[act-ma] Top Stories from Open Media Boston (week of 8/29/08) / plus OMB Benefit Party info

[Jason Pramas]

[please forward widely]

Hi folks,

First, check out this week's top stories at www.openmediaboston.org:

News: Latino Workers Launch Campaign Against Labor Abuse; Call for 
Apology from Local Restaurants
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/304

News: March, Rallies, and City Council Resolution Celebrate "Sacco and 
Vanzetti Commemoration Day"
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/301

Editorial: As Poverty Grows in Boston, Progressive Solutions Are Lacking
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/307

Tech: Comcast Busts a Cap in Your Broadband Ass
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/306

Opinion: For Labor Day: Boston-Area Workers Finding New Paths to Rights 
and Respect
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/305


Second, plan to come out to our benefit in a couple of weeks 
(entertainment to be announced soon):


Friday, September 12, 7-10 p.m.
Benefit for Open Media Boston Youth Training in Collaborative Media
$10+ at the door
Encuentro 5, 33 Harrison Ave. in Boston's Chinatown


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Enjoy,

Jason Pramas
Editor/Publisher
Open Media Boston
www.openmediaboston.org

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