[act-ma] 2/20 AVI CHOMSKY - "Immigrant Justice from 'Secure Communities' to In-State Tuition"

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

Sunday, February 20, 2011
11:00am

AVI CHOMSKY
"Immigrant Justice from 'Secure Communities' to In-State Tuition"

Avi Chomsky will discuss the current state of immigrant justice in
Massachusetts and nationally. She will look at legal, educational, and
workplace challenges facing the immigrant community, and at some of the
myths that underlie anti-immigrant sentiment.

Avi Chomsky is Professor of History and Coordinator of Latin American,
Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State College. She has been active in
immigrant rights and Latin American solidarity movements for thirty years.
Her books include 'Linked Labor Histories: New England, Colombia, and the
Making of a Global Working Class' and 'They Take Our Jobs! And 20 Other
Myths about Immigration'.

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


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10:00am 'Truth & Justice Radio' live w/ coffee, tea and bagels
11:00am Sunday Speakers' Service/Forum
12:45pm Luncheon


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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (2/27)

29th Annual W.E.B. DuBois Address
Prof. MARGARET A. BURNHAM


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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:45pm

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 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

Rev. Jason Lydon, Minister
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 266-6710
info at commchurch.org
www.communitychurchofboston.org