[act-ma] 5/23 Connecting for Justice (SoJust Open House); 5/6 Art of the Schmooze (networking training)
send2robbie at gmail.com
send2robbie at gmail.com
Mon Apr 29 05:54:00 PDT 2013
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0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px">Hey
fellow activists and organizers,</p><p style="margin:0px 0px
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Join me at Socializing for Justice's next open house, <b>Connecting for
Justice, on Thursday May 23</b> - details below. Need to brush up on your
networking skills beforehand? Do you often get stuck in conversations? Not
know how to approach people at networking events? <span
style="display:inline">Attend my <em>f</em><em
style="font-weight:normal">ast-paced,</em><b> </b><em
style="font-weight:normal">fun & interactive</em><b> <a
href="http://www.sojust.org/events/111368262" target="_blank">SoJust
Skillshare on the Art of the Schmooze</a> on May 6th, 6:00 - 8:30 PM.
</b></span><span style="display:inline">This training is geared towards
those with progressive values - at it's core, networking is about
relationship-building. Register: <a
href="http://www.sojust.org/events/111368262"
target="_blank">http://www.sojust.<WBR>org/events/111368262</a> $10-$20.
Limited seating, cash only at the door if space available.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style="display:inline">Enjoy this beautiful weather and don't forget to
stop by our table this Saturday at the <a
href="http://www.sojust.org/events/114373032/" target="_blank">Wake Up the
Earth Festival</a> in Jamaica Plain (across from Stony Brook T)!</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style="display:inline">Best,<br>Robbie</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px
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<span style="display:inline">Robbie Samuels<br>SoJust
Co-Founder</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px
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style="display:inline"><br>
</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style=""><span style="display:inline;font-family:inherit"><b><a
href="http://www.sojust.org/events/113895502/" target="_blank">Connecting
for Justice (SoJust Open House)</a></b><br>
<b>Thursday, May 23 6:00-8:30PM</b><br>Lir on Boylston Street, near Hynes
Convention T</span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px
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<span style=""><strong style="display:inline;font-family:inherit">Meet
like-minded progressives and get connected to great social justice
organizations in Boston</strong>. <em>Haven't been to a Socializing for
Justice event?</em> It’s time to meet the friendly faces of the group
that’s grown to over 2250 members, hosted 150+ events and fostered hundreds
of connections since our founding almost 7 years ago.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style="">SoJust is all about building a cross-issue progressive community
and network in Boston. We're doing it by putting the SOCIAL back in
SOCIAL JUSTICE. We focus on creating welcoming spaces that foster
relationship-building across issue silos. Join us if you are ready to go
BEYOND ALLIES and build a CROSS-ISSUE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style=""><strong style="display:inline;font-family:inherit">RSVP: <a
href="http://www.sojust.org" target="_blank">www.sojust.org</a><br>
</strong></span><strong
style="font-family:inherit;display:inline">Cost:</strong> $5-$20 collected
at the door. <em>Newcomers always welcomed!</em> <br>(every $10 includes
raffle ticket for a $25 Trader Joe's gift card) <br>
<em>Complimentary appetizers will be provided.</em></p><p style="margin:0px
0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style=""><em>THIS IS NOT A MEETING - IT'S A FUN NETWORKING
SOCIAL!</em> <br>
No Program. No Speaker. Just Us. For Justice.</span></p><p
style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style=""><strong style="display:inline;font-family:inherit">As always
we'll help you meet people - so no worries if you're new to
SoJust</strong>, plus we'll have "I'M LOOKING FOR" and
"ASK ME ABOUT" tags at our CONNECTIONS CORNER, which is staffed
by our amazing STARZ (regular attendees). We'll also have our wildly
popular JOBS BOARD and ACTION STATIONS to make it even more likely
you'll make the right connections.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style=""><strong style="display:inline;font-family:inherit">WANT TO
CROSS-PROMOTE YOUR EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS?</strong>Looking for like-minded
progressives to hang out with in Boston? Are you new to the area and
looking for groups to get involved in? Are you psyched about building
