[act-ma] 9/27 MARTINA M. CRUZ - "Working Families and the Economic Crisis"

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

Sunday, September 27th, 2009
11:00am

MARTINA M. CRUZ
"Working Families and the Economic Crisis"

Martina Cruz is a member of the Lawrence School Committee and active with
Latinos United for Justice. She is an endorser of Welcoming Massachusetts, a
pro-immigrant organization working toward just and humane immigration
policies. In 2006, she was one of eleven Latino elected officials from the
U.S. chosen as international observers during the presidential election in
Venezuela.

Since she came to the U.S. nearly 25 years ago, Martina has led a life of
activism based on Liberation Theology. Because of her efforts organizing for
the rights of immigrants, women & workers and against war, she was asked to
run for School Committee. She won and now continues her social justice work
there and "in the streets", where she assists indigent families in crisis to
access services for children with mental health issues. Martina's talk will
focus on Lawrence, the only majority Latino city in New England, and on
jobs, services & education.


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565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.communitychurchofboston.org


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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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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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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
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