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color=#0000ff>From ACE:</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dear
Friends,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Apologies for the
extremely short notice. <SPAN class=775054501-07072008><FONT
color=#0000ff>Tomorrow, </FONT></SPAN> <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday, July 7 at 11:30AM</SPAN></B>, there will be a
gathering / rally in front of the State House to voice the need for Green Jobs
in lower-income communities and communities of color. Following the rally,
there will be a hearing at 12PM on two pieces of Green Jobs legislation (Senate
Bill 2744, "An Act to Create Green Collar Jobs," sponsored by Senator Benjamin
Downing, and House Bill 4844, "An Act Relevant to Green Jobs," sponsored by
Speaker of the House Salvatore DiMasi). The hearing will be before the
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies at 12PM in the
Gardner Auditorium at the State House. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please join us and show
your support! If you can’t stay for the entire hearing, we hope you can
join us for 30 minutes or so at 11:30AM in front of the State House. We
will have signs for everyone to hold, and we hope to make a dramatic statement
that Green Jobs are urgently needed in our
communities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please let me know if
you can make it! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks, and have a
wonderful holiday!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Marina
Spitkovskaya</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Environmental Justice
Services Coordinator</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Alternatives for
Community and Environment, Inc. (ACE)</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone: 617-442-3343,
ext. 235</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Email: Marina@<A
href="mailto:Marina@ace-ej.org"><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; TEXT-DECORATION: none">ace-ej.org</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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