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<H2>Boston DSA - Calendar of Upcoming Events</H2>
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<TD>Sun<BR>Mar 4</TD>
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<P><STRONG>Boston DSA Members' Meeting</STRONG><BR><FONT
size=+1><STRONG>After Dewey Sq: Where is The Occupy Movement Going in
MA?</STRONG></FONT><BR><BR><STRONG>Panelists:<BR>Chris Faraone, The Boston
Phoenix<BR>Katie Gradowski, Occupy Boston<BR>Betsy Boggia, Occupy
Natick/Occupy the 'Burbs<BR>Moderator: David Knuttunen, Occupy
Newton, Occupy Boston's Free School University, and Boston DSA</STRONG>
<BR><BR><STRONG>Chris Faraone </STRONG>began his writing career by
free-lancing Hip Hop reviews for such publications as <EM>Yellow Rat
Bastard, The Source, </EM>the<EM> Weekly Dig </EM>and the <EM>Boston
Herald </EM> before becoming a staff reporter for the <EM>Boston
Phoenix, </EM>where his coverage of the Occupy movement on both coasts
resulted in his debut book---<EM>99 Nights With The 99%</EM>.
<STRONG>Katie Gradowski </STRONG>is an organizer with Occupy Boston,
where she focuses on outreach and anti-foreclosure work as well as the
Occupy The T campaign. Her “real job” is in Somerville, where she helps
run a kid’s community science workshop and “spends time making things,
tinkering, and taking stuff apart”. <STRONG>Betsy Boggia</STRONG> has
helped establish Occupy Natick. She also has long experience with
grassroots organizations, political campaigns, local non-profits
(most recently with Girl’s LEAP Self-Defense), has been
a legislative aide for State Senator Cheryl Jacques, and a co-founder of
the Greater Boston Chapter of the Million Mom March for sensible gun
control.<BR><BR>1:30-3:30 PM<BR><STRONG>The Democracy
Center</STRONG><BR>45 Mt Auburn St (Harvard Sq.), Cambridge<BR><BR>Free
and open to the public. Non-members are welcome. There will be a brief
business meeting before the panel discussion during which Boston DSA
members will elect a new Executive Board. </P></TD></TR>
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<TD>Thurs<BR>Mar 8</TD>
<TD><STRONG>Boston DSA Executive Board & Activist
Meetings</STRONG><BR>2nd Thursday of (almost) every month<BR>7:00 to 8:00
pm Business meeting (Exec. Brd mtg - members welcome)<BR>8:00 to 9:00 pm
Activist meeting<BR>at Harvest Food Coop Community Room<BR>581
Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (Central Sq. T stop)<BR>All the way to the
rear of the store, behind the display case and up the stairs. </TD></TR>
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<TD>Tues<BR>Mar 13</TD>
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<P><STRONG>Boston DSA Reading Group Sponsors a</STRONG><BR><FONT
size=+1><STRONG>Meet The Authors Book
Event</STRONG></FONT><BR><BR><EM><STRONG>Authors:</STRONG></EM><BR><STRONG>Grace
Ross: <A title="Grace Ross" href="http://mainstreetsmarts.com/"
target=_blank>Main Street $marts - Who got us into this economic mess and
how we get through it?</A></STRONG> <BR><STRONG>Dan Connell: <EM><A
title="Dan Connell"
href="http://www.danconnell.net/books/rethinking-revolution"
target=_blank>Rethinking Revolution: New Strategies for Democracy and
Social Justice - The Experiences of Eritrea, South Africa, Palestine &
Nicaragua</A> </EM></STRONG><BR><STRONG>John Maher: <EM><A
title="John Maher" href="http://www.learningfromthesixties.com/"
target=_blank>Learning from the Sixties: Memoir of an
Organizer</A></EM></STRONG> <BR><BR>6:30-8:30 pm<BR>111 Perkins Street,
apt. #200 (20th floor), Jamaicaway Tower <BR>Corner of Perkins and
Jamaicaway in Jamaica Plain (with a lovely view). <BR>All are welcome.
Books will be available for purchase. </P></TD></TR>
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<TD>Sat<BR>Mar 24</TD>
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<P><FONT size=+1><STRONG>The Other America - 50th
Anniversary</STRONG></FONT><BR>with <STRONG>Maurice Isserman</STRONG>,
Michael Harrington's biographer, and author of the introduction to the
50th anniversary edition of Mike's classic book on poverty in America.
<BR><BR>Time and Location to be announced.<BR><EM>Also to be
announced: "The Other America, Part 2", a panel discussion on how
poverty is still very much with us. </EM></P></TD></TR>
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<TD>Thurs<BR>April 12</TD>
<TD><STRONG>Boston DSA Executive Board & Activist
Meetings</STRONG><BR>2nd Thursday of (almost) every month<BR>7:00 to 8:00
pm Business meeting (Exec. Brd mtg - members welcome)<BR>8:00 to 9:00 pm
Activist meeting<BR>at Harvest Food Coop Community Room<BR>581
Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (Central Sq. T stop)<BR>All the way to the
rear of the store, behind the display case and up the stairs.
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