Street level Civic Engagement - 3 views
http://bostonfoundation.org/Content.aspx?ID=9398 Street Safe Boston, an initiative sponsored by The Boston Foundation, aims to help reduce street violence through direct interventions in the citie...
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Experience Corp in Boston - 0 views
In Boston we have an Experience Corp affiliate. The local Boston based organization is called Generations Incorporated. While attending a neighborhood community meeting for work back in 2011, anot...
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh addresses education, innovation and more during Facebook Q&A ... - 0 views
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Joseph Shea on 11 Feb 14The Boston Mayor sat down for about 30-minutes and addressed many questions in a public format using the social media giant, Facebook. Trying to address issues specifically in relation to education and innovation, although some other questions did find there way in to the conversation and Walsh answered them as well. This is a good thing to see that Walsh himself is utilizing the tools of social media and not having some intern answer the questions for him.
Boston Library Exhibit To Pay Tribute To Boston Marathon Bombing Victims - 0 views
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An enormous effort that will bring many people from around the world together in one place!
The Boston Parents Paper - 1 views
Me too.
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Candidate Marty Walsh Seeks Civic Engagement - 2 views
At least one of the Boston Mayoral candidates is actively seeking civic engagement from residents, and will be sponsoring workshops and seminars to seek out community leaders. I don't know that I h...
Boston mayor seeks say in nearby casino proposals - 0 views
This article speaks about the proposals of the possible casino that will be built in the city of Boston, this was a great read because I have been supporting the building of casino's because it wil...
Bridging Communities in East Boston - 1 views
Glad to see that cities are still investing in libraries.
'Stop-and-frisk' won't work for Boston - 0 views
This article was very interesting because it speaks about the proposed method of stopping and frisking in the urban communities of Boston in hopes of cracking down on guns and drugs http://www....
Boston marathon bombing victims rebuild - 5 views
http://bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2014/09/alliance_helps_marathon_bombing_victims_rebuild?utm_campaign=bostonherald_trending_stories&utm_source=bostonherald&utm_medium=trending_stor...
Campus on the Common - 0 views
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The UMB school is hosting this in Boston Common and looks to be very interesting with speakers on youth and community. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, UMass Boston will briefly return to its downtown roots and take over the Boston Common on October 7. Chancellor J. Keith Motley will kick off the Campus on the Common morning program by leading a procession from the State House to the Boston Common for a Celebration50 ceremony that will include a special music program and remarks by key dignitaries, including Dr. Victoria Reggie Kennedy. The afternoon's events, which include tent talks, an academic showcase, and musical entertainment, are free and open to the public.
Four Corners Action Coalition - 1 views
http://www.gfcac.org/ There is a lot of discrimination for non white families looking to purchase homes, meaning banks wont lend them the money or sign off on a house, and the people of Boston who...
Boston Rising - 0 views
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Share your story of rising and broaden your social connections online, in Boston, and around the nation. Boston Rising does great non-profit work organizing against poverty in Grove Hall. This is one of their social media actions...
one less gun officers recover gun and arrest two. - 0 views
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This article pertains to the Boston Police getting a firearm off the streets of Boston along with arresting two individuals a male and female for the distribution and buying illicit drugs in the Downtown section of Boston.
An Example of someone who is the Epitome of the word Civic Engagement - 1 views
http://www.valeriestephens.com/index.html I recently had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Valerie Stephens afer viewing a play she starred in called "Neighbors". http://www.broadwayworld.com/boston/...
Joy as Medicine: Above the Clouds - 1 views
Gary Oberstein, a labor and employment attorney, has recently founded a charity with his wife Martha,based at Norwood airport, called "Above The Clouds". The charity is committed to spreading joy ...
Speaker's Bureau - 2 views
I am apart of Project Hope's Speaker's Bureau and it is a group of women that travel throughout the Boston area spreading awareness about homelessness, shelters, domestic violence, subtance abuse, ...
50 most powerful people in Boston, MA - 1 views
The title says it all, it speaks f people in hgi places, from the person head of all construction we see in Boston, Rich Miner the Google venture. It speaks on their accomplishments, steps and success