strong cross-issue coalitions? Join us!</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style=""><strong style="display:inline;font-family:inherit">YES, WE MEAN
YOU.</strong> Members are all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations,
levels of activism and professions. Some just moved to Boston and others
were born here. We hope you see someone like yourself and meet someone you
otherwise wouldn't have.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style=""><strong style="display:inline;font-family:inherit"><span
style="font-family:inherit;color:rgb(255,0,0)">HEY
ORGANIZERS!</span></strong> If you're involved with a group or project
and want to spread the word bring flyers for the free lit table. ACTION
STATIONS - if you have an action that can be done in 2 minutes (sign a
petition) or within 2 weeks of the event (attend rally, stuff mass mailing)
bring it so SoJusters can get connected to you and your work. This is not a
typical tabling event, there'll be lots of opportunity to schmooze and
network! Email <a href="mailto:robbie at robbiesamuels.com"
target="_blank">robbie at robbiesamuels.com</a> for more information about the
Action Stations.</span></p>
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<span style="">ACCESSIBILITY: 18+, must be 21+ to enter after 7PM. The
venue is physically accessible - please note that the elevator is at the
rear of the first floor and we've been told that bathrooms are big
enough for manual, but not large motor-powered, wheelchairs.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px
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style="">PARKING: Lir is across from the Hynes Convention Center. Parking
near Lir is really hard - you could get lucky or you could drive around for
30 or more minutes. There are parking garages by Back Bay station. Best bet
is to take the T to Back Bay or Hynes Convention Center (which is the
closest T stop).</span></p>
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style=""> </span></p><hr
style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19px">
<p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style=""><strong style="display:inline;font-family:inherit">HELP SPREAD THE
WORD!</strong> <br>
Invite your friends to this facebook event: <a
href="http://bit.ly/SoJust-5-23"
style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(33,117,177);text-decoration:none"
target="_blank">http://bit.ly/SoJust-5-<WBR>23</a> <br>Join the SoJust
Facebook group: <a href="http://on.fb.me/SoJust"
style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(33,117,177);text-decoration:none"
target="_blank">http://on.fb.me/SoJust</a> <br>
On Twitter? Follow <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sojust"
style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(33,117,177);text-decoration:none"
target="_blank">@SoJust</a> and SoJust's Co-Founder<a
href="http://www.twitter.com/robbiesamuels"
style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(33,117,177);text-decoration:none"
target="_blank">@RobbieSamuels</a> #<WBR>sojust</span></p>
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<span style=""><strong
style="display:inline;font-family:inherit">Socializing for Justice is not a
non-profit 501(c)(3) and receives no outside funding.</strong> We're a
grassroots volunteer-run member-supported cross-issue progressive community
that's been growing steadily since August 2006. We have over 2250
members, we have hosted 150+ events and we manage an online hub of
progressive events and resources at <a href="http://www.sojust.org/"
style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(33,117,177);text-decoration:none"
target="_blank">www.sojust.org</a>. If you've benefited from this
cross-issue progressive network please contribute the suggested annual
membership fee of $25. You may do this <a
href="http://www.sojust.org/dues/"
style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(33,117,177);text-decoration:none"
target="_blank">online</a> or at any of our events. Thank you for helping
us continue to provide a space for like-minded progressives of all
stripes.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px
0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px"><span
style=""><strong style="display:inline;font-family:inherit">Want to know
more about SoJust?</strong> Check out our <a
href="http://www.sojust.org/messages/boards/thread/3187615"
style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(33,117,177);text-decoration:none"
target="_blank">Frequently Asked Questions</a> and <a
href="http://www.sojust.org/photos/"
style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(33,117,177);text-decoration:none"
target="_blank">past event photos</a>!</span></p>
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