish exodus from and subsequent corporate and governmental disinvestment in these neighborhoods calls on us as Jews to localize our reparations work in these communities. Second\, our support for Ujima and other solidarity economy enterprises connects to our commitment to “full” reparations\, that is\, repair that transforms systems and guarantees non-repeat. \nWe began the series on November 17 and over the next 3 sessions — through a combination of group discussions of the book and guest presenters that will provide more historical and current context of this text — we hope to deepen our understanding of what happened in these communities and how we can continue to support their political and economic empowerment. \nBWC is a member-run community which means we can’t do this work without you! Please contribute any amount you are comfortable with at http://bit.ly/bwcpassthehat. When you access the link type AFREJ L4A in the Other box in the first section. Your donations will go towards providing an honorarium for both of our guest speakers! \nRegister Here: bit.ly/afrejl4a 
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/afrej-learning-for-action-series-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230112T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230106T012824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T213554Z
UID:10000029-1673550000-1673555400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:AFREJ Learning for Action Series
DESCRIPTION:As we mark the 60 year anniversary since the Boston Workers Circle moved from Dorchester to Brookline\, the Acting For Racial and Economic Justice Committee (AFREJ) will are leading a Learning For Action series around the book\, The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions. \nIn the past few years\, we in AFREJ have been learning about reparations and participating in reparative actions. As well\, we’ve co-sponsored workshops for the Ujima Fund\, a solidarity economy project led by working-class people of color that works to build political and economic power in Dorchester\, Roxbury\, Mattapan\, and Jamaica Plain. Through this work\, we have widened our concept of reparations in two ways: first\, recognizing that the Jewish exodus from and subsequent corporate and governmental disinvestment in these neighborhoods calls on us as Jews to localize our reparations work in these communities. Second\, our support for Ujima and other solidarity economy enterprises connects to our commitment to “full” reparations\, that is\, repair that transforms systems and guarantees non-repeat. \nWe began the series on November 17 and over the next 3 sessions — through a combination of group discussions of the book and guest presenters that will provide more historical and current context of this text — we hope to deepen our understanding of what happened in these communities and how we can continue to support their political and economic empowerment. \nBWC is a member-run community which means we can’t do this work without you! Please contribute any amount you are comfortable with at http://bit.ly/bwcpassthehat. When you access the link type AFREJ L4A in the Other box in the first section. Your donations will go towards providing an honorarium for both of our guest speakers! \nRegister Here: bit.ly/afrejl4a 
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/afrej-learning-for-action-series-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150441
CREATED:20230106T012824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T213554Z
UID:10000028-1671130800-1671136200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:AFREJ Learning for Action Series
DESCRIPTION:As we mark the 60 year anniversary since the Boston Workers Circle moved from Dorchester to Brookline\, the Acting For Racial and Economic Justice Committee (AFREJ) will are leading a Learning For Action series around the book\, The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions. \nIn the past few years\, we in AFREJ have been learning about reparations and participating in reparative actions. As well\, we’ve co-sponsored workshops for the Ujima Fund\, a solidarity economy project led by working-class people of color that works to build political and economic power in Dorchester\, Roxbury\, Mattapan\, and Jamaica Plain. Through this work\, we have widened our concept of reparations in two ways: first\, recognizing that the Jewish exodus from and subsequent corporate and governmental disinvestment in these neighborhoods calls on us as Jews to localize our reparations work in these communities. Second\, our support for Ujima and other solidarity economy enterprises connects to our commitment to “full” reparations\, that is\, repair that transforms systems and guarantees non-repeat. \nWe began the series on November 17 and over the next 3 sessions — through a combination of group discussions of the book and guest presenters that will provide more historical and current context of this text — we hope to deepen our understanding of what happened in these communities and how we can continue to support their political and economic empowerment. \nBWC is a member-run community which means we can’t do this work without you! Please contribute any amount you are comfortable with at http://bit.ly/bwcpassthehat. When you access the link type AFREJ L4A in the Other box in the first section. Your donations will go towards providing an honorarium for both of our guest speakers! \nRegister Here: bit.ly/afrejl4a 
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/afrej-learning-for-action-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150442
CREATED:20230106T012823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T213554Z
UID:10000027-1668711600-1668715200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Learning for Action Series
DESCRIPTION:As we mark the 60 year anniversary since the Boston Workers Circle moved from Dorchester to Brookline\, the Acting For Racial and Economic Justice Committee (AFREJ) will be leading a Learning For Action series around the book\, The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions. \nIn the past few years\, we in AFREJ have been learning about reparations and participating in reparative actions. As well\, we’ve co-sponsored workshops for the Ujima Fund\, a solidarity economy project led by working-class people of color that works to build political and economic power in Dorchester\, Roxbury\, Mattapan\, and Jamaica Plain. Through this work\, we have widened our concept of reparations in two ways: first\, recognizing that the Jewish exodus from and subsequent corporate and governmental disinvestment in these neighborhoods calls on us as Jews to localize our reparations work in these communities. Second\, our support for Ujima and other solidarity economy enterprises connects to our commitment to “full” reparations\, that is\, repair that transforms systems and guarantees non-repeat. \nOver the course of 4 sessions — through a combination of group discussions of the book and guest presenters that will provide more historical and current context of this text — we hope to deepen our understanding of what happened in these communities and how we can continue to support their political and economic empowerment. \nRegister Here: https://bit.ly/dajc1117
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/learning-for-action-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T150442
CREATED:20230106T012823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T213554Z
UID:10000026-1666206000-1666209600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Intergenerational Conversation: At the crossroads of pivotal political moments
DESCRIPTION:At this moment of rising fascism\, global pandemic and war many of us are struggling to feel grounded and frozen on how to act. Join us for an opportunity of intentional perspective taking as we discuss how this pivotal political moment is impacting people across our community at different stages of our lives.  \nRegister Here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/intergenerational-conversation-at-the-crossroads-of-pivotal-political-moments/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:AFREJ
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR