What are you looking for? A job? Volunteers? A date? Community? Find it at:<br>
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<b>Connecting for Justice (Open House) - Thursday, January 19, 6PM at Lir</b><br>
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,0,0)">RSVP requested:</span> <a href="http://www.sojust.org/">www.sojust.org</a> <i>(newcomers welcome!)</i><br>
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Read on for more about Socializing for Justice, we're building
cross-cultural, cross-issue progressive community, network and movement
in Boston.<br>
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<i>Please share this press release with your network!</i><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 6:53 PM, Robbie Samuels <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:send2robbie@gmail.com">send2robbie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Get Connected in 2012 with Socializing for Justice</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:italic;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Grassroots group building a cross-issue progressive network since 2006</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">On
January 19th from 6-9PM, Socializing for Justice will be hosting it's
largest event of the year, Connecting for Justice, at Lir on Boylston.
This open house event draws 120+ progressives of all stripes and is a
great way to get connected to SoJust's cross-issue progressive
community. This is a welcoming space where all attendees, diverse by
age, race, gender, sexual orientation, newness to Boston, and experience
with activism, come together to “put the SOCIAL back in social
justice!” Newcomers and long-time members will celebrate the remarkable
success of this member-driven, volunteer-run grassroots group. Since
2006, SoJust has grown to over 1800 members and hosted nearly 110
events.</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Socializing
for Justice is the brainchild of local activist, community organizer,
and event planner, Robbie Samuels. For the past decade, Robbie has been
a leader within Boston’s progressive community. He has been recognized
for his efforts - in 2011, his birthday, September 16, was declared
"Robbie Samuels Day" by the Boston City Council. In creating SoJust,
Robbie has combined fun, socializing and cross-issue mobilization as
never before.</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The
vision for SoJust comes from Robbie’s firsthand experience. He wanted
to address what he was repeatedly finding in his work – that
individuals, organizations, and campaigns stunted their effectiveness by
focusing solely on single-issue work. He shares, “I believed we could
get people representing multiple progressive issues into a room,
connect based on our overlapping values and more effectively fight for
social justice. We need to be building a cross-issue progressive
movement."</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">At
Connecting for Justice, participants can experience the connecting
power of Socializing for Justice for themselves. There will be Action
Stations to link attendees with local organizations, “I’m Looking For”
and “Ask Me About” tags, a Jobs Board filled with openings from other
social change groups and a free Literature Table. These features mirror
options on SoJust’s website,</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000099;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">www.sojust.org</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">,
an online hub where social justice events, job and volunteer
opportunities from other social change organizations are cross-posted on
the Calendar and Message Board.</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Get
involved with Boston’s fastest-growing cross-issue progressive
community. Network with like-minded progressives and find the
opportunities you’ve been searching for. In the words of Robbie, “</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:italic;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">“If you think this group MIGHT be for you – </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">it is</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:italic;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">.”</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> Learn more and RSVP for Connecting for Justice at</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000099;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">www.sojust.org</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">.</span><br>
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