[act-ma] 10/26: MERELICE & GARY HICKS - "Electoral Politics as Strategic Action for Justice"

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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...

Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 11:00am

To Vote, or Not To Vote? (part 1)
MERELICE & GARY HICKS
"Electoral Politics as Strategic Action for Justice"

The Green-Rainbow Party is rooted in 10 Key values, Grassroots Democracy,
Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice and Equal Opportunity, Nonviolence,
Decentralization, Community Based Economics, Feminism, Respect for
Diversity, Personal and Global Responsibility, and Future Focus on
Sustainability. Our speakers will engage us in a dialogue about the
strategic use of voting to make changes in our society.

Merelice is the co-chair of the Massachusetts affiliate of the Green-Rainbow
Party. Gary Hicks is a former co-chair. Both are committed organizers in
Boston's progressive communities.

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.communitychurchofboston.org


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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS

10:00am Coffee, Tea and Bagels
11:00am Sunday Speakers' Service/Forum (2nd floor)
12:30pm Luncheon
5:00pm  Meditation/Prayer Services


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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (11/2)

To Vote, or Not To Vote? (part 2)
JAMES HEROD
"Discrediting Representative Government, Fostering Direct Democracy"


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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:30PM

On Sunday after our morning programs, we have lunch with one another in the
Guatemala Room (3rd floor), prepared by our cook Luis Alonso Guzman. Enjoy a
delicious lunch with friends! A small contribution is requested to help
cover lunch expenses.


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DIRECTIONS/PARKING

The Community Church is located at 565 Boylston Street in Copley Square,
between Dartmouth and Clarendon Streets.

Parking is available on Sunday mornings at the Back Bay Garage (entrances on
Clarendon Street or St. James Ave.). We can provide a sticker to affix to
your parking receipt, and you will be charged $5.00 for 3 hours of parking.

By public transportation, take the Green line to Copley or take the Orange
line to Back Bay station. Community Church is a 2-minute walk from either
station.


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A PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGREGATION SINCE 1920

The Community Church of Boston is a free community of human beings united
for the study and practice of universal religion, seeking to apply ethical
ideals to individual life and the democratic and cooperative principle to
all forms of social and economic life.


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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US

Jason Lydon, Congregational Director
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617)266-6710
(617)266-0449 (fax)
info at commchurch.org
http://www.communitychurchofboston.org